Terre Lariane

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory is divided into three geological macro-zones known as the Alps, the Pre-Alps, and the Upper Plain, each with distinct lithological characteristics.
• The Alpine zone, north of the Menaggio–Centro Lago–Bellano–Valsassina Introbio–Passo del Cedrino–Valtorta line, is dominated by very ancient metamorphic rocks and mountains frequently exceeding 2,000 metres, with glacial cirques.
• The Pre-Alpine zone, south of the Orobian line, is characterised by mountains generally below 2,000 metres, with a predominance of Mesozoic marine sediments, limestones, dolomites, and marls.
• The pre-Quaternary basement of the Upper Plain is represented by the Scaglia Lombarda formation, consisting of marls and calcareous-clayey marls in stratified sequences, followed by alternating marls, mudstones, and sandstones interbedded with calcarenites.
• Lake Lario (Lake Como) exerts a moderating climatic influence on its shoreline zones, resulting in low incidence of fog, good ventilation from lake breezes, and temperatures averaging 2 °C milder in winter and 1–2 °C cooler in summer than the Po Plain.

• The ancient historian Strabo mentions as early as Roman times the Rhaetian wine produced on the slopes of the mountains above Verona and Como, counting it among the celebrated Italian wines not to be forgotten.
• The territory's historical ampelographic heritage included varieties such as Verdesa (verdese bianco, the only recognised indigenous variety), borgognina (Pinot bianco and Pinot nero), and schiava, locally known as butascera.

• The white wines display fruity and tropical-fruit aromas on the nose, followed by a delicate floral note, with good acidity levels balanced by a savoury quality on the palate.
• The red wines are light, moderately structured, and free of bitter notes, with red-fruit aromas of cherry and jam perceptible on the nose.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A1069
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Vini IGT Terre Lariane