Tharros

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• To the north and east lie the ridges of the Sardinian Oligocene–Miocene volcanic-sedimentary complex, while to the northeast rise the Plio-Pleistocene basaltic plateaus.
• Also to the east, the Paleozoic Sardinian granitic-metamorphic basement crops out; the dismantling of these ridges by erosive agents and watercourses — foremost among them the Tirso — has filled the tectonic graben of the northern Campidano with detrital-alluvial blankets.
• The soils on which the vine is cultivated are typically Inceptisols and Alfisols (Palexeralfs and Haploxeralfs), sometimes Ultisols or deep Entisols (Xerofluvents).
• The alluvial soils closest to the bed of the Tirso, known as "Bennaxi", are deep and moisture-retentive with a silty-sandy matrix, while the older soils, known as "Gregori", have a cobbly matrix mixed with tenacious clay and present drainage problems.
• In the Sinis area, soils are rich in carbonates, while in the low-lying, hydromorphic zones close to the sea, Aquents and Salorthids are present.
• The climate of the territory is typically Mediterranean, with hot, dry summers and cold, rainy winters, mean temperatures between 15 and 17°C, and summer highs above 35°C.
• Mean annual rainfall is around 650 mm, with minima in July and August and maxima in December and February.

• The presence of viticulture in the territory is attested by Vitis vinifera grape seeds and remains of wine vessels found at Cabras, in the locality of Sa Osa, dating to the Nuragic period.
• The central role of viticulture in the territory is documented across the centuries by the Carta de Logu of the fourteenth century and by F. Gemelli's Rifiorimento della Sardegna of 1776, which offers a positive account of Sardinian viticulture.

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-A0814
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna