Tharros

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Variegated geology: oligo-Miocene volcanic-sedimentary in the north-east, Plio-Pleistocene basalt plateaus, Paleozoic granitic-metamorphic basement.
• The Oristano plain is a tectonic graben filled by terraced detrital-alluvial deposits, the work of the river Tirso.
• Alluvial soils 'Bennaxi': deep, cool, silty-sandy matrix near the Tirso; 'Gregori': gravelly-clayey, poor drainage.
• Costa del Sinis: carbonate-rich soils; hydromorphic zones close to the sea with aquents and salorthids (saline soils).
• Coastal marine and aeolian dynamics produce extensive dune fields, ponds and lagoons, with sandy soils (psamments) in constant flux.

• Viticulture documented as far back as the Nuragic era (~1200 BC): Vitis vinifera seeds and remnants of wine vessels recovered at Cabras, locality 'Sa Osa'.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0814
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna