Trexenta

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area began forming from the Oligocene–Miocene onward as a sedimentary basin accumulating detrital deposits, marine sediments often rich in fossils such as marls, limestones, and sandstones, and volcanic materials of various types ranging from tuffs to basalts.
• The stratigraphic sequences rest to the east on pre-existing Palaeozoic granitic and metamorphic massifs, while in the lower-lying areas ancient and recent alluvial terraces formed during the Quaternary extend across the landscape.
• Vineyards are typically found on slopes and older alluvial terraces, planted in generally deep Entisols, Inceptisols, and Alfisols, sometimes with high carbonate content and impeded drainage at depth.
• The hilly terrain reaches elevations of 500–700 metres above sea level, with slope height and steepness increasing from south to north-east.
• The climate is classified as inland Mediterranean, with mean annual rainfall varying with altitude from 500 mm at the Guasila station to 700 mm at Siurgus Donigala, with approximately 80% of precipitation concentrated in the autumn–winter period.
• Winter temperatures rarely fall below zero, with a mean annual minimum of 10°C, while summer temperatures can exceed 40°C, with a mean annual maximum of 24°C.

• The Cooperativa Agricola Trexenta was founded in 1956 on the initiative of 23 winegrowers from several villages of the Trexenta, and by the 1970s was already exporting Nuragus and Monica to France and Germany.
• In the 1980s the winery diversified its production by planting new vineyards of Vermentino, Cannonau, Nuragus, Monica, Bovale, Bovaleddu, Malvasia, Moscato, and Nasco.
• The bush vine (alberello) is the oldest training system in the area, designed to contain vegetative growth and adapt vine productivity to the hot, dry climate typical of the Trexenta.

• The red wines display well-balanced physical and chemical characteristics across all styles, with the predominant varietal aromas of the grape varieties perceptible on both the nose and palate.

• The hilly topography and predominantly west-south-west aspect of the vineyards together create a well-ventilated and well-lit environment, favourable to the vegetative and productive functions of the vine.

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-A0815
• Official trade body site — Laore Sardegna