Valdadige

Italy · DOP · Trentino-Alto Adige · 1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Soils formed both from calcareo-dolomitic disintegration and from porfido and granitic sands deposited by the Adige river.
A zone spread across the glacial morainic amphitheatre of the Adige, filled with porfido and granitic sands carried down from the ranges flanking the Garda.
Sloping soils with a high skeletal content, rich in calcareous rocks and mineral salts, with a significant siliceous component.
Pre-Alpine mountain climate: cold winters, cool to temperate summers, with marked diurnal temperature swings in summer and autumn.
Average annual rainfall between 850 and 1,000 mm, concentrated mainly in winter.

Human factors

Viticulture documented since 1253: the 'Statuto di Peri' threatened penalties against anyone who damaged 'La Vinèa'.
The name Schiava derives from an ancient training system in which the vine was tied to a stake, making it literally a 'slave'.

Product characteristics

Valdadige Rosso is distinguished by a ruby colour with violet highlights, a vinous bouquet, and a harmonious, persistent structure.
In the red blend, Enantio contributes structure and aroma, Merlot and Teroldego suppleness and a complex bouquet, and Schiava sapidity.

Terroir / wine link

Calcareo-dolomitic skeletal soils and porfido/granitic sands provide rapid drainage and a high siliceous component that shapes the wine's sapidity and structure.

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