Valdamato

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the area are grouped into two broad environments: the recent sediments of the coastal plain with alluvial deposits from watercourses, and the extensive terraced Pleistocene alluvial fans that crown the plain.
• From a geological standpoint, the area presents lithologies of a sedimentary nature.
• Rainfall is concentrated mainly in the month of December, with the lowest levels recorded in July.
• The mean annual rainfall is 950 mm and the mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C, with a humid or sub-humid climate and a modest summer water deficit.
• The territory spans mountain, hill, and plain on both sides of the river Lamato, with the commune of Gizzeria lying above 600 metres and the other communes between 200 and 300 metres in altitude.

• The Lamezia DOC, which originates in the same zone over a somewhat larger area than the Valdamato IGT, produces white wines from Greco Bianco and Trebbiano Toscano and reds and rosés from Nerello Mascalese and Cappuccio, Gaglioppo, Magliocco, Greco Nero, and Marsigliana.
• Training systems, vine spacing, and pruning methods, including in new plantings, remain those traditionally used in order to facilitate vineyard operations and canopy management.

• The red wines display well-balanced chemical and physical characteristics across all wine types, with prevailing aromas and flavours on both the nose and palate that are typical of the grape varieties used.

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

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Sources

• Regional grape register (PDF) — calabria
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0658