Valle d'Itria
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Maresco B. (Bratkovina Bijela)Minutolo B. (Minutolo)Ottavianello N. (Cinsaut)Barbera N. (Barbera Nera)Aleatico N. (Aleatico)Aglianico N. (Aglianico)Bombino Bianco B. (Bombino Bianco)Bombino Nero N. (Bombino Nero)Cabernet Franc N. (Cabernet Franc)Cabernet Sauvignon N. (Cabernet Sauvignon)Chardonnay B. (Chardonnay Blanc)Falanghina B. (Falanghina Flegrea)Fiano B. (Fiano)Greco B. (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Greco Bianco B. (Greco Bianco Di Tufo)Lambrusco Maestri N. (Lambrusco Maestri)Malbech N. (Cot)Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi N. (Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi)Merlot N. (Merlot Noir)Montonico Bianco B. (Montonico Bianco)Moscatello Selvatico B. (Moscatello Selvatico)Negro Amaro N. (Negro Amaro)Moscato Bianco B. (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Notardomenico N. (Notardomenico)Petit Verdot N (Verdot Petit)Pinot Bianco B. (Pinot Blanc)Pinot Grigio (Pinot Gris)Pinot Nero N. (Pinot Noir)Primitivo N. (Primitivo)Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso N. (Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso)Riesling Italico B. (Welschriesling)Sangiovese N. (Sangiovese)Sauvignon B. (Sauvignon Blanc)Semillon B. (Semillon)Susumaniello N. (Susumaniello)Sylvaner Verde B. (Silvaner Gruen)Syrah N. (Syrah)Uva Di Troia N. (Uva Di Troia)Verdeca B. (Lagorthi)Verdicchio Bianco B. (Verdicchio Bianco)Vermentino B. (Vermentino)Manzoni Bianco B. (Manzoni Bianco)Malvasia Bianca Lunga B. (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Malvasia Nera Di Basilicata N. (Malvasia Nera Di Basilicata)Montepulciano N. (Montepulciano)Piedirosso N. (Piedirosso)Traminer Aromatico Rs. (Gewuerztraminer)Trebbiano Toscano B. (Trebbiano Toscano)Cococciola B. (Cococciola)Greco Nero N. (Greco Nero)Grillo B. (Grillo)Lacrima N. (Lacrima)Malvasia Bianca B. (Malvasia Bianca Lunga)Mostosa B. (Mostosa)Trebbiano Giallo B. (Trebbiano Giallo)Riesling Renano B. (Riesling Weiss)Francavidda B. (Zlatarica Vrgorska)Malvasia Bianca Di Candia B. (Malvasia Bianca Di Candia)
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils of red calcareous-clay earth with skeleton content up to 60% of total constituents, rich in potassium.
- Vineyards situated between 280 and 418 m a.s.l. (an altitudinal range of 138 m), in the southern part of the Murge plateau.
- Hot, arid climate: rainfall of 400–800 mm/year, concentrated 70% in autumn and winter; summers are frequently rainless.
- Temperatures rarely exceed 30°C or fall below 0°C; summer minima seldom drop below 18°C; prevailing exposures are south-easterly.
- Karst landscape on calcareous bedrock, delimited by dry-stone walls built from local stone that retain the agricultural soil of the vineyards.
Human factors
- Viticulture documented as far back as the Magna Graecia period in the area of Egnazia, with the Bianco d'Alessano variety among the most widely cultivated.
- Traditional training systems: alberello (20%), modified alberello on trellis (50%), counter-trellis (30%).
Product characteristics
- White wines: citrus, honey, and white flower notes; red wines: a fruity profile of red fruits with a good balance of acidity and sugars.
- White passito: mature fruit preserve, honey, and apricot; red passito: ripe red fruits with spiced notes that develop with ageing.
Terroir / wine link
- The red calcareous-clay soils, rich in potassium and with a 60% skeleton content, promote aromatic synthesis, sugar concentration, and natural drainage in the wines.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-IT-A0604