Valsusa

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Substrates of moraine and alluvial origin: young soils, coarse texture, moderate organic matter content.
• Intense glacial shaping between 135,000 and 10,000 years ago moulded the valley floor and slopes.
• Microclimate sheltered from cold northern winds, with an East–West valley orientation; presence of Mediterranean species (Orrido di Foresto).
• Only 20% of annual precipitation falls in summer; high windiness and good sun exposure allow vineyards up to above 850 m in altitude.
• Frequent Favonio episodes (a warm katabatic wind descending from the northern Alpine slopes) enhance the valley's thermal profile.

• Pre-Roman roots: around the year 1000, Avanà was already cultivated in the locality of «Segneur» in Chiomonte, where it is still grown today.
• War and terracing: from the 16th century onward, conflicts in the valley floor drove growers to higher elevations, giving rise to dry-stone walls.

• Baratuciat bianco stands out for its balanced acidity, good sapidity, and the variety's characteristic floral aromas, with freshness imparted by wide diurnal temperature swings.

• Soils of moraine and alluvial origin, young and coarse-textured, shaped by the glaciers that moved through the valley between 135,000 and 10,000 years ago.

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 PDO-IT-A1243
• Official trade body site — Consorzio per la Tutela e Valorizzazione dei Vini DOC Valsusa