Villamagna

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The territory is characterized by hilly formations composed of Plio-Pleistocene deposits laid down during a marine sedimentary cycle between the end of the Tertiary and the beginning of the Quaternary.
• The soils display variable granulometric composition, with sandy clays in the upper part of the formation overlain by fine- to medium-grained siliceous sands, sometimes clayey, with calcareous or clayey cement intercalated with silts, gravels, and clays.
• The resulting soil has a sandy-clay texture, generally loose, with thickness varying according to slope and aspect, and low to medium water retention with scarce to modest nutrient content and humus.
• Mean annual rainfall is approximately 800 mm, spread over around 76 rainy days per year, peaking between October and December at 80–85 mm per month, while July records the absolute minimum at around 40 mm.
• The climate is warm-temperate, with a mean annual temperature of 15.2 °C, monthly means ranging from 13.3 °C in April to 16.2 °C in October and highs of around 25 °C in July and August, with marked diurnal temperature ranges favoured by the proximity of the Maiella massif.

• In 1323 the ager of Villamagna appears in the 'Registro delle pergamene' of the Archiepiscopal Curia of Chieti as vineyard land, a crop subject to tithes in favour of the diocese of Chieti.
• The earliest historical mention of the Montepulciano variety in Abruzzo appears in the Saggio Itinerario Nazionale pel Paese dei Peligni by Michele Torcia, written in 1792 and published in Naples in 1793.
• The training system most commonly used in the area is the pergola abruzzese, although simple and double espalier forms have been spreading increasingly over the past several years.
• The base red wine may be released for consumption only from 1 September of the year following the harvest, while the Riserva red may not be released before 1 November of the second year following the harvest.

• The wines display an intense ruby-red colour with slight violet hints when young, tending towards garnet with aging.
• The nose is fruity and intense, sometimes ethereal and spicy, while the palate is dry, appropriately tannic, full, and harmonious.

• The southerly aspect of the hills, combined with the proximity of the Maiella and the marked diurnal temperature ranges, fosters optimal conditions for grapes with high qualitative and typicity characteristics.

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 PDO-IT-A0883
• Official trade body site — Consorzio Tutela Vini d'Abruzzo