Vittoria

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Predominantly calcareous geology: Miocene calcarenite overlain by loose Pleistocene deposits, with sandy and sandy-clay formations.
• Three macro-altitudinal zones: coastal strip (0–200 m), middle hillside (200–350 m), upper hillside (>350 m), across approximately 124,500 hectares.
• Summer rainfall is almost negligible: between June and August, average precipitation is 1 mm in the coastal belt and 9 mm in the upper hillside zone.

• Viticulture in the area is documented as early as the 3rd century BC: a lead tablet discovered there records the sale of a vineyard between the Ippari and Irminio rivers.
• New plantings must be trained exclusively in alberello or counter-espalier systems at a minimum density of 4,000 vines/ha; all forcing practices are prohibited. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Predominantly calcareous soils (Miocene calcarenite), with 50% leached brown soils—terra rossa—over a calcarenite substrate.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0803
• Official trade body site — Consorzio di tutela Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG e Vittoria DOC