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CLIMATE AND TERROIR CLIMATE AND TERROIR
IN IN PIEDMONT: CASEPIEDMONT: CASE--STUDY STUDY
OF LANGHEOF LANGHE’’S CUESTASS CUESTAS
Dipartimento di Scienze della TerraDipartimento di Scienze della TerraUniversitUniversitàà degli Studi di Torinodegli Studi di Torino
Simona FratianniSimona Fratianni
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP “A TASTE OF INNOVATION: SCIENCE FACTS ABOUT PIEDMONT TERROIR”
GUARENE, 13-14 NOVEMBER 2010
InIn CuestasCuestas Langhe Langhe oneone of theof the mostmostimportantimportant vineyardsvineyardsinin the the PiedmontesePiedmontesegrapegrape--growinggrowingindustry is cultivated: industry is cultivated: the Nebbiolo. the Nebbiolo.
ThanksThanks toto the the qualityqualityof of itsits grapesgrapes, , wineswinesratedrated amongamong the the mostmostvaluablevaluable on a on a nationalnationaland and internationalinternational levellevellikelike Barolo, one of the Barolo, one of the first D.O.C.G. (D.P.R. first D.O.C.G. (D.P.R. JulyJuly 1st 1980) in 1st 1980) in ItalyItalycan can bebe producedproduced. .
VITICULTURAL AREAS VITICULTURAL AREAS
ClimateClimate andand terroirterroir
Quality and peculiarity of any wine are tightly Quality and peculiarity of any wine are tightly connected to the type of climate. Its variations connected to the type of climate. Its variations both in time and space, on the macro and both in time and space, on the macro and mesomeso--climatic scale affect the type of wine.climatic scale affect the type of wine.
MeteorologicalMeteorologicalstationsstations
According to the According to the ““European European
vineyards mapvineyards map””carried out by thecarried out by the
ComitComitééInterprofessionnel Interprofessionnel
du Vin du Vin de Champagne de Champagne
(CIVC, 1998, 2001) (CIVC, 1998, 2001) thethe area area ofof
Cuestas Cuestas LangheLanghe is is classifiedclassified as as ““cold cold
terroirterroir””..
LimitLimit dictateddictated bybythe the isothermalisothermal 1010°°CC
Temperature Temperature is the most is the most important important parameter parameter in the vine in the vine
vegetative cycle.vegetative cycle.
WinterWinter frostfrost daysdays
In all the considered stations, the minimum temperature never In all the considered stations, the minimum temperature never dropped below dropped below --1515°°C. The lowest T, C. The lowest T, --13.813.8°°C was registered at C was registered at MombarcaroMombarcaro (the highest station = 896 m) in December 1991.(the highest station = 896 m) in December 1991.
DuringDuring wintertimewintertime temperaturetemperature minimum minimum belowbelow--1515°°C C maymay damage damage thethe rootroot systemsystem (A.O.C., 2001).(A.O.C., 2001).
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Vineyard Vineyard phenologicalphenological phasesphases
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MATURATION MATURATION
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VERAISONVERAISON
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II II decadedecade AugustAugust
SpringSpring frostfrost daysdays
The The frostfrost damagedamage are are relatedrelated totothe the contentcontent in water in water bodiesbodies, so , so thatthat the the dormantdormant budsbuds are are frostfrostresistantresistant, , whilewhile the the youngyoung sproutssproutsare are damageddamaged alreadyalready belowbelow 3 3 °°CC(Crema, 2003).(Crema, 2003).
The disasters caused by spring frosts:Right: healthy bud; left: frost bud
The late frosts The late frosts will affectwill affectvegetationvegetation and and the the restrest of the of the vegetative vegetative cyclecycle..
ItIt shouldshould bebecheckedcheckedespeciallyespecially in in MayMay((shootshoot periodperiod), ), ifif T <3T <3°°C. C.
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THERMAL LIMIT
Vine needs to accumulate a certain amount of useful Vine needs to accumulate a certain amount of useful temperature degrees (GDD = Growing Degree Days) temperature degrees (GDD = Growing Degree Days) beyond the threshold of 10beyond the threshold of 10°°C/day.C/day.
ThermalThermal sumsum
ColdCold zone zone <1371 <1371 °°CC
ColdCold temperate zone > 1648temperate zone > 1648°°CC
WarmWarm temperate zone temperate zone (1372(1372--1647 1647 °°CC))
ViticulturalViticultural stationsstations
AAt leastt least 10001000°°C from April to September (C from April to September (FribourgFribourg, 1989, 1989))
PrecipitationPrecipitation
SpringSpring precipitationprecipitation valuesvalues > 300 mm > 300 mm plasmoparaplasmopara viticolaviticola
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BELVEDERE LANGHE
Dry periodDry periodThe The vinevine isis a a xerophilousxerophilous plantplant, , itit needsneeds a a waterwater--poorpoor soilsoil..
AllAll the the stationsstations havehave a dry a dry periodperiod in the in the summersummer. . ThisThis isis a a climaticclimatic peculiaritypeculiarity in in PiedmontPiedmont and and itit meansmeans thatthatthe the LangheLanghe area area isis suitablesuitable forfor viticultureviticulture..
DRY DRY PERIODPERIOD
Amman Amman indexindex (AI = (AI = P*TP*T/E) /E) hashas highlightedhighlighted the the differencedifferencebetweenbetween the the continentalcontinental stationsstations ((MombarcaroMombarcaro, , PrunettoPrunettoand and FeisoglioFeisoglio), ), wherewhere the the viticultureviticulture isis limitedlimited toto the best the best exposedexposed slopesslopes and the more and the more mediterraneanmediterranean stationsstations((DoglianiDogliani, La Morra, Belvedere , La Morra, Belvedere LangheLanghe, , RodelloRodello, , TreisoTreiso, , RoddinoRoddino, Mango and , Mango and SomanoSomano) ) wherewhere itit isis practicedpracticed..
The The limitlimit of of viticultureviticulture isis aroundaround 600 m and the 600 m and the vinevineNebbiolo Nebbiolo isis notnot performedperformed in the in the easterneastern and and southernsouthernpartpart of the of the LangheLanghe area (yellow area (yellow horizontalhorizontal lineslines). ).
MeteorologicalMeteorologicalstationsstations
Nebbiolo Nebbiolo cultivationcultivation
limitlimit
The The climateclimate doesdoes notnot directlydirectly contributecontributetoto the the determinationdetermination of the of the terroirterroir butbut ititisis stillstill the the mostmost importantimportant physicalphysical factorfactorthatthat limits and limits and conditionsconditions the the vinevine’’s s cultivationcultivation and and growthgrowth..
ClimaticClimatic changechange
In the In the lastlast yearsyears a a markedmarkedincreaseincrease in in temperaturestemperatureshashas beenbeen recordedrecorded, , particularlyparticularly in the in the minimum minimum valuesvalues(0.7(0.7°°C/50y in C/50y in PiedmontPiedmont).).
IfIf thisthis trend trend willwill bebeconfirmedconfirmed, in the , in the comingcomingyearsyears the the vineyardsvineyardscultivationcultivation limits limits couldcouldrise rise significantlysignificantly..
Thank you Thank you for your for your
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