TERROIR PROFILE
Canavese & Carema
Moraine & glacial debris
Carema and Caluso: heroic viticulture on terraces and moraines north of Turin.
TERROIR PROFILE · Piedmont
Canavese & Carema Moraine & glacial debris
Carema and Caluso: heroic viticulture on terraces and moraines north of Turin.
SOILS
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
Graniteelegant, lightly spicy
Weathered granite produces elegant, slender wines with fine, lightly spicy profile.
CLIMATE · Alpine
Alpine, cool nights, foehn from the Aosta Valley.
TOPOGRAPHY · terraced
Stone-pillar pergolas of Carema, moraine hills around Caluso.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Alta Langa
Piedmont
94% similar
- Dryness (slightly): Canavese & Carema is wetter → juicier, softer, more plushness (4 vs. 5).
- Freshness (slightly): Canavese & Carema has less freshness → gentler acidity, earlier drinking (9 vs. 10).
Bourgogne · Grand Auxerrois
Burgundy
94% similar
- Sun (slightly): Canavese & Carema gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (6 vs. 5).
- Dryness (slightly): Canavese & Carema is wetter → juicier, softer, more plushness (4 vs. 5).
Wineries on this terroir
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Carema
Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Massoglia
Agliè
Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Silva
Agliè
Cascina Ceich - Cassis Morenico
Agliè
Cantina Favaro
Piverone
Cantina Terre Sparse Balmetto
Borgofranco d'Ivrea
Cascina MiaQuiete
Agliè
Marco Rossa Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola
Borgomasino
This terroir's soils in the glossary