TERROIR PROFILE
Langhe
UNESCO hill country, versatile
The Langhe are Piedmont's heartland — from everyday Dolcetto to great Nebbiolo.
TERROIR PROFILE · Piedmont
Langhe UNESCO hill country, versatile
The Langhe are Piedmont's heartland — from everyday Dolcetto to great Nebbiolo.
SOILS
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Continental hill climate with foggy autumns; warmer valley sites for Dolcetto and Barbera, cooler heights for Nebbiolo and Chardonnay.
TOPOGRAPHY · mixed
The name-giving ridge country (langhe = tongues) between 200 and 600 m — UNESCO World Heritage since 2014.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Heilbronner Land
Württemberg
100% similar
- Langhe and Heilbronner Land share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Kraichgau
Baden
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Langhe is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (7 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
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