TERROIR PROFILE
Ovada & Acqui
Marl & sand in southern Monferrato
Dolcetto di Ovada and Brachetto d'Acqui: the warm, aromatic south of Monferrato.
TERROIR PROFILE · Piedmont
Ovada & Acqui Marl & sand in southern Monferrato
Dolcetto di Ovada and Brachetto d'Acqui: the warm, aromatic south of Monferrato.
☀ Mediterranean⛰ Slope: gentleDolcettoBrachettoMoscato
What is terroir? →SOILS
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
CLIMATE · Mediterranean
Warm, Ligurian influence, early ripening.
TOPOGRAPHY · gentle
Gentle hills around Ovada, Acqui Terme and Strevi.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
fruitysoftaromaticsweet sparkling
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Peel
Western Australia
93% similar
- Warmth (slightly): Ovada & Acqui is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (7 vs. 8).
- Sun (slightly): Ovada & Acqui gets less sun → paler colour, more herbal spice (8 vs. 9).
Graves
Bordeaux
93% similar
- Sun (slightly): Ovada & Acqui gets more sun → deeper colour, riper tannin (8 vs. 7).
- Minerality (slightly): Ovada & Acqui is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (5 vs. 6).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 32 →This terroir's soils in the glossary