Tenuta Fosso
del Gallo
The hillside vineyards, at elevations between 150 and 250 m above sea level, benefit from breezes from the Adriatic Sea, less than 10 km away, and the cool winds of the Gran Sasso massif, encouraging the grapes to ripen slowly and harmoniously.
The north-facing exposure, increasingly strategic in today’s climate, preserves acidity, freshness and aromatic precision, especially in Montepulciano d’Abruzzo.
The formation that characterises most of Abruzzo’s winegrowing territory dominates the geology of the region’s hills and is the common thread linking its best-known wineries. We selected the area where clay reveals its greatest power: the calanchi, spectacular badland outcrops that embody the Pliocene clay-sand sequences typical of Abruzzo’s finest wine country. In this iconic landscape, illite-rich clays swell as they retain water, releasing it again during the driest seasons. The calanchi of San Martino in Atri bear witness to a terroir as unique as the wine it produces.
The estate comprises 3 hectares of old vines trained to pergola abruzzese and 2 hectares of new high-density vertical trellis plantings.
known for their fierce winds that sweep through the valley, ensuring significant temperature variations which are vital for the aromatic quality of the grapes.