Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico

South of the Po, in the province of Pavia, the Oltrepò Pavese is the stretch of Apennine foothills that runs from Piedmont towards Emilia, cut by valleys running south to north. It is restless country, prone to landslides and erosion, where marls, sandy limestones, galestro and gypsum break the surface. Most of the vineyards are on Miocene formations — the youngest, the Messinian, a band of pale yellow marls with lenses of limestone around Montù Beccaria, Rovescala, Canneto Pavese and Santa Giuletta — with a few Pliocene conglomerates near Casteggio and Montebello della Battaglia. Read more ↓