Rocche di Castiglione

MUNICIPALITY Castiglione Falletto and Monforte d’Alba | ALTITUDE Approximately 300-350 m

EXPOSURE South-east mainly, east and south for the remaining part

GPS 44°37’2.25’’ N 7°58’17.73’’E

GEOLOGY Tortonian formation period

ORIGIN OF THE SOIL Sandy Sant’Agata Marls on Diano Sandstone – 10 million years

SOIL COMPOSITION pH 8.30, 36 S – 46 L – 18 A, silty-sandy, active limestone 12%, average water capacity, average fertility, loose surface soil. Presence of gray-white/bluish Sant’Agata Marls