Káli

Káli is an appellation in Hungary across 8 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 11 km east of Tapolca and 24 km south of Ajka.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2009-08-01

Area

10,801 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

17.91 × 10.81 km

Centre

46.8848° N, 17.5912° E

Grapes

Budai, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cserszegi Füszeres, Furmint, Hárslevelü, Irsai Oliver, Juhfark, Kadarka, Kék Bakator, Kékfrankos, Kéknyelü, Kékoportó, Kövérszölö, Merlot, Olasz Rizling, Ottonel Muskotály, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Piros Bakator, Rajnai Rizling, Rizlingszilváni, Rózsakö, Sauvignon, Syrah, Szürkebarát, Sárga Muskotály, Tramini, Zenit, Zeus, Zweigelt, Zöld Veltelíni

Max yield

85 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km east of Tapolca

Nearest city

24 km south of Ajka 31,407 people

To the sea

291 km

Rivers nearby

Zala (9 km)

Lakes nearby

Balaton (6.6 km)

Same latitude

Royal Slope (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

104–460 m

Mean elevation

224 m

Mean slope

5.9° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 159,298 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)36%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)25%
• Unconsolidated sediments19%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 8

• Balatonhenye
• Köveskál
• Kővágóörs
• Mindszentkálla
• Monostorapáti
• Monoszló
• Salföld
• Szentbékkálla

Sources

EU register of geographical indications