Aglianico del Vulture Superiore

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 15 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Aglianico Del Vulture and Aglianico. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2011-12-13

Area

133,858 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

42.46 × 59.71 km

Centre

40.9523° N, 15.7802° E

Grapes

Aglianico Del Vulture, Aglianico

Max yield

52 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,350 vines/ha

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

3 km west of Venosa

Nearest city

35 km north of Potenza 56,433 people

To the sea

57 km

Rivers nearby

Ofanto (17 km)

Same latitude

Tavush (Armenia), The Hamptons, Long Island (United States), Huanren icewine (China)

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

Terrain

Elevation

100–1,296 m

Mean elevation

432 m

Measured over the whole outline on 101,247 elevation cells of about 116 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Wines and grape rules

Bedrock

• Mixed sedimentary rocks42%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)31%
• Intermediate volcanic rocks19%

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

Communes · 15

• Acerenza
• Atella
• Banzi
• Barile
• Forenza
• Genzano Di Lucania
• Ginestra
• Lavello
• Maschito
• Melfi
• Palazzo San Gervasio
• Rapolla
• Rionero In Vulture
• Ripacandida
• Venosa

Sources

EU register of geographical indications