Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Bolgheri
Appellation
Bolgheri is an appellation in Italy in Castagneto Carducci. The rules allow white, rosé and red wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 2.3 km east of Donoratico and 28 km north of Piombino.
Coastal Tuscan appellation where Bordeaux varieties made the area famous with Sassicaia and Ornellaia. Bolgheri Sassicaia has its own separate DOC.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 1999-02-19 Area 14,239 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 16.47 × 13.19 km Centre 43.1764° N, 10.5936° E Grapes Albana, Albarola, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Barsaglina, Biancone, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Bianco, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Clairette, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Durella, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Grechetto, Greco, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lambrusco Maestri, Livornese Bianca, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Roussanne, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Schiava Gentile, Semillon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vermentino Nero, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier Other grapes Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Mueller Thurgau, Nocchianello Bianco, Nocchianello Nero Max yield 84 hl/ha Min planting density 4,500 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 2.3 km east of Donoratico Nearest city 28 km north of Piombino 34,041 people To the sea 4.8 km Same latitude Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–543 m Mean elevation 117 m Mean slope 7.4° (13 %) Steepest tenth above 19° Faces west Measured over the whole outline on 184,334 elevation cells of about 28 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 White Vermentino
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Rosé Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Sangiovese Syrah
max 63 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Sangiovese Syrah
max 63 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Sangiovese Syrah
max 56 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Vintages: Tuscany (Brunello, Chianti Classico) 3 05
5 06
4 07
3 08
3 09
5 10
3 11
4 12
4 13
2 14
5 15
5 16
3 17
3 18
5 19
4 20
4 21
3 22
3 23
3 24
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.
Bedrock Unconsolidated sediments43% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)34% Acid volcanic rocks10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 1
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Sources EU register of geographical indications
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