Buttafuoco dell'Oltrepò Pavese

Buttafuoco dell'Oltrepò Pavese is an appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Barbera, Croatina, Uva Rara and Vespolina. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 3.9 km west of Stradella and 17 km south of Pavia.

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

Key facts

Official name

Buttafuoco dell'Oltrepò Pavese / Buttafuoco

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

2011-12-19

Area

7,238 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

12.76 × 10.67 km

Centre

45.0553° N, 9.2599° E

Grapes

Barbera, Croatina, Uva Rara, Vespolina

Max yield

73.5 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

3.9 km west of Stradella

Nearest city

17 km south of Pavia 65,734 people

To the sea

77 km

Same latitude

Eola-Amity Hills (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

54–352 m

Mean elevation

133 m

Mean slope

6.5° (11 %)

Steepest tenth

above 17°

Faces

several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 100,110 elevation cells of about 27 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)60%
• Unconsolidated sediments40%

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

Communes · 7

• Broni
• Canneto Pavese
• Castana
• Cigognola
• Montescano
• Pietra De' Giorgi
• Stradella

Wineries · 4

• Antonio Dellabianca
• Cantina Scuropasso
• Terre d’Oltrepò - Cantina sociale broni
• Terre d’Oltrepò - Cantina sociale broni

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications