Castel del Monte

Castel del Monte is an appellation in Italy across 11 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate 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

Semi-Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

170,946 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

41.6 × 75.1 km

Centre

41.1222° N, 16.2634° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Antinello, Asprinio Bianco, Barbera, Bianco D'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Chardonnay, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Nera Di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Manzoni Bianco, Marchione, Maresco, Merlot, Minutolo, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscatello Selvatico, Moscato Bianco, Mostosa, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Pampanuto, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Uva Di Troia, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino

Other grapes

Vermentino B----Asprinio Bianco

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

12 km south-west of Andria

Nearest city

13 km west of Corato 46,505 people

To the sea

22 km

Rivers nearby

Ofanto (23 km)

Same latitude

Tavush (Armenia), North Fork of Long Island (United States), Huanren icewine (China), Bolnisi (Georgia)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–664 m

Mean elevation

270 m

Measured over the whole outline on 129,793 elevation cells of about 115 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)85%

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

Communes · 11

• Andria
• Binetto
• Bitonto
• Canosa Di Puglia
• Corato
• Minervino Murge
• Palo Del Colle
• Ruvo Di Puglia
• Terlizzi
• Toritto
• Trani

Wineries · 1

• Cantine Carpentiere

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications