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Castel San Lorenzo

Appellation

Castel San Lorenzo is an appellation in Italy across 8 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1996-11-15
Area
30,218 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
25.05 × 24.35 km
Centre
40.4456° N, 15.2065° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Aglianicone, Albaranzeuli Nero, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Asprinio Bianco, Barbera, Barbera Sarda, Biancolella, Bombino Bianco, Bombino Nero, Bovale Grande, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caddiu, Cagnulari, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Caricagiola, Carignano, Cesanese Comune, Coda Di Volpe Bianca, Croatina, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fenile, Fiano, Forastera, Gaglioppo, Ginestra, Greco, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Nebbiolo, Nieddera, Nieddu Mannu, Pascale, Pepella, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Ripolo, Sangiovese, Sciascinoso, Syrah, Teroldego, Tintore, Tocai Rosso, Trebbiano Toscano, Tronto, Verdeca
Other grapes
Fiudedda, Giro', Gregu Nieddu, Medrulinu, Nera Del Ponte, Niedda Carta, Nigheddu Polchinu, Procu Nieddu, Saluda E Passa
Max yield
84 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
26 km south-east of Battipaglia
Nearest city
43 km south-east of Salerno 125,797 people
To the sea
18 km
Same latitude
Aragatsotn (Armenia), Manton Valley (United States), Shacheng (Huailai) (China)

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

Terrain

Elevation
34–1,735 m
Mean elevation
534 m

Measured over the whole outline on 90,097 elevation cells of about 58 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

Castel San Lorenzo Moscato Spumante White · Sparkling Wine
Moscato Bianco
max 70 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Moscato White
Moscato Bianco
max 70 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Moscato Passito White
Moscato Bianco
max 50 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Bianco White
Malvasia BiancaTrebbiano Toscano
max 84 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Rosso Red
BarberaSangiovese
max 70 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Rosato Rosé
BarberaSangiovese
max 70 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Aglianicone Red
Aglianicone
max 70 hl/ha
Castel San Lorenzo Barbera Red
Barbera
Castel San Lorenzo Moscato Lambiccato Red
Carignano
max 70 hl/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 8

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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