Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Chianti

DOCGAppellation

Chianti is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 91 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Sangiovese. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

Large Tuscan appellation surrounding Chianti Classico, mainly Sangiovese, with sub-zones such as Rufina and Colli Senesi.

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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: 1973-09-18
Area: 740,501 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W: 144.32 × 130.46 km
Centre: 43.4514° N, 11.7980° E
Grapes: Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero
Other grapes: Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero
Max yield: 63 hl/ha
Min planting density: 4,000 vines/ha
Irrigation: Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town: 6.8 km west of Arezzo
Nearest city: 41 km east of Siena 53,901 people
To the sea: 94 km
Rivers nearby: Arno (1.8 km)
Same latitude: Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 4–1,535 m
Mean elevation: 301 m

Measured over the whole outline on 38,196 elevation cells of about 444 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

Chianti Red

Sangiovese

max 63 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Chianti Riserva Red

Sangiovese