Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Eloro
Appellation
Eloro is an appellation in Italy across 5 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Frappato, Nero D'Avola and Perricone. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 1996-11-15 Area 80,577 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 47.45 × 30.86 km Centre 36.8678° N, 15.0320° E Grapes Aglianico, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Carignano, Catanese Nero, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Ciliegiolo, Corinto Nero, Frappato, Gaglioppo, Malbech, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Perricone, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo Other grapes Nero D'Avola Min planting density 3,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 4.3 km south-west of Noto Nearest city 28 km south-east of Ragusa 74,251 people To the sea 8.3 km Same latitude Yantai (China), Rocky Knob (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation -2–728 m Mean elevation 223 m Measured over the whole outline on 217,324 elevation cells of about 61 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 Red Frappato Nero D'Avola Perricone
min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Nero D'Avola
min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Frappato
min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Perricone
min 3,000 vines/ha
Rosé Frappato Nero D'Avola Perricone
min 3,000 vines/ha
Red Frappato Nero D'Avola Perricone
min 3,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)86% Unconsolidated sediments12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 5 Ispica Noto Pachino Portopalo Di Capo Passero Rosolini Wineries · 6 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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