Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Grance Senesi
Appellation
Grance Senesi is an appellation in Italy across 5 communes. The rules allow red and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-22 Area 66,274 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 30.05 × 44.59 km Centre 43.2192° N, 11.4349° E Grapes Albana, Albarola, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Barsaglina, Biancone, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Bianco, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Clairette, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Durella, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Grechetto, Greco, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lambrusco Maestri, Livornese Bianca, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Roussanne, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Schiava Gentile, Semillon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vermentino Nero, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier Other grapes Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Mueller Thurgau, Nocchianello Bianco, Nocchianello Nero Max yield 63 hl/ha Min planting density 3,500 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 14 km south-east of Siena Nearest city 45 km south-west of Arezzo 100,734 people To the sea 67 km Rivers nearby Arno (22 km) Same latitude Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Escarpment (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 114–656 m Mean elevation 269 m Measured over the whole outline on 54,004 elevation cells of about 111 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 Sangiovese
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Malvasia Bianca Lunga Trebbiano Toscano
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Malvasia Bianca Lunga Trebbiano Toscano
max 31.5 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Malvasia Bianca Lunga Trebbiano Toscano
max 45 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Canaiolo Nero
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon
max 56 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Malvasia Bianca Lunga
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)74% Mixed sedimentary rocks14% Unconsolidated sediments12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 5 Asciano Monteroni D'Arbia Murlo Rapolano Terme Sovicille Wineries · 4 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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