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Langhe

Appellation

Langhe is an appellation in Italy across 93 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1996-11-15
Area
141,622 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
58.46 × 45.95 km
Centre
44.5956° N, 8.0225° E
Grapes
Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avarengo, Baratuciat, Barbera Bianca, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Bussanello, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Erbaluce, Favorita, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nascetta, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Rossese Bianco, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Slarina, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Timorasso, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina, Viognier
Other grapes
Avana', Bragat Rosa, Malvasia Moscata, Montanera, Mueller Thurgau, Riesling, Ruche'
Max yield
77 hl/ha
Min planting density
3,300 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km south of Alba
Nearest city
37 km south-west of Asti 74,348 people
To the sea
54 km
Rivers nearby
Tanaro (12 km)
Same latitude
Willamette Valley (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
124–890 m
Mean elevation
383 m

Measured over the whole outline on 120,511 elevation cells of about 109 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

Langhe Barbera Red
Barbera
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Cabernet Sauvignon Red
Cabernet Sauvignon
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Dolcetto Red
Dolcetto
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Dolcetto Novello Red
Dolcetto
min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Freisa Red
Freisa
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Freisa Frizzante Red · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Freisa
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Merlot Red
Merlot
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Nebbiolo Red
Nebbiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Rosato Rosé
BarberaDolcettoNebbiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Rosso Passito Red
BarberaDolcettoNebbiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Pinot Nero Red
Pinot Nero
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Arneis White
Arneis
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Arneis Passito White
Arneis
max 33 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Bianco Passito White
ArneisChardonnayNascettaRiesling
max 33 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Chardonnay White
Chardonnay
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Favorita White
Favorita
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Nascetta White
Nascetta
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Riesling White
Riesling
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Rossese Bianco White
Rossese Bianco
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Sauvignon White
Sauvignon
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Rosso Red
AlbarossaAncellottaAvana'AvarengoBarberaBecuetBonardaBrachettoBragat RosaCabernet FrancCabernet SauvignonChatusCiliegioloCornareaCroatinaDolcettoDoux D'HenryDurasaFreisaGamayGamba RossaGrignolinoLambrusca Di AlessandriaMalvasia Di CasorzoMalvasia Di SchieranoMalvasia Nera LungaMerlotMontaneraMoscato Nero Di AcquiNebbioloNer D'AlaNeretta CuneeseNeretto Di BairoPassauPelavergaPelaverga PiccoloPetit VerdotPinot NeroPlassaQuaglianoRuche'SangioveseSlarinaSyrahTeroldegoUva RaraUvalinoVespolina
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Bianco White
ArneisBaratuciatBarbera BiancaBussanelloCorteseErbaluceFavoritaMalvasia MoscataManzoni BiancoMoscato BiancoMueller ThurgauNascettaPinot BiancoRiesling ItalicoRiesling RenanoRossese BiancoSauvignonSylvaner VerdeTimorassoViognier
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Langhe Nascetta del Comune di Novello/Nas-Cëtta del Comune di Novello White
Nascetta
max 63 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Langhe Nascetta del Comune di Novello Passito/Nas-Cëtta del Comune di Novello Passito White
Nascetta
max 27 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Vintages: Piedmont (Barolo, Barbaresco)

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Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

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

Communes · 93

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Wineries · 43

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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