Malvasia di Casorzo d'Asti

Malvasia di Casorzo d'Asti is an appellation in Italy across 4 communes. The rules allow red and rosé wine, based on Barbera, Freisa, Grignolino and Malvasia Di Casorzo. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 14 km south-west of Casale Monferrato and 21 km north-west of Alessandria.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Official name

Malvasia di Casorzo d'Asti / Malvasia di Casorzo / Casorzo

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

4,733 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

13.46 × 10.76 km

Centre

45.0143° N, 8.3901° E

Grapes

Barbera, Freisa, Grignolino, Malvasia Di Casorzo

Irrigation

Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town

14 km south-west of Casale Monferrato

Nearest city

21 km north-west of Alessandria 92,104 people

To the sea

72 km

Same latitude

Van Duzer Corridor (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

136–400 m

Mean elevation

209 m

Mean slope

9.8° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 18°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 65,614 elevation cells of about 27 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

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)98%

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

Communes · 4

• Altavilla Monferrato
• Olivola
• Ottiglio
• Vignale Monferrato

Sources

EU register of geographical indications