Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Montecucco
Appellation
Montecucco is an appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 85,189 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 43.71 × 39.0 km Centre 42.8978° N, 11.3983° 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 77 hl/ha Min planting density 3,300 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 28 km east of Grosseto Nearest city 47 km south of Siena 53,901 people To the sea 42 km Same latitude Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Khvanchkara (Georgia), Upper Hudson (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 20–1,690 m Mean elevation 335 m Measured over the whole outline on 68,478 elevation cells of about 112 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 White Trebbiano Toscano Vermentino
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
White Grechetto Malvasia Bianca Di Candia Malvasia Bianca Lunga Trebbiano Toscano
max 38.5 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 31.5 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Rosé Ciliegiolo Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,300 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)41% Mixed sedimentary rocks41% Unconsolidated sediments12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 7 Arcidosso Campagnatico Castel Del Piano Cinigiano Civitella Paganico Roccalbegna Seggiano Wineries · 2 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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