Montefalco

Montefalco is an appellation in Italy across 5 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano, Sangiovese and Sagrantino. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1981-06-11

Area

28,890 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

21.04 × 23.01 km

Centre

42.8995° N, 12.5852° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Albana, Alicante, Barbera, Bellone, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Bianco, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Cesanese Comune, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Gamay, Garganega, Grechetto, Grechetto Rosso, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grero, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lacrima, Maceratino, Maiolica, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Del Lazio, Malvasia, Mammolo, Manzoni Bianco, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Mostosa, Nebbiolo, Passerina, Pecorino, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Spoletino, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Vernaccia Nera, Viognier

Other grapes

Cesanese D Affile, Marselan, Mueller Thurgau

Max yield

96.3 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km west of Foligno

Nearest city

29 km south-east of Perugia 120,137 people

To the sea

107 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

184–1,042 m

Mean elevation

343 m

Measured over the whole outline on 92,769 elevation cells of about 56 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)47%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)38%
• Unconsolidated sediments15%

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

Communes · 5

• Bevagna
• Castel Ritaldi
• Giano Dell'Umbria
• Gualdo Cattaneo
• Montefalco

Wineries · 7

• Antonelli San Marco
• Arnaldo Caprai
• Azienda Agricola Adanti
• Cantina Antano
• Cantina Mongalli
• Scacciadiavoli
• Tenuta Castelbuono

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications