Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Montescudaio
Appellation
Montescudaio is an appellation in Italy across 7 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 1982-12-31 Area 38,412 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 31.43 × 26.32 km Centre 43.3796° N, 10.6521° 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, Chardonnay, 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 3,500 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 14 km north-east of Cecina Nearest city 32 km south-east of Livorno 157,017 people To the sea 16 km Same latitude Hokkaido (Japan), Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Umpqua Valley (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 6–670 m Mean elevation 187 m Measured over the whole outline on 125,357 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 Red Sangiovese
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Franc
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Franc
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Sauvignon
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 63 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Trebbiano Toscano
max 77 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Chardonnay
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Sauvignon
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Vermentino
max 70 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Trebbiano Toscano
max 38.5 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
White Trebbiano Toscano
max 38.5 hl/ha · min 3,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)49% Mixed sedimentary rocks25% Basic plutonic rocks14% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 7 Casale Marittimo Castellina Marittima Guardistallo Montecatini Val Di Cecina Montescudaio Riparbella Santa Luce Wineries · 3 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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