Morellino di Scansano

Morellino di Scansano is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Sangiovese. 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

1982-12-31

Area

173,874 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

55.75 × 58.31 km

Centre

42.6908° N, 11.3108° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero

Other grapes

Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero

Max yield

63 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

18 km south-east of Grosseto

Nearest city

70 km south of Siena 53,901 people

To the sea

19 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Finger Lakes (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–1,169 m

Mean elevation

188 m

Measured over the whole outline on 138,676 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

Vintages: Tuscany (Brunello, Chianti Classico)

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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)42%
• Unconsolidated sediments37%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks18%

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

Communes · 7

• Campagnatico
• Grosseto
• Magliano In Toscana
• Manciano
• Roccalbegna
• Scansano
• Semproniano

Wineries · 15

• Azienda Agricola Tenuta Baccinello
• Cantina Cooperativa Vignaioli del Morellino di Scansano
• Cantina Santa Lucia
• Capua Winery
• Consorzio Tutela Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G.
• Fattoria Le Pupille
• LE STADÈRE - Tuscany Vineyards and Wines
• La Chimera D'Albegna
• Le Chiantigiane
• Montauto
• Poggio Nibbiaie
• Roccapesta - Wine shop
• Tìaso Bioviticoltori - Wineshop e cantina
• Villa Acquaviva Wine Resort
• Villa Patrizia

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications