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Soave Superiore

DOCGAppellation

Soave Superiore is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 12 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Chardonnay, Garganega and Trebbiano Di Soave. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

Garganega-based white from the hills east of Verona, often on volcanic basalt or limestone.
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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2004-04-14
Area
24,547 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
20.07 × 21.3 km
Centre
45.4723° N, 11.2076° E
Grapes
Bianchetta Trevigiana, Bronner, Chardonnay, Cortese, Durella, Garganega, Goldtraminer, Grapariol, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Giallo, Nosiola, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sauvignon, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Di Soave, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Veltliner, Viognier
Other grapes
Fleurtai, Helios, Johanniter, Mueller Thurgau, Muscaris, Palava, Sauvignon Kretos, Sauvignon Nepis, Sauvignon Rytos, Solaris, Soreli, Souvignier Gris
Max yield
70 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,000 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
6.8 km east of Lavagno
Nearest city
17 km east of Verona 258,031 people
To the sea
76 km
Rivers nearby
Adige (11 km)
Same latitude
Tip of the Mitt (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
21–712 m
Mean elevation
174 m

Measured over the whole outline on 85,924 elevation cells of about 54 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

Soave Superiore White
ChardonnayGarganegaTrebbiano Di Soave
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Soave Superiore Riserva White
ChardonnayGarganegaTrebbiano Di Soave
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Soave Superiore Classico White
ChardonnayGarganegaTrebbiano Di Soave
max 70 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 12

Wineries · 17

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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