Val di Cornia Rosso

Val di Cornia Rosso is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 6 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sangiovese. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Official name

Val di Cornia Rosso / Rosso della Val di Cornia

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2011-12-21

Area

46,412 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

36.2 × 25.48 km

Centre

43.0875° N, 10.6323° 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

7 km north-east of Venturina

Nearest city

20 km north-east of Piombino 34,041 people

To the sea

7.6 km

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Niagara Escarpment (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–636 m

Mean elevation

121 m

Measured over the whole outline on 149,820 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%
• Unconsolidated sediments37%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks15%

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

Communes · 6

• Campiglia Marittima
• Monteverdi Marittimo
• Piombino
• San Vincenzo
• Sassetta
• Suvereto

Wineries · 6

• Cantine Menti
• Gualdo del Re
• Petra Winery
• Petricci e Del Pianta
• Tenuta Poggio Rosso
• Tua Rita

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications