Villamagna

Villamagna is an appellation in Italy in Bucchianico, Vacri and Villamagna. The rules allow red wine, based on Montepulciano. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 5 km south of Chieti and 17 km south of Pescara.

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

2011-12-16

Area

6,284 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

9.84 × 11.92 km

Centre

42.3093° N, 14.1946° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Maiolica, Malbech, Marzemino, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Nostrano, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Terrano

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Min planting density

1,600 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

5 km south of Chieti

Nearest city

17 km south of Pescara 119,554 people

To the sea

15 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Applegate Valley (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

52–407 m

Mean elevation

190 m

Mean slope

11.6° (21 %)

Steepest tenth

above 19°

Faces

several directions, mostly north-west

Measured over the whole outline on 79,056 elevation cells of about 28 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)100%

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

Communes · 3

• Bucchianico
• Vacri
• Villamagna

Wineries · 1

• Valle Martello

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications