Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is a DOCG appellation in Italy in Montepulciano. 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

1973-09-18

Area

16,525 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

17.08 × 18.45 km

Centre

43.1119° N, 11.8339° 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

56 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

8 km north-east of Chianciano Terme

Nearest city

45 km west of Perugia 120,137 people

To the sea

88 km

Rivers nearby

Arno (9 km)

Lakes nearby

Trasimeno (17 km)

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), 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

246–707 m

Mean elevation

330 m

Measured over the whole outline on 53,700 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

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)60%
• Unconsolidated sediments27%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)13%

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

Communes · 1

• Montepulciano

Wineries · 2

• Poderi Boscarelli
• Tenuta Valdipiatta

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications