Alba Iulia

Alba Iulia is an appellation in Romania across 7 communes.

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

Key facts

Type

DOC (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

54,834 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

30.96 × 35.68 km

Centre

46.1372° N, 23.5824° E

Grapes

Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Furmint, Muscat Ottonel, Neuburger, Pinot Gris, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Traminer Roz

Max yield

92 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,500 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

7.8 km north of Alba Iulia

Nearest city

58 km north-west of Sibiu 134,309 people

To the sea

472 km

Rivers nearby

Mures (5.9 km)

Same latitude

Goose Gap (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

212–1,282 m

Mean elevation

437 m

Measured over the whole outline on 196,199 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Vintages: Piedmont (Barolo, Barbaresco)

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.

Communes · 7

• Alba Iulia
• Berghin
• Ciugud
• Cricau
• Galda De Jos
• Ighiu
• Santimbru

Sources

EU register of geographical indications