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Banu Mărăcine

Appellation

Banu Mărăcine is an appellation in Romania across 9 communes.

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Key facts

Type
DOC (PDO)
Category
Wine
Protected since
2007-05-10
Area
52,235 ha registered outline
Separate plots
3
Extent N–S × E–W
38.08 × 62.31 km
Centre
44.3623° N, 23.3655° E
Grapes
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Fetească Regală, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Negru De Drăgăşani, Novac, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Syrah, Tămâioasă Românească
Max yield
86 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,132 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
24 km south-west of Filiaşi
Nearest city
35 km west of Craiova 234,140 people
To the sea
389 km
Rivers nearby
Jiu (22 km)
Same latitude
Champlain Valley of New York (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
72–279 m
Mean elevation
164 m

Measured over the whole outline on 44,641 elevation cells of about 109 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 9

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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