Somlói

Somlói is an appellation in Hungary across 5 communes. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.6 km north-west of Devecser and 14 km north-west of Ajka.

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

Key facts

Official name

Somlói / Somló

Type

OEM (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2006-02-17

Area

8,382 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

14.66 × 11.64 km

Centre

47.1478° N, 17.3798° E

Grapes

Furmint, Hárslevelü, Juhfark, Olasz Rizling, Tramini

Max yield

80 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

6.6 km north-west of Devecser

Nearest city

14 km north-west of Ajka 31,407 people

To the sea

300 km

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

144–432 m

Mean elevation

171 m

Mean slope

2.8° (5 %)

Steepest tenth

above 7°

Faces

several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 124,694 elevation cells of about 26 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments100%

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

Communes · 5

• Borszörcsök
• Doba
• Somlójenő
• Somlószőlős
• Somlóvásárhely

Sources

EU register of geographical indications