Arborea

Arborea is an appellation in Italy across 50 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Sangiovese, Trebbiano Romagnolo and Trebbiano Toscano. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1996-11-15

Area

147,633 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

49.42 × 52.26 km

Centre

39.8558° N, 8.7554° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Albaranzeuli Bianco, Albaranzeuli Nero, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Arneis, Arvesiniadu, Barbera, Barbera Sarda, Biancolella, Bombino Nero, Bovale Grande, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caddiu, Cagnulari, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Caricagiola, Carignano, Clairette, Cortese, Croatina, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Greco, Guarnaccia, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Di Sardegna, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Nasco, Nebbiolo, Nieddera, Nieddu Mannu, Nuragus, Pascale, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Retagliado Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Teroldego, Tocai Friulano, Tocai Rosso, Torbato, Trebbiano Romagnolo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdicchio Bianco, Verduzzo Friulano, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di Oristano, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano

Other grapes

Alvarega, Aniga Bragia, Argu Mannu, Bianca Addosa, Bianca Remungia, Codronisca, Cranaccia Arussa, Cuccuau, Doronadu, Fiudedda, Giro', Gregu Nieddu, Licronaxu, Mara Bianca, Medrulinu, Mueller Thurgau, Nera Del Ponte, Niedda Carta, Nigheddu Polchinu, Pansale, Procu Nieddu, Saluda E Passa, Selezione Vedele, Sinnidanu

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

15 km south-east of Oristano

Nearest city

76 km north of Cagliari 149,257 people

To the sea

17 km

Same latitude

Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Ararat (Armenia), Cumberland Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

-4–797 m

Mean elevation

114 m

Measured over the whole outline on 108,063 elevation cells of about 117 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

• Unconsolidated sediments52%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)27%
• Basic volcanic rocks (basalt)13%

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

Communes · 50

Wineries · 1

• Cantina La Giara

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications