Bianchello del Metauro

Bianchello del Metauro is an appellation in Italy across 13 communes. The rules allow white wine, based on Biancame and Malvasia Bianca Lunga. 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

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

80,551 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

32.4 × 56.19 km

Centre

43.7384° N, 12.7834° E

Grapes

Biancame, Malvasia Bianca Lunga

Max yield

98 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

5.8 km north of Fossombrone

Nearest city

22 km south-west of Pesaro 77,241 people

To the sea

23 km

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Snake River Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–910 m

Mean elevation

215 m

Measured over the whole outline on 66,717 elevation cells of about 110 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)69%
• Unconsolidated sediments17%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)14%

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

Communes · 13

• Cartoceto
• Colli Al Metauro
• Fano
• Fermignano
• Fossombrone
• Fratte Rosa
• Isola Del Piano
• Mondavio
• Montefelcino
• San Costanzo
• Sant'Ippolito
• Terre Roveresche
• Urbino

Wineries · 8

• Azienda Agraria Fiorini
• Azienda Agraria Guerrieri
• Azienda Agricola Gabrielle Pagliari
• Azienda Agricola Roberto Lucarelli
• Cantina Di Sante
• Tenuta Ca Sciampagne
• Tenute Urani
• Terracruda

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications