Carmignano

Carmignano is a DOCG appellation in Italy in Carmignano and Poggio A Caiano. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 2.7 km west of Poggio A Caiano and 11 km south-west of Prato.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1976-03-29

Area

4,443 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

9.12 × 9.27 km

Centre

43.8029° N, 11.0220° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Bianco, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Trebbiano Toscano, Vermentino Nero

Other grapes

Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero

Max yield

56 hl/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2.7 km west of Poggio A Caiano

Nearest city

11 km south-west of Prato 195,089 people

To the sea

66 km

Rivers nearby

Arno (4.3 km)

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Hokkaido (Japan), Eagle Foothills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

28–586 m

Mean elevation

144 m

Mean slope

11.2° (20 %)

Steepest tenth

above 22°

Faces

north-east

Measured over the whole outline on 58,821 elevation cells of about 28 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

Vintages: Tuscany (Brunello, Chianti Classico)

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.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)88%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)10%

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

Communes · 2

• Carmignano
• Poggio A Caiano

Wineries · 1

• Azienda agricola Il Poggiolo

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications