Maremma toscana

Maremma toscana is an appellation in Italy across 28 communes. The rules allow white, red and rosé wine. 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

Quality Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

450,248 ha registered outline

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

105.15 × 91.15 km

Centre

42.7788° N, 11.2893° E

Grapes

Albana, Albarola, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Ansonica, Barbera, Barsaglina, Biancone, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Bianco, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Chardonnay, Ciliegiolo, Clairette, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Durella, Fiano, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Grechetto, Greco, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Incrocio Bruni 54, Lambrusco Maestri, Livornese Bianca, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Moscato Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Roussanne, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Schiava Gentile, Semillon, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vermentino Nero, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier

Other grapes

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

Max yield

91 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

15 km east of Grosseto

Nearest city

60 km south of Siena 53,901 people

To the sea

26 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Southern Oregon (United States), Short Hills Bench (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

-2–1,690 m

Mean elevation

239 m

Measured over the whole outline on 90,261 elevation cells of about 225 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)37%
• Unconsolidated sediments27%
• Acid volcanic rocks14%

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

Communes · 28

• Arcidosso
• Campagnatico
• Capalbio
• Castel Del Piano
• Castell'Azzara
• Castiglione Della Pescaia
• Cinigiano
• Civitella Paganico
• Follonica
• Gavorrano
• Grosseto
• Isola Del Giglio
• Magliano In Toscana
• Manciano
• Massa Marittima
• Monte Argentario
• Monterotondo Marittimo
• Montieri
• Orbetello
• Pitigliano
• Roccalbegna
• Roccastrada
• Santa Fiora
• Scansano
• Scarlino
• Seggiano
• Semproniano
• Sorano

Wineries · 27

• Ampeleia
• Azienda Agricola Tenuta Baccinello
• Bakkanali
• Cantina Cooperativa Vignaioli del Morellino di Scansano
• Cantina Fattoria Il Casalone
• Cantina Santa Lucia
• Cantina Santa Lucia
• Capua Winery
• Carpineto
• Consorzio Tutela Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G.
• Fattoria Le Pupille
• Il Pupillo
• LE STADÈRE - Tuscany Vineyards and Wines
• La Chimera D'Albegna
• La Cura
• Le Chiantigiane
• Le Mortelle
• Montauto
• Muralia
• Poggio Nibbiaie
• RICCI Azienda Agricola
• Roccapesta - Wine shop
• Tenuta Dodici
• Tìaso Bioviticoltori - Wineshop e cantina
• Villa Acquaviva Wine Resort
• Villa Patrizia
• la cantina di Simone

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications