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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Appellation

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is an appellation in Italy across 174 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Montepulciano. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Wine
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
503,184 ha registered outline
Separate plots
2
Extent N–S × E–W
126.08 × 117.44 km
Centre
42.3757° N, 14.1327° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Maiolica, Malbech, Marzemino, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Nostrano, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Terrano
Max yield
98 hl/ha
Min planting density
1,600 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
4 km north-west of Chieti
Nearest city
11 km south-west of Pescara 119,554 people
To the sea
13 km
Same latitude
Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Rogue Valley (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–2,818 m
Mean elevation
406 m

Measured over the whole outline on 99,722 elevation cells of about 226 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

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Red
Montepulciano
max 98 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 98 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Casauria/Terre di Casauria Red
Montepulciano
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Casauria/Terre di Casauria Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Terre dei Vestini Red
Montepulciano
max 70 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Terre dei Vestini Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 70 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Alto Tirino Red
Montepulciano
max 63 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Alto Tirino Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 63 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Terre dei Peligni Red
Montepulciano
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Terre dei Peligni Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Teate Red
Montepulciano
max 77 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Teate Riserva Red
Montepulciano
max 77 hl/ha · min 1,600 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 174

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Wineries · 20

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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