Rosso Cònero

Rosso Cònero is an appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Montepulciano. 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

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

32,243 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

21.92 × 24.22 km

Centre

43.5362° N, 13.5222° E

Grapes

Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbo Gentile, Merlot, Montepulciano, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Terrano, Vernaccia Nera Grossa, Vernaccia Nera

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

2.6 km north-west of Camerano

Nearest city

8 km south of Ancona 89,994 people

To the sea

6.2 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Red Hill Douglas County, Oregon (United States), Niagara Lakeshore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–552 m

Mean elevation

97 m

Measured over the whole outline on 105,686 elevation cells of about 55 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)88%
• Unconsolidated sediments12%

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

Communes · 7

• Ancona
• Camerano
• Castelfidardo
• Numana
• Offagna
• Osimo
• Sirolo

Wineries · 4

• Arco degli Angeli
• Azienda Agricola Lanari
• Marchetti
• Vigna Della Cava

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications