Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Rosso Orvietano
Appellation
Rosso Orvietano is an appellation in Italy across 14 communes. The rules allow red wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Official name Rosso Orvietano / Orvietano Rosso Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 96,988 ha registered outline Separate plots 3 Extent N–S × E–W 42.43 × 42.46 km Centre 42.7553° N, 12.1383° E Grapes Aglianico, Alicante, Aléatico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Cesanese Comune, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Dolcetto, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Gamay, Grechetto Rosso, Grero, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbech, Malvasia, Mammolo, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Prugnolo Gentile, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tannat, Teroldego, Vernaccia Nera Other grapes Cesanese D Affile, Marselan Max yield 70 hl/ha Min planting density 2,500 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 4.5 km north-east of Orvieto Nearest city 45 km south-west of Perugia 120,137 people To the sea 66 km Rivers nearby Tiber (7.6 km) Lakes nearby Bolsena (17 km) · Bracciano (19 km) Same latitude Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Cayuga Lake (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 68–978 m Mean elevation 381 m Measured over the whole outline on 77,574 elevation cells of about 112 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 Red Canaiolo Nero
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Ciliegiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Pinot Nero
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Merlot
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Aléatico
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Red Aléatico Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Canaiolo Nero Ciliegiolo Merlot Montepulciano Pinot Nero Sangiovese
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)65% Intermediate volcanic rocks10% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)10% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 14 Allerona Alviano Baschi Castel Giorgio Castel Viscardo Fabro Ficulle Guardea Montecchio Montegabbione Monteleone D'Orvieto Orvieto Porano San Venanzo Wineries · 2 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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