Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico
Appellation
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico is an appellation in Italy across 8 communes. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Malvasia Bianca, Trebbiano Toscano and Sangiovese. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 95,679 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 45.69 × 42.03 km Centre 43.5052° N, 11.2823° 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, 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, 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, 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 28 hl/ha Min planting density 3,350 vines/ha Irrigation Prohibited Where it is Nearest town 12 km east of Poggibonsi Nearest city 21 km north of Siena 53,901 people To the sea 78 km Rivers nearby Arno (22 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 73–882 m Mean elevation 353 m Measured over the whole outline on 78,435 elevation cells of about 111 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 White Malvasia Bianca Trebbiano Toscano
max 28 hl/ha · min 3,350 vines/ha
Red Sangiovese
max 28 hl/ha · min 3,350 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)87% Mixed sedimentary rocks12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 8 Barberino Tavarnelle Castellina In Chianti Castelnuovo Berardenga Gaiole In Chianti Greve In Chianti Poggibonsi Radda In Chianti San Casciano In Val Di Pesa Wineries · 27 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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