Madeirense

Madeirense is an appellation in Portugal across 53 communes.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

80,110 ha registered outline

Separate plots

15

Extent N–S × E–W

342.48 × 133.83 km

Centre

32.7545° N, 16.9948° W

Grapes

Aragonez, Arns Burguer, Bastardo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin, Complexa, Deliciosa, Folgasão, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Cândida, Malvasia Cândida Roxa R, Malvasia De São Jorge, Malvasia Fina, Merlot, Rio Grande, Sauvignon, Sercial, Syrah, Tinta Barocca, Tinta Negra, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tália, Verdelho

Other grapes

Carao De Moça, Lilas, Mario Feld

Max yield

100 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

6.5 km south-east of São Vicente

Nearest city

12 km north of Funchal 105,795 people

To the sea

7.2 km

Same latitude

Galilee (Israel), Ramona Valley (United States), Valle de Tecate (Mexico)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–1,748 m

Mean elevation

603 m

Measured over the whole outline on 3,228 elevation cells of about 521 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 53

Sources

EU register of geographical indications