Adamclisi

Appellation

Adamclisi is an appellation in Romania in Adamclisi. It lies 26 km south-west of Cernavodă and 31 km west of Medgidia.

Open Adamclisi on the map →

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

Key facts

Type: DOC (PDO)
Category: Wine
Protected since: 2020-07-30
Area: 13,792 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W: 17.77 × 13.82 km
Centre: 44.1133° N, 27.9489° E
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Neagrăn, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon, Syrah
Max yield: 70 hl/ha
Min planting density: 3,500 vines/ha
Irrigation: Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town: 26 km south-west of Cernavodă
Nearest city: 31 km west of Medgidia 43,315 people
To the sea: 55 km
Lakes nearby: Lacul Oltina (24 km)
Same latitude: Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation: 10–185 m
Mean elevation: 112 m
Mean slope: 5.9° (10 %)
Steepest tenth: above 12°
Faces: several directions, mostly west

Measured over the whole outline on 183,952 elevation cells of about 27 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 1

Adamclisi

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

Open Adamclisi on the map →