Panciu

Panciu is an appellation in Romania across 6 communes.

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

Key facts

Type

DOC (PDO)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

41,867 ha registered outline

Separate plots

2

Extent N–S × E–W

36.4 × 29.86 km

Centre

46.0814° N, 27.0719° E

Grapes

Aligoté, Băbeasacă Neagră, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Regală, Galbenă De Odobeşti, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Noir, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Şarba

Max yield

87 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,500 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

8.7 km west of Adjud

Nearest city

49 km west of Bârlad 67,818 people

To the sea

189 km

Rivers nearby

Trotuș (4.7 km) · Siret (12 km)

Same latitude

Horse Heaven Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

62–716 m

Mean elevation

257 m

Measured over the whole outline on 37,704 elevation cells of about 106 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 6

• Fitionesti
• Movilita
• Panciu
• Ruginesti
• Straoane
• Tifesti

Sources

EU register of geographical indications