Bianco di Pitigliano

Bianco di Pitigliano is an appellation in Italy across 4 communes. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Sparkling Wine/Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

92,233 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

41.17 × 51.33 km

Centre

42.6238° N, 11.5540° E

Grapes

Albana, Albarola, Ansonica, Biancone, Canaiolo Bianco, Chardonnay, Clairette, Durella, Fiano, Grechetto, Greco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Livornese Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Moscato Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Roussanne, Sauvignon, Semillon, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier

Other grapes

Mueller Thurgau, Nocchianello Bianco

Max yield

87.5 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

34 km north-west of Tuscania

Nearest city

39 km south-east of Grosseto 60,922 people

To the sea

29 km

Lakes nearby

Bracciano (25 km) · Bolsena (25 km)

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Seneca 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

8–938 m

Mean elevation

280 m

Measured over the whole outline on 73,745 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

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)49%
• Acid volcanic rocks22%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks15%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 4

• Manciano
• Pitigliano
• Scansano
• Sorano

Wineries · 10

• Azienda Agricola Tenuta Baccinello
• Cantina Cooperativa Vignaioli del Morellino di Scansano
• Capua Winery
• Consorzio Tutela Morellino di Scansano D.O.C.G.
• LE STADÈRE - Tuscany Vineyards and Wines
• La Chimera D'Albegna
• Montauto
• Roccapesta - Wine shop
• Tìaso Bioviticoltori - Wineshop e cantina
• Villa Acquaviva Wine Resort

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications