Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero
DOCG Appellation
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 10 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Bombino Nero. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-13 Area 155,971 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 41.6 × 69.45 km Centre 41.1222° N, 16.2790° E Grapes Aglianico, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia Nera Di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera Di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva Di Troia Max yield 84 hl/ha Min planting density 4,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 12 km south of Andria Nearest city 12 km west of Corato 46,505 people To the sea 21 km Rivers nearby Ofanto (24 km) Same latitude Tavush (Armenia), North Fork of Long Island (United States), Huanren icewine (China), Bolnisi (Georgia)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–664 m Mean elevation 284 m Measured over the whole outline on 118,402 elevation cells of about 115 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 Red Bombino Nero
max 84 hl/ha · min 4,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)88% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 10 Andria Binetto Bitonto Corato Minervino Murge Palo Del Colle Ruvo Di Puglia Terlizzi Toritto Trani Wineries · 1 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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