Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Cisterna d'Asti
Appellation
Cisterna d'Asti is an appellation in Italy across 13 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Croatina. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-14 Area 22,373 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 18.61 × 26.09 km Centre 44.8309° N, 8.0241° E Grapes Albarossa, Ancellotta, Avarengo, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Freisa, Gamay, Gamba Rossa, Grignolino, Lambrusca Di Alessandria, Malvasia Di Casorzo, Malvasia Di Schierano, Malvasia Nera Lunga, Merlot, Moscato Nero Di Acqui, Nebbiolo, Ner D'Ala, Neretta Cuneese, Neretto Di Bairo, Passau, Pelaverga, Pelaverga Piccolo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Plassa, Quagliano, Sangiovese, Slarina, Syrah, Teroldego, Uva Rara, Uvalino, Vespolina Other grapes Avana', Bragat Rosa, Montanera, Ruche' Min planting density 3,500 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 16 km west of Asti Nearest city 33 km south-east of Moncalieri 56,134 people To the sea 68 km Rivers nearby Tanaro (10 km) Same latitude Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada), Old Mission Peninsula (United States)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 116–406 m Mean elevation 242 m Measured over the whole outline on 76,827 elevation cells of about 54 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 Croatina
min 3,500 vines/ha
Red Croatina
min 3,500 vines/ha
Bedrock Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)42% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)38% Unconsolidated sediments20% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 13 Antignano Canale Cantarana Castellinaldo D'Alba Cisterna D'Asti Ferrere Govone Monteu Roero Montà San Damiano D'Asti San Martino Alfieri Santo Stefano Roero Vezza D'Alba Wineries · 8 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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