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Colline Novaresi

Appellation

Colline Novaresi is an appellation in Italy across 25 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Wine
Protected since
1996-11-15
Area
37,739 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
26.3 × 30.71 km
Centre
45.6214° N, 8.5366° E
Grapes
Albarossa, Ancellotta, Avarengo, Barbera, Becuet, Bonarda, Brachetto, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chatus, Ciliegiolo, Cornarea, Croatina, Dolcetto, Doux D'Henry, Durasa, Erbaluce, 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'
Max yield
70 hl/ha
Min planting density
2,500 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
10 km south-east of Borgomanero
Nearest city
20 km north of Novara 101,916 people
To the sea
134 km
Rivers nearby
Ticino (11 km)
Lakes nearby
Como (13 km)
Same latitude
Tualatin Hills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
144–846 m
Mean elevation
286 m

Measured over the whole outline on 133,029 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

Colline Novaresi Rosso Red
Nebbiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Novello Red
Nebbiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Rosato Rosé
Nebbiolo
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo (Spanna) Red
Nebbiolo
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Uva Rara (Bonarda Novarese) Red
Uva Rara
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Barbera Red
Barbera
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Vespolina Red
Vespolina
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Croatina Red
Croatina
max 70 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha
Colline Novaresi Bianco White
Erbaluce
max 66.5 hl/ha · min 2,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

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

Communes · 25

Wineries · 4

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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