Elba Aleatico Passito

Elba Aleatico Passito is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Aléatico. Regional bedrock: acid plutonic rocks.

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

Key facts

Official name

Elba Aleatico Passito / Aleatico Passito dell'Elba

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2011-12-21

Area

24,402 ha registered outline

Separate plots

3

Extent N–S × E–W

61.85 × 32.67 km

Centre

42.7942° N, 10.3402° E

Grapes

Aléatico

Max yield

24.5 hl/ha

Min planting density

5,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

3 km south-east of Portoferraio

Nearest city

21 km south-west of Piombino 34,041 people

To the sea

1.3 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Southern Oregon (United States), Short Hills Bench (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–984 m

Mean elevation

169 m

Measured over the whole outline on 19,900 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

• Acid plutonic rocks (granite)28%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)26%
• Acid volcanic rocks17%

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

Communes · 7

• Campo Nell'Elba
• Capoliveri
• Marciana
• Marciana Marina
• Porto Azzurro
• Portoferraio
• Rio

Wineries · 1

• Cantina Tenuta delle Ripalte

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications