Italy · DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Frascati Superiore
DOCG Appellation
Frascati Superiore is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 6 communes. The rules allow white wine. Regional bedrock: intermediate volcanic rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP (DOC/DOCG) Category Wine Protected since 2011-12-14 Area 136,099 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 53.63 × 51.78 km Centre 41.8840° N, 12.4887° E Grapes Bellone, Biancolella, Bombino Bianco, Canaiolo Bianco, Capolongo, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Grechetto, Greco, Greco Bianco, Guarnaccia, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Del Lazio, Manzoni Bianco, Maturano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Moscato Di Terracina, Moscato Giallo, Mostosa, Pampanaro, Passerina, Pecorino, Petit Manseng, Pinot Bianco, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sauvignon, Semillon, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Di Soave, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia Di S. Giminiano, Viognier Min planting density 3,000 vines/ha Irrigation Allowed Where it is Nearest town 2.1 km west of Rome Nearest city 13 km north-west of Ciampino 38,277 people To the sea 24 km Rivers nearby Tiber (1.2 km) Same latitude Kakheti (Georgia), Seiad Valley (United States), South Islands (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 0–760 m Mean elevation 79 m Measured over the whole outline on 106,048 elevation cells of about 114 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 White Bellone Bombino Bianco Greco Bianco Malvasia Bianca Di Candia Malvasia Del Lazio Trebbiano Giallo Trebbiano Toscano
min 3,000 vines/ha
White Bellone Bombino Bianco Greco Bianco Malvasia Bianca Di Candia Malvasia Del Lazio Trebbiano Giallo Trebbiano Toscano
min 3,000 vines/ha
Bedrock Intermediate volcanic rocks58% Unconsolidated sediments18% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)17% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 6 Città Del Vaticano Frascati Grottaferrata Monte Compatri Monte Porzio Catone Roma Wineries · 13 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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