Lacrima di Morro

Lacrima di Morro is an appellation in Italy across 6 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Lacrima. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Official name

Lacrima di Morro / Lacrima di Morro d'Alba

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1999-02-19

Area

26,113 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

25.18 × 19.13 km

Centre

43.6398° N, 13.1820° E

Grapes

Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gaglioppo, Lacrima, Maiolica, Malbo Gentile, Merlot, Montepulciano, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Terrano, Vernaccia Nera Grossa, Vernaccia Nera

Min planting density

2,200 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

8.8 km south-west of Senigallia

Nearest city

14 km north of Jesi 36,985 people

To the sea

9.5 km

Same latitude

Hokkaido (Japan), Elkton Oregon (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

0–250 m

Mean elevation

92 m

Measured over the whole outline on 86,117 elevation cells of about 55 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

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)84%
• Unconsolidated sediments16%

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

Communes · 6

• Belvedere Ostrense
• Monte San Vito
• Morro D'Alba
• Ostra
• San Marcello
• Senigallia

Wineries · 1

• Cantina Tenuta San Marcello

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications