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Monica di Sardegna

Appellation

Monica di Sardegna is an appellation in Italy across 377 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Monica. Regional bedrock: basic volcanic rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP (DOC/DOCG)
Category
Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1973-09-18
Area
2,410,622 ha registered outline
Separate plots
17
Extent N–S × E–W
270.24 × 144.66 km
Centre
40.0667° N, 9.0973° E
Grapes
Aglianico, Albaranzeuli Nero, Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barbera Sarda, Bombino Nero, Bovale Grande, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caddiu, Cagnulari, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Caricagiola, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Malbech, Malvasia, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nieddera, Nieddu Mannu, Pascale, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Tocai Rosso
Other grapes
Fiudedda, Gregu Nieddu, Medrulinu, Nera Del Ponte, Niedda Carta, Nigheddu Polchinu, Procu Nieddu, Saluda E Passa
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
34 km south-west of Nuoro
Nearest city
47 km east of Oristano 31,671 people
To the sea
48 km
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Armavir (Armenia), Lancaster Valley (United States), Shacheng (Huailai) (China)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-2–1,774 m
Mean elevation
334 m

Measured over the whole outline on 111,663 elevation cells of about 468 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

Monica di Sardegna Red
Monica
Monica di Sardegna Superiore Red
Monica
Monica di Sardegna Frizzante Red · Semi-Sparkling Wine
Monica

Bedrock

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

Communes · 377

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Wineries · 20

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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