Montecucco Sangiovese

Montecucco Sangiovese is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Sangiovese. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2011-12-21

Area

85,189 ha outline of listed communes

Extent N–S × E–W

43.71 × 39.0 km

Centre

42.8978° N, 11.3983° E

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gratena, Groppello Di S. Stefano, Groppello Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbech, Malvasia Nera Di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero

Other grapes

Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Gralima, Grand Noir, Moscato D Amburgo, Mourvedre, Nocchianello Nero

Max yield

49 hl/ha

Min planting density

3,300 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

28 km east of Grosseto

Nearest city

47 km south of Siena 53,901 people

To the sea

42 km

Same latitude

Niagara Peninsula (Canada), Khvanchkara (Georgia), Upper Hudson (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

20–1,690 m

Mean elevation

335 m

Measured over the whole outline on 68,478 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

Vintages: Tuscany (Brunello, Chianti Classico)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)42%
• Mixed sedimentary rocks35%
• Unconsolidated sediments10%

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

Communes · 7

• Arcidosso
• Campagnatico
• Castel Del Piano
• Cinigiano
• Civitella Paganico
• Roccalbegna
• Seggiano

Wineries · 2

• Bakkanali
• Villa Patrizia

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications