Rossese di Dolceacqua

Rossese di Dolceacqua is an appellation in Italy across 14 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Rossese. 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

Rossese di Dolceacqua / Dolceacqua

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

28,053 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

24.14 × 22.37 km

Centre

43.8929° N, 7.6543° E

Grapes

Albarossa, Alicante, Barbera, Barsaglina, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Merlot, Pollera Nera, Rossese, Sangiovese, Syrah, Vermentino Nero

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

13 km north-west of Sanremo

Nearest city

31 km west of Imperia 42,328 people

To the sea

11 km

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Eagle Foothills (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

2–2,028 m

Mean elevation

593 m

Measured over the whole outline on 93,133 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)92%

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

Communes · 14

• Apricale
• Bajardo
• Camporosso
• Castel Vittorio
• Dolceacqua
• Isolabona
• Perinaldo
• Pigna
• Rocchetta Nervina
• San Biagio Della Cima
• Soldano
• Vallebona
• Vallecrosia
• Ventimiglia

Sources

EU register of geographical indications