Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato

Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato is a DOCG appellation in Italy across 7 communes. The rules allow red wine, based on Barbera, Brachetto and Ruchè. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 11 km north-east of Asti and 24 km north-west of Alessandria.

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

1996-11-15

Area

8,255 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

11.72 × 11.83 km

Centre

44.9671° N, 8.3125° E

Grapes

Barbera, Brachetto, Ruchè

Max yield

63 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

11 km north-east of Asti

Nearest city

24 km north-west of Alessandria 92,104 people

To the sea

71 km

Same latitude

Leelanau Peninsula (United States), Nova Scotia (Annapolis Valley) (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

126–287 m

Mean elevation

189 m

Mean slope

9.8° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 18°

Faces

several directions, mostly south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 113,690 elevation cells of about 27 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)93%

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

Communes · 7

• Castagnole Monferrato
• Grana
• Montemagno
• Portacomaro
• Refrancore
• Scurzolengo
• Viarigi

Wineries · 1

• Azienda Agricola Garrone Evasio & Figlio

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications