Terre Tollesi

Terre Tollesi is an appellation in Italy in Tollo. The rules allow white and red wine, based on Pecorino, Passerina and Montepulciano. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 8.6 km south of Francavilla al Mare and 15 km south-east of Pescara.

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

Key facts

Official name

Terre Tollesi / Tullum

Type

DOP (DOC/DOCG)

Category

Quality Sparkling Wine/Sparkling Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes

Protected since

2009-08-08

Area

1,490 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

5.77 × 3.99 km

Centre

42.3496° N, 14.3199° E

Grapes

Aglianico, Barbera Bianca, Barbera, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Chardonnay, Ciliegiolo, Cococciola, Dolcetto, Falanghina, Fiano, Gaglioppo, Garganega, Grechetto, Greco, Incrocio Bianco Fedit 51 C.S.G., Kerner, Maiolica, Malbech, Malvasia Bianca Di Candia, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Del Lazio, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marzemino, Merlot, Montepulciano, Montonico Bianco, Moscato Bianco, Mostosa, Nebbiolo, Passerina, Pecorino, Petit Manseng, Petit Verdot, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco Nostrano, Regina, Regina Dei Vigneti, Riesling Italico, Riesling Renano, Sangiovese, Sauvignon, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Syrah, Tannat, Terrano, Tocai Friulano, Trebbiano Abruzzese, Trebbiano Toscano, Veltliner, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Viognier

Max yield

84 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,000 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

8.6 km south of Francavilla al Mare

Nearest city

15 km south-east of Pescara 119,554 people

To the sea

5.8 km

Same latitude

Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Rogue Valley (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)

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

Terrain

Elevation

30–202 m

Mean elevation

113 m

Mean slope

9.7° (17 %)

Steepest tenth

above 20°

Faces

several directions, mostly east

Measured over the whole outline on 75,640 elevation cells of about 14 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

• Unconsolidated sediments77%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)23%

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

Communes · 1

• Tollo

Sources

EU register of geographical indications