Segarcea

Segarcea is an appellation in Romania in Cerat, Lipovu and Segarcea.

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

Key facts

Type

DOC (PDO)

Category

Wine

Protected since

2007-05-10

Area

20,258 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

15.3 × 25.15 km

Centre

44.0892° N, 23.6959° E

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Fetească Albă, Fetească Neagrăn, Marcelan R, Merlot, Negru De Drăgăşani, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling De Rhin, Riesling Italian, Sauvignon, Syrah, Tămâioasă Românească, Tămâioasă Roză, Viogner

Max yield

86 hl/ha

Min planting density

4,132 vines/ha

Irrigation

Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town

around the town of Segarcea

Nearest city

27 km south-west of Craiova 234,140 people

To the sea

354 km

Rivers nearby

Jiu (14 km)

Lakes nearby

Balta Bistre? (23 km)

Same latitude

Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation

49–165 m

Mean elevation

110 m

Mean slope

1.3° (2 %)

Steepest tenth

above 3°

Faces

south-west

Measured over the whole outline on 270,091 elevation cells of about 28 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 3

• Cerat
• Lipovu
• Segarcea

Sources

EU register of geographical indications