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DOC · Appellation profile

Castel del Monte

170,946 haProduction zone
23Wines in the rules
20.4 °CGrowing season · hot
VWinkler region

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Castel del Monte in Italy

Latitude
40.9°–41.3° N
Vineyard altitude
209 m to 331 m
Production zone
170,946 ha

Lies within
Aleatico di Puglia

Covers the same area as
Castel del Monte Bombino Nero, Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva, Castel del Monte Rosso Riserva

Worked out from the boundaries (smallest container first). They follow whole communes, so a neighbour sharing a commune can show up here too.

Boundary drawn from whole communes, so it is a little larger than the legal zone. Boundary: Eurac Research PDO inventory (CC0). Country outlines: Natural Earth. Dots on the zone map are the vineyard points used for climate.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Castel del Monte must meet.

23 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMain grape(s)Max yield
t/ha		Wine from grapes
max. %		Grape ripeness
min. % pot. alc.		Wine
min. % alc.		Acidity
min. g/l		Dry extract
min. g/l		Sugar
max. g/l		Ageing
min. months		In wood
min. months
Castel del Monte Bianco Pampanuto, Chardonnay, Bombino Bianco14701010.54.51610––
Castel del Monte Bianco Frizzante Pampanuto, Chardonnay, Bombino Bianco147010114.515–––
Castel del Monte Bianco Spumante Pampanuto, Chardonnay, Bombino Bianco14701011.551435––
Castel del Monte Rosso Nero di Troia, Aglianico, Montepulciano137011.5124.52010––
Castel del Monte Rosso Novello Nero di Troia, Aglianico, Montepulciano137011.511.551610––
Castel del Monte Rosato Bombino Nero, Aglianico, Nero di Troia147010114.51610––
Castel del Monte Rosato Frizzante Bombino Nero, Aglianico, Nero di Troia147010114.515–––
Castel del Monte Rosato Spumante Bombino Nero, Aglianico, Nero di Troia14701011.551435––
Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco 90% Bombino Bianco14701010.54.51610––
Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco Frizzante 90% Bombino Bianco14701010.54.515–––
Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco Spumante 90% Bombino Bianco14701011.551435––
Castel del Monte Chardonnay 90% Chardonnay14701010.54.51610––
Castel del Monte Chardonnay Frizzante 90% Chardonnay14701010.54.515–––
Castel del Monte Sauvignon 90% Sauvignon Blanc14701010.54.51610––
Castel del Monte Sauvignon Frizzante 90% Sauvignon Blanc14701010.54.515–––
Castel del Monte Nero di Troia 90% Nero di Troia137011.5124.52010––
Castel del Monte Cabernet 90% Cabernet franc / Cabernet Sauvignon137011.512.54.51810––
Castel del Monte Cabernet Riserva 90% Cabernet franc / Cabernet Sauvignon137012134.525102412
Castel del Monte Aglianico 90% Aglianico137011.5134.52510––
Castel del Monte Aglianico Rosato Aglianico13––––––––
Castel del Monte Aglianico Rosato 90% Aglianico147010114.51610––
Castel del Monte Aglianico Rosato Frizzante 90% Aglianico14701010.54.516–––
Castel del Monte Aglianico Riserva 90% Aglianico137012134.525102412

From the official production rules (disciplinare di produzione). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Bianco

  • ≤ 100% Pampanuto · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Chardonnay · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Bombino Bianco · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Bianco Frizzante

  • ≤ 100% Pampanuto · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Chardonnay · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Bombino Bianco · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Bianco Spumante

  • ≤ 100% Pampanuto · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Chardonnay · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Bombino Bianco · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic white grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Rosso

  • ≤ 100% Nero di Troia · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Montepulciano · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic black grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Rosso Novello

  • ≤ 100% Nero di Troia · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Montepulciano · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic black grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Rosato

  • ≤ 100% Bombino Nero · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Nero di Troia · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic black grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Rosato Frizzante

  • ≤ 100% Bombino Nero · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Nero di Troia · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic black grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Rosato Spumante

  • ≤ 100% Bombino Nero · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 100% Nero di Troia · Main grape
  • ≤ 35% other non-aromatic black grapes authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco

  • ≥ 90% Bombino Bianco · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco Frizzante

  • ≥ 90% Bombino Bianco · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco Spumante

  • ≥ 90% Bombino Bianco · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Chardonnay

  • ≥ 90% Chardonnay · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Chardonnay Frizzante

  • ≥ 90% Chardonnay · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Sauvignon

  • ≥ 90% Sauvignon Blanc · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Sauvignon Frizzante

  • ≥ 90% Sauvignon Blanc · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Nero di Troia

  • ≥ 90% Nero di Troia · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Cabernet

  • ≥ 90% Cabernet franc / Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Cabernet Riserva

  • ≥ 90% Cabernet franc / Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

At least 24 months' ageing.

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Aglianico

  • ≥ 90% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Aglianico Rosato

  • ≥ 90% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Aglianico Rosato Frizzante

  • ≥ 90% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

Blend rules

Castel del Monte Aglianico Riserva

  • ≥ 90% Aglianico · Main grape
  • ≤ 10% other non-aromatic grapes of the same colour authorised in Puglia (Murgia Centrale) · Others allowed

At least 24 months' ageing.

Other varieties allowed

Besides the main grapes, the rules allow these varieties in some wines. Grape names link where a profile exists.

33 varieties · Castel del Monte Bianco, Castel del Monte Bianco Frizzante, Castel del Monte Bianco Spumante

Antinello, Asprinio Bianco, Bianco d'Alessano, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Marchione, Maresco, Minutolo, Montonico Bianco, Moscatello Selvatico, Mostosa, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Welschriesling

26 varieties · Castel del Monte Rosso, Castel del Monte Rosso Novello

Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Syrah

26 varieties · Castel del Monte Rosato, Castel del Monte Rosato Frizzante, Castel del Monte Rosato Spumante

Aglianicone, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Syrah

33 varieties · Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco

Antinello, Bianco d'Alessano, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Marchione, Maresco, Minutolo, Montonico Bianco, Moscatello Selvatico, Mostosa, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pampanuto, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino B----Asprinio Bianco, Welschriesling

34 varieties · Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco Frizzante, Castel del Monte Bombino Bianco Spumante

Antinello, Asprinio Bianco, Bianco d'Alessano, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Marchione, Maresco, Minutolo, Montonico Bianco, Moscatello Selvatico, Mostosa, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pampanuto, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Welschriesling

35 varieties · Castel del Monte Chardonnay, Castel del Monte Chardonnay Frizzante

Antinello, Asprinio Bianco, Bianco d'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Marchione, Maresco, Minutolo, Montonico Bianco, Moscatello Selvatico, Mostosa, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pampanuto, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Welschriesling

34 varieties · Castel del Monte Sauvignon, Castel del Monte Sauvignon Frizzante

Antinello, Asprinio Bianco, Bianco d'Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Greco Bianco, Grillo, Malvasia Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Manzoni Bianco, Marchione, Maresco, Minutolo, Montonico Bianco, Moscatello Selvatico, Mostosa, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Pampanuto, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Semillon, Sylvaner, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdeca, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Welschriesling

28 varieties · Castel del Monte Nero di Troia

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Syrah

27 varieties · Castel del Monte Cabernet, Castel del Monte Cabernet Riserva

Aglianico, Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva di Troia

28 varieties · 5 wines

Aglianicone, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Lacrima, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia Nera di Basilicata, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negro Amaro, Negroamaro Precoce, Notardomenico, Ottavianello, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Noir, Primitivo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Sangiovese, Somarello Rosso, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva di Troia

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

No forcing
Forcing the vines is prohibited
Permitted
Irrigation
Cellar
Where the wine must be made
Within the production zone

02 · Climate fingerprint

The climate

The growing season averages 20.4 °C, hot on Gregory Jones's scale, with 2,231 growing degree days (Winkler V).

The average year  1991–2020, vineyards at about 201 m

Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season
7.5° 60 Jan 7.9° 59 Feb 10.3° 62 Mar 13.4° 60 Apr 18.0° 43 May 22.7° 34 Jun 25.3° 25 Jul 25.5° 24 Aug 21.0° 56 Sep 16.9° 64 Oct 12.6° 69 Nov 8.8° 64 Dec
Growing-season temperature
20.4 °C
Hot · 19–21 °C (Jones)
Growing degree days
2,231
Region V: 2,222 and over degree days
Growing-season rain
305 mm
Of 619 mm a year
Harvest rain
120 mm
September–October

Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 231 m; Vineyard point 2, 108 m; Vineyard point 3, 219 m; Vineyard point 4, 92 m; Vineyard point 5, 355 m), moved to each point's height from the model's terrain. Indices that need daily data are not captured yet. How the climate figures are made.

Lower confidence:Monthly reanalysis in moderately complex terrain; not yet checked against a weather station.

Closest climates in the database

Picked by the data, not by hand: the profiles nearest on season warmth (counted twice), degree days, rain, ripening-month nights and day–night range. Neighbours within 30 km are left out, as they share the same weather.

1. Dominio de ValdepusaVery similarCompared with Castel del Monte: same season warmth, similar rain.
2. Malvasia di BosaVery similarCompared with Castel del Monte: same season warmth, similar rain.
3. Cannonau di SardegnaVery similarCompared with Castel del Monte: same season warmth, similar rain.

Growing-season temperature

Castel del Monte
20.4 °C
Dominio de Valdepusa
20.4 °C
Malvasia di Bosa
20.3 °C
Cannonau di Sardegna
20.3 °C

Growing degree days

Castel del Monte
2,231
Dominio de Valdepusa
2,225
Malvasia di Bosa
2,204
Cannonau di Sardegna
2,201

Growing-season rain

Castel del Monte
305 mm
Dominio de Valdepusa
276 mm
Malvasia di Bosa
325 mm
Cannonau di Sardegna
281 mm

03 · Year by year

35 vintages

Each column is one growing season: heat above or below the 1991–2020 average, and rain at harvest. Pick a year for the details.

Warmer than averageCooler than averageHarvest rain (Sep–Oct)Average harvest rain, 120 mm
2025
Growing-season temp.
Growing degree days
Harvest rain
Growing-season rain
September nights
Hot days and frosts

Seasons are labelled by harvest year (April–October). Year-to-year changes from ERA5-Land; tested against station records in Alto Adige (r = 0.94 for season temperature at Bolzano). Rain varies more locally, so treat single-season rain with some caution. Vintage ratings, harvest dates and frost or hail events have places in the data model but are not loaded yet.

04 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. A geospatial inventory of regulatory information for wine protected designations of origin in Europe · Candiago et al., Scientific Data 9, 394 (2022); Eurac Research · CC0
  2. Quality wines in Italy and France: a dataset of PDO specifications · figshare 25393261 · CC BY 4.0
  3. ERA5-Land monthly averaged data (reanalysis-era5-land-monthly-means) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Climate Data Store · CC BY 4.0 (Copernicus licence)
  4. OpenStreetMap vineyard areas (landuse=vineyard), from Geofabrik country extracts · OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0
  5. Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (AWS open data tiles) · European Space Agency / Copernicus · Copernicus DEM licence
  6. Disciplinare di produzione: Castel del Monte · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act
  7. Appellation nesting worked out from boundaries (pipeline/build_nesting.py) · Vinous, from the Eurac PDO boundaries · CC0 (source data)
  8. Climate profiles calculated by Vinous: method
Still to check (3)
  • Generated from EU reference data: check against the current product specification.
  • From the specification: Every type may range from dry to abboccato or amabile, so sweetness is left null. Spumante may be made in tank or in bottle (method left null) and must be made in Puglia. Aglianico Riserva is governed by the text but missing from the register list, so it is added. Vinification is also allowed in Barletta and Canosa.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.