What is made here
Wine colours
Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.
Where it is
Colline Lucchesi in Italy
- Latitude
- 43.7°–44.0° N
- Vineyard altitude
- 20 m to 209 m
- Production zone
- 35,994 ha
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 Colline Lucchesi must meet.
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Bianco
- 40–80% Trebbiano Toscano · Main grape
- 10–60% Chardonnay, Greco, Grechetto, Malvasia, Sauvignon, Vermentino · Allowed
- ≤ 25% other white grapes authorised in Tuscany · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Vermentino
- ≥ 85% Vermentino · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other white grapes authorised in Tuscany · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Sauvignon
- ≥ 85% Sauvignon Blanc · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other white grapes authorised in Tuscany · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Rosso
- 45–80% Sangiovese · Main grape
- 10–50% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Syrah · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other red grapes authorised in Tuscany · Others allowed
- ≤ 5% Aleatico / Moscato · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Rosso Riserva
- 45–80% Sangiovese · Main grape
- 10–50% Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Syrah · Allowed
- ≤ 30% other red grapes authorised in Tuscany · Others allowed
- ≤ 5% Aleatico / Moscato · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Sangiovese
- ≥ 85% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other red grapes authorised in Tuscany (excluding Aleatico and Moscato) · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Sangiovese Riserva
- ≥ 85% Sangiovese · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other red grapes authorised in Tuscany (excluding Aleatico and Moscato) · Others allowed
At least 24 months' ageing.
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Merlot
- ≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other red grapes authorised in Tuscany (excluding Aleatico and Moscato) · Others allowed
Blend rules
Colline Lucchesi Merlot Riserva
- ≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
- ≤ 15% other red grapes authorised in Tuscany (excluding Aleatico and Moscato) · 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.
30 varieties · Colline Lucchesi Bianco
Albana, Albarola, Ansonica, Biancone, Canaiolo Bianco, Clairette, Durella, Fiano, Incrocio Bruni 54, Livornese Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Nocchianello Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Roussanne, Semillon, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier, Welschriesling
34 varieties · Colline Lucchesi Vermentino
Albana, Albarola, Ansonica, Biancone, Canaiolo Bianco, Clairette, Durella, Fiano, Grechetto, Greco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Livornese Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Nocchianello Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Roussanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier, Welschriesling
34 varieties · Colline Lucchesi Sauvignon
Albana, Albarola, Ansonica, Biancone, Canaiolo Bianco, Clairette, Durella, Fiano, Grechetto, Greco, Incrocio Bruni 54, Livornese Bianca, Malvasia Bianca Lunga, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Malvasia Istriana, Manzoni Bianco, Marsanne, Muller Thurgau, Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains, Nocchianello Bianco, Orpicchio, Petit Manseng, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, Roussanne, Semillon, Trebbiano Toscano, Verdea, Verdello, Verdicchio Bianco, Vermentino, Vernaccia di S. Giminiano, Viognier, Welschriesling
49 varieties · Colline Lucchesi Rosso, Colline Lucchesi Rosso Riserva
Alicante, Alicante Bouschet, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canina Nera, Carignan, Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gralima, Grand Noir, Gratena, Groppello Gentile, Groppello di S. Stefano, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Mourvèdre, Nocchianello Nero, Pinot Noir, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Schiava Gentile, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero
53 varieties · Colline Lucchesi Sangiovese, Colline Lucchesi Sangiovese Riserva
Alicante, Alicante Bouschet, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignan, Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gralima, Grand Noir, Gratena, Groppello Gentile, Groppello di S. Stefano, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Merlot, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Mourvèdre, Nocchianello Nero, Pinot Noir, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero
53 varieties · Colline Lucchesi Merlot, Colline Lucchesi Merlot Riserva
Alicante, Alicante Bouschet, Ancellotta, Barbera, Barsaglina, Bonamico, Bracciola Nera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Calabrese, Caloria, Canaiolo Nero, Canina Nera, Carignan, Carmenere, Cesanese D Affile, Ciliegiolo, Colombana Nera, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, Gamay, Gralima, Grand Noir, Gratena, Groppello Gentile, Groppello di S. Stefano, Lambrusco Maestri, Malbec, Malvasia, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Mammolo, Mazzese, Merlese, Mondeuse, Montepulciano, Mourvèdre, Nocchianello Nero, Pinot Noir, Pollera Nera, Prugnolo Gentile, Pugnitello, Rebo, Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso, Roussin, Sagrantino, Sanforte, Sangiovese, Schiava Gentile, Syrah, Tempranillo, Teroldego, Vermentino Nero
In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine
3,500
Vines per hectare, minimum
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 18.7 °C, warm on Gregory Jones's scale, with 1,855 growing degree days (Winkler III).
The average year 1991–2020, vineyards at about 82 m
Monthly mean, °CRain, mmGrowing season
- Growing-season temperature
- 18.7 °C
- Warm · 17–19 °C (Jones)
- Growing degree days
- 1,855
- Region III: 1,667–1,943 degree days
- Growing-season rain
- 637 mm
- Of 1,220 mm a year
- Harvest rain
- 271 mm
- September–October
Copernicus ERA5-Land monthly averages at 5 vineyard points (Vineyard point 1, 19 m; Vineyard point 2, 34 m; Vineyard point 3, 110 m; Vineyard point 4, 182 m; Vineyard point 5, 65 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. Cesanese del PiglioVery similarCompared with Colline Lucchesi: same season warmth, similar rain.
2. Cesanese di Olevano RomanoVery similarCompared with Colline Lucchesi: same season warmth, similar rain.
3. GenazzanoVery similarCompared with Colline Lucchesi: same season warmth, similar rain.
Growing-season temperature
Growing degree days
Growing-season rain
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, 271 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
- 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
- Quality wines in Italy and France: a dataset of PDO specifications · figshare 25393261 · CC BY 4.0
- ERA5-Land monthly averaged data (reanalysis-era5-land-monthly-means) · Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), Climate Data Store · CC BY 4.0 (Copernicus licence)
- OpenStreetMap vineyard areas (landuse=vineyard), from Geofabrik country extracts · OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Copernicus DEM GLO-90 (AWS open data tiles) · European Space Agency / Copernicus · Copernicus DEM licence
- Disciplinare di produzione: Colline Lucchesi · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act
- Climate profiles calculated by Vinous: method
Still to check (3)
- Generated from EU reference data: check against the current product specification.
- From the specification: Vin Santo comes in secco and amabile types (generic Vin Santo left with null sweetness and acidity: 4.5 g/l secco, 5.0 g/l amabile); grapes are dried to at least 27% sugar, crushed 1 Dec to 31 Mar, and aged in caratelli of at most 5 hl with no minimum period stated. No natural alcohol minimum is given for the Vin Santi. Maximum 4 kg of grapes per vine; governo all'uso toscano allowed for the Rosso.
- National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.