Montecastelli · Vinous

What is made here

Wine colours

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

Where it is

Montecastelli in Italy

The boundary for Montecastelli is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

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 Montecastelli must meet.

12 wines in the rules, all colours.
Wine	Main 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
Montecastelli bianco	–	10	80	10.5	11	5	15
Montecastelli rosso	–	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli rosso novello	–	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Sangiovese	85% Sangiovese	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Merlot	85% Merlot	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Canaiolo	85% Canaiolo Nero	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Ciliegiolo	85% Ciliegiolo	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Cabernet Sauvignon	85% Cabernet Sauvignon	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Cabernet Franc	85% Cabernet Franc	9	80	11.5	12	4.5	20
Montecastelli Trebbiano	85% Trebbiano Toscano	10	80	10.5	11	5	15
Montecastelli Malvasia	85% Malvasia Bianca Lunga	10	80	10.5	11	5	15
Montecastelli Vermentino	85% Vermentino	10	80	10.5	11	5	15

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

Montecastelli Sangiovese

≥ 85% Sangiovese · Main grape
≤ 15% black-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

Blend rules

Montecastelli Merlot

≥ 85% Merlot · Main grape
≤ 15% black-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

Blend rules

Montecastelli Canaiolo

≥ 85% Canaiolo Nero · Main grape
≤ 15% black-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

Blend rules

Montecastelli Ciliegiolo

≥ 85% Ciliegiolo · Main grape
≤ 15% black-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

Blend rules

Montecastelli Cabernet Sauvignon

≥ 85% Cabernet Sauvignon · Main grape
≤ 15% black-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

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Montecastelli Cabernet Franc

≥ 85% Cabernet Franc · Main grape
≤ 15% black-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

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Montecastelli Trebbiano

≥ 85% Trebbiano Toscano · Main grape
≤ 15% white-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

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Montecastelli Malvasia

≥ 85% Malvasia Bianca Lunga · Main grape
≤ 15% white-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

Blend rules

Montecastelli Vermentino

≥ 85% Vermentino · Main grape
≤ 15% white-berried varieties suitable for cultivation in Toscana · Others allowed

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
Legge 12 dicembre 2016, n. 238 (Testo unico della vite e del vino), Articles 3, 28 and 33 · Repubblica Italiana · Official act
Disciplinare di produzione: Montecastelli · Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste (MASAF) · Official act

Still to check (3)

Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
From the specification: Register list of types (Art. 1) includes 'Canaiolo Nero', 'Trebbiano Toscano' and 'Malvasia Bianca Lunga'; later articles name them Canaiolo, Trebbiano and Malvasia. New vineyards: no yield in the first two years, 60% in the third. Winemaking in the production zone or anywhere in Toscana.
National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.