Carignano del Sulcis DOC
Shaded: the delimited Carignano del Sulcis production zone within Sardegna.
- DOC since
- 1977
- Communes
- 17
- Wines
- 6
- Grapes
- 1
The wines 6
Rosso
Riserva
Superiore
Rosato
Novello
Passito
Production zone17 communes · Sud Sardegna, Cagliari (Sulcis)
Entirely within the zone 17
CalasettaCarboniaCarloforteGibaMasainasNarcaoNuxisPerdaxiusPiscinasPortoscusoSan Giovanni SuergiuSantadiSant'Anna ArresiSant'AntiocoTeuladaTrataliasVillaperuccio
Art. 3: the whole territory of 17 comuni of the Sulcis (former province of Carbonia-Iglesias, now Sud Sardegna, + Teulada in Cagliari), including the islands of Sant'Antioco and San Pietro/Carloforte. Geometry = comune-union of all 17 (openpolis WGS84, 113.882 ha).
GrapesCarignano
- CarignanoThe dominant grape of the Sulcis; often old bush vines (alberello) on sandy coastal soils.
Art. 2: Carignano del Sulcis (rosso, riserva, superiore, rosato, novello, passito) is built on Carignano. The SW Sulcis corner, incl. the islands of Sant'Antioco and San Pietro (Carloforte), is famous for old ungrafted bush-vine Carignano on sand.
Viticulture
Art. 4: often bush-trained (alberello) old Carignano on sandy soils; yields per typology not transcribed as scalar.
Legalsince 1977 · Valoritalia s.r.l.
DOC since1977
DOC decreeDPR 01.06.1977
Current decreeDPR 30.12.1989
Control bodyValoritalia s.r.l.
ModificationsDOC DPR 01.06.1977mod. DPR 30.12.1989