Monreale DOC
Shaded: the delimited Monreale production zone within Sicilia.
- DOC since
- 2000
- Communes
- 8
- Wines
- 15
- Grapes
- 2
The wines 15
Production zone8 communes · Palermo
Partly within the zone 8
Art. 3: metes-and-bounds (isoipsa/roads) parts of Monreale and 7 neighbouring PA comuni (Piana degli Albanesi, Santa Cristina Gela, Camporeale, San Giuseppe Jato, San Cipirello, Corleone, Roccamena), with named exclusions. Geometry = comune-union of the 8 CONTAINING comuni (openpolis WGS84, 98.180 ha), a documented over-approximation.
GrapesCatarratto · Nero d'Avola
- CatarrattoPrincipal white variety of the Monreale Bianco.
- Nero d'AvolaBase of several reds.
Art. 2: Monreale Bianco (anche superiore/vendemmia tardiva) built on Catarratto + other whites; Rosso/Rosato on Nero d'Avola/Perricone/Nerello and international varieties; plus a monovarietal range (Ansonica/Inzolia, Catarratto, Grillo, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco, etc. whites; Nero d'Avola, Perricone, Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah reds). PA-hinterland DOC around Monreale.
Viticulture
Art. 4: yields/altitude per typology; not transcribed as scalar.