📜 Rosso Piceno
Red wines from Montepulciano and Sangiovese in the southern Marche.
Rosso Piceno is a protected designation of origin (PDO). Country: Italy. Part of: Marche.
Main grape varieties: Montepulciano, Sangiovese. Wines made here: Red wine, Still wine.
The name is listed in eAmbrosia, the official EU register of geographical indications, and is protected throughout the EU.
Rosso Piceno runs from the Metauro river in the north to the Tronto in the south, between the Apennines and the Adriatic, with the Rosso Conero zone excluded. The land is mostly medium to high hills: vineyards sit at 300-600 m, on slopes averaging about 25%. The DOC dates from 1968. Rosso Piceno is 35-85% Montepulciano and 15-50% Sangiovese, and Superiore needs about a year of ageing and 12% alcohol. About 765 ha were planted in 2021, with around 39,000 hl produced in 2022.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Rosso Piceno ← main grape of ← 🍇 Sangiovese → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Marche, 🍷 Still wine
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Montepulciano, 🍇 Sangiovese
- Wines
- 🍷 Red wine
Frequently asked questions
Where is Rosso Piceno?
Rosso Piceno is a wine area in this country: Italy.
Which grapes are used for Rosso Piceno wine?
Rosso Piceno wine is made mainly from these grapes: Montepulciano, Sangiovese.
What does the Rosso Piceno status mean?
Rosso Piceno is a protected designation of origin: the wine is made only in this area, under its rules and from permitted grapes.
Similar
📍 Conero · 📜 Colli Pesaresi · 📜 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano · 📜 I Terreni di Sanseverino · 📜 San Ginesio · 📜 Colline Teramane Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Rosso Piceno / Piceno DOC production specification (text copy on AIS Italia)
- Italian Wine Central: Rosso Piceno DOC