Pentagono d'Oro del Cartizze

The Golden Pentagon of Cartizze is a 107-hectare area of south-facing hillside at Valdobbiadene, drawn as a five-sided figure on the wine map. This outline describes a distinctive part of the vineyard landscape.

Why it matters

Cartizze is where the Conegliano Valdobbiadene appellation concentrates its finest expression, and the Prosecco protection consortium defines the Golden Pentagon as the whole of it — 107 hectares, entirely south-facing, the top-quality area of the denomination. The UNESCO property's landscape includes steep vineyard terraces, hamlets on the slopes and working farm tracks.

What to notice

The Cartizze area includes vineyard walls and streams, with the village of Follo and its square sundial dedicated to abbot Giovanni Follador nearby. The Casa dei Berti has a frescoed Assumption and a carved stone mask of the folk character "Barba Zucon".

Context and history

The pentagon is a modern cartographic idea laid over centuries of cultivation: the five-sided outline describes a hillside whose terraces and crops were shaped by generations of families working some of Italy's steepest vineyard ground. The UNESCO site's guidebook documents the territory's trails, while the producers' consortium also presents the area through wine-tourism itineraries. These routes overlay a landscape that remains essentially agricultural.