3 Riberas

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The cierzo wind blows frequently, reducing relative humidity and limiting fungal diseases such as downy mildew and powdery mildew, thereby ensuring grape health.
• Soils dominated by clays and limestones, or clays and sandstones; high carbonate levels and low organic matter promote elevated alcohol levels.
• Fluvial terraces of the Ega, Arga, Aragón, and Ebro rivers: unconsolidated gravels, sands, silts, and clays; valley floors with rounded gravel and excellent drainage.

• Navarran viticulture documented since Roman times (1st century BC) and flourishing through the medieval period; Teobaldo I introduces racking and ageing techniques in the 15th century.
• Wineries manage planting density, pruning, irrigation, and variety selection to adapt cultivation to the climatic and edaphological variability of the zone.

• Wines of balanced aroma and flavour, good body, and ageing potential; alcohol content above 11% vol.
• High aromatic and colour intensity, good acidity, and adequate polyphenolic ripeness, favoured by the calcareous soils and the cierzo.

• Soils rich in carbonates, low in organic matter, and well drained promote elevated alcohol levels and good preservation of acidity.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the specification.

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-ES-A0128
• Official trade body site — Gobierno de Navarra — IGP 3 Riberas