Abona

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The landscape is defined by the extensive development of pumice deposits alternating with basaltic lava flows from Series III and IV, known as the Bandas del Sur.
• There is a strong presence of volcanic cones, mostly from Series III, whose outcroppings have given rise to extensive lava fields that have occasionally extended the coastline.
• The ravines, long in course and considerable in depth, originate along the ridge line of the southern rim of Las Cañadas and occasionally carry water following heavy rainfall.
• The warm, dry-summer climate results from the leeward effect on the trade wind, which accelerates and loses moisture, with an absence of the sea of clouds characteristic of the northern slopes.
• Mean temperatures exceed 22 °C and rainfall is low, diminishing towards the coast, with acceptable amounts recorded only above 1,000 metres.
• The vineyards are distributed across three altitudinal bands according to Wikipedia: below the cloud layer between 200 and 500 m with a hot climate, within the cloud layer from 500 to 1,200 m which is cooler and more humid, and above the clouds up to 1,750 m, dry and subject to large diurnal temperature variation. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The Castilians introduced vine cultivation to the island, with the first vineyard planted in 1497.
• By 1550 notable quantities of wine were already being produced, and until 1680 Canarian wines enjoyed great renown in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
• In the Abona district, vines were initially planted along the coast in areas where sugar cane could not be grown, producing wine solely for local consumption.

• The white wines are aromatic, with notes of almond blossom, acacia, and lychee, alongside tropical nuances of banana, mango, passion fruit, and guava.
• Despite the warmth of the climate, the whites display a balanced natural acidity, resulting in wines that are well-balanced on the palate with a medium-to-high alcoholic strength.

• The sun-facing aspect of the terrain and the influence of the trade winds create exceptional aridity and relatively high temperatures, which is why vines are preferentially cultivated at higher elevations to reduce mean temperatures; these elevated temperatures yield wines with excellent alcohol-acidity balance.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the specification (pliego de condiciones).

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Sources

• National pliego de condiciones (PDF)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0975
• Official trade body site — DOP Abona