Bajo Aragón

Styles

Terroir

• Vineyards in river valleys (Aguasvivas, Martín, Regallo, Guadalope, Matarraña) that drain the southeastern part of the Ebro Depression.
• Calcareous soils with carbonate and gypsum horizons, formed by lacustrine sedimentation under the warm, dry climate of the Miocene.
• Tabular relief at elevations ranging from 122 m (Caspe) to 632 m (Alcorisa), gently rolling and dissected by river networks.
• Continental Mediterranean climate with high annual thermal amplitude (>18 °C) and scarce rainfall: between 327.9 mm (Caspe) and 367.9 mm (Alcañiz).
• Winter thermal inversion phenomenon: cold air generates fog with maximum temperatures below 6 °C in the valleys, while elevated sites exceed 15 °C.

• The vine has been cultivated in the Bajo Aragón since at least the 5th century BC, with wineries identified at Calaceite, Herrera de los Navarros, and Azaila.
• The indigenous variety Derechero de Muniesa, late-ripening and high in alcohol, is well suited to barrel ageing owing to its volume, body, and structure.

• The indigenous variety Derechero de Muniesa produces wines of higher alcoholic strength, with the volume, body, and structure appropriate for barrel ageing.
• The IGP permits red wines with a minimum natural alcoholic strength of 12%, rosés of 11.5%, and whites of 11%. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The calcáreo-arcilloso soils of the Bajo Aragón under a Mediterranean semi-continental climate are identified as responsible for the distinctive character of its wines.

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-A1362
• Official trade body site — Gobierno de Aragón — IGP Bajo Aragón