Bajo Aragón

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The cultivation area lies in the river valleys of the Aguasvivas, Martín, Regallo, Guadalope, and Matarraña rivers, which drain toward the Ebro from the Iberian System.
• The terrain is flat or gently rolling, with elevations ranging from 122 metres in Caspe to 325 metres in Alcañiz and 632 metres in Alcorisa, with tabular relief dissected by river networks predominating.
• The soils are calcareous, with carbonate and gypsum horizon formations characteristic of lacustrine sedimentary deposits laid down under the warm, dry climate of the Miocene.
• Average annual rainfall ranges between 327.9 mm in Caspe, 361.1 mm in Albalate del Arzobispo, and 367.9 mm in Alcañiz, with May and October being the wettest months.
• A characteristic climatic phenomenon of the area is winter temperature inversion, when cold air settles in the lower layers forming cold fogs with maximum temperatures below 6°C, while at higher elevations free of fog temperatures can exceed 15°C.
• The climate of the area, according to the Köppen classification, is mainly continental Mediterranean, dry steppe, and warm continental sub-Mediterranean, with transitions to cold or humid conditions in areas further south of Teruel.

• The designation 'Vino de la Tierra del Bajo Aragón' was established on 15 May 1997, promoted by wineries that formed the Asociación Profesional de Productores del Vino de la Tierra del Bajo Aragón.

• Wines made from the Derechero variety show higher alcoholic strength and are well suited to barrel ageing owing to their volume, body, and structure, making them singular and unrepeatable.
• The musts of the Derechero variety are the least acidic.

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