Barbanza e Iria
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Agudelo (Gouveio)Chenin BlancAlbarin BlancoAlbariño (Alvarinho)Brancellao (Alvarelhao)Caíño BlancoCaíño Tinto (Borracal)EspadeiroLoureira (Loureiro Blanco)Loureiro TintoMencíaMerenzao (Trousseau Noir)Ratiño Gallega (Ratino)Sousón (Vinhao)TorrontésTreixadura (Trajadura)
Terroir
Natural factors
- The characteristic soils of this geographical area are loamy, deep, and permeable.
Human factors
- Pruning and vine training are carried out by hand and with great skill in order to achieve adequate control of the viticultural potential.
- This protected geographical indication was regulated in 2007, and is used to designate the country wines produced in the wine-growing area of the Ribera de la Ría de Arosa. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- The wines of this region tend to display balance and harmony, excellent aromatic expression, and good keeping characteristics.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the specification (pliego de condiciones).
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the administrative units named in the document (Eurostat GISCO or national cadastre boundaries).
Area completed with the 12 civil parish(es) (parroquias) the document names, drawn from the Mapa de Parroquias de Galicia (© Xunta de Galicia – Instituto de Estudos do Territorio (IET), Mapa de Parroquias · CC BY 4.0): Lousame: Camboño; Lousame: Fruíme; Lousame: Tállara; Padrón: Iria Flavia; Padrón: Padrón; Porto do Son: Baroña; Porto do Son: Caamaño; Porto do Son: Queiruga; Porto do Son: Ribasieira; Porto do Son: San Pedro de Muro; Porto do Son: Xuño; Rois: Seira.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- National pliego de condiciones (PDF)
- Mapa de Parroquias de Galicia (IET, Xunta de Galicia) — © Xunta de Galicia – Instituto de Estudos do Territorio (IET), Mapa de Parroquias · CC BY 4.0
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-ES-A1255
- Official trade body site — AGACAL — IXP Barbanza e Iria