Calzadilla

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyard is located in a plot in the Alcarria region with a supra-Mediterranean continental climate, surrounded by hills lying between 900 and 1,200 metres above sea level.
• The plots are situated between 845 and 1,005 metres above sea level, many with steep gradients exceeding 40% and reaching up to 80%.
• The protected designation of origin as a single-estate wine (vino de pago) is delimited over 26 hectares within the municipal boundary of Huete, in Cuenca. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• All cultivation is carried out entirely by hand owing to the steep gradients of the plots, which can exceed 40% and even reach 80%.
• Individual cross-stake training systems are sometimes used to support the vines, and cold pre-fermentation maceration and gravity flow are practised during winemaking.

• The wines display intense minerality, aromas of undergrowth and retention of fruity aromas, along with vivid, deep colour that is maintained even with the passage of time.
• The wine maintains a colour intensity above 10 units even after a minimum ageing period of 8 months, owing to a higher concentration of anthocyanins.

• The highly calcareous soil, with interspersed layers of gypsum, keeps the subsoil well-aerated and contributes the characteristic minerality of the wines produced in the estate.

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-A0056
• Official trade body site — Pago Calzadilla