Campo de Calatrava

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Territory of volcanic origin with a singular geochemical signature: elements Mn, Ni, V, Cr, Co, Ce, Nd, and Nb.
• Sandy clay loam soils with high stoniness, conditioning the balanced and fresh profile of the wines.
• Dark soils that accelerate warming and allow the fruit's ripening cycle to be extended.
• High potassium concentrations in the soil, key to vine nutrition and grape quality.
• Autumn with high luminosity, warm temperatures, low relative humidity, and scarce rainfall: conditions favorable for overripening.

• Still wines: balanced, structured, and fresh profile, with mineral notes linked to the volcanic geochemical signature (Mn, Ni, V, Cr, Co…).
• High sun exposure and dark soils concentrate color and alcohol; overripened grapes yield elevated residual sugars and high aromatic intensity.

• The volcanic geochemical signature (Mn, Ni, V, Cr, Co…) is directly linked to mineral notes in the organoleptic profile of the wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the specification.

Sources

• National pliego de condiciones (PDF)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-02870
• Official trade body site — DO Campo de Calatrava