Casa del Blanco

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The estate sits at 1,080 metres elevation, with a continental climate of very dry air and a large diurnal temperature range during the ripening period.
• The soils are clay-calcareous, poor, stony, and well-drained, with a basic pH of around 8.
• The estate occupies a very flat plateau, with average slopes below 2% and no notable relief features. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The estate's soils have a sandy-loam texture with volcanic materials of basalt type and a basic pH, according to Wikipedia. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• An elevated concentration of lithium has been detected in the soil, with values ranging from 0.86 to 2.9 mg/kg depending on the plot — a cation rarely found in viticultural soils. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The wines combine good acidity with an alcoholic strength that tends to be relatively high, resulting in wines that are fresher and better suited to ageing.
• These are age-worthy wines with fresh, higher-acid fruit, floral and mineral notes, medium-to-high aromatic concentration, elegant, balanced, and fresh, with a character that reads as more continental than Mediterranean.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the specification (pliego de condiciones).

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• National pliego de condiciones (PDF) — +2 varieties added
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0060
• Official trade body site — Pago Casa del Blanco