Castelló

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Pronounced orography: mountainous interior separated from a narrow coastal plain; mean altitude 300 m.
• Loam-textured soils, brown-calcareous over unconsolidated material; also brown soils over hard limestones.
• Predominance of rodeno sandstone and granites in the lithological composition of the viticultural soils.
• Mean annual rainfall ~540 l/m²; highest in October (85 l/m²), lowest in June (15 l/m²).
• Continental interior: minimum temperatures below 0 °C in February, March, and November; coastal areas with a mild thermal regime.

• Autochthonous long-cycle Garnacha tinta: at low yields it delivers red and black fruit with good acidity.
• Cabernet Sauvignon ripens well without losing freshness; Merlot yields a generous, approachable character.

• Deep colour and high chromatic intensity; concentrated sugars and well-balanced total acidity.

• Autochthonous Garnacha tinta: low yields deliver a strong presence of red and black fruit with good acidity.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-ES-A1173
• Official trade body site — GVA Portal Agrari — IGP Castelló