Cataluña

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Silt and clay soils contribute body, structure, and deeper color to both whites and reds.
• Calcareous soils produce bright, aromatic wines of great finesse.
• Mediterranean influence favors smooth, dense wines with low acidity and high alcohol.
• Intense sunlight promotes deep color, especially in reds.

• In 1600, Pere Gil documented the winemaking tradition throughout the Catalan region, describing wines as 'strong and very good'.
• The production of sparkling wines with endogenous CO₂ in Catalonia dates back to the first half of the nineteenth century.

• Reds of deep color, smooth and dense, with low acidity and high alcohol; aromas that are heightened with aging.
• Calcareous soils produce bright, aromatic wines; silt and clay soils contribute body, structure, and deeper color to both reds and whites.

• Silt and clay soils contribute body, structure, and deeper color to both whites and reds.

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) — +2 varieties added
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A1549
• Official trade body site — INCAVI — DO Catalunya