Cebreros

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone is situated in the Spanish Central Range (Sistema Central Ibérico), between the basins of the Alberche and Tiétar rivers, tributaries of the Tagus, with a predominance of materials of granitic origin.
• The relief of the Alberche basin is rugged, with hills of considerable height; the vineyards occupy slopes on the left bank with a southerly aspect at between 800 and 1,000 m, while the Tiétar basin is gentler but drops steeply towards the river.
• The soils are sandy loam in texture over a granite bedrock, with low organic matter and a slightly acidic reaction, and Cambisols predominate according to the FAO classification, in particular the Dystric Cambisol and the Humic Cambisol.
• The climate is Mediterranean with a continental influence, with relatively short and not very cold winters and long, hot, dry summers, a mean annual temperature of between 12 and 15 °C, rainfall of 400 to 800 mm, and 215 frost-free days.
• The microclimate of the zone is more tempered than the rest of Castilla y León and cooler than the territories to the south and east, and the absence of rainfall in summer and early autumn ensures healthy harvests.

• Over the centuries, growers have selected the varieties best adapted to the zone — Garnacha Tinta and Albillo Real — which form the backbone of the wines and contribute their distinctive character.
• The traditional planting pattern, generally greater than 2.5 × 2.5 metres, gives a planting density of 1,600 vines per hectare, adapted to the low and irregular rainfall and to the soils' low organic-matter content.

• The wines — white, rosé, and red alike — show high alcoholic strength and a high yet balanced tartaric acidity, presenting as refined, elegant, and very lively on the palate.
• The alcoholic strength may not be less than 12% for whites and rosés nor less than 13% for reds, and the total acidity must not be less than 4.5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid.

• The sandy loam soils over granite bedrock contribute finesse to the wines, which present as elegant on the palate.
• Garnacha Tinta produces wines of high alcoholic strength which, thanks to the altitude and the climatic conditions, come across as fresh.

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)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-02348
• Official trade body site — DOP Cebreros