Conca de Barberà

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The climate is Mediterranean, transitional between the mild coastal character of the Tarragona littoral and the continental influence of the Lleida districts, with a notable diurnal temperature range.
• Among the soils of the Conca de Barberà, silt loams and clay loams lend body and structure to white, rosé, and red wines alike.
• The fluvial terraces of the appellation impart greater softness to white and rosé wines, as well as to sparkling and lightly sparkling wines.
• The vineyards are established in a basin or depression, forming part of the great Ebro depression, carved by the passage of the Francolí river and surrounded by the ranges of Miramar, Gayá, and Tallat and the Prades massif. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The winemaking tradition of the appellation is bound to the monastery of Poblet, where during the medieval period Cistercian monks promoted both the cultivation of the vine and the production of wine. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Following the arrival of phylloxera at the end of the nineteenth century, a cooperative movement emerged; the Cooperativa de Barberà de la Conca was founded in 1894, and was followed by other cooperative wineries housed in Modernista buildings known as the 'cathedrals of wine'. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The white wines are light, with a delicate fruity nose and moderate alcoholic strength, while the rosés are light, fruity, and fresh by virtue of their moderate acidity.
• Young red wines are soft, light, and flavoursome on the palate, while the aged reds are fuller-bodied, showing great aromatic complexity and a long finish.

• Slate soils, rich in llicorella, contribute deeper colour and greater structure to the red wines of the Conca de Barberà.

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) — +20 varieties added
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A1422
• Official trade body site — DO Conca de Barberà