El Terrerazo

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone lies at an altitude ranging from 790 metres on the banks of the Magro river to 870 metres at its highest point, in the north, at the foot of the Sierra de Utiel.
• The area slopes gently towards the southwest, cut through by ravines running in a south-southwest direction before draining into the neighbouring Rambla de la Torre, with seasonal water flow.
• The seasonal watercourses are incised into the zone's silty-sandy materials, with notable layers of conglomerates and calcareous crusts present in the terrain.
• The soils have a sandy loam texture, are calcareous and alkaline in pH, owing mainly to the predominance of dolomitic glacis-type deposits, and are highly homogeneous across the entire cultivated area.
• The Mediterranean-influenced climate features dry, very hot summers with mean maximum temperatures of 28 °C in July and 31 °C in August, while the winter takes on a continental character with mean minimum temperatures of −1.3 °C in January and −1 °C in February and an almost constant wind from Aragon.

• Within the area covered by the PDO El Terrerazo there are vines planted in 1919 and 1948, reflecting the long-standing tradition of viticulture in this appellation.
• The wines are produced in very limited quantities and are crafted in a personal, artisanal manner, the fruit of know-how acquired over years of experience.

• The wines show very deep colour (capa alta) with a very deep morello cherry hue, alongside a well-balanced acidity and notable finesse.

• The day-to-night temperature range, favoured by the elevation change and altitude of the site, is responsible for the characteristic colour of the wines and for the degree of balance in their acidity.

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

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Sources

• National pliego de condiciones (PDF)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0940
• Official trade body site — Bodega Mustiguillo — DOP Terrerazo