Guijoso

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The appellation is located on the Finca El Guijoso estate, in the municipal district of El Bonillo (province of Albacete), at a mean altitude of 960 metres.
• The climate is dry and continental, with very cold winters during which many days below 0 °C are recorded (historical minimum temperature of −15.7 °C) and several snowfalls throughout the season.
• Summers are very hot, with temperatures well above 30 °C; the historical maximum is 44.8 °C, the mean annual temperature is 13 °C, and mean annual rainfall is 471 litres per square metre.
• The estate's soils are sandy loam with gravel and low fertility, set in a rural landscape of Spanish juniper (Juniperus thurifera) and holm oak (Quercus ilex) woodland over flat arable land.
• The Pinilla river rises on the estate and flows into the Lagunas de Ruidera, and the area is particularly windy.

• The training system is espaldera, with Guyot pruning on vines planted before 1993 and Smart-Dyson on the remainder of the vineyard. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Qualification as a Denominación de Origen Pago was applied for in 2000 and granted in 2005, with recognition by the European Union following in 2006. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The wines show a polished appearance and deep colour owing to the high concentration of compounds that result from the slow development of the grapes.
• The palate is approachable and flavourful through the balance between power and elegance, with pleasant astringency and a finish of some bitterness from tannins that develop in a singular way.

• The dry environment, punctuated by humid breezes from the Pinilla river and the Lagunas de Ruidera, prevents fungal disease, allowing the avoidance of phytosanitary treatments and the production of grapes of organic character.
• Low night-time temperatures fix the aromatic compounds in the grapes and allow slow ripening, while the high summer temperatures enable full maturity to be reached before harvest.

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-A0058
• Official trade body site — Campo y Alma — DOP Pago Guijoso