La Mancha

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the La Mancha plain derive from Miocene sedimentation of limestones, marls, and sands, giving rise to a brown or reddish-brown earth.
• The zone is characterised by dryness, with 300 to 350 mm of annual rainfall, and high sunshine levels of 3,000 hours of sun.
• The vineyards of the appellation are watered by the Guadiana, Tajo, and Júcar rivers and extend across 182 communes in the provinces of Toledo, Albacete, Cuenca, and Ciudad Real. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The abundance of calcareous soils in La Mancha makes the zone well suited to full-bodied red wines with good ageing potential, while sandy limestone soils endow the wine with a strong alcoholic degree.
• The low annual rainfall of 300 to 350 mm and the high sunshine levels of 3,000 hours per year give rise to wines with marked depth of colour and clearly enhanced aromatic intensity.

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) — +1 varieties added
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0045
• Official trade body site — DO La Mancha