Laderas del Genil

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production zone is located in the south-west of the province of Granada, on the interior high plateaus of the Cordillera Penibética, in the upper part of the valley formed by the River Genil and its tributaries.
• The zone is bounded to the east by Sierra Nevada, where the Mulhacén is found — the highest peak on the Iberian Peninsula at 3,497 metres, with snow cover for most of the year.
• To the south-west it borders the Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama, with a maximum elevation of 2,064 metres, forming a corridor between the Granada depression and the Mediterranean Sea.
• The vineyards are located on the slopes of this corridor, at altitudes ranging from 1,000 metres down to elevations close to sea level.
• The mesoclimate of the zone is shaped by the proximity of high mountain terrain, with descending cold air currents that produce marked nocturnal temperature drops, together with high sunshine hours, moderate rainfall, and the confluence to the south with the Mediterranean.

• Viticulture and winemaking on the valley slopes has deep traditional roots in the area, tracing back to periods predating the Arab kingdom and continuing through to the present day.
• From the 1990s onwards, wines of higher quality were achieved thanks to qualified oenologists who introduced temperature control during fermentation.
• This geographical indication was regulated in 2003 and amended in June 2009, following the approval of the Granada Quality Wine regulation, changing its name from Granada Sur-Oeste to the current one. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The red wines show deep colour intensity, with richness and polyphenolic softness, while the reds, whites, and rosés display freshness on the palate and an aromatic character.
• The wines have good natural alcoholic strength and a generous texture, with whites and rosés reaching a minimum natural alcoholic strength of 10% and reds of 12%.

• The mesoclimate of the slopes, combined with traditional viticulture and updated winemaking techniques, accounts for the good natural alcoholic strength and generous texture of these wines, their medium-to-high depth of colour in the reds, and their overall aromatic character and freshness on the palate.

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 PGI-ES-A1409
• Official trade body site — JdA — IGP Laderas del Genil