Lebrija

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The terrain of the zone is almost entirely flat, with slopes of less than 3%, except for limited areas on the foothills of the Sierra de Gibalbín where slopes range between 10 and 20%.
• The vineyards are predominantly planted on albariza soils, well-drained and deep, which stand out against the adjacent saline marshland soils.
• The climate is warm continental Mediterranean in character, tempered by Atlantic currents, with high potential evapotranspiration and marked seasonal differences in rainfall.
• Summer is long and harsh, with maximum temperatures that can exceed 40°C, August being the hottest month, while autumn and spring offer mild temperatures.
• The hydrology of the area is shaped by the Guadalquivir river and its tributaries, several minor streams, and by lagoons, aquifers, and marshlands, near which the vineyards are situated.

• The founding of Lebrija, as "Lepriptza", is attributed to the Phoenicians around the seventh century BC, the first colonisers to introduce a wine culture to the Iberian Peninsula.
• There were two recent periods of clear growth in vineyard plantings: one centred on the five-year period 1971–1975, and another in the late 1990s, as the wine market strengthened.

• The drop in night-time temperatures during summer points to outstanding conditions for producing wines of notable and characteristic aromaticity.

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-A1478
• Official trade body site — JdA — DOP Lebrija (Vino de Calidad)