Manchuela

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production zone is located between the valleys of two rivers, whose sediments have given rise to clay soils with a calcareous base.
• The vineyards are situated at an altitude of between 600 and 700 metres above sea level, in a continental climate with a mean annual temperature of 13 degrees. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Rainfall in the zone averages around 600 litres per square metre, complementing the continental climatic profile of the region. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The production zone extends across 70 municipal districts spread between the provinces of Cuenca and Albacete. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Wines produced from the Bobal variety display good to great aromatic intensity, with fruity and floral notes, as well as excellent acidity.
• These wines show a vivid, long-lasting colour owing to their excellent polyphenolic load and low pH, without the need for extended maceration.

• The combination of clay soils with a calcareous base, high temperatures, and an almost total absence of rainfall between May and September shapes the Bobal variety and gives rise to wines with great aromatic intensity and depth of colour.

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)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0046
• Official trade body site — D.O. Manchuela