Manzanilla de Sanlúcar

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The proximity of the sea and the high levels of humidity favour an intense and prolonged activity of the flor yeast veil, characteristic of Sanlúcar.
• Sanlúcar de Barrameda is situated at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river, facing the Doñana National Park, and receives Atlantic breezes. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The microclimate of Sanlúcar, combined with the Atlantic breezes, causes the wine to mature differently and to acquire distinctive characteristics compared with those produced in Jerez or El Puerto de Santa María. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• In Sanlúcar de Barrameda, the ideal cellar conditions are sought to foster the development of biological ageing under flor.
• Biological ageing under the flor veil and the criaderas and soleras system have a historical origin linked to the winemaking activity of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
• The appellation was established in 1964 under the authority of the Consejo Regulador de la D.O. Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Manzanilla is a very pale wine with a characteristic pungent nose, light on the palate, dry and low in acidity, with an alcoholic strength of between 15 and 17% by volume. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

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-A1482
• Official trade body site — Consejo Regulador del Vino de Jerez