Mondéjar

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The zone is located in the southwest of the province of Guadalajara, with a rolling landscape of gentle slopes and vineyards at an average altitude of 800 metres above sea level.
• The soil is red over clay-loam sediments with gravel, classified as chromic calcic luvisol, deep and of sandy clay loam texture with good permeability and aeration.
• Stoniness is slight, with small-sized limestone, and the soil is alkaline, poor in organic matter and phosphorus, but rich in potassium.
• The temperate Mediterranean climate shows a wide thermal range, with temperatures from 40 ºC in summer to -8 ºC in winter and average annual rainfall of 500 mm.

• The Mondéjar designation of origin obtained its official recognition on 4 October 1997. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Among the white varieties of the zone are Malvar and Torrontés, used to produce the most outstanding white wines.

• The wines are aromatic and fresh, with pleasant acidity, a high content of higher alcohols and slightly aniseed tones.

• The zone's wide thermal range, with deep red soil poor in organic matter and phosphorus but rich in potassium, produces wines with medium-high aromatic intensity and, in reds, medium-high tannicity with a persistent aftertaste.

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-A0048
• Official trade body site — D.O. Mondéjar