Ribera del Júcar

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Júcar River carves a canyon that breaks the flatness of the terrain and generates higher rainfall than the surrounding area.
• Soils of lacustrine deposits over drained marshland, with silty sands and saliferous clays rich in organic matter.
• Poorly rounded polygenic gravels and pebbles, predominantly calcareous dolomite, cemented by clays.
• The DOP covers 7 municipalities in the south of Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha), irrigated by the Júcar River. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• DOP recognised in 2003, with EU registration in April 2004. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Reds ranging from cherry red to ruby red with blue and violet hues, low in astringency and soft on the palate.
• On the nose, complex fruit aromas; on the palate, a balance of acidity and tannin, with a savoury, rounded character.

• The Júcar canyon generates higher rainfall than the surrounding area, linking the relief to the soft, balanced tannic profile of the reds.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the specification.

Sources

• National pliego de condiciones (PDF) — +10 varieties added
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-ES-A0049
• Official trade body site — DOP Ribera del Júcar · Cuenca