Ribera del Júcar

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Júcar river has carved a canyon through the zone, breaking the monotony of the otherwise flat terrain and generating higher rainfall than the surrounding areas.
• The soils derive from lacustrine deposits over dried-out marshland, composed of silty sands and saline clays together with organic matter.
• The soils include poorly rounded polygenic gravels and pebbles, mainly of calcareous dolomite, cemented by clays.
• The production zone is irrigated by the Júcar river, which rises in the Iberian Range and travels more than 500 kilometres before emptying into the Mediterranean. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The production zone is located in the south of the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, and comprises 7 communes irrigated by the Júcar river. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The appellation of origin was classified in 2003 and was registered with the European Union on 14 April 2004. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The red wines show low astringency and are smooth and full, with a balance between acidity and tannin structure and a colour ranging from cherry red to ruby red with blue and violet hues.
• On the nose they display complex fruit aromas, coming across as flavoursome, well-balanced and round on the palate, while the whites maintain a balance of acidity and harmony.

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)
• 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