Ribera del Queiles

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The climate is Mediterranean-continental, characteristic of the Ebro depression, of which the Queiles river is a right-bank tributary.
• Mean annual rainfall ranges between 300 and 500 mm over approximately 60 to 70 rainy days, with a potential evapotranspiration of 700–800 mm per year.
• The zone is characterised by irregular rainfall, marked diurnal temperature variation, and the prevailing winds cierzo and bochorno.
• The proximity of Moncayo, a mountain reaching 2,313 metres in altitude, determines a very significant day-to-night temperature swing of around 15 °C, particularly during the critical period from véraison through to harvest.
• The territory presents soils of detrital Miocene origin composed of clays, silts, and sandstones; as altitude decreases, these are increasingly overlain by Quaternary alluvial deposits arranged in stepped river terraces and by colluvial material from the erosion glacis descending from the peripheral ranges of Moncayo.

• The wines of this geographical indication are produced exclusively from red varieties, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Graciano, Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, and Syrah. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Although the geographical indication was formally recognised in 2003, wines from this zone had already been known in both domestic and international markets for many years prior.

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 PGI-ES-A0083
• Official trade body site — Gobierno de Aragón — IGP Ribera del Queiles