Valtiendas

Styles

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The climate is Mediterranean with continental influences, shaped by the mean elevation above sea level, which exceeds 800 metres.
• Winters are long and harsh, and summers are mild, with wide thermal swings between day and night — both diurnal and seasonal — particularly between August and September.
• Annual rainfall is not high, ranging between 400 and 500 millimetres, offset by the good water-retention capacity of the soils.
• The soils are characterised by a medium texture with a high clay content, especially on the plateau (páramo), where most of the vineyards are located, allowing them to retain water and macro-nutrients such as potassium.
• A surface layer of rounded stones and pebbles facilitates drainage, improves the ripening conditions for the grape clusters, and encourages the formation of a natural mulch.

• New plantings begun in the late 1980s and early 1990s pulled out Bobal and retained Tinta del País or Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Albillo, introducing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah.
• Albillo, a minor white variety, is used as a complementary variety in the production of rosés and has a maximum authorised yield of 10,000 kilograms per hectare.
• With the growth of the neighbouring Ribera del Duero Denominación de Origen in the early 1990s, new plantings using modern viticultural systems were encouraged and new wineries were built in the area.
• In 2004 the Asociación Profesional de Uva y Vino de Valtiendas was established, a process that culminated in March 2007 with the recognition of the Vino de Calidad de Valtiendas through Order AYG/309/2007.

• The wines display deep, medium-high colour intensity and are well structured, which favours their ageing potential.
• The rosés show fruity aromas typical of the variety — raspberry, blackberry, and bramble — alongside characteristic floral notes.
• In the red wines, touches of mineral character stand out in their sensory profile as a result of the influence of the terroir.
• On the palate they show a notably higher natural acidity than wines from neighbouring areas, resulting in fresher, more vibrant wines with more intense aromas and greater complexity.

• The elevation of the zone provides a cooling effect that raises acidity levels through wide diurnal temperature variation, translating into more balanced wines with characteristic freshness and vivacity.

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-A0747
• Official trade body site — DOP Valtiendas