Manchuela DO
39°22′N 1°42′W / 39.367°N 1.700°W
Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) | |
| Year established | 2004 |
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| Country | Spain |
| Size of planted vineyards | 6,709 hectares (16,578 acres) |
| No. of wineries | 37[1] |
| Wine produced | 52,003 hectolitres |
| Comments | Data for 2016 / 2017 |
Manchuela is a Spanish
History
La Manchuela DOP is the seventh DOP to be created in the region of Castile-La Mancha. It includes over seventy municipalities, including Albacete itself and Motilla del Palancar in Cuenca.
Climate
The climate is continental (long hot dry summers, cold winters) influenced by the nocturnal moisture bearing winds from the Levant, which help keep the mean annual temperature down to 25°C. Temperatures in winter rarely fall low enough to cause frost. Humidity is very low and virtually no rainfall between the months of May and September.
Soil
The soil is lime-bearing clay and the vineyards are at an altitude of 600 – 700 m above sea level. There are two large reservoirs just to the north of the area which are used for irrigation of the vines.
Authorised Grape Varieties
The authorised grape varieties are:
- Red: Rojal
- White:
References
- ^ "Denominación de Origen Manchuela". manchuela.wine. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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