Pla de Bages D.O. / D.O.P.
Classification of young wine vintages
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DATA
Nº of hectares under vine: 500 - Nº of vine growers: 79 - Nº of wineries: 15 - Harvest 20: Unclassified - Production 20: 605.000 liters - Marketing: 80% National - 20% International.
SITUATION
It extends in one of the eastern ends of the Catalan Central Depression; it occupies the natural region of Bages and its urban center is the city of Manresa. The area is bordered to the south by the Montserrat mountain range, the dividing line that separates it from the Penedès. It includes the towns of Fonollosa, Monistrol de Caldres, Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Artés, Avinyó, Balsareny, Calders, Callús, Cardona, Castellbell i el Vilar, Castellgalí, Castellfollit del Boix, Castellnou de Bages, El Pont de Vilomara, Gaià, L'Estany, Manresa, Mura, Navarcles, Navàs, Marganell, Moià i Monistrol de Montserrat, Rajadell, Sallent, Sant Feliu Sasserra, Sant Vicenç de Castellet, Sant Fruitós de Bages, Sant Mateu de Bages, Sant Salvador de Guardiola, Santpedor, Santa María d'Oló, Súria and Talamanca.
CLIMATE
Medium mountain Mediterranean with low rainfall (500-600 mm annual average) and more pronounced thermal oscillations than in the Penedès.
SOILS
The vineyard is located at an altitude of about 400 meters. The soils are clay loam, sandy loam and sandy-clay loam.
VARIETIES
White: chardonnay, gewürztraminer, macabeo, picapoll, parellada, sauvignon blanc and malvasia.
Reds: sumoll, ull de llebre (tempranillo), merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon, picapoll negra, syrah, mandó, cariñena and garnacha.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINES
WHITES
They are in line with other Penedès whites, young, fruity and the result of modern technologies, both those using native varieties and those based on chardonnay. Those from Picapoll offer freshness, fruitiness and good acidity.
ROSÉS
Mostly made with merlot and cabernet sauvignon, they have a pinkish-raspberry color, are clean and fruity on the nose and with a good fruity expression of the grapes from which they come.
RED WINE
Cherry-garnet in color, fresh, with a pronounced character of the grapes that serve as a base. The good varietal character of those made with Cabernet Sauvignon should be highlighted.
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