Valencia D.O. / D.O.P.

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DATA

Nº of hectares under vine: 13.069 - Nº of vine growers: 6.150 - Nº of wineries: 85 - Harvest 21: Very Good - Production 21: 41.992.800 liters - Marketing: 36% Domestic - 64% International.

SITUATION

In the province of Valencia. It includes 66 municipalities divided into four different sub-zones: Alto Turia, Moscatel de Valencia, Valentino and Clariano.

SUB-ZONES

Alto Turia. The highest altitude subzone (700 - 800 m. above sea level), which includes 6 municipalities.

Valentino (23 municipalities), in the central part of the province; the altitude ranges between 250 and 650 m.

Moscatel de Valencia (9 municipalities), also in the central part where the historic wine of the region was produced.

Clariano (33 municipalities), in the south and with an altitude between 400 and 650 m.

CLIMATE

Mediterranean, marked by heavy storms and downpours during the summer and autumn. The average annual temperature is about 15°C and the average rainfall is 500 mm. per year.

SOILS

They are mostly brown, with limestone content; there are no drainage problems.

VARIETIES

Whites: Macabeo, Malvasia, Merseguera, Muscat of Alexandria, Moscatel de grano menudo, Pedro Ximénez, Plantafina, Plantanova, Tortosí, Verdil, Chardonnay, Semillon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, Riesling, Viognier and Gewüztraminer.

Reds: garnacha, monastrell, tempranillo, tintorera, forcallat tinta, bobal, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, syrah, graciano, malbec, mandó, marselan, mencía, merlot, mazuelo and petit verdot.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINES

WHITES

The most classic, young, fresh and with pleasant wild nuances, are made from merseguera. Also very characteristic are those made from muscatel (the historic variety of the region), which is used both for dry whites, very aromatic and light, and for the characteristic mistelas of the area, pale in color when they belong to the last harvest and golden yellow if they are older. All of them are characterized by their musky and auvados aromas.

ROSÉS

The current trend is towards rosés with a pinkish-raspberry color, fresh and light, with good fruit and aromatic potential.

RED WINE

The most characteristic red wines are made from Monastrell and Garnacha; they are somewhat warm wines with notes of ripe fruit in which the Mediterranean character of the area dominates, with interesting hints of scrubland. A wide range of grape varieties are also beginning to be used to produce smooth, tasty red wines with a similar Mediterranean character.

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