Manchuela DO
39°22′N 1°42′W / 39.367°N 1.700°W
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| Official name | D.O.P. Manchuela |
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| Type | Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) |
| Year established | 2004 |
| 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 Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the historical Manchuela comarca, in the east of the provinces of Albacete and Cuenca (Castile-La Mancha, Spain) between the valleys of the Rivers Júcar and Cabriel. It was originally part of a much larger La Mancha DOP and became a separate DOP in 2004. It is surrounded on three sides by other DOPs: La Mancha to the west, Utiel-Requena to the east and Jumilla to the south.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The authorised grape varieties are:
- Red: Monastrell, Cencibel, Garnacha Tintorera, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Frasco, Graciano, Malbec, Mazuelo, Moravia Agria, Moravia Dulce, Pinot Noir, and Rojal
- White: Albillo, Chardonnay, Macabeo, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Pardillo, Sauvignon Blanc, Verdejo, and Viognier
References
[edit]- ^ "Denominación de Origen Manchuela". manchuela.wine. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
