Central Med Coast - Valencia & Murcia Flashcards
Three regions of Valencia (N-S)
Castellón
Valencia
Alicante
Warm SW wind through Valencia (from Sahara)
Leveche
2 rivers in Valencia region
Júcar
Segura
Late harvest Monastrell from Alicante
Fondillón
2 zones of DO Alicante and soil types
La Marina - clay
Vinalopó - limestone
Percentage of DO Alicante planted to Monastrell
75%
Minimum % Monastrell in DO Alicante tintos
80%
Fondillón Min % ABV Grape Style Ageing Ageing program
16% Monastrell Sweet & oxidised 10 y.o Aged in Solera
Bobal % of Utiel-Requena production
80%
Doble Pasta method
Double maceración of skins/pulp from Rosé when added to red ferments.
Term used for ungrafted vines
Pie Franco
Challenging weather in Murcia region
Downpours and hailstorms
Name and height of plateau in Murcia
Altiplano de Jumilla-Yecla
800m
Preferred grapes of DO Bullas
Macabeo & Monastrell
Soil in DO Bullas
Hard on top - must be cracked before planting.
Limestone for good drainage
Percentage Monastrell to be labelled ‘Tinto Monastrell’ in DO Jumilla
85%
Murcia’s oldest region
Jumilla
DO in Murcia on Alitplano
DO Yecla
3 Spanish DOs that cover more than 1 autonomous region
DO Cava
DOCa Rioja
DO Jumilla
Which DO of Murcia was spared phylloxera because of its acidic soils?
DO Jumilla
Name the warm southerly wind which affects the central Mediterranean coast.
Leveche
What is the favored white grape in DO Alicante?
Moscatel de Alejandria
What percentage of DO Yecla’s production is exported?
95%
