Levante.La Mancha Flashcards
What is Garnacha Tintorera?
Alicante Bouschet
Valencia is: A) A DO B) An Autonomía C) the Capital City of said Autonomía D) All of the Above
D) All of the Above
The autonomía of Valencia encompasses what DOs?
Valencia DO
Alicante DO
Utiel-Requena DO
What is the major product of Valencia DO?
White wines from Merseguera and other indigenous grapes: Macabeo, Malvasia, Moscatel de Alejandria, PX, Planta Fina de Pedralba, Chardonnay
Recommended red grapes: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Monastrell, Tintorera, Cab Sauv, Merlot
What is Fondillón and where might you find it?
An oxidative, unfortified dessert wine of overripe Monastrell, aged in solera for 10 years. A speciality of Alicante.
Recommended grapes of Alicante. Authorized Styles?
Blanco: Merseguera, Airen, Macabeo, Moscatel de Alejandria
Tinto: Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintorera, Tempranillo, Monastrell
Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Doble Pasta, Rancio, Noble, Fondillón, Moscatel de Alicante (VDL/VD)
What does Noble indicated in Alicante?
Exclusively recommended varieties, aged 30mos in wood. May not be fortified.
What is the traditional style of Utiel-Requena DO?
Doble Pasta wines of Bobal; macerated and fermented with double the normal amount of skins and pulp, intensely tannic, concentrated, and darkly colored. Also authorized in Alicante.
Authorized grapes and styles of Utiel-Requena
Planta Nova, Macabeo, Merseguera, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc. White grapes may account for a max 15% of vineyard acreage.
Bobal, Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah
Blanco, Rosado, Tinto, Superior, Espumoso/Aromaticos, Aguja, VDL, Vendemia Inicial
What is vendemia inicial?
Nouveau
What does Superior indicate in Utiel-Requena?
Blanco: Macabeo or Chardonnay
Rosado: Bobal
Tinto: Tempranillo and/or Garnacha
What are the three DOs of Murcia?
Yecla DO
Jumilla DO
Bullas DO
What is the major grape of Jumilla? What other styles are authorized?
Monastrell: Varietal Tinto and Rosado at 85%, VDL at 100%
Also authorized: Garnacha Tintorera, Cincibel, Cab Sauv, PV, Syrah, Merlot, Garnacha
Blanco: Airen, Macabeo, Malvasia, PX, Chard, SB, Moscatel de Grano Menudo
What is the major grape of Bullas, and what other styles are authorized?
Monstrell: 60% for Rosado and Tinto, 100% for VDL, 65% for Rosado/Tinto Espumoso (9mos on the lees)
Airen is recommended for Blanco. All other authorized grapes are in line with Jumilla.
What is the recommended grape of Yecla, and what other styles are authorized?
Monastrell. Other authorized red grapes match Jumilla
Blanco: Macabeo, Airen, Merseguera, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Chard, SB
Blanco/Rosado/Tinto/Espumoso/VDL
What is unusual about Yecla’s max planting density and yield?
Separated into dry-farmed and irrigated:
1100 (dry-farmed) v 1600 (irrigated)
4500kg/ha v 9000kgha for white
4000kg/ha v. 7000kg/ha for red (all 70L/100kg)
Where is the Levant, and what autonomías make it up?
The eastern coast of Spain, from Valencia until it turns west at Andalucia. Valencia and Murcia are the two autonomías.
What are the DOs of the Levant?
Valencia DO Utiel-Requena DO Alicante DO Yecla DO Jumilla DO Bullas DO
RS levels for Seco, Semiseco, Semidulce, Dulce in La Mancha
Seco: max 4 g/L
Semiseco: 4-12g/L
Semidulce: 12-45g/L
Dulce: 45+ g/L
VDN is also min 45g/L
What is the largest single demarcated wine region in Europe?
La Mancha DO
What are the grapes of La Mancha?
Cencibel (Tempranillo)
Airén
Chard, Gewurztraminer, Macabeo, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Parellada, PX, Riesling, SB, Torrontes, Verdejo, Viognier
Bobal, Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Garnacha Tinta, Graciano, Malbec, Merlot, Mencia, Monastrell, Moravia Dulce, PV, PN, Syrah
In other words: EVERYTHING
What is the most planted white grape in the world, by acreage as of 2004?
Airén (ONLY planted in southern Spain!)
Where is Mentrida DO? What are its major grapes?
Directly southwest of Madrid
Blanco: Albillo, Macabeo, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Verdejo
Tinto: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Cab Sauv, PV, Syrah, Merlot
What two DOs were formerly administered by La Mancha DO?
Méntrida DO
Almansa DO
What is the major grape of Almansa DO?
Monastrell (sits just north of Jumilla; demonstrates much Levantine influence). Also authorized:
Blanco: Chardonnay, SB, Verdujo, Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Tinto: Garnacha Tintorera, Tempranillo, Cab Sauv, Syrah, Merlot, PV, Garnacha
What Castilla-La Mancha DO is a former subzone of La Mancha DO?
Ribera del Júcar DO (est 2003)
What is the major grape of Manchuela?
Bobal (bridges the gap to between La Mancha and Utiel-Requena). Also authorized:
Blanco: Albillo, Chard, Macabeo, SB, Verdejo Pardillo, Viognier, Moscatel de Grano Menudo
Tinto: Cab Sauv, Cencibel, Garnacha, Merlot, Monastrell, Moravia Duce, Moravia Agria, Syrah, Garnacha Tintorera, Malbec, Mazuelo, Graciano, Rojal, PV, Cab Franc, PN
Valdepeñas is surrounded by La Mancha, with a similar climate and varietal makeup, but received recognition in 1932, forty-plus years before. What makes it a more desirable winegrowing region?
Chalk bedrock (better water retention)
What are the two subzones of Valdepeñas?
Los Llanos (West) Las Aberturas (North)
What styles are authorized for Reserva and Gran Reserva in Valdepenas?
Tinto only
What styles of wine are produced in Uclés DO? What is the focus of the region?
Red, white, sparkling, sweet.
The major focus is reds of Cencibel, Garnacha, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah
What styles are produced in Mondéjar DO? From what grapes?
Red, white, rosado.
Cencibel, Cab Sauv
Macabéo, Malvar
Vinos de Madrid DO covers what three areas? What varieties are recommended for each?
San Martín de Valdeiglesias (Albillo, Garnacha Tinta)
Navalcarnero (Malvar, Garnacha Tinta)
Arganda (Malvar, Tinto Fino)
What are the grapes of Vinos de Madrid DO? What is the major market for the wines?
Tinto Fino, Negra de Madrid (Garnacha)
Airén, Malvar
Most of the wine is consumed in Madrid.
What is sobremadre?
Traditional wines produced by long maceration on the skins (up to 180 for both blanco and tinto).
Authorized in Vinos de Madrid.
What are the eight DOs of Castilla-La Mancha?
La Mancha Valdepeñas Mentrida Almansa Manchuela Ribera del Júcar Mondéjar Vinos de Madrid Uclés
What are the four subzones of Valencia, and what styles do they produce?
Alto Turia (white only)
Clariano (red/white/rose)
Valentino (red/white/rose/VdL)
Moscatel de Valencia (dulce/VdL)
What is unique about Uclés DO?
The law sets max yield based on vine age, and vines may not produce DO wine before 6 years of age.
What DO’s of southwestern Spain authorize semisweet and sweet reds?
La Mancha
Ribera del Júcar
Valdepeñas
Almansa
