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