Old World numbers Flashcards
Rain, sun, altitude, vine density and yields
Bierzo altitude
- Hillside 500-850m
- Surrounded by Sierra Cantabira
- High for Spain
Rias Baixas rainfall
Extremely high 1,700mm
General Spanish messeta altitude
600-900m
Bordeaux rainfall
- Moderate at 950mm/year
- But rains throughout the growing season
Bordeaux sunshine hours
2,100 hours
Marlborough sunshine hours
2,500 hours
Bordeaux vine density
- High quality at up to 10,000 vines/ha (1m in between)
- Generic Bordeaux 3-4,000 vines/ha
La Mancha vine density
- Low for both bush and VSP
- Dry farmed bush at 1,000 vines/ha
- Drip irrigated VSP at 3,000 vines/ha
Toro vine density
Low <3,000 vines/ha
Even lower with fewer bunches per vine due to lack of water
Toro altitude
Mid for Spain at 600-750m
Rioja area under vine
- Huge at 65,000 ha
- Up 50% compared to 1990
Ribera del Duero altitude
High for Spain at 750-1,000m
Ribera del Duero rainfall
- Low at 4-600mm/year
- Irrigation allowed
Rias Baixas rainfall
- Extremely high at 1,700mm/year
- Free draining sandy gravel over granite helps
Rueda rainfall
Low <500mm
Rueda altitude
High for Spain at 7-800m
Rioja length
“100km of diversity”
Rioja Alta altitude
- High for Spain at 700m
- Similar to Alavesa
Rioja Alavesa altitude
- High for Spain at 700m
- Similar to Alta
Rioja Oriental altitude
- Varied between 500-1,000km
Rioja latitude
42° N
Rioja soil
- Calcareous clay for the two cool regions (Alta and Alavesa)
- Ferrous clay for Oriental
Rioja rainfall
Sufficient at 700mm/year
Aragon soil
- Free draining rocky soils
- Only low density bush vines can survive if not irrigated
Penedes altitude
Ranging from moderate for the Central plains (500m) to high for Superior (800m)
Penedes rainfall
Low at 500mm/year
Priorat rainfall
Low at 5-600mm/year
Priorat legal max yield
- 39hL/ha
- In reality, can be sub 10hL/ha
Priorat altitude
Varied from low of 100m to high of 750m
Monsant altitude
Varied from low of 100m to high of 770m
Costers del Segre rainfall
Low under 500mm/year
Valencia altitude
High for Spain at 700-1,100m
Valencia rainfall
Low at 450mm/year
Utiel-Requena altitude
High for Spain at 750m
Utiel-Requena rainfall
Low at 450mm/year
Alicante rainfall
- Extremely low at 250mm/year
- Marina sub-region closer to 500mm/year
Jumilla rainfall
Extremely low below 300mm/year
Jumilla altitude
Mid-high for Spain at 400-800m
Yecla altitude
High for Spain 500-900m
Yecla rainfall
Extremely low below 300mm/year
La Mancha altitude
Moderate for Spain 500-700m
La Mancha rainfall
- Low 300-400mm/year
- 40% vineyards irrigated
Vinho Verde rainfall
Extremely high at 1,500mm
Vines are usually trained up in Lyre system to mitigate the high humidity
Baixo Corgo rainfall
High at 900mm
Cima Corgo rainfall
Sufficient at 700mm
Douro Superior rainfall
Low at 450mm
Dao rainfall
- Relatively high with 1,600mm/yr in the west and 1,100mm/yr in the east
- Still Mediterranean
Dao altitude
- Moderate for Portugal at 400-500m
- With some pockets on Serra da Estrela subregion reaching 900m
Bairrada rainfall
High at 800-1,200mm
Alentejo rainfall
- Sufficient with variation of north at 800mm/yr and south 500mm
- Drip irrigation is common
Alentejo altitude
- Low in the plains
- High for the mountainside at 800m - Alto Alentejo
France wine region latitude
42-49°N
Bordeaux latitude
45°N
Bordeaux area under vine
111,000 ha (2x Rioja, almost 20x of Canada)
Sauternes and Barsac max yield
25hL/ha
Bordeaux AOC max yield
White 67hL/ha
Red 60hL/ha
Rosé 62hL/ha
Bordeaux Superieur AOC max yield
59hL/ha for reds
Medoc AOC max yield
55hL/ha; red ONLY
Haut-Medoc AOC max yield
55hL/ha; red ONLY
Left Bank commune max yield
(Pauillac, Saint-Julien, Margaux, Saint-Estephe)
57hL/ha
Graves max yield
White 58 hL/ha
Red 55hL/ha
Pessac-Leognan AOC max yield
54 hL/ha for both red and white
Entre-deux-Mers AOC max yield
65 hL/ha, white ONLY
Saint-Emilion AOC max yield
(including satellites Montagne and Lussac)
53 hL/ha
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru AOC max yield
46 hL/ha
Pomerol AOC max yield
49hL/ha
Cotes de Beaux max yield
White 55hL/ha
Red 52hL/ha
Chablis area under vine
5,800 ha
Chablis rainfall
Sufficient at 700mm
Petit Chablis max yield
60 hL/ha, same as Chablis AOC
Chablis max yield
60 hL/ha, same as Petit Chablis AOC
Chablis Premier Cru max yield
58 hL/ha
Chablis Grand Cru max yield
54 hL/ha
Cote d’Or rainfall
Sufficient at 700mm
Cote d’Or latitude
47°N
Cote d’Or vine density
8,000-10,000 vines/ha
Burgundy regional appellations max yield
White 75 hL/ha
Red 69 hL/ha