Spain: Mediterranean Coast Flashcards
List the DOs in Valencia
Valencia
Alicante
Utiel Requena
Valencia DO- grapes and styles?
lots of grapes
wines of all 3 colors, sparkling, sweet
focus is on neutral white wines from Merseguera, Macabeo, Malvasia
13,000 ha under vine
What is Fondillon?
solera style, oxidative dessert wine made from overripe Monastrell (Mourvedre), aged for a minimum of 10 years
made in Alicante DO, Valencia, Spain
Alicante DO- where is this? Wine styles?
Valencia, Spain
9,166 ha under vine
dry red, white, rose, sparkling, dessert wine
Fondillon is the local specialty- solera style, oxidative dessert wine made from overripe Monastrell (Mourvedre), aged for a minimum of 10 years
max 40 g/L RS
Utiel Requena DO- where is this? Wine styles?
Valencia, Spain
35,000
dry red, white, rose, sparkling, dessert wine
whites from Macabeo and Merseguera
reds from Bobal, Tempranillo
Bobal accounts for around 70% of production
What is Doble Pasta? Where is this utilized?
red wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, adding color, tannin, and concentration. used in Utiel Requena, Valencia
Jumilla DO- Where is this? Grapes?
Murcia autonomia- southern mediterranean coast, Spain
wines of all 3 colors, dry and sweet
mostly reds from Monastrell (Mourvedre), also Garnacha, Petit Verdot
whites from Airen, Macabeo, Malvasia, PX
What are the DOs of Murcia? Grapes?
Jumilla
Yecla
Bullas
all Macabeo, Monastrell
Subzones of Valencia DO?
Alto Turia- North, higher elevation, white wines
Clariano
Valentino
Moscatel de Valencia
Subregions of Alicante DO? Which is most important?
Vinalopó - most wineries are here.
Alto, Medio, and Baja
L´Alacantí, L’Alcoià,
La Marina Alta, La Marina Baja
El Comtat
Name a producer from Murcia
Bodegas El Nido - “El Nido” CS Monastrell
Casa Castillo
Name a producer from Valencia
Bodega Enrique Mendoza
Artadi
Bodegas Mustiguillo
When did phylloxera reach Jumilla?
relatively late - 1980s- sandy soils (1989?)
