Valencia/Murcia Flashcards
What is the Levant region?
Murcia and Valencia on eastern coast of Spain
Three DOs of Valencia, describe location.
Valencia DO
–non contiguous
–Large part inland just West of City of Valencia (which is on coast)
–slightly smaller part south but still inland, N and W of
Alicante
Alicante DO
-non contiguous
-small part right on coast sticking out like bump
-larger part is South of southern Valencia
-touching Yecla and Jumilla its West
Utiel-Requena DO
-West of northern part of Valencia DO
-Manchuela DO in La Mancha borders to the West
What is the main variety of the Valencia DO?
The local Merseguera - a neutral white wine
What is the major city of Valencia DO?
Valencia, the 3rd largest city in Spain
What DO’s traditional style is doble pasta?
Utiel-Requena DO
What are the DO Pagos of Valencia?
Los Balagueses
Chozas Carrascal
El Terrerazo
Vera de Estenas
What is the most widely planted grape in Alicante DO?
Monastrell
What is the main grape of Utiel-Requena?
Bobal
What is Fondillon?
A local specialty of Alicante DO
A solera-style, oxidative dessert wine
Produced from overripe Monastrell
Aged for a min 10 years
Not fortified, does not carry wood flavor
What are the DOs of Murcia North to South?
Main grapes?
Yecla DO (Monastrell)
Jumilla DO (Monastrell)
Bullas DO (Monastrell/Macabeo)
N to S, Bullas non contiguous with other two
What is doble pasta?
red wines macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp
results in intense concentration, tannin and color
Often used to strengthen weaker blends
–this traditional role is ebbing away with the rising production of grape concentrate in Utiel-Requena
Where might you find a red made from Bobal?
Utiel-Requena DO in Valencia
Where is Murcia?
-South of Valencia in the Levant region
Climate of Jumilla? Soil? Main grape?
desert
sandy soil
Monastrell - over 80% of vineyards
When did phylloxera enter Jumilla?
1980s
100 years after the rest of spain!
because of sandy soils
