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Location/topography/geography
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- Duero Valley
- Directly east, upstream of Toro; Duero streaming west. - Most vineyards around Rueda, 170km northwest of Madrid. - West of Ribera del Duero. - Flat plains at 600-780m altitude. |
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Climate
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- Full continental
- But, 2 tributaries of Douro have significant influence. - But, significant day-night temperature variation; beneficial for aromatics. |
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Soil
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- Iron-rich soils w good drainage; easy to work (plateau)
- Chalk/limestone soils beside the Douro in the north |
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Grape varieties
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- Black: Tinta del País (Tempranillo).
Others: CS, Merlot, Garnacha. - White: Verdejo, SB. Others: Viura |
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Viticulture
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- Most new vineyards set up for mechanisation.
- Vines trained low to protect from winds. - Key hazards: spring frosts, hailstones in winter/spring. - Verdejo oxidizes easy; generally harvested at night. |
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Vinification
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Whites: night harvest, selection tables, cold maceration, temperature controlled fermentation are common.
--> excluding oxygen at all stages. |
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Wine styles
White |
- Traditionally, sup-Sherry type wine; Vino Generoso. Using Palomino Fino and/or Viura. There are still some flor-influenced wines made.
- Modern wines are made from Verdejo; varietally or blended w SB. - Elegant, aromatic wines w crisp acidity; peach, melon flavours from SB and Viura. |
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Wine styles
Red |
- Red wines are modernly made; Ribera del Duero style:
- grapes destalked --> fermented - free-run wine tapped off - rest pressed - press-wine added to the free-run wine for final blend. |
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Scale of production and industry significance
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- 7.600 ha
- Most production is white, but red now also authorised. - Key producer: Vinos Blancos de Castilla (helped by Émile Peynaud) |
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Legislation
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1. Rueda DO: >25% Verdejo
2. Rueda Superior DO: >60% Verdejo 3. Rueda SB DO: 100% SB |
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History
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- 11th: first evidence of winemaking.
- 18th: Verdejo cultivated. - 1890: Phylloxera destroyed 2/3 of vineyards. - 1972: Marques de Riscal (Rioja) established here to produce aromatic white wines. --> result 1980 DO. |
