Yecla (DO)

Yecla is a wine -growing region in southeastern Spain, near the eponymous town of Yecla in the north of the autonomous province of Murcia. The official designation of origin as a wine from the region Yecla is in Spain as Denomination of Origin ( German about: Designation of origin; designation of origin) protected.

Geography

The vineyard is located on a plateau at an altitude between 400 and 800 m above sea level. NN, are surrounded by rolling hills and are within the town of Yecla, but within the community lands. Although the vineyard comprises 11,500 hectares, but only 4.600 for quality wine (DO since 1975) of which are admitted. The production area is divided into subzones

  • Yecla Campo Arriba with the higher vineyards, where preferably the Monastrell grape is grown. The red wines often reach an alcohol content of 14%.
  • Yecla Campo Abajo with the lower-lying vineyards. Here mainly mature vines with less potential alcohol (12% for the reds and 11.5 % for whites ).

In the north the DO Yecla borders Almansa ( in the region of Castilla -La Mancha ), in the west to the east of Jumilla and Alicante ( Valencia region ). How Jumilla also contributed Yecla with his wines for years on export volumes of Valencia in. This only changed when you put on the sales markets more emphasis on quality. Since it began in Yecla refurnish the wineries and to experiment with new, lighter wine styles. Another consequence was the reduction of areas under vines. From once over 20,000 acres of vineyards were only about 11,500 receive.

A special feature is that this area was largely spared the phylloxera, around 40 % of the vineyards are still planted with ungrafted vines.

Ground

Profound limestone soils on limestone or clay, with good water permeability and water storage capacity in the underground.

Climate

Yecla has a pronounced continental inland climate with Mediterranean flavors, dry, hot summers, moderate winters and overall low rainfall (about 300 mm / year). Precipitation falls mainly in spring and autumn, sometimes accompanied by severe storms. The temperatures in summer reach up to 39 ° C and in winter drop to -5 ° C. The mean duration of sunshine is about 3,000 hours per year

Varieties

The following varieties have been approved by the regulatory authority:

  • White: Airen ( 5%), Merseguera, Macabeo, Malvasia, Chardonnay
  • Red: Monastrell (85%), Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintorera, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
Denominación de Origen Castilla-La Mancha Jumilla (DO) Alicante Bouschet
832446
de