DO/DOP Regulations
Region
- Galicia
Hectares Under Vine (2013)
- 437
Styles Produced
- Blanco: min. 60% recommended white grapes
- Tinto: min. 60% recommended red grapes
Authorized Grapes
- Blanco:
- Recommended: Dona Branca, Godello, Treixadura
- Authorized: Albariño, Blanca de Monterrei, Caiño Blanco, Loureira
- Tinto:
- Recommended:Mencía, Merenzao (Bastardo)
- Authorized:Caiño Tinto, Sousón, Araúxa (Tempranillo)
Minimum Alcohol
- Blanco: 11%
- Barrica/Crianza/Reserva/Gran Reserva Blanco: 11.5%
- Tinto: 11%
- Barrica/Crianza/Reserva/Gran Reserva Tinto: 12%
Aging Requirements
- Crianza / Reserva / Gran Reserva
Minimum/Maximum Planting Density
- 3,000/5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields
- Authorized Red and White Grapes: 12 tons/ha
- Recommended White Grapes: 11 tons/ha
- Recommended Red Grapes: 10 tons/ha
Principal Soils
- Mostly alluvial clay in valleys of tributaries of the river Támega
DO Established
- 1996
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