DO/DOP Regulations
Region
- Catalonia (Catalunya)
Vi de Vila (Villages)
- La Morera de Montsant, Gratallops, Bellmunt del Priorat, Escaladei, Porrera, Poboleda, La Vilella Baixa, La Vilella Alta, El Lloar, Masos del Terme de Falset, Solanes del Terme de El Molar, Torroja del Priorat
- Village wines are released under the village name followed by „Vi de Vila“ on the label
Styles Produced
- Blanco / Blanc
- Rosado / Rosat
- Tinto / Negre
- Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
- Mistela (Negre and Blanc)
- Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vi de Licor, min. must weight of 320 g/l
- (wines may be labeled by authorized varieties if the variety is present as a min. 85% of the blend)
Authorized Grapes
- Blanco:
- Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Moscatell de Gra Petit, Xarel·lo, Picapoll, Viognier
- Negre:
- Recommended: Garnatxa Negre, Samsó/Carinyena (Carignan)
- Authorized: Garnatxa Peluda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Picapoll Negre
- „Vi de Vila“ wines must include a min. 60% recommended varieties, or a min. 50% recommended varieties if only one is present
Minimum/Maximum Alcohol
- Blanc: 13%
- Rosat: 13%
- Negre: 13.5%
- Vi Ranci/Vi Dolç Natural/Mistela: 15%
Aging Requirements
- Vi de Guarda: min. 12 months in oak (negre only)
- All others follow Spanish national requirements
Minimum/Maximum Planting Density
- 2,500/9,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields
- 6 tons/ha, 65 liters/100 kg
Principal Soils
- llicorella
DO Established
- 2000 (as DOQ by Catalan authorities), 2009 (as DOCa)
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