DO/DOP Regulations
Region
- Galicia
Subzones
- Amandi, Chantada, Ribeiras do Miño, Ribeiras do Sil, Quiroga-Bibei
Styles Produced
- Blanco Súmmum: 100% principal white grapes
- Blanco Barrica
- Tinto: min. 70% principal red grapes
- Tinto Súmmum: min. 85% principal red grapes, min. 60% Mencía (Súmmum may be varietally labeled with a min. 85% Mencía)
- Tinto Barrica
Authorized Grapes
- Blanco:
- Recommended: Albariño, Godello, Treixadura, Loureira, Torrontés, Dona Branca
- Tinto:
- Recommended: Mencía, Merenzao, Brancellao, Sousón, Caiño Tinto, Tempranillo
- Authorized: Garnacha Tintorera, Mouratón
Minimum Alcohol
- Blanco: 11%
- Blanco Barrica: 12%
- Tinto: 11%
- Tinto Barrica: 12%
Aging Requirements
- Blanco Barrica: min. 3 months in wooden barrels of no more than 600 liters capacity
- Tinto Barrica: min. 6 months in wooden barrels of no more than 500 liters capacity
Minimum/Maximum Planting Density
- 1,500/5,500 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields
- White Grapes: 12,000 kg/ha, 67 liters/100 kg
- Red Grapes: 9,500 kg/ha, 67 liters/100 kg
DO Established
- 1996
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