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Manchuela DO

Coordinates: 39°22′N 1°42′W / 39.367°N 1.700°W / 39.367; -1.700
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39°22′N 1°42′W / 39.367°N 1.700°W / 39.367; -1.700

Manchuela DOP
Wine region
Manchuela DO in the provinces of Albacete and Cuenca in the region of Castile-La Mancha
Official nameD.O.P. Manchuela
TypeDenominación de Origen Protegida (DOP)
Year established2004
CountrySpain
Size of planted vineyards6,709 hectares (16,578 acres)
No. of wineries37[1]
Wine produced52,003 hectolitres
CommentsData for 2016 / 2017

Manchuela is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines located in the historical Manchuela comarca, in the east of the provinces of Albacete and Cuenca (Castile-La Mancha, Spain) between the valleys of the Rivers Júcar and Cabriel. It was originally part of a much larger La Mancha DOP and became a separate DOP in 2004. It is surrounded on three sides by other DOPs: La Mancha to the west, Utiel-Requena to the east and Jumilla to the south.

History

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La Manchuela DOP is the seventh DOP to be created in the region of Castile-La Mancha. It includes over seventy municipalities, including Albacete itself and Motilla del Palancar in Cuenca.

Climate

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The climate is continental (long hot dry summers, cold winters) influenced by the nocturnal moisture bearing winds from the Levant, which help keep the mean annual temperature down to 25°C. Temperatures in winter rarely fall low enough to cause frost. Humidity is very low and virtually no rainfall between the months of May and September.

Soil

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The soil is lime-bearing clay and the vineyards are at an altitude of 600 – 700 m above sea level. There are two large reservoirs just to the north of the area which are used for irrigation of the vines.

Authorised Grape Varieties

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The authorised grape varieties are:

References

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  1. ^ "Denominación de Origen Manchuela". manchuela.wine. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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