Cigales (wine)
Cigales is a small wine-growing region with its own protected designation of origin ( Denominación de Origen , DO) in the northeast of the province of Valladolid and in the southwest of the province of Palencia in the northern Spanish region of Castile and León .
Growing area
The approximately 2250 hectare wine-growing region of Cigales lies at an altitude of around 750 m and extends northeast of the city of Valladolid along the area of influence (cuenca) of the Río Pisuerga . A predominant continental climate is only influenced by the Atlantic on a few days a year , with cold winters (night frost) and warm to hot summers; Rainfalls are rather rare and scanty (on average approx. 400 mm / year).
The soils are chalky and crumbly; only a small part of the total cultivation area of approx. 575 km² is planted with vines. About 500 wineries (viticultores) harvest annually to 25,000 hl grapes of red varieties (tintos) Tempranillo and Garnacha , and the white varieties (blancos) Verdejo and Albillo that in about 30 wineries ( bodegas ) pressed and mainly rosé (rosado) to be expanded .
Communities
- Valladolid Province: Cabezón de Pisuerga , Cigales , Corcos del Valle , Cubillas de Santa Marta , Fuensaldaña , Mucientes , Quintanilla de Trigueros , San Martín de Valvení , Santovenia de Pisuerga , Trigueros del Valle , Valoria la Buena
- Province of Palencia: Dueñas
Attractions
In some places in the growing area, e.g. B. in Mucientes or in Dueñas, there are still traditional rock cellars ( bodegas ) , but these are only used to a limited extent. A number of stone huts and enclosures (chozos) are spread across the area . In some places there is a medieval castle (castillo) or castle ruins; every place has one or even two interesting church buildings from different style periods.
Web links
- Website of the Cigales wine region (Spanish)
- Ruta del Vino - Cigales (Spanish)
- Seat of the regulatory authority (Consejo Regulador)
Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′ 29 " N , 4 ° 41 ′ 59" W.