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Alella's white, flowery wines and its lesser known red ones come from a very old vineyard area which has been receding in the last forty years under the pressure of urban development. Today the DO is only a third of its original size when it was created in 1956, although in 1989 it was extended to spread up the slopes of the coastal mountains.
In the 1980s a series of new grapes were introduced here and wines were modernised, revealing new potential. Wineries are urban farmsteads built up stepped slopes which drop away to the sea .
The range of altitudes governs which grape varieties are grown and what kind of wine is made in which part of the vineyard.
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Fact file
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CRDO address:
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Masia Can Magarola
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08328 Alella
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Barcelona
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Spain
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DO established
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06JAN56
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Last updated
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16NOV76
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Telephone
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+34-935-400-216
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Fax
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+34-935-400-328
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E-mail
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doalella@doalella.com
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Website
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www.doalella.com
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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none
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Area under vine
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330 ha
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Area in full production
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-
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Altitude of vineyards
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60 m - 350 m
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Soil types
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lowlands: sandy earth over granite; uplands, sandy earth over limestone.
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Principal grapes (w)
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Pansà Blanca, Chardonnay
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Principal grapes (r)
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Garnacha, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Merlot
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Permitted grapes (w)
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Garnacha Blanca, Pansà Rosada, Picapoll, Malvasía, Parellada, Macabeo, Chenin Blanc
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Permitted grapes (r)
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Garnacha Peluda, Cabernet-Sauvignon
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Experimental grapes (w)
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-
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Experimental grapes (r)
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-
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Organic viticulture
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6 ha
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Climate:
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Max. summer temp.
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35°C
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Min. winter temp.
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-3°C
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Average rainfall
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530 mm annually
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Average sunshine
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2,527 hours/annually
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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6,500 kg/ha
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Yield
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74%
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Equivalent hl/ha
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48 hl/ha
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Production 2001
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-
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Production 2002
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-
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Production 2003
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-
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Wine alcohol content:
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White
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10-13.5% abv
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Pink
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10-13.5% abv
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Red
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10-14% abv
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Other
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Sparkling 10.8-12.5% abv; Aguja 10.8-12.5% abv; Generoso 13.5-19% abv
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Ageing in oak:
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Crianza
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white: 3 months oak; red: 6 months oak
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Reserva
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-
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Gran Reserva
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-
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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5
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Total exports - 2001
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0 Hl
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Total exports - 2002
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0 Hl
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Total exports - 2003
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0 Hl
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