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D.O. Condado de Huelva

Introduction | History | Geography | Climate | Viticulture | Viniculture | Wines | Wineries  

Condado de Huelva is an old but little known DO in south-western Andalucia, close to the border with Portugal. It used to supply Jerez with wines to add to its Solera systems, but it is now entirely independent, making traditional and modern light fruity wine styles .

Separately, Condado also makes and seasons Sherry barrels for the Scotch malt whisky industry. They are made from Cantabrian or Asturian oak and are seasoned for three years before they travel north for their first fill of whisky.

In the southern section of the DO lies the Coto de Doñana , a natural wetland and ornithologists' paradise now classified as a natural park.

 

Fact file

CRDO address:

Plaza Ildefonso Pinto, S/N

21710 Bollullos Par del Condado

Huelva

Spain

DO established

1932

Last updated

10 de Marzo 2009

Telephone

+34-959-410-322

Fax

+34-959-413-859

E-mail

cr@condadodehuelva.es

Website

www.condadodehuelva.es

Vineyards:

Subzones

-

Area under vine

4,065 ha

 

 

Altitude of vineyards

25 m

Soil types

Mostly sand over alluvial, outcrops of chalk and limestone

Principal grapes (w)

Pedro Ximénez, Syrah, Tempranillo, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Colombard, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Palomino Fino, Listán B., Garrido Fino, Moscatel de Alejandría, Zalema

Principal grapes (r)

-

Permitted grapes (w)

-

Permitted grapes (r)

-

Experimental grapes (w)

-

Experimental grapes (r)

-

Organic viticulture

-

Climate:

Max. summer temp.

28°C

Min. winter temp.

9°C

Average rainfall

550 mm annually

Average sunshine

3,000 hours annually

Production:

Maximum crop

10,000 kg/ha

Yield

70% white; 60% young whites

Equivalent hl/ha

70 hl/ha white; 60 hl/ha young whites

Production - 2006

-

Production - 2007

318.888,80 hl must

Production - 2008

224,031.75 hl must

Wine alcohol content:

White

White, young white 10.5% abv min; young white 13% abv max

Pink

-

Red

Young, Crianza, Reserva and Grand Reserva

Other

Pálido, Viejo 15% abv min; 22% abv max

Ageing in oak:

Condado White

24 months

Pálido, Viejo

24 months (solera)

Wineries:

Number of Wineries

36

Total exports - 2006

-

Total exports - 2007

5,601 hl

Total exports - 2008

2,290 hl

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