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On this magically lush island, the most north-westerly of the Canaries, the vineyards remain small and fragmented , clinging to the land where there is space among bananas and other crops. They are divided into three clear subzones marked out by the island's abrupt contrasts of landscape and climate.
Apart from young reds, whites and rosés, and excellent traditional dessert Malvasía wines, La Palma produces its artesanal Vinos de Tea, sold straight from the barrel - their quality control is supervised by the DO.
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Fact file
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CRDO address:
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C/ Esteban Acosta Gómez nº 7
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38740, Fuencaliente de La Palma
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Spain
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DO established
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09MAR94
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Telephone
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+34-922-444-404/032
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Fax
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+34-922-444-404
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E-mail
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cr.vinoslapalma@terra.es
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Website
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www.malvasiadelapalma.com
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Vineyards:
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Subzones
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HOYO DE MAZO, that includes the municipalities Villa de Mazo, Breña Baja, Breña Alta and Sta. Cruz de la Palma.
FUENCALIENTE, that includes the municipalities of Fuencaliente, El Paso, Los Llanos de Aridane and Tazacorte.
NORTE DE LA PALMA, that includes the municipalities of Puntallana, San Andrés and Sauces, Barlovento, Garafía, Puntagorda and Tijarafe.
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Area under vine
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884.93 ha
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Area in full production
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884.93 ha
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Altitude of vineyards
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The vineyard is located in a strip that borders the entire island and that goes from 200 to 1500 meters of altitude.
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Soil types
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In the North sub area, soils very evolved with vegetal earth layer. In the other two sub areas, younger soils, less evolved and without vegetal earth, with layer of sand or picón.
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Principal grapes (w)
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Albillo, Bastardo Blanco, Bermejuela, Bujariego, BurraBlanca, Forestera blanca, Gual, Listán blanco, Malvasía, Moscatel, Pedro Jiménez, Sabro, Torrontes and Verdello.
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Principal grapes (r)
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Almuñeco o Listán negro, Bastardo negro, Malvasía rosada, Moscatel negro, Negramoll, Castellana, L. Prieto and Tintilla.
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Permitted grapes (w)
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All the allowed varieties are included in the previous sections.
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Permitted grapes (r)
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All the allowed varieties are included in the previous sections.
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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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-
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Climate:
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Max. summer temp.
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22-27ºC
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Min. Winter temp.
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10-19ºC
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Average rainfall
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450-550 mm annually
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Average sunshine
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-
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Production:
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Maximum crop
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10,000 kg/ha.
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Yield
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74%
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Equivalent hl/ha
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Production 2001
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5,731.57
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Production 2002
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4,916.22
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Production 2003
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8,702.94
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Production 2004
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6,067.05
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Production 2005
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2,054.46
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Wine types:
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White
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11%
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Pink
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11%
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Red
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12%
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Otros (Malvasía dulce )
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13%
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Otros
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11%
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Ageing in oak:
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Vino de Tea
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Maximum 6 months in barrel of Canario pine (TEA) of 225 liters minimum capacity.
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Crianza
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Minimum 6 months in oak barrel of 225 liters minimum capacity. 18 months in bottle.
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Reserva
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12 months in oak barrel of 225 liters minimum capacity. 24 months in bottle.
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Gran Reserva
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18 months in oak barrel of 225 liters minimum capacity. The rest in bottle.
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Wineries:
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Number of Wineries
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17
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Total exports (hl)- 2001
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-
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Total exports (hl)- 2002
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-
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Total exports (hl)- 2003
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-
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Total exports (hl)- 2004
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-
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Total exports (hl)- 2005
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-
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