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D.O. Montilla-Moriles

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

Montilla-Moriles lies at the centre of a historical triangle that may be drawn between Granada, Seville and Córdoba city. It lies in Córdoba province. Today the vines share the space with wheat and olives to give the classical Mediterranean trilogy: bread, wine and oil. Its wines are often wrongly though it of simply as another Sherry, although its history is as distinguished as that of its more famous Sherry neighbour. The main grape, Pedro Ximénez, makes it distinct. There are three basic types of Montilla wine: young fruity wines, aged (crianza) wines and generosos, which have aged in a Solera system and include a wide range of styles from fino to amontillado - a style invented here in the 18th-century - to oloroso. Its PX wines -that is, Pedro Ximénez- are of increasing importance. They are also, legally, sold to Jerez and Málaga producers. Experimental plantations of light wine grapes, as yet not permitted in DO wines, suggests that Montilla-Moriles may well be toying with the idea of a separate sub-denomination to produce young red and white wines. The climate offers potential for registered organic growing, which has just begun.

 

Fact file

CRDO address:

Plaza de Dolores Ibarruri, s/n

14550 Montilla

Córdoba

Spain

DO Established

28OCT45

Telephone

+34-957-650-800

Fax

+34-957-652-866

E-mail

montilla@alcavia.net

Website

www.montilla.org.es

Vineyards:

Subzones

-

Area Under Vine

10,082 ha

Area in Full Production

75%

Altitude

125-690 m

Soil Types

Albarizas - chalky; Ruedos - sand over clay, some limestone

Principal Grapes (w)

Pedro Ximénez, Lairén, Baladí, MoscatelTorrontés

Principal Grapes (r)

-

Permitted Grapes (w)

-

Permitted Grapes (r)

-

Experimental Grapes (w)

MacabeoMoscatel (grano menudo), ChardonnaySauvignon

Experimental Grapes (r)

TempranilloMerlotSyrahCabernet-Sauvignon

Training and Pruning

A la ciega; a la carguera

Principal Root Stocks

41B-Millardet, 161.49-Couderc, 110-Richter

Climate:

Max. Summer Temp.

45°C

Min. Winter Temp.

-6°C

Average Rainfall

625 mm annually

Average Sunshine

2,900 hours annually

Production:

Maximum Crop

12,500 kg/ha

Yield

70%

Equivalent hl/ha

87 hl/ha

Wine types:

White

Joven min 10% abv max 12% abv; crianza min 13% abv

Pink

-

Red

-

Other

Generoso min 14% abv, max 22% abv

Ageing in oak:

Crianza

Min 12 months in oak

Wineries:

Total

170

Including Exporters

10

Including Private

156

Including Co-operative

14

Total exports - 2001

-

Total exports - 2002

-

Total exports - 2003

-

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