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D.O. Montsant

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

 

Approved as a DO at a regional level in autumn 2001, this young denomination had already acquired considerable prestige as the Falset subzone of Tarragona DO. The vineyards fall in spectacularly beautiful hilly country, sharing the slopes with almond and olive groves and pines. The land forms a horseshoe around Priorato, but the wines here have a clear identity of their own. Production is divided between cooperatives and family bodegas, which are often advised by locally trained young oenologists.

 

 

Fact file

CRDO address:

Plaça Quartera, 6

43730 Falset

Tarragona

Spain

DO established

2002

Last updated

21 May 2009

Telephone

+34 977-831-742

Fax

+34 977-830-676

E-mail

info@domontsant.com

Website

www.domontsant.com

Vineyards:

Subzones

-

Area under vine

1,927 ha

Area in full production

1,927 ha

Altitude of vineyards

450 m

Soil types

In general, the soils of the DO can be simplified in three differentiated types: the lime clay soil presents to a large extent, granite sandy with little capacity of water retention in Falset, and some poor soils of slates that appear in several areas of the DO.

Principal grapes (w)

Chardonay, garnacha blanca., macabeo, moscatel, pansal, parellada.

Principal grapes (r)

Cabernet Sauvignon, mazuela, garnacha tinta, garnacha peluda, merlot, monastrell, picapoll negra, syrah and tempranillo

Permitted grapes (w)

-

Permitted grapes (r)

-

Experimental grapes (w)

-

Experimental grapes (r)

-

Organic viticulture

-

Climate:

Max. summer temp.

29-31 ºC (summer maximum average temperatures: June, July, Aug., Set.)

Min. Winter temp.

1-5 ºC (winter minimum average temperatures: Dic., Jan., Feb., March)

Average rainfall

400-500 mm

Average sunshine

14-15 h./dia

Production:

Maximum crop

10,000

Rendimiento

72%

Equivalent hl/ha

57

Production 2006 (hl)

72,419 hl

Production 2007 (hl)

63,761 hl

Production 2008 (hl)

57,600 hl

Wine types:

White

11.5 %

Rosé

12 %

Red

12.5 %

Other

Ranci, mistela, vino dulce, vimblanc: 15 %; Garnatxa: 15 %

Ageing in oak:

Crianza

2 years (min. 6 months oak)

Reserva

3 years (min. 12 months oak)

Gran Reserva

5 years (24 months oak, 36 months bottle)

Wineries:

Number of Wineries

54

Total exports - 2006 (hl)

19,998 hl

Total exports - 2007 (hl)

21,275 hl

Total exports - 2008 (hl)

40,318 hl

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