Almansa

Appellation

Almansa is an appellation in Spain across 8 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type: DOP
Category: Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since: 1986-06-13
Area: 200,488 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 44.21 × 77.63 km
Centre: 38.8862° N, 1.3616° W
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Garnacha Tinta, Merlot, Monastrell, Moscatel De Grano Menudo, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Verdejo
Other grapes: Garnacha Tintorera
Max yield: 80 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town: 23 km west of Almansa
Nearest city: 44 km south-east of Albacete 173,050 people
To the sea: 96 km
Same latitude: Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Yorkville Highlands (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: 646–1,234 m
Mean elevation: 865 m

Measured over the whole outline on 142,271 elevation cells of about 119 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)53%
Mixed sedimentary rocks32%
Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)15%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 8

Almansa
Alpera
Bonete
Chinchilla De Monte-Aragón
Corral-Rubio
Higueruela
Hoya-Gonzalo
Pétrola

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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