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Binissalem

Appellation

Binissalem is an appellation in Spain across 5 communes. Regional bedrock: siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. It lies around the town of Binissalem and 10 km east of Marratxí.

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Key facts

Type
DOP
Category
Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1992-06-20
Area
15,418 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
14.39 × 19.32 km
Centre
39.6581° N, 2.8348° E
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Callet, Chardonnay, Giró Ros, Gorgollassa, Macabeo, Manto Negro, Merlot, Moll, Monastrell, Moscatel De Alejandria, Moscatel De Grano Menudo, Parellada, Syrah, Tempranillo
Max yield
81.4 hl/ha
Min planting density
2,225 vines/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Binissalem
Nearest city
10 km east of Marratxí 36,725 people
To the sea
17 km
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Vayots Dzor (Armenia), Outer Coastal Plain (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
71–719 m
Mean elevation
150 m
Mean slope
4.1° (7 %)
Steepest tenth
above 13°
Faces
several directions, mostly south-east

Measured over the whole outline on 179,116 elevation cells of about 29 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

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

Communes · 5

Wineries · 6

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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