Spain · DOP
Cigales
Appellation
Cigales is an appellation in Spain across 13 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP Category Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1992-06-20 Area 76,889 ha outline of listed communes Extent N–S × E–W 45.1 × 39.39 km Centre 41.7304° N, 4.6597° W Grapes Albillo Mayor, Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnacha Roja, Garnacha Tinta, Macabeo, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Verdejo Max yield 64.8 hl/ha Min planting density 1,000 vines/ha Where it is Nearest town 9.9 km north-east of Valladolid Nearest city 33 km south-west of Palencia 78,629 people To the sea 184 km Rivers nearby pisuerga (0.5 km) · Duero (15 km) Same latitude Kakheti (Georgia), Grand River Valley (United States), South Islands (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 674–874 m Mean elevation 778 m Measured over the whole outline on 59,826 elevation cells of about 114 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks54% Unconsolidated sediments24% Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)12% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 13 Cabezón De Pisuerga Cigales Corcos Cubillas De Santa Marta Dueñas Fuensaldaña Mucientes Quintanilla De Trigueros San Martín De Valvení Santovenia De Pisuerga Trigueros Del Valle Valladolid Valoria La Buena Wineries · 2 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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