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Utiel-Requena

Appellation

Utiel-Requena is an appellation in Spain across 9 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP
Category
Liqueur Wine/Quality Aromatic Sparkling Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1986-06-13
Area
178,198 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W
62.73 × 58.02 km
Centre
39.5540° N, 1.2449° W
Grapes
Bobal, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintoréra, Macabeo, Merlot, Merseguera, Moscatel De Grano Menudo, Parellada, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Planta Nova, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Verdejo
Max yield
88.8 hl/ha
Irrigation
Allowed

Where it is

Nearest town
around the town of Utiel
Nearest city
75 km west of Valencia 824,340 people
To the sea
79 km
Rivers nearby
Turia (24 km) · Cabriel (25 km)
Same latitude
Thrace-Marmara (Türkiye), Syunik (Armenia), Catoctin (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
342–1,298 m
Mean elevation
754 m

Measured over the whole outline on 128,933 elevation cells of about 118 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 · 9

Wineries · 2

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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