Monterrei D.O. / D.O.P.

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DATA

Nº of hectares under vine: 657 - Nº of vine growers: 365 - Nº of wineries: 28 - Harvest 21: No information - Production 21: 4.417.575 liters - Marketing: 95% Domestic - 5% International. 

SITUATION

In the eastern part of the province of Orense, on the border with Portugal. The vineyard occupies the Monterrei valley and includes the municipalities of Verín, Monterrei, Oimbra, Castrelo do Vall, Vilardevós and Riós. 

CLIMATE

It has a temperate Mediterranean climate with a continental tendency, influenced by the Atlantic Ocean. Its summers are hot and dry while its winters are cold. The area presents considerable thermal oscillations of up to 30º during the ripening season. Drier than in the rest of Galicia, with maximum temperatures of 35°C in summer and minimum temperatures of -5°C in winter.

SOILS

The vineyard extends along the slopes of the hillsides and valleys irrigated by the Támega River and its tributaries. Three types of soils are present in the region: slate and schist soils, granitic and sandy soils -provided by the degradation of granitic rocks- and sedimentary soils.

SUBZONES

Val de Monterrei. Comprises the vineyards located in the valley area (flatter soils, therefore). It includes the parishes of Castrelo do Val, Pepín and Nocedo do Val in the municipality of Castrelo do Val; the parishes of Albarellos, Infesta, Monterrei and Vilaza in the municipality of Monterrei; the parishes of Oímbra, Rabal, and San Cibrao in the municipality of Oímbra and the parishes of Abedes, Cabreiroá, Feces de Abaixo, Feces de Cima, Mandín, Mourazos, Pazos, Queizás, A Rasela, Tamagos, Tamaguelos, Tintores, Verín and Vila Maior do Val in the municipality of Verín.

Ladeira de Monterrei. The vineyard on this occasion is located in the hills. It includes the municipality of Vilardevós, the parishes of Gondulfes and Servoi of the municipality of Castrelo do Val; the parishes of As Chas, Bousés, Vidiferre and A Granxa of the municipality of Oímbra; the parishes of Flariz, Medeiros, Estevesiños and Vences, of the municipality of Monterrei; the parish of Queirugás of the municipality of Verín; the parish of Castrelo de Abaixo, the places of Castrelo de Cima, Covelas, O Mourisco, San Paio and A Veiga do Seixo in the parish of Castrelo Cima, the place of Fumaces in the parish of Fumaces, the places of Progo and Pousada in the parish of Progo, the place of Florderrei in the parish of Riós, all in the municipality of Riós.

VARIETIES

Preferred whites: dona blanca, verdello (godello) and treixadura (verdello louro).

Authorized: albariño, caiño blanco, loureira and blanca de Monterrei.

Preferred reds: mencía and merenzao (bastardo).

Authorized: arauxa (tempranillo), caiño tinto and sousón.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINES 

WHITES
They are straw yellow in color, fresh and pleasant. Those made with native vines are intense and fruity, tasty and fresh in the mouth, with a good alcohol-acidity balance.

RED WINE
Garnet cherry colored, the young red wines have a good fruit character, with herbaceous notes; they are light and fruity in the mouth. The aged wines are beginning to gain weight in the area thanks to the good balance between fruit and the nuances of aging.
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