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level: Duero River Valley

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The need-to-know DOs of the Duero River Valley

level questions: Duero River Valley

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DO Bierzo: Styles (primary grapes), climate, soils83% tinto (Mencia), 12% blanco (Godello); continental with significant maritime; granite, limestone, quartzite, slate
DO Cigales: Styles (primary grapes), climate, soils64% rosado & 34% tinto (Tinta del Pais/Tempranillo), 2% blanco (Verdejo); continental; sand and limestone topsoil atop clay and loam; one of Spain's largest producers of rosados
What are Majuelos?Family owned and farmed plots within village who sell grapes to producers in DO Cigales
DO Ribera del Duero: Styles (primary grapes), climate, soils99% tinto (Tinto Fino/Tinta del Pais/Tempranillo); continental; 32 soils, primarily sandy limestone and clay; one of highest average elevations
DO Ribera del Duero - Crianza12 months in barrel, 24 months before release
DO Ribera del Duero - Reserva12 months in barrel, 36 months before release
DO Ribera del Duero - Gran Reserva24 months in barrel, 60 months before release
DO Rueda: Styles (primary grapes), climate, soils99% blanco (Verdejo); continental; gravel and stone, sandy limestone and limestone; approx. 40% of Spain's white wine production
"Rueda" white wine≥ 50% Verdejo
"Rueda Verdejo" white wine≥ 85% Verdejo
"Rueda Sauvignon" white wine≥ 85% Sauvignon Blanc
"Rueda Espumoso"≥ 50% Verdejo (Seco/Semi-seco), ≥ 85% Verdejo (Brut/Brut Nature)
"Rueda Dorado"Oxidatively aged using only Verdejo, Sauvignon Blanc, Palomino Fino and/or Viura
DO Toro: Styles (primary grapes), climate, soils93% tinto (Tinta de Toro/Tempranillo); continental; sand and clay with limestone; typically Tempranillo, sometimes Garnacha Tinta added to blend