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La Mancha

Appellation

La Mancha is an appellation in Spain across 190 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP
Category
Quality Sparkling Wine/Semi-Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1986-06-13
Area
2,598,394 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
199.04 × 262.31 km
Centre
39.3118° N, 3.0749° W
Grapes
Airén, Bobal, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Tintoréra, Gewürztraminer, Graciano, Macabeo, Malbec, Mencía, Merlot, Monastrell, Moravia Dulce, Moscatel De Alejandria, Moscatel De Grano Menudo, Parellada, Pedro Ximénez, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo, Torrontés, Verdejo, Viognier
Max yield
96.2 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km south-east of Alcázar de San Juan
Nearest city
18 km north of Tomelloso 36,091 people
To the sea
249 km
Rivers nearby
Zncara (2.9 km) · Guadiana (7.7 km)
Same latitude
Syunik (Armenia), Potter Valley (United States)

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

Terrain

Elevation
392–1,250 m
Mean elevation
747 m

Measured over the whole outline on 117,172 elevation cells of about 473 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 · 190

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Wineries · 21

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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