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Somontano

Appellation

Somontano is an appellation in Spain across 43 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
DOP
Category
Liqueur Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine
Protected since
1986-06-13
Area
206,286 ha registered outline
Extent N–S × E–W
60.16 × 70.23 km
Centre
42.0922° N, 0.0389° E
Grapes
Alcañón, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Tinta, Gewürztraminer, Macabeo, Merlot, Moristel, Parraleta, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo
Max yield
63 hl/ha
Min planting density
1,500 vines/ha

Where it is

Nearest town
9.6 km north-west of Barbastro
Nearest city
37 km east of Huesca 53,956 people
To the sea
144 km
Rivers nearby
Cinca (13 km)
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Lake Erie (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
274–2,049 m
Mean elevation
607 m

Measured over the whole outline on 161,552 elevation cells of about 113 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 · 43

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Wineries · 4

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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