The León DO harvests almost three million kilos of very good quality grapes in a harvest affected by the rain
The Prieto Picudo variety, although with a significant drop, leads the production with 2,109,542 kilos, most of which will be used to make rosés, although it promises excellent long-aged reds. The native white Albarín reaches a new record with 439,908 kilos in the 87.5 hectares...
DO Leon reaches 3.1 million kilos of grapes of exceptional quality in a harvest that broke forecasts
The historic drought and the very high summer temperatures conditioned the vegetative process and led to fears of a loss of production even below that of the previous season, which was finally exceeded by 18%. The white Albarín grape reached a new production record, with...
DO León concludes a long and short harvest, but with very good grape quality
The Control Board’s certification of the harvest was affected by the conditions of the vegetative process and the general drop in production in almost all of the country’s Designation of origin Albarín was the most affected by the decline, less noticeable in percentage terms in...
[The DO León according to Raúl Pérez] – Chapter 3 – Varieties of Grapes
We are already in the third chapter of the documentary series, and this time Raúl Pérez talks about the grape and its varieties. Although it shares space with Mencía and Tempranillo, undoubtedly, Prieto Picudo is the most important in the area as far as...
[The DO León according to Raúl Pérez] – Chapter 2 – Edaphological diversity
In this second chapter Raúl Pérez tackles the basis of all the cultivation of the DO León, soils or soil diversity. From soils where sand stands out, those with iron-rich limestone and others that have a predominantly clayey appearance with a higher pH. ...
[The DO León according to Raúl Pérez] – Chapter 1 – History
History is one of the most characteristic factors of viticultural zones. Raúl Pérez, Leonese named Best Winemaker of the World 2014 and 2016, explains in the first chapter of this documentary series the history of León’s wines. It starts from the origins. In the X-XI...
The wines of the 2018 vintage of the DO León reach the rating of “excellent”
The whites and rosés are highly aromatic and fresh, with great balance between acidity and alcohol in the mouth and very attractive colors. The reds, both young and those who went to the barrel, offer great oenological possibilities and good parameters of acidity, alcohol and...
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