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Cariñena
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-Surface: 18.000 ha.
-Only red, rosé and white wines.
-Only wines from selected parcels around the city of Cariñena in the province of Zaragoza between the rivers Jalón and Huerva.
-Grape varieties red and rosé wine: Garnacha, Tempranillo, Cariñena, (Cabernet-sauvignon, Merlot, Monastrell, Juan Ibàñez).
-Grape varieties white wine: Macabeo, (Garnacha blanca, Parrellada, Moscatel).
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| The grape varieties |
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| The châteaux |
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| Calcareous clayey soil with gravels. In the lower parts sometimes ironrich soils. |
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| The climate has a distinctly continental influence, the summers are dry and hot, the winters are cold. Vineyards are planted at an altitude of 400-700 m. Annual rainfall ranges from 350 mm. to 380 mm. |
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