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DO VINOS DE UCLES

The project of creation of a name of singular origin arises in 2003 with the initiative of 8 warehouses castellanomanchegas that, along his history, have demonstrated the potential of the viticulture of the zone and his enormous aptitude to create wines of high quality. A wine history, an area of special qualities, a few climatic suitable conditions, and the precedents of these 8 warehouses with a long experience in the culture of the grapevine in these lands, as well as of the treatment of his fruit in the press, have stimulated the creation and development of the D.O. Uclés, which protects, only, stained wines of confirmed quality and sensory exceptional profile. D.O. Uclés was born, therefore, with the best expectations of future and with the aim to show to the world his wine potential. Since this way he retires in the D.O.C.M. of May 9, 2005, according to Order of 22-04-2005 of the Council of Agriculture, by which there are established the Procedure of Production of the wines of the name of origin Uclés, and his later modification according to order 01-02-2006 published On February 28, 2006. Containing all the elements demanded by the Law 8/2003, of the Vineyard and the Wine of Castile La Mancha.

Vintages of the wine region

E-Excellent # VG-Very Good # G-Good # R-Regular # D-Deficient #

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Show Details Designation of Origin VINOS DE UCLES

Zone of production

Cuenca:Acebrón (el), Alcázar del Rey, Almendros, Belinchón, Carrascosa del Campo, Fuente de Pedro Naharro, Horcajo de Santiago, Huelves, Huete, Langa, Loranca del Campo, Paredes, Pozorrubio, Rozalén del Monte, Saelices, Tarancón, Torrubia del Campo, Tribaldos, Uclés, Valparaíso de Abajo, Valparaiso de Arriba, Vellisca, Villamayor de Santiago, Villarrubio, Zarza de Tajo

Toledo:Cabezamesada, Corral de Almaguer, Santa Cruz de la Zarza

Climate

continental climate as for the thermal regime, with regional variation provoked fundamentally by the variability of the reliefs and with a quantitative and qualitative Mediterranean rainfall, which would give him as a whole a semiarid classification. With rainfalls in general of less than 500 mm., in that the dry periods include the totality of the summer station. What him awards very typical and singular features. All this, we are delimited by a climatic zone of high interest for the production of wines, with more than 180 potential days to develop the vegetative cycle of the grapevine, as well as to cultivate different varieties and to produce wines, also, of very diverse characteristics.

Stained Varieties

Authorized: Cencibel (Tempranillo), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Robe Black

Preferential: N/A

White Varieties

Authorized: N/A

Preferential: N/A

Types of wine

young Wines. They Are wines that have acquired a harmony in the set of his qualities organolépticas and an aromatic wealth adapted after the production, without need of aging.The maceration of the must in presence of the husks will have a minimal duration of four days. Nevertheless, when the young wines surrender to a brief period of aging and want to use or to refer to same, the above mentioned period will not be able to be lower than two months, the period of time must be indicated in the labelling in months that they should have remained in casks, which will have to be of oak and have a maximum capacity of 330 liters.
Wine from upbringing. The maceration of the must in presence of the husks will have a minimal duration of 7 days.The period of aging will take place during a term not lower than two natural years counted from the vintage, of which, at least six months, they will have to remain in casks of oak of 330 liters of maximum capacity, finishing his aging in bottle.
Reservation Wine. The maceration of the must in presence of the husks will have a minimal duration of 7 days.The period of aging will take place in a term not lower than thirty six months counted from the vintage, of which, at least twelve, will have to remain in casks of oak of 330 liters of maximum capacity, finishing his aging in bottle.