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Extremadura

3Wines in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Extremadura in Spain

The protected area is the whole administrative region, so its official outline is used. Boundary: Eurostat NUTS 2021 regions (© EuroGeographics). Country outlines: Natural Earth. Dots on the zone map are the vineyard points used for climate.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Extremadura must meet.

3 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMax yield
t/ha		Max wine
hl/ha		Grape ripeness
min. % pot. alc.		Actual alc.
min. %		After enrichment
max. % alc.		Acidity
min. g/l
Extremadura vino blanco 1612099154
Extremadura vino rosado 161201010154
Extremadura vino tinto 161201111164

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
  2. Ley 24/2003, de 10 de julio, de la Viña y del Vino, Article 13 (levels of the origin-based quality system) · Reino de España · Official act
  3. NUTS 2021 regions, 1:10 million (GISCO) · Eurostat; © EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries · Eurostat GISCO terms (attribution)
  4. Technical file: Extremadura (Ares(2014)2155008) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document
Still to check (3)
  • Same area as its administrative region; the boundary is the region's outline.
  • From the specification: Main varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Beba, Tempranillo, Pardina, Macabeo and Garnacha Tinta; secondary varieties include Bobal, Cayetana Blanca, Chardonnay, Graciano, Merlot, Monastrell, Pedro Ximénez, Syrah and Verdejo. Young and oak-aged (con envejecimiento) wines are described but no ageing periods are set. The traditional terms Añejo, Viejo and Noble may be used; bottling may take place inside or outside the area.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.