Following upon the news of Spain's newest DO in a decade and a half granted to Campo de Calatrava is its newest PDO for a Vino de Pago called, "Rosalejo". Located in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, it's shared between the municipalities of Anchuras (in the province of Ciudad Real) and Sevilleja de la Jara (in the province of Toledo) and covers a not insubstantial area of 1,300ha. The apparent justification for the creation of this Vino de Pago is that the region sits at 650m in altitude and has acidic soils which result in wines with a low pH. The only grape varieties permitted are: Syrah, Tempranillo, and Grenache and wines need to have a minimum of 12% alcohol. It's interesting that in the pliego de condiciones (guidelines), there is also a minimum of six months barrel aging required for the resulting wines. This was a surprisingly fast approval…
Following upon the news of Spain's newest DO in a decade and a half granted to Campo de Calatrava is its newest PDO for a Vino de Pago called, "Rosalejo". Located in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, it's shared between the municipalities of Anchuras (in the province of Ciudad Real) and Sevilleja de la Jara (in the province of Toledo) and covers a not insubstantial area of 1,300ha. The apparent justification for the creation of this Vino de Pago is that the region sits at 650m in altitude and has acidic soils which result in wines with a low pH. The only grape varieties permitted are: Syrah, Tempranillo, and Grenache and wines need to have a minimum of 12% alcohol. It's interesting that in the pliego de condiciones (guidelines), there is also a minimum of six months barrel aging required for the resulting wines. This was a surprisingly fast approval…