Calatayud
Location: Spain
Legal name: DO Calatayud
Calatayud is a Spanish protected wine appellation in Aragon, useful for drinkers who want to move beyond the best-known Spanish regions. Its practical label identity is high-elevation Aragon DO noted for old-vine Garnacha. Typical wines are ripe but altitude-fresh reds with red fruit, black cherry, spice, and firm mineral edges. The vineyard context is high, dry continental vineyards with slate, quartzite, limestone, clay, and wide diurnal range. This entry is written as a geographic reference for EncyclopediaOfWine: it explains place, grapes, style, and label-reading context without ranking producers or turning the appellation into a buying list.
Notable Rules
Spanish DO / DOP. Old-vine Garnacha is the central consumer cue, though other varieties are authorized.
Also Known As
Calatayud, Calatayud DO, Calatayud DOP, DO Calatayud
Sources & References
- Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion - Spanish registered DOP/IGP list — Public reference source; editorial text is first-party EncyclopediaOfWine content.
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REFERENCE NOTE
This entry is written as an educational overview and may synthesize public regulatory, historical, and editorial sources. It is not an official regulatory record.