Campo de la Guardia is a ''
Vino de Pago'' from
Spain
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. This is the highest category on the quality scale of Spanish wines. In addition to having a proven track record of consistent quality, these wines must be both produced from estate-grown grapes and also processed and aged in a winery (''bodega'') located on the estate.
This Vino de Pago is located in the municipality of
La Guardia, in the province of
Toledo (
Castile-La Mancha, Spain) and acquired its status on 20 August 2009.
The Estate
The 81 hectare estate belongs to
Bodegas Martúe and contains the following red grape varieties:
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Merlot,
Malbec
Malbec () is a purple grape variety used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins, and are known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine. In France, plantations of Malbec are n ...
,
Tempranillo
Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del Pais in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its ...
,
Syrah, and
Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. It ripens much later than the other varieties in Bordeaux, often too late, so it fell out of favour in its home region. When it does ripen it adds tannin, ...
; the only white variety cultivated is
Chardonnay.
The maximum authorised yield is 7.500 kg/ha for the Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.000 kg/ha for the Syrah and Malbec, 10.000 kg/ha for the Merlot and Petit Verdot, and 11.000 kg/ha for the Tempranillo.
The minimum alcohol content is 13°.
References
Wine classification
Spanish wine
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