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D.O. CIGALES
GRAPE VARIETIES
WHITE WINE:
Verdejo, Albillo
RED WINE:
Tempranillo, Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Gris
Cigales is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) for wines
located to the north of Valladolid (Castile and León, Spain) along
both banks of the River Pisuerga.
It includes several municipalities, including Valladolid
itself, Dueñas, Cabezón de Pisuerga, Cigales, Corcos del
Valle, Cubillas de Santa
Marta, Fuensaldaña, Mucientes, Quintanilla de Trigueros, San
Martín de Valvení, Trigueros del Valle and Valoria la Buena. The
DO has an extension of 574 km² and is at an altitude of 750 m
above sea level. It is a relatively recent DO, having been created in
1991.
Like other DOs in the region, Cigales supplied Valladolid
and other cities with wine during the Middle Ages.
While Toro supplied red wine and Rueda white wine,
Cigales specialised in clarets and rosés. These wines were
made until recently in underground cellars, which were
often shared by small wine-makers (bodegueros) and which
were excavated to depths of over 10 m.