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Designation of Origin.

The vineyards in the DO region are distributed into three areas: Arganda, Navalcarnero and San Martín de Valdeiglesias.

A total of 10,650 ha of vineyard and a production of around 38,000,000 kg of grapes per year.

Overall, the climate is dry and continental, with an annual rainfall of only 400 mm. Temperatures are very high, especially in the Arganda area.

The relief and soils vary in all three areas.

~ Arganda: this is the largest area and is crossed by the River Jarama, a tributary of the Tagus; its land is undulating and its soils are soft, limy and marly.

~ Navalcarnero: On the banks of the Guadarrama, with a gentle relief; the land is brown soil and not very limy.

~ San Martín de Valdeiglesias: The smallest of the three areas, its relief is more changing, with very sandy, not very limy soils.

Depending on the area:

~ San Martín de Valdeiglesias: the red wines are robust, full-bodied and rich in colour, very fruity and tasty, low acidity and very warm; the rosés are also very fruity and lively; and the traditional white wines of this area are fermented on the skins, traditionally made using the Albillo variety.

~ Navalcarnero: the red and rosé wines share features with the above, but their alcohol volume is lower.

~ Arganda: reds with good depth and colour, balanced with a moderate alcohol volume. The red wines aged in oak are complex and elegant.
This area also produces the highest-quality white wines, which are pale in the glass, smooth and very fruity on the palate.

~ In Arganda: Malvar white and Tempranillo black.

~ In Navalcarnero: Malvar white and Garnacha black.

~ In San Martín de Valdeiglesias: Albillo white and Garnacha black.

For all the areas, the above, the Airén, Parellada, Torrontés, Viura and small Moscatel white grapes and the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah black grapes.

Labelled according to ageing:

~ Crianza: 2 years after the harvest and at least 6 months in the wood.

~ Reserva: 3 years after the harvest and a used for at least 12 months in the wood for the reds and 6 months for the whites.

~ Gran reserva: 5 years after the harvest and at least 24 months in wood.

Labelled according to the winemaking process:

~ Sobremadre: red and white wines with endogenous carbonic gas owing to the special way in which they are made, consisting of the fermentation of the must with its sediment, i.e. once the grapes have been destemmed and pressed.

~ Sparkling wines: white and rosé wines made using the traditional method.