Montsant DO

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Montsant DO is a Spanish wine appellation in Catalonia known for its high-quality red wines, often based on Garnacha and Cariñena grapes, produced in a mountainous, Mediterranean-influenced landscape.

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Montsant DO canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Denominación de Origen
Spanish wine appellation
alsoProduces rosé wine
sweet wine
white wine
authorizedRedGrapeVariety Cabernet Sauvignon
Cariñena
Garnacha Tinta
Merlot
Syrah
Tempranillo
authorizedWhiteGrapeVariety Chardonnay
Garnacha Blanca
Macabeo
Moscatel de Alejandría
borderedBy Priorat DOQ
climate Mediterranean with continental influences
country Spain
grapeGrowingConditions low yields
significant diurnal temperature variation
hasSubzones various municipalities in Priorat and Ribera d'Ebre
influencedBy Mediterranean Sea
knownFor old-vine Cariñena
old-vine Garnacha
locatedIn Catalonia
Province of Tarragona
mainRedGrapeVariety Cariñena
Garnacha Tinta
notableFor high-quality red wines
partOf Catalan wine regions
productionFocus red wine
recognizedAsDO 2001
regulatoryBody Consejo Regulador de la DO Montsant
separatedFrom Tarragona DO
soilType calcareous soils
clay soils
granite-based soils
sandy soils
surrounds Priorat DOQ
terrain mountainous
typicalAlcoholLevel relatively high
typicalWineStyle aromatic white wine
full-bodied red wine
rosé wine
wineProfile good structure
mineral notes
ripe fruit character
wineRegionOf Catalonia

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Garnatxa Blanca grownIn Montsant DO