We get first-hand information about the spectacular vintage of the Somontano Denomination of Origin. The D.O it's located in Huesca, where some of the best wines de Spain. In the information received, they indicate that this year the vintage It has been one of the latest, ending on August 22nd.
After a couple of months, the regulatory council figures a total of 18.700.00 kilos the harvested grape. And these numbers do not mean another thing that the total production of last year has been exceeded by 20%. Very good figures for Somontano and the province of Huesca.
Highlight that the weather and the time at the time of the pick-up have facilitated work tasks. It has allowed a staggered collection of the grapes and being able to pick them at their best.
Red wines, both young and aged, will have intense colors. fruit with a perfect expression of the varieties with which they are made.
Next, we will show you the data of the varieties collected as well as the quantity thereof.
Harvest balance in DO Somontano
-71% of the harvested hectares are of red varieties and the remaining 29% of white
-By type of grape, 66% of the kilos harvested is red and the remaining 34% white.
As of today, with 99% of the grapes harvested, they have been harvested 18.667.934 kilos. Of them, the ink Cabernet Sauvignon (4.451.903 kgs.) And the white Chardonnay (3.976.819 kgs.) Are the ones that lead the quantities collected.
After them, Merlot (3.923.516kgs.), Tempranillo (1.470.370) Gewürztraminer (1.335.733), Syrah (1.177.170 kgs.), Garnacha Tinta (981.730 kgs.) And, further afield, Sauvignon Blanc (384.890 kgs.), Macabeo (319.640 kgs.), Garnacha Blanca (181.680 kgs.) Riesling (180.170 kgs), Moristel (151.123 kgs), Pinot Noir (81.040 kgs.), Parraleta (48.745 kgs.) and Alcañón (3.405 kgs) .
In the next few days the fruit of 14 hectares of vineyards in Cabernet Sauvignon, Garnacha Tinta and Moristel. Approximately, they will give about 70.000 kilos more, reaching the planned total of more than 18.700.000 kilos of grapes.
The average yield in the harvested hectares has been 5.300 kilos per hectare. It should be noted that the maximum authorized are 8.000 for red grapes and 9.000 for white varieties.
