Alenquer

Alenquer is an appellation in Portugal across 11 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

DOP (DOC)

Category

Wine

Protected since

1991-12-24

Area

30,417 ha registered outline

Extent N–S × E–W

20.78 × 21.19 km

Centre

39.0975° N, 9.0585° W

Grapes

Alicante Bouschet, Alicante Branco, Alvarinho, Amostrinha, Aragonez, Arinto, Baga, Cabernet Sauvignon, Caladoc, Camarate, Castelão, Chardonnay, Fernão Pires, Jaen, Jampal, Malvasia Rei, Preto Martinho, Rabo De Ovelha, Ratinho, Sauvignon, Seara Nova, Syrah, Tinta Barocca, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, Viosinho, Vital

Max yield

90 hl/ha

Where it is

Nearest town

6.5 km north-west of Alenquer

Nearest city

31 km north-east of Loures 66,231 people

To the sea

13 km

Same latitude

Syunik (Armenia), Mendocino (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

1–664 m

Mean elevation

137 m

Measured over the whole outline on 87,229 elevation cells of about 59 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Bedrock

• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)78%
• Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)20%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 11

• Abrigada E Cabanas De Torres
• Aldeia Galega Da Merceana E Aldeia Gavinha
• Alenquer (Santo Estêvão E Triana)
• Carnota
• Carregado E Cadafais
• Meca
• Olhalvo
• Ota
• Ribafria E Pereiro De Palhacana
• Ventosa
• Vila Verde Dos Francos

Sources

EU register of geographical indications