Spain · DOP
León
Appellation
León is an appellation in Spain across 88 communes. Regional bedrock: mixed sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP Category Wine Protected since 2004-04-16 Area 359,068 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 74.37 × 106.09 km Centre 42.3063° N, 5.3508° W Grapes Albarín Blanco, Garnacha Tinta, Godello, Mencía, Prieto Picudo, Tempranillo, Verdejo Max yield 74 hl/ha Min planting density 1,000 vines/ha Where it is Nearest town 37 km south of León Nearest city 40 km south of San Andrés del Rabanedo 30,820 people To the sea 132 km Rivers nearby Esla (15 km) Same latitude Khvanchkara (Georgia), Xinjiang (Turpan, Manas, Yanqi) (China), Applegate Valley (United States), Lake Erie North Shore (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 709–1,188 m Mean elevation 806 m Measured over the whole outline on 70,991 elevation cells of about 226 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.
Bedrock Mixed sedimentary rocks52% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)28% Unconsolidated sediments18% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 88 Show all 88 Algadefe Alija Del Infantado Antigua, La Ardón Bañeza, La Becilla De Valderaduey Bercianos Del Páramo Bercianos Del Real Camino Burgo Ranero, El Bustillo De Chaves Cabezón De Valderaduey Cabreros Del Río Calzada Del Coto Campazas Campo De Villavidel Castilfalé Castrobol Castrocalbón Castroponce Castrotierra De Valmadrigal Cebrones Del Río Chozas De Abajo Cimanes De La Vega Corbillos De Los Oteros Cubillas De Los Oteros Cuenca De Campos Fresno De La Vega Fuentes De Carbajal Gordaliza Del Pino Gordoncillo Grajal De Campos Gusendos De Los Oteros Izagre Joarilla De Las Matas Laguna De Negrillos León Matadeón De Los Oteros Matanza Mayorga Melgar De Abajo Melgar De Arriba Monasterio De Vega Onzonilla Pajares De Los Oteros Palacios De La Valduerna Pobladura De Pelayo García Pozuelo Del Páramo Quintana Del Marco Quintana Y Congosto Quintanilla Del Molar Riego De La Vega Roales De Campos Roperuelos Del Páramo Saelices De Mayorga Sahagún San Adrián Del Valle San Esteban De Nogales San Millán De Los Caballeros Santa Cristina De Valmadrigal Santa Elena De Jamuz Santa María Del Monte De Cea Santas Martas Santervás De Campos Santovenia De La Valdoncina Toral De Los Guzmanes Unión De Campos, La Valdemora Valderas Valdevimbre Valdunquillo Valencia De Don Juan Vallecillo Valverde-Enrique Vega De Infanzones Villabraz Villacid De Campos Villademor De La Vega Villagómez La Nueva Villalba De La Loma Villamandos Villamañán Villamontán De La Valduerna Villamoratiel De Las Matas Villanueva De Las Manzanas Villaornate Y Castro Villaquejida Villaturiel Zotes Del Páramo Wineries · 4 From OpenStreetMap. Missing a winery? Add it to OpenStreetMap and it appears here.
Sources EU register of geographical indications
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