Spain · DOP
Somontano
Appellation
Somontano is an appellation in Spain across 43 communes. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.
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Key facts Type DOP Category Liqueur Wine/Quality Sparkling Wine/Wine Protected since 1986-06-13 Area 206,286 ha registered outline Extent N–S × E–W 60.16 × 70.23 km Centre 42.0922° N, 0.0389° E Grapes Alcañón, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Tinta, Gewürztraminer, Macabeo, Merlot, Moristel, Parraleta, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Tempranillo Max yield 63 hl/ha Min planting density 1,500 vines/ha Where it is Nearest town 9.6 km north-west of Barbastro Nearest city 37 km east of Huesca 53,956 people To the sea 144 km Rivers nearby Cinca (13 km) Same latitude Kakheti (Georgia), Lake Erie (United States), South Islands (Canada)Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain Elevation 274–2,049 m Mean elevation 607 m Measured over the whole outline on 161,552 elevation cells of about 113 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)52% Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks (sandstone, shale)40% Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Communes · 43 Show all 43 Abiego Adahuesca Alcalá Del Obispo Alquézar Angüés Antillón Argavieso Azara Azlor Barbastro Barbuñales Berbegal Bierge Blecua Y Torres Capella Casbas De Huesca Castillazuelo Colungo Estada Estadilla Fonz Grado, El Graus Hoz Y Costean Ibieca Ilche Laluenga Laperdiguera Lascellas-Ponzano Naval Olvena Peralta De Alcofea Peraltilla Perarrúa Pertusa Pozán De Vero Puebla De Castro, La Salas Altas Salas Bajas Santa María De Dulcis Secastilla Siétamo Torres De Alcanadre 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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