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Ribera del Guadiana

Ribera del Guadiana is a six-subzone Denominación de Origen in Extremadura near Portugal. Its regulations cover production, permitted varieties, subzone names and the ageing categories for red wines.

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Ribera del Guadiana, Central Plateau
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Atlas locationRibera del Guadiana · Central Plateau38.87° N · 5.99° WOpen in Atlas

Ribera del Guadiana is a Denominación de Origen in Extremadura, in southwestern Spain near Portugal. Its six subzones extend across two provinces and include Cañamero and Tierra de Barros in Badajoz. The regulations define the production area and permitted grape varieties. A wine can use a subzone name only when all its raw material comes from that subzone and the wine is made there. Red Crianza requires 24 months of ageing, including at least six in oak; Reserva requires 36 months, with at least 12 in oak; Gran Reserva requires 60 months, including at least 18 in oak.

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Elsewhere in Central Plateau

  1. La Mancha35 producersLa Mancha is a broad, flat wine area in central Spain, with dry conditions, continental extremes and long sunshine hours. Its vineyard history reaches the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, while barrel-aged wines remain an important part of production.

Producers in Ribera del Guadiana

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  • Bodega Pago de los BalancinesCertified organic estate on a 400-metre plateau in Extremadura, making dense, structured red wine from Garnacha Tintorera and Tinta Roriz.
  • Bodegas HablaA 200-hectare estate on slate soils outside Trujillo in Extremadura, making concentrated French-oak-aged reds from Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo with no appellation designation and full freedom over the range.
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