Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33
Date: 2025-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Community of Madrid, Spain, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, red wine, rosé wine, sparkling wine, white wine








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Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector, as referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33
(C/2025/2458)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).
COMMUNICATING THE APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT


                     ‘Vinos de Madrid’
                  


PDO-ES-A1525-AM03


Date of communication: 25.10.2024
                  


DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1.   Correction of section 1

Description:
Only the name to be protected belongs in section 1 (NAME TO BE PROTECTED). Aspects that do not belong in this section (language, scope, country) have been deleted.
This amendment concerns point 1 of the product specification and does not affect the single document.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
The amendment of the product specification has provided an opportunity to improve the wording of this section.
2.   New wording in the description of the wines covered by the PDO

Description:
The current wording of section 2 of the specification does not list the types of wine that are made under the PDO in accordance with the grapevine product categories provided in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013:






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Wine










5.


Quality sparkling wine




This amendment concerns point 2 of the product specification and does not affect the single document.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not change, add or delete a category of wine product, but is due to a rewording. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
According to Article 94(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets (CMO), the product specification must contain a description of the categories of grapevine products.
3.   Amendment to the analytical characteristics

Description:
The sections on the analytical values for each type of wine have been replaced by a table that is clearer and easier to understand. The table includes the values for the optional term ‘claretes’ (a type of rosé/light red wine) equating them with those of rosé wines. The value for the minimum total acidity expressed as tartaric acid has been changed from 4,5 to 3,5. Sparkling wines are also correctly referred to as ‘quality sparkling wines’.
This amendment affects point 2.a of the product specification and point 4 of the single document.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
Given that wine is not naturally an acidic drink and that its minimum total acidity values can be 3.5 grams per litre without this negatively impacting the organoleptic analysis, it has been decided that the minimum total acidity (tartaric acid) values should be reduced so that the wines that are perfectly harmonious and balanced can be sold.
With the inclusion of the ‘claretes’ (a type of rosé or light red wine) and the correct qualification of the sparkling wines have been included correctly, all the types of wines covered by the PDO are properly described.
4.   Amendment to the organoleptic characteristics

Description:
The organoleptic characteristics of the ‘claretes’ wines have been included. The characteristics of the sweet or semi-sweet red wines on the palate during the tasting stage have also been included. ‘Sparkling wine’ has also been corrected to ‘quality sparkling wine’, as this is the correct category.
This amendment affects point 2.b of the product specification and point 4 of the single document.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
These changes have been made to make the organoleptic description of each type of wine clearer and more specific at the various stages of assessment (appearance, aroma and taste), using more objective descriptors that make it easier for the inspection body to apply standard UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065:2012 – Conformity assessment. Requirements have been set for bodies certifying products, processes and services as regards verification of compliance with this section of the product specification.
5.   Amendment to specific oenological practices

Description:
The maximum yield is set at 74 litres of wine, instead of must, per 100 kg of grapes.

                  ‘Clarete’ wines have been added, specifying that they must be made with at least 25 % of red grape varieties.
Section 3 of the specification and Section 5.1 of the single document have been amended.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
The production of the new claret type has been outlined and it has been specified that the extraction yield refers to the wine obtained, not to the must.
6.   Changes to the maximum production yields

Description:
The two limits for yields in kg/ha by variety have been replaced by two limits on yields by grape colour.
The error in the processing from kg/ha to hl/ha has also been corrected by applying the extraction yield of 74 %, as laid down in point 3 of the specification.
Point 5 of the product specification and point 5.2 of the single document have been amended accordingly.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
Separate maximum yields have been provided for white and red varieties and this has been used as an opportunity to correct an error.
7.   Changes in varieties

Description:
A secondary white variety, Garnacha blanca, has been added. A secondary red variety, Listan Prieto, has been added.
Two synonyms have been added: Macabeo for the Viura variety and Negral for the Garnacha Tintorera variety. One synonym has been deleted: Cencibel for the Tempranillo variety. Its other synonym, Tinto Fino, has been retained.
Point 6 of the product specification and point 7 of the single document have been amended accordingly.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
According to a study carried out by the Madrid Institute for Rural, Agricultural and Food Research and Development (Instituto Madrileño de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario – IMIDRA), the white Garnacha variety has a ‘primeur’ nature and ripens very early. This makes it critical to monitor its ripening and choose when to harvest it. The first organoleptic results are promising, especially as regards the scent.
In collaboration with various technical and scientific bodies such as the EEA (Argentina), INTA (Argentina), UNALM (Peru) and more closely with IMIDRA (Spain), a scientific paper has been published on the Listan Prieto variety, focusing on how it originated on the Castilian plateau, where this variety has currently been found in isolation in various parts of: Madrid, Extremadura, Castile-Leon and Castile-La Mancha.
There are various reasons for reviving its use and cultivation. Since time immemorial it has often been mixed with Garnacha from very old vineyards. This variety has traditionally been used like ‘Palomina’ or ‘Hebén Negro’ for hundreds of years, until phylloxera arrived in Spain when it was thought to have become extinct.
Visually, the colour of the wines made from this variety is of medium to low intensity with violet tints, which are more visible at the rim, and they have a high glyceride content with fairly dense tears. On the nose, it requires a long period of aeration to be able to appreciate all its nuances and is of medium intensity with fine aromas reminiscent of vegetation, spices, mentholated violet drops, nectar from wild pink flowers growing on sandy soils, leather hides and red fruits. It is elegant and well balanced on the palate with high levels of acidity, which gives the wine freshness. It has mineral notes, medium finish, tastes of compote and lightly toasted flavours, causing constant salivation that invites the drinker to take another sip. Once the wine has been poured into the glass, a major transformation starts to unfold, bringing out nuances of existing aromas and flavours and developing new ones.
8.   Amendment to the additional conditions

Description:






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The legislative requirements have been removed from the product specification.










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It has been specified that the wines with the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ PDO must be produced, stored, aged, bottled and labelled in wineries located in the administrative units that make up the demarcated production area.










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It has been added that the wineries listed in the various registers may not produce, store or handle grapes, musts or wines produced from vine-growing areas located outside the production area for this designation of origin.










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It has been specified that the wine must be bottled in glass bottles of the sizes authorised by the legislation in force.










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It has been established that the only additional requirement for wineries registered under this designation of origin is the obligation to communicate the commercial labels identifying the wines they market, so that the Regulatory Board can enter them in the Wine Label Register.










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It has been specified that the wines must bear the mention PDO and that there must be numbered guarantee seals, labels, or certification labels.










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The optional information (traditional terms and information on the production method and the sugar content) that may be mentioned on the labelling of wines covered by the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ PDO has been specified.










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The following optional terms have been added to the specification for ‘Vinos de Madrid’ PDO. ‘Vino de altitude o Vino de Altura’ may be used for wines made from grapes from vineyards with an altitude at least 800 metres above sea level; ‘Vino de Cepas Viejas’ or ‘Vino de Viñedos Viejo’ for wines with 100 % of their grapes from vines planted over 35 years ago; ‘Viñedos Centenarios’ for wines with 100 % of their grapes from vines planted over 100 years ago; and ‘Vino de parcela’ for wines with 100 % of their grapes from a specific parcel.










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Different types of smaller geographical units have been recognised, including the indication that must accompany each of them, where appropriate.




This amendment concerns point 8 of the product specification and point 9 of the single document.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
The opportunity has been taken to update the legal references.
Under the definition of a PDO, all production stages must take place within the demarcated area: this has been made explicit for better understanding and clarity.
The opportunity has been taken to include the existing prohibition on the coexistence of products from outside the demarcated area (set out in Article 23 of the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ PDO Regulation) in the product specification.
The type of packaging has been specified and limited to glass bottles.
In accordance with the legislation and case-law on industrial property and trademarks, and taking account of the principles of market unity, labels must be registered with the Regulatory Board.
Which labelling terms are mandatory and which optional has been specified for better understanding and clarity. Some new terms have been introduced to promote wines from some smaller geographical units and from vineyards with particular characteristics.
9.   Improvement of the wording on inspections

Description:
The details of the competent control authority and the contact details of the Regulatory Council for the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ PDO, as the authority responsible for verifying compliance with the product specification, have been updated.
Details have been provided of the scope and control methodology of the Regulatory Board’s inspection body in accordance with international standard UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065: 2012.
This amendment concerns point 9 of the product specification and does not affect the single document.
According to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on geographical indications, it is not considered to be a Union amendment because it does not: entail a change in the name of the protected designation of origin; entail a change, a deletion or an addition of a category of grapevine product; void the link or entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product. It is therefore considered a standard amendment.
Reason:
The amendment has provided an opportunity to improve the wording of this point.
SINGLE DOCUMENT
1.   Name(s)

Vinos de Madrid
2.   Geographical indication type

PDO – Protected Designation of Origin
3.   Categories of grapevine product







1.


Wine










5.


Quality sparkling wine




3.1.   Combined Nomenclature code







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22 – BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR

                        2204  – Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must, other than that of heading 2009




4.   Description of the wine(s)

1.   White wines

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
Appearance: Pale straw yellow in colour with greenish to grey or steely tints in young wines, turning into golden yellows or old gold for the ‘Crianza’ or ‘Reserva’ wines. White wines that are fermented or aged in oak barrels have straw yellow tones developing into golden tones with ageing. Bouquet: Intense and predominantly fruity, with clear aromas of pome or stone fruits, tropical or caramelised. Wines that are aged and/or fermented or aged in oak barrels have spicy, balsamic and/or woody aromas, that develop as they age. ‘Sobremadre’ wines may smell of yeast. Taste: fresh, slightly acidic, sweet for the semi-sweet and sweet wines. Creamy and with a bitter aftertaste. Light and with average finish.
Minimum actual strength: 10 % vol. in the sub-area of Arganda.
Maximum sulphur dioxide: 250, if ≥ ﻿5 g/l sugars
Volatile acidity limit: 16,7 meq/l for wines over a year old (does not apply to ‘Sobremadre’ wine).
Minimum total acidity for the ‘Sobremadre’ wine: 5 g/l






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Values not provided are necessarily within the legal limits, in accordance with the relevant EU legislation.




General analytical characteristics






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Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume): —










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Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume): 11










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Minimum total acidity: 3,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid










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Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre): 13,3










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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre): 180




2.   Rosé and ‘Clarete’ wines

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
Rosé wines:
Appearance: Pink with strawberry, raspberry or salmon tints; orange colours can appear in rosé wines that are over two years old or that have been aged. Bouquet: Intense and fruity with aromas of red fruits and/or floral and/or herbaceous scents. In wines that are over two years old this may be combined with spicy aromas depending on their age. Taste: Fresh taste, slightly acid, and sweet for the semi-sweet and sweet wines. Creamy with light tannins and average finish.

                     ‘Clarete’ wines:
Appearance: Colour ranging from strawberry/raspberry to cherry red, tending towards orange in wines that are over two years old. Bouquet: Fruity and floral scents that become spicy in wines over two years old. Taste: Slightly acidic and tannic, with a good finish in the mouth and warmth. Sweet in the case of sweet or semi-sweet ‘Clarete’ wines.
Minimum actual strength: 11 % vol. in the sub-area of Arganda.
Maximum sulphur dioxide: 250, if ≥ 5 g/l reducing sugars.
Volatile acidity limit: 16,7 meq/l for wines over a year old.






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Values not provided are necessarily within the legal limits, in accordance with the relevant EU legislation.




General analytical characteristics






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Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume): —










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Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume): 11,5










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Minimum total acidity: 3,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid










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Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre): 13,3










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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre): 180




3.   Red wines

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
Appearance: Red, with violet to cherry tints in young wines, that may develop into tints ranging from ruby to brick-red when aged. Bouquet: Fresh, fruity and/or herbaceous in young wines that may have woody aromas and in wines produced and aged in oak barrels. Aged wines may have aromas of dried fruits, spices, herbs, and burnt and/or mineral scents. ‘Sobremadre’ wines may smell of yeast. Taste: Tannic, warm and with a good finish. Fruity in young wines, and reminiscent of oak barrels for wines fermented and/or aged in them. The ‘Sobremadre’ wines have a certain creaminess. Sweet in the case of sweet or semi-sweet red wines.
Minimum actual strength: 11,5 % vol. in the sub-area of Arganda.
Maximum sulphur dioxide: 200, if ≥5 g/l reducing sugars.
Volatile acidity limit: 16,7 meq/l for wines over a year old (does not apply to ‘Sobremadre’ wines).
Minimum total acidity for the ‘Sobremadre’ wine: 5 g/l






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Values not provided are necessarily within the legal limits, in accordance with the relevant EU legislation.




General analytical characteristics






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Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume): —










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Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume): 12










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Minimum total acidity: 3,5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid










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Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre): 13,3










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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre): 150




4.   Quality sparkling wine

BRIEF WRITTEN DESCRIPTION
Appearance: From pale straw yellow to slightly golden, depending on age. Fine, abundant and long-lasting bubbles. Strawberry or salmon pink in colour for the rosé sparkling wines. Bouquet: Fruity and yeasty aromas Taste: Fresh and sharp and with a certain creaminess for rosé wines; sweet in the case of wines with a sugar content of over 10 g.






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Values not provided are necessarily within the legal limits, in accordance with the relevant EU legislation.




General analytical characteristics






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Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume): —










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Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume): 10










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Minimum total acidity: 5 grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid










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Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre): 10










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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre): 160




5.   Winemaking practices

5.1.   Specific oenological practices









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Cultivation method
Cultivation techniques for all wines:
Plantation density: Between 900 and 4 000 vines per hectare.
Training and pruning: Goblet or trellis vine-training systems with a maximum of 16 fruitful buds per vine or 36 000 per hectare.












2.


 
Specific oenological practice
The maximum yield is set at 74 litres of must per 100 kg of grapes.
The grapes suitable for producing the Protected Designation of Origin wines shall have a sugar content equal to or above 170 degrees per litre of must.
White and red wines that, as a result of their special production method contain carbon gas of an endogenous origin, caused by the fermentation of the musts on the ‘madres’ (the ‘mothers’, i.e. the lees and grape skins) may be labelled ‘Sobremadres’.
Sparkling wine shall be made from white and rosé wine. Only authorised grape varieties may be used for their production. Production shall be carried out using the traditional method.
At least 25 % of the grapes for the ‘Clarete’ wines must be from the permitted red grape varieties.












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Relevant restriction on making the wines
For the extraction of the must from fresh grapes being processed for the first time, or if the wine is made from the fermented marc in red wine production, in the processes used for making products suitable for the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ protected designation of origin, mechanical systems may be used only where they do not damage the solid components of the bunches of grapes; the use of high-speed centrifugal crushers is banned.
Practices involving pre-heating the grapes, or heating the musts or the wines together with the marc, so as to force the extraction of the colouring material are prohibited.




5.2.   Maximum yields









1.


Maximum permitted production for white varieties

                     8 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare












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59,2 hectolitres per hectare












3.


Maximum permitted production for red varieties

                     7 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare












4.


 
51,8 hectolitres per hectare




6.   Demarcated geographical area

The production area for wines covered by the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ designation of origin consists of land located in the following municipalities of the Community of Madrid which include the sub-areas of Arganda, Navalcarnero, San Martin de Valdeiglesias and El Molar:






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Sub-area of Arganda: Ambite, Aranjuez, Arganda del Rey, Belmonte de Tajo, Brea del Tajo, Campo Real, Carabaña, Colmenar de Oreja, Chinchón, the ‘El Encín’ estate (Alcalá de Henares), Estremera, Fuentidueña de Tajo, Getafe, Loeches, Mejorada del Campo, Morata de Tajuña, Nuevo Baztán, Olmeda de las Fuentes, Orusco, Perales de Tajuña, Pezuela de las Torres, Pozuelo del Rey, Tielmes, Titulcia, Torres de la Alameda, Valdaracete, Valdelaguna, Valdilecha, Villaconejos, Villamanrique de Tajo, Villar del Olmo and Villarejo de Salvanés.










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Sub-area of Navalcarnero: El Alamo, Aldea del Fresno, Arroyomolinos, Batres, Brunete, Fuenlabrada, Griñón, Humanes de Madrid, Moraleja de Enmedio, Móstoles, Navalcarnero, Parla, Serranillos del Valle, Sevilla la Nueva, Valdemorillo, Villamanta, Villamantilla, Villanueva de la Cañada and Villaviciosa de Odón.










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Sub-area of San Martin de Valdeiglesias: Cadalso de los Vidrios, Cenicientos, Colmenar del Arroyo, Chapinería, Navas del Rey, Pelayos de la Presa, Rozas de Puerto Real, San Martín de Valdeiglesias and Villa del Prado.










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Sub-area of El Molar: Colmenar Viejo, El Molar, El Vellón, Patones de Arriba, Pedrezuela, San Agustín de Guadalix, Talamanca del Jarama, Torrelaguna, Torremocha del Jarama, Valdetrorres del Jarama and Venturada.




7.   Wine grape variety(ies)

AIRÉN
ALBILLO REAL
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
GARNACHA BLANCA
GARNACHA TINTA
GARNACHA TINTORERA – NEGRAL
GRACIANO
LISTÁN PRIETO
MACABEO – VIURA
MALVAR
MERLOT
MOSCATEL DE GRANO MENUDO
PARELLADA
PETIT VERDOT
SAUVIGNON BLANC
SYRAH
TEMPRANILLO – TINTO FINO
TORRONTÉS
8.   Description of the link(s)

WINE AND QUALITY SPARKLING WINE
The ‘Vinos de Madrid’ PDO is demarcated to the North and the West by the Spanish Central System, a vertical axis that separates Madrid from Castile and Leon. It is bounded by the Alcarria to the East, a plateau of a certain height, where little to nothing grows and with a harsh climate, which provides a natural border with the plateau of Castile-La Mancha. The Tajo River marks a natural boundary to the South. The PDO’s demarcated geographical area is traversed by six waterways that mark out the areas suitable for vineyards: the sub-area of San Martín de Valdeiglesias between the Central System and the Alberche River; the sub-area of Navalcarnero between the Alberche and Guadarrama Rivers; the sub-area of El Molar between the Central System and the Jarama River, and the sub-area of Arganda between the Guadarrama and Tagus rivers.
In the Arganda sub-area, most of the soil has a high lime content with areas of gypsum-bearing marl (alkaline PH); in the Navalcarnero sub-area, they are of siliceous origin, on plains with an acidic PH; the soil in the sub-area of San Martín de Valdeiglesias is mostly granitic in origin, on slopes and foothills with an acidic PH; the soil in the El Molar sub-area has developed over very diverse geological parent materials, featuring a combination of the soils found in the other three sub-areas.
The vines grow at an altitude of between 480 and 1 000 metres. The area has a continental Mediterranean climate, with an average annual rainfall of 658 mm and temperatures ranging between 40 C and -17 C. The number of hours of sunshine varies between 2 300 and 2 800 hours.
These soil and climatic conditions have influenced the human factors as regards the specific handling of the vines, which have traditionally been grown in goblet systems without irrigation, with low planting density and a limited number of phytosanitary treatments. Environmental factors have also been decisive as regards the grape varieties that were planted: the native Malvar in Arganda, and Navalcarnero and El Molar and the traditional Albillo Real in San Martín de Valdeiglesias. As for the grape varieties grown to produce red wine, Tinto Fino in Arganda and Garnacha Tinta in Navalcarnero, San Martín de Valdeiglesias and El Molar are considered the main ones for the various sub-areas, given the fact that they have been grown there traditionally since ancient times and because of their decisive impact on the bouquet and taste of the wines produced.
The local variety Malvar is native to Arganda, while Navalcarnero and El Molar and the local variety Albillo Real are traditionally grown in San Martín de Valdeiglesias. As regards the varieties grown to produce red wine, Tinto Fino is local to Arganda while Garnacha Tinta is local to Navalcarnero, San Martín de Valdeiglesias and El Molar.
As far as traditional wine-making practices are concerned, the highlight are the ‘sobremadre’ wines, which are bottled without racking after the must is left in contact with what are known as the ‘madres’ (crushed and destemmed grapes).
The wines made from the Albillo Real and Malvar varieties are complex in terms of their aroma, with prevailing notes of white fruit, apple and pear, while in terms of taste, they evoke ripe fruit. The red and rosé wines made from Garnacha and Tempranillo grapes feature red fruit aromas and taste of ripe fruit.
All of these climatic, soil, varietal and human factors combine to give the wines produced under this protected designation of origin certain unique characteristics: usually low yields (average production per hectare of around 3 000 kg of grapes), wines with a high average alcoholic strength (14 % alcohol by volume for the red wines and 12,5 % for the white wines), with medium to low acidity, with an intense colour for the red wines, aromas of ripe or overripe fruit, in many cases jammy, for the white wines usually with hints of pear and apple, and for the rosé and red wines, with notes of red and black berries. A mineral taste on the palate and scents reminiscent of matoral scrubland and ripe fruit, both in terms of taste and aroma.
The quality sparkling wines are made from white and rosé base wines, solely of the Malvar, Albillo Real, Torrontés, Viura, Parellada, Garnacha Tinta and Tinto Fino varieties. They share the same distinctive elements of the area (characteristic soil and climatic factors), as well as the same cultural and human factors (size, planting density, varieties, cultivation practices, minimum total acidity of 5 g/l), which give them their specific features in terms of appearance, aroma – reminiscent of their lees – and taste (smooth and creamy). As a result of the traditional process whereby these natural sparkling wines are made, including a stage where they are matured in the bottle and secondary fermentation, they have fine, long-lasting bubbles, a fruity, yeasty aroma and a fresh, sharp taste.
9.   Essential further conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Legal framework
In national legislation
Type of further condition
Additional provisions relating to labelling
Description of the condition
Before the wines are placed on the market, the commercial labels, specific to each registered winery, must be notified to the Regulatory Board with regard to the requirements listed in this specification so they can be entered in the label register.
Labels must bear the following wording: ‘Vino de Madrid Denominación de Origen’ and ‘Vinos de Madrid Denominación de Origen Protegida’, or ‘Vinos de Madrid DO’ or ‘Vinos de Madrid DOP’, in addition to the information generally laid down in the applicable legislation. Wines for consumption must carry a guarantee seal, and numbered labels or certification labels issued by the Regulatory Board. These must be affixed in the winery itself in accordance with the standards determined by that body, provided that this does not enable a second and subsequent use.
The use of terms referring to the production method (‘Barrica’, ‘Criado en Barrica’, ‘Envejecido en Barrica’, ‘Fermentado en barrica’, ‘Roble’, ‘Criado en Roble’, ‘Envejecido en roble’, ‘Clarete’, ‘Sobre lías’) or to the specific conditions of the vineyard (‘Vino de altitude o Vino de Altura’, ‘Vino de Cepas Viejas’ or ‘Vino de Viñedos Viejo’, ‘Viñedos Centenarios’ and ‘Vino de parcela’) has been regulated.
Different types of smaller geographical units have also been recognised, including the indication that must accompany each of them, where appropriate.
Legal framework
In national legislation
Type of further condition
Packaging within the demarcated geographical area
Description of the condition
Wines covered by the ‘Vinos de Madrid’ designation of origin may only be packaged and shipped by bottling companies that are registered and authorised by the Regulatory Board and that are based in the area where they are produced, so as to preserve the product's specific physical-chemical and/or organoleptic characteristics, thus protecting the quality and reputation of the designation of origin, based on the expertise and traditional know-how (thorough knowledge of the specific characteristics acquired over the course of many years) of the operators in the protected area.
The aim is to guarantee the wines’ origin and intrinsic quality, avoiding exposing the wine to unsuitable environmental conditions that might jeopardise its organoleptic characteristics (oxidation-reduction phenomena, variations in temperature, etc.) and, therefore, alter the PDO’s signature characteristics.
All the protected wines placed on the market must be bottled before they can be dispatched. The wines protected by the PDO may only be placed on the market and dispatched by the wineries in bottles which do not detract from their quality or prestige. In view of the fact that the bottling of the wines is one of the critical points for safeguarding the characteristics achieved during the manufacturing process and, where applicable, the ageing process, this must be carried out solely by the owners of the wineries at their bottling facilities, located in the protected demarcated area.

Link to the product specification


https://www.comunidad.madrid/sites/default/files/img/alimentacion/pliego_de_condiciones_vinos_de_madrid_sin_control_de_cambios_rev.15.03.2023.pdf



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            OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.


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