Publication of the communication of an approved standard amendment to a product specification of a geographical indication in accordance with Article 5(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27
Date: 2026-02-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Navarre, Spain, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products, red wine








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C/2026/747


5.2.2026






Publication of the communication of an approved standard amendment to a product specification of a geographical indication in accordance with Article 5(4) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 (1)

(C/2026/747)

COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT
(Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143)


                     ‘Prado de Irache’
                  


EU reference number: PDO-ES-A0182-AM02 – 6.11.2025
                  

1.   Name of product


               ‘Prado de Irache’
            
2.   Geographical indication type







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PDO










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PGI










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GI




3.   Sector







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Agricultural products










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Wines










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Spirit drinks




4.   Country to which the geographical area belongs

Spain
5.   Member State authority communicating the standard amendment


Name

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Directorate-General for Food. Subdirectorate-General for Food Quality Control and Agri-Food Laboratories.
6.   Qualification as standard amendment

The competent authority considers this amendment to the Prado de Irache PDO product specification to be a standard amendment; it cannot be regarded as a Union amendment since it does not correspond to any of the situations referred to in Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 on geographical indications. Specifically, it does not: include a change in the name or in the use of the name, or in the category of product or products designated by the geographical indication; risk voiding the link with the geographical area; entail further restrictions on the marketing of the product.
7.   Description of the approved standard amendment(s)


Title

CHANGES TO ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTIONS

Description

The purpose of the changes is ensure that the organoleptic descriptors for each type of wine are clarified, specified and/or objectively considered at the different phases of assessment (appearance, aroma and taste) by tasting panels operating in accordance with standard UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17065. Characterisation by variety has also been removed, since it is considered unnecessary.
These amendments concern point 2(b) of the product specification and point 6 of the single document.






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The amendment affects the single document.





Title

UPDATED DETAILS

Description

The contact details (name, telephone number and e-mail address) of the competent authority and the e-mail address of the control body have been updated.
This amendment concerns point 9 of the product specification and does not affect the single document.






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The amendment affects the single document.




SINGLE DOCUMENT

Designations of origin and geographical indications of wine



                     ‘Prado de Irache’
                  


EU reference number: PDO-ES-A0182-AM02 – 6.11.2025
                  

1.   Name(s)


               ‘Prado de Irache’
            
2.   Geographical indication type







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PDO










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PGI










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GI




3.   Country to which the defined geographical area belongs

Spain
4.   Classification of the agricultural product in accordance with the Combined Nomenclature heading and code, as referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1143


               2204  – Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009
5.   Categories of grapevine product as listed in Part II of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013







1.


Wine




6.   Description of the wine or wines


Grapevine product

Dry red wines

Organoleptic characteristics


Visual appearance

Clear, bright colour of medium to high intensity which can range from purple to ruby red for young wines, and from purple-red to red with russet tints for wines exposed to wood.

Aroma

Medium to high intensity aroma, with no defects and fruity and/or woody tones.

Taste

Balanced, medium to full body, well integrated acidity which gives the wines freshness, with a fruity and/or woody retronasal aroma and a medium to long finish.

Additional information regarding organoleptic characteristics

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Analytical characteristics







Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume):


—




Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume):


12




Minimum total acidity:


3,7




Minimum total acidity unit:


in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid




Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre):


—




Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre):


125





Additional information regarding analytical characteristics

Maximum volatile acidity: 0,049 g/l (0,82 meq/l) per % vol. of actual alcoholic strength, expressed as acetic acid, with a limit of 0,70 g/l (11,67 meq/l) in young wines and 0,90 g/l (15 meq/l) in aged wines.






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Any analytical characteristics not indicated in this section are within the limits laid down in the applicable EU legislation.




7.   Winemaking practices

7.1.   Specific oenological practices used to make the wine or wines and relevant restrictions on making them


Winemaking practice

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Type of oenological practice:
Specific oenological practice
Description:
Production of the wine covered by the PDO must be based on the total or partial fermentation of the grapes with the skins of the red grapes, with optional prior destemming.
On no account may the ageing or maturation process be deemed to have started before 1 October in the same year as the harvest.

Winemaking practice

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Type of oenological practice:
Relevant restriction on making the wines
Description:
The minimum planting density is 2 500 plants per hectare.
Non-localised irrigation systems (sprinkler irrigation or irrigation by flooding) is authorised only until 31 July of each year.
Continuous presses are not permitted in the production of protected wines.
7.2.   Maximum yields


All wines/category/variety/type

Tempranillo, Merlot and Garnacha varieties
Maximum yield:






Maximum yield:


7 000 




Maximum yield per unit:


kilograms of grapes per hectare





All wines/category/variety/type

Tempranillo, Merlot and Garnacha varieties
Maximum yield:






Maximum yield:


49




Maximum yield per unit:


hectolitres per hectare





All wines/category/variety/type

Mazuelo and Graciano varieties
Maximum yield:






Maximum yield:


7 200 




Maximum yield per unit:


kilograms of grapes per hectare





All wines/category/variety/type

Mazuelo and Graciano varieties
Maximum yield:






Maximum yield:


50,40




Maximum yield per unit:


hectolitres per hectare





All wines/category/variety/type

Cabernet Sauvignon variety
Maximum yield:






Maximum yield:


6 800 




Maximum yield per unit:


kilograms of grapes per hectare





All wines/category/variety/type

Cabernet Sauvignon variety
Maximum yield:






Maximum yield:


47,60




Maximum yield per unit:


hectolitres per hectare




8.   Indication of the wine grape variety or varieties from which the wine or wines are produced







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CABERNET SAUVIGNON










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GARNACHA TINTA










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GRACIANO










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MAZUELA – MAZUELO










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MERLOT










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TEMPRANILLO




9.   Concise definition of the demarcated geographical area

Pago Prado de Irache wines are produced on land located in the municipality of Ayegui, in the district of Tierra Estella in Navarre.
The geographical boundaries of Pago Prado de Irache are established as follows:






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North: bounded by plots 354, 1029, 535, 861, the orchards of Zuloandía, the Camino de Igúzquiza and Hoya de Lucea, Gastisun and Sarnabiaga.










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South: bounded by the Camino de Santiago motorway, the urban development of Irache and Crucipicando.










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East: bounded by the end of los Romerales and El Robledal.










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West: bounded by the Camino de Santiago motorway and the Cañada Real de Imas cattle route, which run side by side.




10.   Link with the geographical area


Category of grapevine product







1.


Wine





Summary of the link

The agricultural, climatic and soil characteristics of the plots on which Pago Prado de Irache vines grow allow for the perfect development of the Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Graciano and Mazuelo grape varieties, which are perfectly suited to the area. Together with the cultivation and oenological techniques used by winegrowers and producers, they guarantee the production of exceptional wines with distinctive personalities.
The key characteristics of wines in this area, which distinguish them from wines produced nearby, are due to the fact that while this area is typified by the Mediterranean climate, it is also heavily influenced by the Atlantic.
The Atlantic influence and the altitude, latitude and location in a relatively closed valley create climate conditions which to a certain extent distance it from the typical Mediterranean climate, giving greater ambient relative humidity, cooler temperatures, heavier precipitation and sharper temperature variations.
Together with the typology of calcareous loose soils of medium to low fertility with low levels of organic material, this explains the main characteristics of the red wine, which are linked to its acidity.
11.   Further applicable requirements


Title of the requirement/derogation

LABELLING

Legal framework

In national legislation

Type of further requirement/derogation

Addition provisions relating to labelling

Description of the requirement/derogation

The label of the protected product must clearly display the name ‘Vino de Pago Prado de Irache’.

Electronic (URL) reference to the publication of the product specification


www.PCDOPIRACHE25.navarra.es



(1)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/27 of 30 October 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council with rules concerning the registration and the protection of geographical indications, traditional specialities guaranteed and optional quality terms and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 664/2014 (OJ L, 2025/27, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/27/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/747/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)