A.V.T. RIBERA DEL ARLANZA

Caracteristics:

The land is generally deep, with subsoil formed by soft rocks (Marl lime or disintegrated lime penetrable by the root).

The relief is varied with undulations and slopes in which the vineyard is cultivated in a traditional way, on drained hillside slopes, therefore there are no problems of an excess of moisture.

There is an abundance of sandy land, siliceous, granitic and those formed by marl lime. In general there is abundance of lands where the thick elements are abundant.
These could very well be carbonate, lime rocks or alluvial, pebble and gravel.

There aren’t any limiting lands by an excess of sodium salts or chloride, only in the low Arlanza basin can there exist gypsum outcrop (lime sulphate) in small dimensions to a piece of land level, which can easily be detected with a chemical analysis of the superior horizons in the land phase election.

The lack of organic material is an endemical characteristic of the lands of this region, very favourable for the quality of the vineyards.

The grounds of siliceous type, in general alluvial, have a low pH (6-7), but have no problem in liberating the aluminium. The lime/calcareous ground has a high pH level (7,5-8); the lime acting as a quality factor, although a very careful election of the graft has to be carried out when planting the land.


	Caracteristics: The land is generally deep, with subsoil formed by soft rocks (Marl lime or disintegrated lime penetrable by the root). The relief is varied with undulations and slopes in which the vineyard is cultivated in a traditional way, on drained hillside slopes, therefore there are no problems of an excess of moisture. There is an abundance of sandy land, siliceous, granitic and those formed by marl lime. In general there is abundance of lands where the thick elements are abundant. These could very well be carbonate, lime rocks or alluvial, pebble and gravel. There aren’t any limiting lands by an excess of sodium salts or chloride, only in the low Arlanza basin can there exist gypsum outcrop (lime sulphate) in small dimensions to a piece of land level, which can easily be detected with a chemical analysis of the superior horizons in the land phase election. The lack of organic material is an endemical characteristic of the lands of this region, very favourable for the quality of the vineyards. The grounds of siliceous type, in general alluvial, have a low pH (6-7), but have no problem in liberating the aluminium. The lime/calcareous ground has a high pH level (7,5-8); the lime acting as a quality factor, although a very careful election of the graft has to be carried out when planting the land.