📍 Condado do Tea
A warm subzone on the Miño River.
Condado do Tea is the warmest and most inland subzone of Rías Baixas, a mountainous stretch of Galicia along the Miño river. Rainfall decreases as you follow the Miño upstream, so the further you go from the coast, the drier the vineyards become. Granite and slate show at the surface, lying over a lighter granite subsoil.
The subzone covers around 550 hectares. Albariño and Treixadura are the grapes grown here. Condado do Tea was one of the three original subzones when the Rías Baixas DO was created in 1988, so it has belonged to the denomination from the very start. Vineyards here sit on granite and slate, in a warm, mountainous setting that differs sharply from the cooler coast.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Condado do Tea ← grows in ← 🍇 Albarino → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Rías Baixas
- Grapes
- 🍇 Albarino, 🍇 Treixadura
Frequently asked questions
Which Rías Baixas subzone is warmest?
Condado do Tea, the warmest and most inland, with mountainous terrain.
Which grapes grow in Condado do Tea?
Albariño and Treixadura.
What happens to rainfall along the Miño?
It decreases as you follow the river upstream.
Similar
📍 Val do Salnés · 📍 Soutomaior · 📍 Ribeira do Ulla · 📍 O Rosal
Sources
- MAPA: Denominaciones de origen
- eAmbrosia – EU geographical indications register
- Decanter
- Sommelier Academy