📜 Pla de Bages

Pla de Bages is a Spanish protected designation of origin (DO, PDO) for wines made in listed municipalities of the Bages district. It has been in the EU register since 14 April 2004.

The specification covers white, rosé and red wines, plus semi-sparkling, quality sparkling and liqueur wines. White wines include ‘Brisado’, an orange wine added by the 2024 amendment, and some wines may be fermented with the stem (‘fermentado en rapa’). The single document lists 18 grape varieties, among them Picapoll Blanco, Picapoll Negro, Sumoll, Garró/Mandó, Macabeo, Parellada, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Tempranillo (Ull de Llebre).

Minimum actual alcoholic strength is 11% vol for white wines, 11.5% vol for rosé and 12.5% vol for red, or 11.5% for reds made only from Sumoll, Ull de Llebre, Picapoll Negro and Garró/Mandó. Semi-sparkling and quality sparkling wines need 10.5% vol, and liqueur wines 15% vol. Grapes must be ripe enough for a natural strength of at least 9.5% vol for white varieties and 11% vol for red varieties.

Maximum yields are 10,000 kg of grapes per hectare (70 hl/ha) for white varieties and 9,000 kg per hectare (63 hl/ha) for red varieties.

The municipalities include Manresa, Moià, Sallent, Artés, Cardona and Súria. Wines must be packaged in the production area. Labels must show ‘Pla de Bages’ in characters at least 3 mm high, and orange, stem-fermented and unfiltered wines carry the words ‘Brisado’, ‘Fermentado con rapa’ or ‘No filtrado’.