Cigales (wine)

Cigales is a Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) in Castile and León, north of Valladolid, spanning both banks of the River Pisuerga. Established in 1991, it covers 574 km² at an altitude of 750 m. Historically known for claretes and rosés, the area supplied wine to Valladolid during the Middle Ages. Its continental climate brings hot summers, cold winters, and light rainfall. The soil consists of lime-bearing sand and gypsum-bearing clays over a subsoil of clays and marls.