Max. Summer temp. : 38 ºC
Min. Winter temp.: -4 ºC
Average rainfall: 300 mm annually
Average sunshine: 2,900 hours annually
Bullas (Murcia)
Bullas DO
Bullas is the youngest of the Murcian denominations although it is an old growing area. The vines are spread over a very large area running down from the region's sierras, bordering on to Andalucía in the west, towards the Mediterranean plains.
The red and rosé wines made from their grapes have a distinctive character acquired from the Monastrell grape grown in its southernmost territory but nonetheless with a cool, sierra-influenced climate.
The granting of DO status later in the day than the other Murcian growing areas has encouraged the search for quality through experimental planting of new varieties for red, rosé and white wines vinified in new wine-making equipment. Harvests have risen considerably in the last seven years and export began in 1999.
Regulatory Council
Consejo Regulador DO Bullas
C/ de la Balsa 26
30180 Bullas
Murcia
Tel.: +34 968 652 601
consejoregulador@vinosdebullas.es
www.vinosdebullas.es
Sources:
- Spanish Ministry of Agriculture
This is an area of great promise for the future.
- DO Bullas
- DO Bullas Log
Vineyards
Area under vine
1,811 ha.
Altitude of vineyards
600-900 m.
Soil types
Brown-limestone and of limestone scab.
Principal grapes (w)
Macabeo.
Principal grapes (r)
Monastrell.
Production:
Maximum crop
5000 kg/ha red and 6000 kg/ha white.
Yield
93 % red grapes and 70% white grapes.
Production 2013
23,767.96 hl
Production 2014
20,121.20 hl
Production 2015
17,180.26 hl