| Wine region | |
 | |
| Official name | Denominació d'Origen Montsant |
|---|---|
| Type | Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) |
| Year established | 2002 |
| Country | Spain |
| Precipitation (annual average) | 400–600 mm |
| Size of planted vineyards | 1,844 hectares (4,557 acres) |
| No. of wineries | 55[1] |
| Wine produced | 45,549 hectolitres |
| Comments | Data for 2016 / 2017 |
Montsant (Catalan pronunciation: [munˈsan]) is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) (Denominació d'Origen Protegida in Catalan) for wine located in the province of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) and covers 12 municipalities. It was previously known as the Falset subzone of Tarragona (DO), and was created as a separate DO in the early 2000s. Regional approval came in 2001, and from 2002 wines were sold as Montsant rather than Tarragona.[2][3][4] Montsant takes its name from the Montsant Mountains in the area.
Under the auspices of the DOP Montsant, the region has seen rapid growth, starting with 28 official cellars in 2002 which grew to number 55 currently.[1] Approximately 94% of the production is of red wine with 62% exportation outside Spain, 28% consumed in Catalonia, and 10% sold to the rest of Spain.[1]
- ^ a b c "DO Montsant". www.domontsant.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Miquel Hudin (2014), Vinologue Montsant, Vinologue, p. 312, ISBN 978-0-9837718-9-0
- ^ Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Montsant". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 453. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
- ^ DO Regulations, published in DOGC no. 4414 dated 28-6-2005. In Catalan