Melocotón de Calanda
Crunchy, sweet and with an unrivalled texture: that’s what it’s like to bite into an authentic Calanda peach. This exceptional fruit is the result of careful craftsmanship and a technique that is unique in the world: manual bagging on the tree. This patient and meticulous work protects each piece naturally, allowing it to ripen perfectly and guaranteeing its velvety skin, free from external treatments. Backed by the Protected Designation of Origin, each peach is a treasure from the orchard with a rigorous control system, from the tree to your table. It is the guarantee of acquiring a product with a differential value: pure flavour, freshness and the texture that makes it unique.
Geographic area
The production area is the natural region located to the east of the Autonomous Community of Aragon between the provinces of Zaragoza and Teruel. It is located in the valleys of the Martín, Guadalope and Matarraña rivers (Lower Aragon), on limestone soils and with a moderate continental climate, ideal for growing peaches.
Regions
Bajo Aragón, Bajo Martín, Matarraña.
Season
The harvesting season for Calanda PDO peaches runs from late August to late October, depending on the weather conditions each year. This period coincides with the fruit's optimal ripeness, characterised by its large size, sweetness (minimum 12 degrees Brix) and its characteristic creamy yellow or straw colour. Harvesting is done manually, carefully selecting each piece to ensure its exceptional quality and flavour.
- High-quality fruit thanks to climate and soil conditions.
- Creamy yellow or straw-coloured.
- High quality and sweetness.
- Popularmente como “Amarillo Tardío”, y serán cultivados mediante las variedades tradicionales, Jesca, Evaisa y Calante o sus hibridaciones, donde al menos unos de sus parentales pertenezcan a dicha variedad población autóctona, empleando la técnica tradicional de embolsado de los frutos en el árbol.
- This is a whole, healthy and clean fruit, ranging in colour from creamy yellow to straw yellow, and may have a red blush.
- Thinning, which consists of removing a significant portion of the fruit from each tree, is carried out until July at the latest and allows for the production of uniformly large fruit.
- Bagging is another characteristic practice in the production of these peaches. They remain bagged until harvesting, which takes place when they reach optimum ripeness.
Regulatory Council Protected Designation of Origin Melocotón de Calanda
- Calle Muro de Santa María, s/n Edificio Molino Mayor, 1ª planta
- 44600 Alcañiz (Teruel)
- Teléfono 978 835 693 – Fax 978 834 358
- info@melocotondecalanda.com
- Visit your page
- High-quality fruit thanks to climate and soil conditions.
- Creamy yellow or straw-coloured.
- High quality and sweetness.
- This is a whole, healthy and clean fruit, ranging in colour from creamy yellow to straw yellow, and may have a red blush.
- Thinning, which consists of removing a significant portion of the fruit from each tree, is carried out until July at the latest and allows for the production of uniformly large fruit.
- Bagging is another characteristic practice in the production of these peaches. They remain bagged until harvesting, which takes place when they reach optimum ripeness.
Regulatory Council Protected Designation of Origin Melocotón de Calanda
- Calle Muro de Santa María, s/n Edificio Molino Mayor, 1ª planta
- 44600 Alcañiz (Teruel)
- Teléfono 978 835 693 – Fax 978 834 358
- info@melocotondecalanda.com
- Visit your page
General characteristics
- Colour between creamy yellow and straw yellow
- Firm texture and sweet flavour