Salamanca (province)
Castile-León province containing the Guijuelo DOP zone. High-altitude continental terroir produces drier, more concentrated Iberico style.
Salamanca province is the inland continental anchor of the Iberico universe — high-altitude (most of the province sits above 800m), dry, with sharp seasonal temperature swings. The Guijuelo DOP zone in the south is the famous part; the broader province also produces non-DOP Iberico products and contains both Fermín (in La Alberca, near the Portuguese border) and Joselito (in Guijuelo). The dehesa landscape extends west from Salamanca into Portugal; the broader region is one of the four classical Iberico cultivation zones.
Salamanca-style Iberico is distinguishable from Huelva-style by its drier character and more concentrated salinity profile.
Typical products
- Jamón Ibérico de Bellota
- Lomo Ibérico
- Chorizo Ibérico