Borrego de Montemor-o-Novo

Borrego de Montemor-o-Novo is a fresh lamb designation covering packaged and refrigerated carcasses or pieces produced exclusively from animals of the Menino Branco Regional Breed within a defined area of the Alentejo region of Portugal. The designation was granted PGI status by the European Union on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-PT-0215.

About this designation

Borrego de Montemor-o-Novo holds PGI status, registered on 21 June 1996 under eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013225 and file number PGI-PT-0215. The specification covers packaged and refrigerated carcasses or pieces weighing between 9 and 12 kg, obtained exclusively from animals of the Menino Branco Regional Breed. The geographical area is restricted to the parishes of Ciborno and Santiago do Escoural, the parishes of Arraiolos, Sabugueiro and São Pedro de Gafanhoeira in the subdistrict of Arraiolos, and the parish of Brotas in the subdistrict of Moura. The Menino Branco Regional Breed is reared on combined arable and cattle farms situated in Alentejo, a region characterised by a distinctly Mediterranean agricultural climate with dry and hot summers and typically Mediterranean spontaneous pastures. The product's established reputation is evidenced by its presence on the market under the collective name Borrego Tradicional de Montemor-o-Novo since at least 1990. The applicant group at the time of registration was ACOMOR - Agrupamento de Produtores de Montemor-o-Novo, S.A., based in Montemor-o-Novo. The inspection structure named in the specification is APORMOR - Associação de Produtores de Bovinos, Ovinos e Caprinos da Região de Montemor-o-Novo, at the same address. Labelling must carry the designation Borrego de Montemor-o-Novo together with the words Geographical Indication.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-PT-0215 and eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013225.
• The specification permits only animals of the Menino Branco Regional Breed; no other breed is authorised.
• Carcasses or pieces must weigh between 9 and 12 kg and be packaged and refrigerated.
• The geographical area is restricted to named parishes within the subdistricts of Montemor-o-Novo, Arraiolos and Moura in Alentejo.

Tasting notes

Alentejano lamb IGP from Montemor area.

HoReCa use

Same Alentejano applications.

Packaging

• Same

Seasonality