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Catalonia (Catalunya) / Balearic Islands Flashcards

1
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Ull de Llebre

Synonym

A

Tempranillo

(Penedès)

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Birthplace of Cava

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San Sadurní d’Anoia

  • In the Alt-Penedès
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Year José Raventós of Codorníu introduce método tradicional sparkling winemaking to Spain

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1872

  • Codorníu is 2nd in size only to competing house of Freixent, the world’s leader in sparkling wine production
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World’s largest producer of sparkling wines

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Freixenet

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5
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Cava

% produced in Penedès

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95%

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Cava DO

Regions

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7

  • Catalonia (Catalunya)
  • Aragón
  • Navarra
  • Basque Country
  • La Rioja
  • Valencia
  • Extremadura
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Cava DO

Grapes

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  • (R) Parellada, Macabeu, Xarel·lo, (A) Chardonnay, Malvasía (subirat)
  • Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnatxa Negre, Trepat (Trepat for rosé only)
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Cava

Reserva

Aging Requirement

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  • min 18 months on the lees
  • previously 15 mo, prior to 2021 harvest
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Cava

Gran Reserva

Aging Requirement

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  • min 30 months on the lees from the day of tirage
  • Brut, Extra Brut, and Brut Nature only
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Cava, Cava Reserva, Cava Gran Reserva

Aging Requirements

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  • Cava: 9 mo lees
  • Cava Reserva: 18 mo lees (previously 15 mo)
  • Cava Gran Reserva - 30 mo lees

vs. Champagne NV 12 mo lees, 15 mo total, Vintage 12 mo lees, 36 total

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Penedès DO

3 altitude zones

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  • Penedès Marítim, aka Baix- (low) Penedès
    • Rises from sea level to 250 m
    • Monastrell, Garnacha, Cariñena
    • Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada
  • Penedès Central, aka Mitja- (middle) Penedès
    • Tempranillo, red Bordeaux
    • Transitional sector, 250-500 m
  • Penedès Superior, aka Alt- (high) Penedès
    • Ascend into Montserrat mountain range, highest elevation, 500-850 m
    • Increased precipitation, more dramatic diurnal swing
    • PN, Cab Franc, Chard, Riesling, Gewürzt
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Malvasia de Sitges

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  • Sweet fortified wine from Baix-Penedès
  • Currently produced by Vega de Ribes and Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista
  • Holds Slow Food “presidia” status, helping to save it from extinction
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Malvasia de Sitges

Two producers

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  • Vega de Ribes
  • charity Hospital de Sant Joan Baptista

Historical specialty of Baix-Penedès, sweet fortified wine, recently recieved coveted Slow Food “presidia” status

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Cava

Cork’s signature mark

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  • Four pointed star
  • also, the muselet twists the wrong way!
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15
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Cava

Permitted Training Systems

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  • En Vaso
  • En Espaldera: Cordón, Vara y Pulgar
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Corpinnat

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  • No longer part of DO Cava
  • 100% organic, hand harvested, estate made
  • Aged min 18 months
  • Gramona, Llopart, Nadal, Recaredo, Sabaté I Coca,
  • Torelló, Can Feixas, Mas Candi, Julia Bernet
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Priorato di Scala Dei

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Carthusian monastery, from which Priorat takes its name (priory)

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18
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Priorat

Main soil

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licorella

  • black slate/quartzite mix
19
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Priorat

Styles

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  • Blanco / Blanc
  • Rosado / Rosat
  • Tinto / Negre
  • Vino Rancio / Vi Ranci: Oxidized wine
  • Mistela (Negre and Blanc)
  • Vino Dulce Natural / Vi Dolç Natural: Vi de Licor, min. must weight of 320 g/l

(wines may be labeled by authorized varieties if the variety is present as a min. 85% of the blend)

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Priorat Blanc

Grapes

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  • Garnatxa Blanca, Macabeu, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc, Moscatell d’Alexandria, Moscatell de Gra Petit, Xarel·lo, Picapoll, Viognier
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Priorat Tinto / Negre

Grapes

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  • R: Garnatxa Negre (Grenache), Carinyena/Samsó (Carignan)
  • A: Garnatxa Peluda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot, Picapoll Negre (Puntxó Fort)
22
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Priorat

Vi de Vila

A

Village Wine category

  • Since the 2007 vintage
  • 12 villages
  • Min 60% Garnacha and/or Cariñena (recommended grapes)
  • Made from vineyards owned or long-term leased (min 7 years)
  • Max yields:
  • White 7,000 kg/ha
  • Red 5,000 kg/ha
23
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Priorat

12 Vi de Vila

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  • Bellmunt del Priorat
  • Escaladei
  • El Lloar
  • Gratallops
  • La Morera de Montsant
  • La Vilella Alta
  • La Vilella Baixa
  • Masos del Terme de Falset
  • Poboleda
  • Porrera
  • Solanes del Terme de El Molar
  • Torroja del Priorat
24
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Two DOs that surround Priorat

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  • Monstant DO (ring around Priorat)
  • Tarragona DO (larger, extending to the coast)
25
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Monstant DO

Main Grapes

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Garnacha and Cariñena

  • Value alternative to Priorat’s rising prices
26
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Monstant

Year elevated to DO

A

2002

  • Formerly a subzone of Tarragona
  • Ring-shaped region that almost entirely surrounds Priorat
27
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Tarragona DO

Traditional Styles

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Fortified rancio or mistela

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Tarragona’s most substantial market

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Communion wines for Christian churches

  • Tarragona DO is a much larger, encompassing swath of Catalan coast west of Penedes DO
  • Historically, wines were fortified rancio or mistela (vin de liqueur); old styles still made in small quantities
  • Much of the vineyard acreage converted to white varieties for Cava
29
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Two DOs that border Tarragona

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  • Terra Alta DO (SW)
  • Conca de Barberá DO (N)
30
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Terra Alta DO in relation to Tarragona

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southwest

  • Blanco:
    • Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Parellada
    • Sauvignon Blanc, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Moscatel de Alejandría, Chardonnay, Pedro Ximénez, Chenin Blanc
  • Tinto:
    • Garnacha Tinta, Garnacha Peluda, Samsó (Mazuela)
    • Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot, Garnacha Tintorera
31
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Conca de Barberá DO in relation to Tarragona

A

adjacent to northern Tarragona

  • Blanco:
    • Macabeu, Chard, Garnatxa Blanca, Chenin Blanc, Moscatel de Grano Menudo, Parellada, Sauv Blanc
    • Moscatel de Alejandría
  • Tinto:
    • Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Garnatxa Negra, Monastrell, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Trepat, Tempranillo, Mazuela (Samsó)
32
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Costers del Segre

Geographic significance

A

Encompasses a series of 7 non-contiguous subzones:

  • Artesa de Segre
  • Garrigues
  • Pallars Jussá
  • Raïmat
  • Segrià
  • Urgell
  • Valls du Riucorb
33
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Costers del Segre CO

7 subzones

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  • Artesa de Segre
  • Garrigues
  • Pallars Jussa
  • *Raïmat (smallest)
  • Segria
  • Urgell
  • Valls du Riucorb

Nonconitguous subzones btwn Tarragona and Somontano

34
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Manuel Raventós

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  • Integral to the formation of the Costers del Segre DO
  • 1914, purchased arid, infertile land in the region for his Raïmat estate
  • 60 years later, after the transformation of parched land through canal construction and agricultural restoration, Manuel produced Raïmat’s 1st commercial vintage
35
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Emporda DO

Main styles of wine produced

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Cariñena rosados

  • Emporda DO, NE corner of Spain, bordering Banyuls in Roussillon
  • also, Garnacha and international varietals
36
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DO known for Xarel-lo made as still white wine

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  • Alella DO
  • Pansà Blanca = Xarel-lo
37
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Alella DO

Main grape

A

Xarel-lo (known locally as Pansa Blanca)

  • Dry white wines or blends of Cava
  • Alella DO - northeast of Penedès
38
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Xarel-lo

Synonym in Alella DO

A

Pansa Blanca (Xarel-lo)

  • Dry white wines, or blends of Cava
  • Alella, northeast of Penedès
39
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Where is Pla de Bages DO?

A

Pla de Bages DO - NE of Penedès, in Catalunya

  • Newer DO in 2006
  • Bages is a derivative of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine
  • Blanco:
    • Macabeo, Chardonnay, Picapoll Blanc, Parellada
    • Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer
  • Tinto:
    • Cab Sauv, Garnatxa Negra, Merlot, Ull de Llebre (Tempranillo), Sumoll Negre
    • Cabernet Franc, Syrah
40
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Empordà DO

Location

Main styles

A

Empordà

  • On the French border, directly across from Collioure
  • Cariñena rosados dominate, but Garnacha and international varieties are grown as well
41
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Garnatxa de l’Empordà

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Garnatxa de l’Empordà

  • VDN, rubí (garnacha tinta) or ámbar (garnacha blanca), min must weight 270g/l
  • Crianza: 3 years, 1 in oak
  • Reserva: 5 years, 4 in oak
  • Gran Reserva: 8 years, 6 in oak
42
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Balearic Islands

Main grapes

A
  • Manto Negro
  • Moll (Prensal Blanc)
43
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Balearic Islands DOs

A
  • Pla i Llevant DO
  • Binissalem DO
44
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Catalonia

10 DOs

A
  • Priorat
  • Monstant
  • Tarragona
  • Terra Alta
  • Conca de Barberá
  • Penedès
  • Costers del Segre
  • Empordà
  • Alella
  • Pla del Bages

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