Duriense Flashcards
What IGP encompasses Douro and Porto DOP’s?
Duriense IGP
What was Portugal’s first demarcated wine region?
Douro DOP
-DOC Established: 1998 (Douro was established as a Região Demarcada in 1982)
-one of first such appellations recognized in Europe
-Unesco World Heritage Site
What are the mountain ranges of Duriense IGP? What river cuts through these?
Marão and Montemuro
-Douro River
What is the major soil type of the Marão and Montemuro Mountains?
Granite
What is the climate of Duriense IGP?
Continental - hot summers and freezing winters
How long must espumanto DO Douro wines be on their lees? What is the min abv?
- 9 mos on lees
min 11% abv
Foritifed Port from the Douro DOP is released as what DOP?
Porto DOP
What % of the Douro’s wines are released as Porto?
50%
What does “garrafeira” mean on a port wine label? Who pioneered it?
- Following a few years in barrel, it is aged for a min of 8 years in glass demijohns
- Niepoort
What are Colheita Tardia?
Late harvest wines of Portugal
-Produced as Douro DOP
What is the historical nexus of commercial trade for Port?
Oporto
What are the best 5 red grapes for the Douro and Porto?
- Touriga Nacional
- Touriga Franca
- Tinta Roriz
- Tinta Cão
- Tinta Barroca
What 4 white grapes are the best for production in the Douro & Porto?
- Malvasia Fina
- Vosinho
- Rabigato
- Gouveio
What wines are produced under the Douro DOP vs Porto DOP?
Vinho: Branco, Rosado, Tinto
Vinho Espumante (sparkling)
Colheita tardia (late harvest)
Vinho Licoroso: Moscatel do Douro (fortified)
Porto DOP - fortified Port
What is required of Douro wines to be labeled “Reserva”?
Normal white: 10.5%
White/Rosada - min 11.5% abv - 6 mos aging
Normal red - 11% abv
Red - min 12% abv - 1 year of aging
- Normal Moscatel do Douro - 16.5%
What grape is used for Moscatel do Douro?
Mocsatel Galego (Muscat à Petits Grains)
formally, Moscatel Galego Branco
- may have age designation like tawny Port
What is the preferred soil type for Port?
Schist
Who pioneered the style of dry Douro table wines?
Ferreira - in 1952, with the launch of Barca Velha
What region were Douro and Porto part of, prior to the creation of the Duriense IGP?
Transmontano
What is Companhia Geral dos Vinhos do Alto Douro?
Douro Wine Co
What is important about Quinta do Vale Meão?
- A 270 ha Douro Superior estate formerly the primary source of Barca Velha (the first table wine of the Douro)
- Has established itself as one of the region’s young cult stars
How long must Moscatel do Douro be aged?
18 months
What is required for Douro wines to be labeled as “Grande Reserva”?
They must meet the “reserva” criteria and they must score exceptionally well when being certified in the mandatory IVDP blind tasting
What are the 3 sub-zones of the Douro?
- Baixo Corgo
- Cima Corgo
- Douro Superior
