Duriense: Douro and Porto Flashcards
Duriense IGP
2 DOPs
- Douro
-
Porto
- Douro and Porto were once included in the Transmontano region, prior to the creation of the Duriense IGP
Port
Preferred Soil Type
Schist (Douro)
Douro Valley
Climate
Continental
- Hot summers and cold winters, temp drops below freezing
- Becomes progressively drier toward Spanish border
Douro
2 Granite Mountains
- Marão
-
Montemuro Mountains
- Barriers to humid Atlantic winds
Douro
3 subzones
- Baixo Corgo - west, highest desnsity of plantings
- Cima Corgo - highest total vineyard acreage
- Douro Superior - stretches to Spanish border, the largest, most arid, an most sparsely planted region in Douro
Douro
Westernmost subzone with the highest density of plantings
Baixo Corgo
Douro
Subzone with highest total vineyard acreage
Cima Corgo
Douro
Largest, most arid, and most sparsely planted subzone that stretches to Spanish border
Douro Superior
licoroso
fortified
Fortified Port from the Douro region is released as what?
Porto DOP
% of the Douro region’s wine is released as Porto
50%
Douro
Five varietals for higher quality reds
- Touriga Nacional
- Touriga Francesca
- Tinta Roriz
- Tinta Cão
- Tinta Barroca
- equally suited for Port production and table wines
Douro
Four major white varietals
- Malvasia Fina
- Viosinho
- Rabigato
- Gouveio
Grape used for fortified Moscatel wines in Douro
Moscatel Galego
- May carry an age designation in the manner of tawney Port
Douro
reserva - min alcohol
11.5% - white (vs standard 10.5% white and rosado)
12% - rosado or red (vs standard 11% red)
Douro
reserva - aging requirements
- 6 months - white reserva
- 1 year - red reserva
Colheita Tardia
Late harvest wines
- May be produced as Douro DOP
Three Port houses at the forefront of the table wine revolution
- Niepoort
- Quinta do Crasto
- Ramos Pinto
