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Duriense: Douro and Porto Flashcards

1
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Duriense IGP

2 DOPs

A
  • Douro
  • Porto
    • Douro and Porto were once included in the Transmontano region, prior to the creation of the Duriense IGP
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Port

Preferred Soil Type

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Schist (Douro)

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Douro Valley

Climate

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Continental

  • Hot summers and cold winters, temp drops below freezing
  • Becomes progressively drier toward Spanish border
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4
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Douro

2 Granite Mountains

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  • Marão
  • Montemuro Mountains
    • Barriers to humid Atlantic winds
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Douro

3 subzones

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  • 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
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Douro

Westernmost subzone with the highest density of plantings

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Baixo Corgo

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Douro

Subzone with highest total vineyard acreage

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Cima Corgo

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Douro

Largest, most arid, and most sparsely planted subzone that stretches to Spanish border

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Douro Superior

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9
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licoroso

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fortified

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10
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Fortified Port from the Douro region is released as what?

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Porto DOP

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11
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% of the Douro region’s wine is released as Porto

A

50%

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12
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Douro

Five varietals for higher quality reds

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  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Francesca
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Cão
  • Tinta Barroca

  • equally suited for Port production and table wines
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Douro

Four major white varietals

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  • Malvasia Fina
  • Viosinho
  • Rabigato
  • Gouveio
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14
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Grape used for fortified Moscatel wines in Douro

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Moscatel Galego

  • May carry an age designation in the manner of tawney Port
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15
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Douro

reserva - min alcohol

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11.5% - white (vs standard 10.5% white and rosado)

12% - rosado or red (vs standard 11% red)

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16
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Douro

reserva - aging requirements

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  • 6 months - white reserva
  • 1 year - red reserva
17
Q

Colheita Tardia

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Late harvest wines

  • May be produced as Douro DOP
18
Q

Three Port houses at the forefront of the table wine revolution

A
  • Niepoort
  • Quinta do Crasto
  • Ramos Pinto

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