ES: Atlantic Spain + Islands Flashcards
5 DO of Galicia
Monterrei DO (W/R)
Rías Baixas DO (W/R/Sp)
Ribeira Sacra DO (W/R/R)
Ribeiro DO (W/R/Sp/Tostado)
Valdeorras DO (W/R/Sp/Tostado)
Rias Baixas name
Low estuaries
Val do Salnes name
Latin “Teritorium Salinense” = Salnés in Galego
Sal = Salt
Rias Baixas subzones
Ribeira do Ulla
Val do Salnés
Soutomaior**cannot label
Condado do Tea
O Rosal
(N —> S)
Val do Salnés
- important river/town
- soils
- varietal stipulations
- producers
Rias Baixas’ largest subzone by plantings/production. 113/178 wineries are here.
* coolest, wettest
* ~50% of region plantings
* follows the Umia River
* “Capital of Albarino” Cambados is here
* granite + alluvial topsoils
Min. 70% Albarino, Treixadura, Loureiro, Caiño Blanco
Do Ferreiro, Martin Codax, Granbazan, Pazo de Senorans, Zarate, Forjas de Salnés
Rias Baixas subzones bordering Portugal
Condado do Tea
O Rosal
(Miño River)
Coolest, wettest Rias Baixas subzone? Warmest, driest?
Coolest = Val do Salnes
Warmest = Condado do Tea
name for traditional small vineyard plots in Rias Baixas/Galicia
Minifundia
Traditional Rias Baixas vine training & benefits
Parral: a pergola system with vines trained up granite posts, coupled with wide spacing - working with the wet/humid climate
* canopy shelters from region’s marginal weather
* greater airflow to combat mildew/rot
* leaf surface is maximized to aid photosynthesis and ripening
* sunburn protection
* space for other crops below
Rias Baixas white grapes
RECOMMENDED:
Albariño = 96% of vineyard
Loureira
Treixadura
Caiño Blanco
AUTHORIZED: Torrontes, Godello
Varietal rules for Rias Baixas subzones
Ulla/Salnes = min 70% recco’d
Rosal = min 70% Albarino/Loureira
Condado do Tea = min. 70% Albarino/Treixadura
*** Soutomaior cannot label
[RECOMMENDED:
Albariño, Loureira, Treixadura, Caiño Blanco
AUTHORIZED: Torrontes, Godello]
Rias Baixas red grapes
- 4 recommended
- 2 authorized
Recommended:
1. Caiño Tinto
2. Espadeiro
3. Loureira Tinta
4. Sousón
Authorized:
5. Mencía
6. Brancellao
% of Albariño for varietal label?
100%
Rias Baixas climate
- in of rain
- avg sunshine hours
Maritime with abundant rainfall
* Atlantic Ocean is a continual source of cool, moist air and rainfall
* rainfall ~63in to 75in/yr, pending subzone
*avg ~2200 sunshine hours
Rias Baixas soils
Granite, schist, coarse-grained sandy soils
Xabre: weathered granite
* very well-draining (key to wet climate), low nutrient (limits vigor)
* O Rosal, Condado do Tea = more schist, slate
* Salnes = more alluvial near rivers
* Ulla = more clay in the Xabre
Vino Tostado
Ribeiro, Valdeorras DO’s
“Dried Grape Wine” - red or white
* dries min. 3 months to min. 350gl must weight
* min 120gl RS
* fermented/aged in oak or cherry wood for min. 6 months + min. 3 months in bottle
(these stips are for Ribeiro. Valdeorras is Godello + auth reds, no word on RS)
Ribeiro DO’s 3 rivers
Miño River
Avia River
Anoia River
Condado do Tea is continuous with what DO
Ribeiro DO
Ribeiro DO climate
Cool Maritime with continental influence
* slightly warmer summers, colder winters than Rias Baixas. Frost can be a threat (2017)
* elevation too.. 300 - 500M
Ribeiro DO styles + grapes
90% dedicated to white
WHITES: Treixadura, Torrontés, Godello, Lado, Loureira, Albariño, Caiño Blanco
REDS: Caiño Tinto, Ferrón, Sousón, Brancellao, Mencía
White/Red/Vino Tostado
2 major rivers of Ribeira Sacra
Miño River
Sil River
most important subzone of Ribeira Sacra?
Amandi
* north bank of River Sil
* Continental with Atlantic influence
* SOILS: Ollo de Sapo (gneiss), slate, quartzite
Ribeira Sacra subzones
Chantada (Miño rb)
Ribeiras do Miño
Amandi (Sil; most important)
Ribeiras do Sil
Quiroga-Bibei (Sil)
Ribeira Sacra soils
Generally, schist granite & slate
Ribeira Sacra Summum
Summum = min 85% principal varieties
* red, white, rosé
Valdeorras climate
further inland = continental with Atlantic influence
*this is the furthest east of Galicia
* less humid, drier hotter summers
Monterrei DO
- WHITES: Dona Blanca, Treixadura, Godello
- REDS: Mencia, Bastardo
*Tamèga River - continental with Atlantic influence
Txakoli/Chacolí DO’s
“farm wine”
1. Bizkaiko Txakolina: leading producers, loosest regs, varietal diversity
2. Getariako Txakolina: 1st, most traditional
^humid, Bay of Biscay-influenced.. sandy soils, lower elevation
3. Arabako Txakolina: newest, smallest, most inland
- Hondarrabi Zuri = most planted
- all do W/R/R, barrel fermented white, sparkling, VT
Largest Canary Island?
Tenerife
Trenzado
historic trellising system
*involves braiding vines for a few meters and raising the cordons off the ground with sticks
*when dormant, can be moved to the side to make room for other crops
significant to the Valle de la Orotava DO on the island of Tenerife
easternmost Canary Island DO?
Lanzarote DO
What events shaped Lanzarote landscape?
A series of volcanic eruptions from 1700 to 1736. Prior, Lanzarote resembled the rest of the Canary Islands.
The eruptions blanketed the island with thick black lava & ash and destroyed the main crops (wheat). Grapes and pockets of fig and palm trees are the only things that can weather the landscape.
Ceniza
sandy ash/lava soils of Lanzarote - the product of eruptions that took place from 1730 to 1736 that completely changed the landscape of the island
2 Balearic Island DOs?
Both on Mallorca…
1. Pla i Llevant DO
*larger area, less plantings, more international varieties
- Binissalem DO (1991)
*Hereus de Ribas = oldest winery on island, 1711
*Manto Negro & Moll aka Prensal Blanc
Tenerife’s oldest and largest DO?
Tacoronte-Acentejo DO
