Galicia.Vasco Flashcards
What are the DOs of Galicia?
Rias Baixas Ribeiro Ribeira Sacra Valdeorras Monterrei
What are the major grapes of Rias Baixas?
White: Albariño, plus Loureiro, Treixadura, Caiña Blanca
Red: Caiño Tinto, Espadeiro, Loureira Tinta, Sousón
What styles are authorized in Rias Baixas?
Albariño Blanco Blanco Barrica (3mos in wood, max 600L) Blanco with Subzone Tinto Espumoso
What are the varietal requirements for blanco wines with subzone designation?
Val do Salnés/Ribeira do Ulla: min. 70% Albariño
O Rosal: min. 70% combined Albariño and Loureira
Condado do Tea: min. 70% combined Albariño and Treixadura
What % of grapes are required for varietal albariño?
100.00%
What are the five subzones of Rias Baixas?
Ribeira do Ulla Val do Salnés Soutomaior Condado do Tea O Rosal
Rias Baixas: Soils by Subzone
Val do Salnés, O Rosal, Soutomaior: alluvial over granite
Condado do Tea: granite and slate with granite subsoil
Ribeira do Ulla: alluvials
What are the major grapes of Ribeiro DO?
Treixadura and Caiño
Ribeira Sacra DO is known for what grapes?
Mencia, Treixadura, Godello
What are the subzones of Ribeira Sacra?
Chantada Riberas do Miño Amandi Riberas do Sil Quiroga-Bibei
What styles are produced in Valdeorras? What is it best known for?
White: Godello, Dona Branca
Red: Mencía, Merenzao, Sousón, Brancellao
Rosado
Varietal Godello and Mencía
Wines labeled Valdeorras Superior are min. 85% recommended varieties
Best known for whites of Godello.
Minimum aging for Crianza in Valdeorras
2 years of aging
12mos in wood for red
6mos in wood for white
Valdeorras: Soil types
Slate, Granite
Calcareous clay, argillo-ferrous
alluvials
What are the three DOs of País Vasco?
Bizkaiko
Getariako
Arabako
What are the grapes of País Vasco?
Ondarribi Zuri (95% of acreage) Ondarribi Beltza