Lisboa Flashcards
Lisboa IGP 9 DOPs
Encostas d'Aire DOP Obidos DOP Lourinha DOP Torres Vedras DOP Alenquer DOP Arruda DOP Bucelas DOP Colares DOP Carcavelos DOP
Encostas d’Aire DOP subzones
Ourem
Alcobaca
Encostas d’Aire DOP permitted styles
Branco, Rosado, Tinto, Medieval de Ourem
Encostas d’Aire DOP Tinto grapes
Min 65% combined Aragonez, Baga, Castelao, Tinta Miuda, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira
Encostas d’Aire DOP Branco grapes
Min 65% combined Arinto, Fernao Pires, Ratinho, Seara Nova, Tamarez, Vital
Permitted grapes for Ourem
Red: Trincadeira
White: Fernao Pires
Medieval de Ourem: 20% Trincadeira, 80% Trincadeira, fermentation started separately and finished together
Lisboa IGP/VR soil
Clay and limestone
Which Lisboa DOP is for brandy?
Lourinha DOP
Lourinha DOP requirements
Aguardente only
Min abv is 38%
24 months age
What percentage of wine from Lisboa IGP is DOP quality?
6%
What DOP of Lisboa is for white and white sparkling only?
Bucelas DOP
min 75% Arinto, plus Sercial and Rabo de Ovelha
What are the soils of Colares DOP?
Chao de Areia (sand) Chao Rija (hard)
What is grown in each soil type of Colares DOP?
Chao de Areia- Ramisco and Malvasia
Chao Rija- Castelao
Cepage for Colares DOP
White: 80% Malvasia
Red: 80% Ramisco
Colares DOP min alcohol
10% abv for red and white
Colares DOP aging
Branco: 6 months wood, 3 months bottle
Tinto: 18 months wood, 6 months bottle
What DOP of Lisboa has own-rooted vines?
Colares DOP
Sandy soils
Which Lisboa DOP is for fortifed wines only?
Carcavelos DOP
Grapes in Carcavelos DOP
Tinto: min 75% combined Castelao and Preta Martinho (Negra Mole)
Branco: min 75% combined Arinto, Ratinho and Gaelgo Dorado
Aging for Carcavelos DOP
24 months wood, 6 months botttle
Alcohol range for Carcavelos DOP
15-22% abv
Max RS for Carcavelos DOP
150 rs g/l max
Who created Carcavelos DOP
Marquis de Pombal in the 18th century, he had grapes at his nearby counrty residence
Production method of Carcavelos DOP
Fermented dry, then fortified w grape spirit and sweetened with Vinho Abafado (VdN), then barrel aged. Similar to tawny port in flavor