Lisboa, Peninsula de Setúbal Flashcards
What are the subzones of Northern Lisboa IGP? What DOP do they overlap?
Alta Estremadura & Estremadura
Encostas da Aire DOP
What is Lisboa historically known for?
Huge production of co-op and Vinhos de Mesa wines. Higher quality production is starting to increase in the DOP zones.
What are the 9 DOPs of Lisboa?
(N to s)
Encostas d’Aire DOP
Óbidos DOP
Lourinhã DOP
Torres Vedras DOP
Alenquer DOP
Arruda DOP
Bucelas DOP
Colares DOP
Carcavelos DOP
Major Grapes of Lisboa (Encostas da Aire to Arruda)
Tinto: Aragonez, Baga, Castelão, Tinta Miúda, Touriga Nacional, Trincadeira, plus
Branco: Arinto, Fernão Pires, Ratinho, Rabo de Ovelha, Seara Nova, Tamarez, Vital, plus
Styles Authorized in Encostas da Aire
Branco, Rosado, Tinto, Medieval de Ourém
What are the subregions of Encostas da Aire?
Ourém
Alcobaça
What is Medieval de Ourém?
A style authorized in Encostas da Aire, historic to Ourém:
80% Fernão Pires + 20% Trincadeira. The musts are fermented separately for the first 4-10 days of fermentation, after which the red must (including solids) is added to the white must. The resulting wine is red.
Authorized styles in Óbidos
Tinto, Branco, Rosado, Espumante
What is the product of Lourinhã?
Aguardente, min 38% abv, aged for 24mos
Authorized styles in Alenquer, Torres Vedras, Arruda
Tinto, Branco Only
What are the three DOPs around Lisbon and are slowly disappearing due to the expanding urban population??
Bucelas (north)
Colares (west, Atlantic Coast)
Carcavelos (west, Tejo estuary)
What is the product of Bucelas?
Dry and sparkling white
min. 75% Arinto, plus Sercial, Rabo de Ovelha
What is unique about the soils of Colares?
Mostly sand until you get further inland; therefore, most of the vines in Colares are ungrafted.
chão de areia = sand
What is the harder soil type further inland in the Colares DOP? What is grown there?
Chão rija - Castelão
What was the only Portuguese region spared from phylloxera?
Colares
What region of Portugal has ungrafted Ramisco? What is the name of the soil here?
- Colares - sandy soils protected against phylloxera
chão de areia
What wines are made in Colares DOP? Grapes?
Red or white wines
red - ungrafted Ramisco (or Castelão further inland)
white - ungrafted Malvasia
What is the other major soil type of Colares, other than sand? What grape varietal is grown there?
Chao Rija, a harder soil type; vineyards planted on Chao Rija may be planted to up to min. 80% Castelão (but to label as Colares DOP, Ramisco must make up 90% of the blend).
What grapes are used for Colares reds and whites?
Reds:
-“chão de areia” - min 80% Ramisco
-“chão rija” - min 80% Castelão
White - min 80% Malvasia
What is the smallest DOP in Lisboa (due largely to urban sprawl)?
Carcavelos
Grapes and styles of Carcavelos DOP
reds - min 75% Castelão and Preto Martinho
whites - blend Arinto, Galego Dourado, Ratinho
fermented dry, then fortified and sweetened with vinho abafado
aged in barrel 2 years, then 6 months in bottle
What is the min and max abv of Carcavelos DOP?
min 15% - max 22%
Where are the finest examples of Arinto produced?
Bucelas (Lisboa)
What is vinho abafado?
Essentially mistelle: Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol used for fortification in Carcavelos DOP?