Lisboa/Peninsula de Setúbal Flashcards
Where does the coastal Lisboa IGP run?
Runs southward from Beiras to Portugal’s capital city (Lisboa) on the western coast, where the Tagus River meets the Atlantic Ocean
What river ends in the southern part of Lisboa and meets with the Atlantic Ocean?
Tagus (Tejo) river
DOPs in Lisboa (9)
—Encostas de Aire “en-COSH-dus day EYE-der” overlaps Alta Estremadura and Estremadura, subzones of the northern half of Lisboa IGP.
—Lourinhã “LORE-reen-YA”- on the western coast, grapes have trouble ripening; aguardente (brandy) only
—Óbidos “AWE-bee-dos”- all styles, known for sparkling wine
—Alenquer “AL-len-care”
—Arruda “air-RUDE-da”
—Torres Vedras “TOURSh VARE-dris”
—Bucelas “boo-SELL-lish”
—Carcavelos “CAR-ca-VEL-yosh”
—Colares ‘co-LAR-resh”
What region produces the most wine in Portugal?
Lisboa; long carried a reputation of low quality, dominated by co-operatives and Vinhos de Mesa production. Focused principally on quantity not quality.
What DOP of Lisboa produces aguardente rather than wine.
Lourinhã “LORE-reen-YA”
What three DOPs of Lisboa are disappearing due to pressures of urban population?
The three DOPs nearest the capital—
Bucelas
Colares
Carcavelos-suffered the most at the hands of suburban sprawl; only 25 hectares of vineyards remain.
What style is found in Bucelas? Soil?
- Dry and sparkling white wines from a minimum 75% Arinto (Perdernã)
- sandy loam
What styles are found in Colares?
“chão de areia”
“chão rija”
Red and white wines
Tinto: In “chão de areia” (sand floor)
Min. 80% Ramisco
In “chão rija” (hard ground(further inland))
Min. 80% Castelão (must not exceed 10% of the actual blend)
Branco: Min. 80% Malvasia
What soils are found in Colares DOP?
How were vines traditionally planted?
Sandy soils; provide a bulwark against phylloxera incursion.
-traditionally planted in trenches to protect them from the salty marine winds.
What are the styles used in Carcavelos DOP?
Grapes?
What is used to fortify?
Aged?
Vinho Licoroso (fortified): Tinto, Branco
Tinto: Min. 75% combined Castelão and Preto Martinho (Negra Mole)
Branco: Min. 75% combined Arinto, Ratinho, and Galego Dourado
The wines are fermented dry, then fortified and sweetened with vinho abafado. After fortification, Carcavelos wines are aged in barrel for at least two years, followed by at least six months in bottle.
What is vinho abafado?
“Muffled wine”
A sweeting agent made up of partially fermented must preserved with alcohol. Used to fortify Carcavelos licoroso wines.
What was Peninsula de Setúbal IGP formerly known as?
Terras do Sado.
What are the DOP zones of Peninsula de Setúbal IGP?
Setúbal
Palmela
What two estuaries define the Setúbal Peninsula?
Tagus and Sado estuarties along with a section of the Atlantic Coast.
What is the climate of Peninsula de Setúbal IGP?
Mediterranean
What are the two distinct areas of Palmela DOP that make up the soils of the DOP ?
Palmela plains: low-lying, sandy plains spreading eastward from the hilltop town of the same name. Provide the best terroir for
Arrábida hills: clay-limestone lower slopes of the Arrabida Mountains
What are styles found in Palmela DOP?
Red: Castelão; Minimum 66.7%.
White: Fernão Pires and Arinto (min %)?
Rosado, espumante and licoroso wines are also authorized
DOP’s rather liberal encépagement includes a number of international varietals for both red and white wine production, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sémillon, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, and Tannat.
What style of wine was Setúbal historically popular for?
Vinhos Licoroso; gained popularity in the heyday of Portugal’s fortified wine trade.
-Setubal was one of the first regions to be demarcated in the early 20th century (1907)
What style is found in Setubal DOP?
Min/Max alcohol? Min RS? Min Aging requirements Label Designations? Aromatic profile?
—Sweet fortified white from a minimum 67% Moscatel de Setúbal (Muscat d’Alexandria/Moscatel Graúdo); when labeled varietally min 85%
—Sweet fortified red (“tinged pink”) from Moscatel Roxo (Moscatel Galego Roxo) when labeled varietally min 85%
—16% (22% maximum)
—Wines under or equal to 20 years old: 280 g/l
Wines over 20 years old: 340 g/l
—minimum 18 months; often aged in large wooden casks for up to five years prior to release; some age for upwards of 20 years.
—Label Designations:
10/20/30/+40 years old
Superior: Minimum 5 years of age
-the wines have a particularly pungent, floral fragrance, developed through a lengthy maceration on Muscat skins–from up to six months–following the fermentation and fortification.
Who is the largest producer in Setúbal?
J.M. da Fonseca
—company’s cellars are stocks of wine dating to the 19th century, some of which crossed the equator at sea.
Name three European viticultural areas that were able to retain their original ungrafted rootstock due to surviving Phylloxera unscathed.
- Colares in Portugal
- Santorini in Greece
- the Canary Islands
What are garrafoes?
Returnable 5 l/1.3 gal flagons that are to be found in taverns and restaurants all over the Portuguese-speaking world; associated with wine made for quantity and not quality, much of which comes from Lisboa.
What is Medieval de Ourém? “med-DEE-EE-val ORE-ray”
- traditional blended wine from Encostas d’Aire made from Fernao Pires (80%) and Trincadeira (20%),
- Separate fermentations of the white wine and red wine; almost at the end of the fermentations of both musts, the red one (20%), not pressed and with the skins, is poured directly into the wooden barrels where the white must (80%) is fermenting in order to fill up its remaining free capacity and to develop a joint final fermentation of both musts.
- made in this style for 800 years, originating with Cistercian monks.
- under attempted revival with the hopes it can be deemed a legal style of its own by the EU. Quinta do Moltanto is a leading producer.
-“has been deemed illegal by current EU laws since it is considered a red wine, it fails regulation by blending in 80% white grapes.” not sure if this is still true
Who are two Setubal producers who were pioneers for Portugal’s new wave of easy drinking varietals?
Jose Maria da Fonseca
Bacalhôa Vinhos
