Lisboa.Setubal 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.
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?
Alcobaça
Ourém
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 restulting 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?
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.
Colares: Encepagement, assemblage, aging
Encepagement:
Tinto: min. 80% Ramisco in chão de areia (sand), min. 80% Castelão in chão rija
Branco: min. 80% Malvasia
Assemblage: 90% Ramisco (everywhere) for red, plus
Branco is as per encepagement
Aging
Tinto: 21mos; 18 in wood, 3 in bottle
Branco: 9mos; 6 in wood, 3 in bottle
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 is the smallest DOP in Lisboa (due largely to urban sprawl)?
Carcavelos
What are the major grapes of Carcavelos?
Reds: min. 75% Castelão and Preto Martinho
Whites: Arinto, Galego Dourado, Ratinho
What style are the wines of Carcavelos?
Fortified.
Wines are fermented dry, fortified with vinho abafado, and aged for at least two years, plus six months in bottle.
Max RS 150g/L
What is vinho abafado?
Essentially mistelle: partially fermented must preserved with alcohol.
What are the DOPs of Lisboa?
Encostas de Aire Óbidos Lourinhã Alenquer Torres Vedras Arruda Bucelas Colares Carcavelos
What is the climate of Península de Setúbal IGP? What areas does it include?
Mediterranean; framed by the Tagus and Sado estuaries, and the Atlantic.
What are the two DOPs of Península de Setúbal IGP?
Palmela
Setúbal
Palmela DOP encompasses two main soil types: what are they?
Sand on the plains
Clay-limestone on the foothills of the Arrabida Mountains
What is the encépagement of Palmela DOP?
Reds: min. 66.7% Castelão
Whites: Fernão Pires and Arinto
Many international varietals are also authorized
What are the styles of Palmela DOP?
Red, White, Rosado, Frisante, Espumante, Licoroso
