North East: Catalunya & Cava Flashcards
What Autonomia contains the DO’s Campo de Borja and Somontano?
Where is this Autonomia located in Spain?
Aragon
South and East of La Rioja and Navarra
West of Catalunya
Campo de Borja DO has a lot in common with what nearby DO’s, to its North.
What grape is 75% of whats planted?
Rioja Oriental and Navarra DO.
Garnacha
In Campo de Borja DO, what wines are made?
Reds and rosados from Garnacha and Tempranillo, and whites from Viura.
In what Autonomia is the Calatayud DO?
What do they make there?
Aragon
Everything. red, white, sparkling, sweet, fortified
Calatayud is planted to ____% red grapes, Garnacha accounting for ____%
Calatayud ‘Vinas Viejas’ requires what minimum vine age?
A wine labeled Calatayud Superior means…
92%, 66%
35 years
that its at least 85% Garnacha from vines at least 50 years old.
Given its name, in what Autonomia and DO will I find the ancestral home of Carignan? What year did it become a DO?
Aragon
Carinena DO, 1932
What Autonomia contains Somontano DO? Where is the DO
Aragon, but the DO is off by itself in the NE, in the foothills of the Pyranees.
How does Somontano differ from the other DO’s of Aragon?
Its much less dependent on Garnacha. A bevy of International grapes are grown here, like Gewurz, Riesling, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet.
In which Spanish DO are growers utilizing the white grape Alcanon, and the red Parraleta?
Somontano DO
What is Malvasia known as in Catalunya?
Subirat
What are the 3 major grapes of Cava?
Xarel-Lo, Parellada, Macabeu
What are the 2 white blending grapes of Cava?
And the 4 red? Which one is allowed only in Rosado?
Chardonnay, and Subirat (Malvasia)
Pinot Noir, Garnacha, Monastrell, Trepat
Trepat only allowed in rosado
In what year did Cava overhaul its rules?
2021
When was the first traditional method sparkling wine produced in Spain and by who?
In what town did this occur?
1872 by Josep Raventos i Fatjo
Sant Sadurni d’Anoia
What is a girasol?
Gyropalette
What percent of all Cava is made in the Catalonia Autonomia?
What percent originates from around Sant Sadurni d’Anoia?
95%
75%
For Rosado/Rosat Cava, what minimum % red grapes must they contain?
Is it made via blending base wines or saignee?
min 25%
you can use both saignee and blending.
As of 2021 Cava de Guarda Superior (reserva) must age for how long on the lees?
How long was it before?
18 months
15 months
What is the minimum time on lees for a regular Cava/Cava de Guarda?
9 months
For Cava de Guarda Superior Gran Reserva, how much time on the lees is required?
30 months
What year was Cava de Paraje Calificado (Paratge Qualificat) introduced?
How long on the lees is required?
2014
36 months
At what level of Cava production is the dosage limited to Brut (max 12g/L) or lower?
For Gran Reserva and Paraje Calificado
At what level of Cava production is a vintage required?
Reserva, Gran Reserva, Paraje Calificada
In 2013, long criticized for its large scale production, a number of producers left the Cava DO to produce under what new moniker?
Classic Penedes (a sub class of Penedes DO)
What is the minimum lees time for Classic Penedes?
What other option can be more specific as to the lees time on the label?
15 months
Reserva 3, Reserva 4, etc, up to 15 will indicate years spent on the lees
What methods of sparkling production are approved for Classic Penedes?
Traditional and Method Ancestrale
A Classic Penedes Method Ancestrale wine labeled ‘No Dejorhat’ or ‘No Degollat’ indicates what?
It was aged a minimum 4 years on the lees and thus qualifies to be released without being disgorged.
In 2019, another wave of producers left the Cava DO, what was their name?
What grapes do they require and whats the minimum lees time for their wines?
Corpinnat Association, 7
90% indigenous varieties, 18 months lees
Raventos i Blanc wants to establish what sub zone DO in Penedes?
Conca del Riu Anoia
The Catalan region was a part of the Kingdom of France from when till when?
Charlemagne conquered the Moors in the area, and not until 1137 when Aragon became a Kingdom was Catalunya under Spanish control again.
What is Ull de Llebre?
The Catalan name for Tempranillo
What is Samso?
The Catalan name for Carinena
Who introduced stainless steel fermentation to Spain? Where?
Miguel Torres, Catalunya (Costers del Segre)
In Penedes DO, there are three sub regions. Name them and how they differ.
Its by altitude
Penedes Maritim or Baix Penedes
Penedes Central or Mitja Penedes
Penedes Superior or Alt Penedes
What grows best in the three Penedes sub zones?
In Baix - red grapes Monastrell, Garnacha, and Carinena
In Mitja - the 3 Cava grapes, Ull de Llebre, and BDX varieties thrive.
In Alt - cool climate grapes thrive, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot, Cab Franc, and Parellada
What kind of wine is Malvasia de Sitges?
Sweet and Fortified
Where in Catalunya, relative to Barcelona, will I find the Tarragona DO?
Head SW along the coast. After Penedes, you’re in Tarragona.
What is the traditional wine production of Tarragona?
Mistela, Spain’s Vin de Liqueur
as well as fortified rancio wines.
In what Autonomia will I find Terra Alta DO, and Pla de Bages DO?
Catalunya
Which DO in Catalunya borders Banyuls, across the border in France?
Emporda DO
In which Catalan DO can I enjoy a still white wine made from Pansa Blanca?
What is the grape synonym?
Alella, NE of Barca
Xarel-lo
Where in Spain might I find the grapes Manto Negro and Moll (Prensal Blanc)?
What are the two DO’s here?
Balearic Islands, Mallorca
Pla i Llevant DO
Binissalem Mallorca DO
In the interior of Catalunya, North of Priorat, what 2 DO’s will I find?
Conca de Barbera DO
Costers del Segre DO
From where is the name Priorat derived?
A boy once had a vision of angels ascending to heaven on a flight of stairs. On that spot, a Carthusian monastery was founded, named Priorato de Scala Dei, in 1194.
What kinds of wine are approved for production in Priorat DOQ?
White, tinto, rosat, mistela, vi ranci, vi dolc natural
What are the 2 major grapes of Priorat Negre?
Garnacha, Carinyena (Samso)
What town is the center of production for Priorat?
Gratallops
What is the major soil type of Priorat?
Llicorella (black slate)
Who encouraged his 4 friends to plant vines and make wine in Priorat, himself planting vines in 1979?
Rene Barbier of Clos Mogador
Who were the 5 producers that ushered in the modern age of Priorat?
Clos Mogador
Clos Dofi (A. Palacios)
Clos Erasmus (Daphne Glorian)
Clos de l’Obac (C. Pastrana, Mariona Jarque)
Clos Martinet (Jose Luis Perez)
For how many years did the 5 Clos of Priorat produce wine together before setting off on their own?
3 years, ‘89-‘91
In Priorat, who makes L’Ermita?
A. Palacios (Clos Dofi)
What grapes are permitted blending partners in Priorat negre?
Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Ull de Llebre, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot, Picapoll Negre
In Priorat, ‘Vi de Vila’ is what?
How many are there?
A quality tier indicating a single village wine.
12
In Priorat, Vi de Finca means what?
A single vineyard wine, 100% required
In Priorat, a Vi de Vila or Vi de Finca wine must be what minimum % Garnacha and/or Carinyena?
min 60% if both are present
min 50% if only one is used
In Priorat, ‘Vi de Guarda’ entails what?
for negre wines only, min 12 months in oak
What are 2 likely white grapes in a white wine from Priorat?
Garnacha Blanca, Macabeu
What year was the Priorat DO established?
And the DOCa, and DOQ?
1954
DOQ in 2000 by Catalunya
DOCa in 2009 by Spain
What does Velles Vinyes mean in Priorat?
Means old vines. Refers to vines planted before 1945 but the magic number is 75 years.
What villages may add their name to Priorat Vi de Vila? Name 5.
Gratallops
La Morera de Montsant
Bellmunt dell Priorat
Escaladei
Porrera
Poboleda
La Vilella Baixa
La Vilella Alta
El Lloar
Masos del Terme de Falset
Solanes del Terme de El Molar
Torroja del Priorat
What were Priorat’s first 2 Vi de Finca wines?
Clos Mogador
Vall Llach Mas de la Rosa
In Priorat, what is a Vi de Paratge?
A wine from a single zone, of which there are 459 named and delimited 😅
waiting on official documents from the gov’t
Its basically a lieux dit
In Priorat, a vi dolc natural is what style wine?
typically red, vin doux naturel.
How would you describe the wines and style of Montsant DO?
Similar idea to Priorat, if not a touch rough around the edges. Garnacha and Carinyena lead.
