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1
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Ruby Port

5 styles

A
  • Ruby
  • Ruby Reserve
  • Vintage
  • Single Quinta Vintage
  • Late Bottle Vintage
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Tawny Port

4 Styles

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  • Tawny
  • Reserve Tawny
  • Tawny with Indication of Age
  • Colheita Tawny
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Port Branco

White grapes

6 preferred (main)

A
  • Gouveio
  • Malvasia Fina
  • Viosinho
  • Rabigato
  • Escana Cao
  • Folgasao

(15 authorized)

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Preferred red grapes of Port

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min 60% of blend:

  • Touriga Nacional
  • Touriga Francesa
  • Tinta Cao
  • Tinta Roriz
  • Tinta Barroca
  • Tinta Amarela
  • Tinta Francisca
  • Bastardo
  • Mourisco Tinto
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lei do tergo

A

‘law of the third’

  • restricts sales of Port to 1/3 house’s total inventory, annually
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patamares

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Wide terraces that allow for tractors, in the Douro

Supported by banks of schist (not dry stone walls)

  • 1980s:
    • 2 row patamares developed (schist banks, not stone walls), more economical
    • allowed mechanization
    • considered worst type, not built in 20 years, suffers erosion
    • Single-row patamares = modern version
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Declared Port vintages

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  • 2017
  • 2011
  • 2009
  • 2008 worst of best, not widely declared, cool, low yields
  • 2007*
  • 2003
  • 2000*
  • 1994* a highlight of century
  • 1985*
  • 1977*
  • 1970*
  • 1966*
  • 1955*
  • 1948*
  • 1935*
  • 1927* best of century
  • 1912* second only to ‘27
    • *BEST! PERFECT RATINGS
    • before 1990, usually only 3 declared per decade
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lagares

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open granite troughs - traditionally used for the fermentation of port

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3 different sizes in Port Pipes

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  • Douro = 550L
  • Vila Nova do Gaia = 620L
  • for shipping, must be = 534.24L
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Max yield for red and white Port

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  • White / Branco: 65 hl/ha
  • Red / Tinto: 55 hl/ha
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11
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Port

RS Levels

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All Port: min. 17.5 g/l rs

  • Extra-Seco: 17.5 - 40 g/l rs
  • Seco: 40-65 g/l rs
  • Meio Seco: 65-85 g/l rs
  • Doce: 85-130 g/l rs
  • Muito Doce (Very Sweet): min. 130 g/l rs
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Port Styles

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  • Vinho Licoroso
    • White / Branco
    • Rosé / Rosado
    • Ruby
    • Tawny
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Port

Min. Alcohol

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19-22%

  • except Porto Branco Leve Seco, min 16.5%
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Port

Soils

A

Schist

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Porto DOP

Year Est.

A

1986

  • Region 1st demarcated in 1756
  • 1907 + 1908 substantial legislative revisions and regulation of Port wine trade
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Port

Min. Planting Density

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4,000 vines / ha

  • min. 3,000 vines / ha for vines planted before 1998 or vines on patamares (wide terraces supported by banks of schist)
17
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Port

Special Categories / Aging Requirements

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  • Vintage
    • Must be bottled by July 30th, 3rd yr post harvest, may be sold May 1st, 2nd yr post harvest
  • Late-Bottled-Vintage (LBV)
    • Aged in cask min 4 yrs, must be bottled by Dec 31st, 6th yr post harvest
    • “Envelhecido em garrafa” (bottle-matured) - aged an additional 3 yrs in bottle
  • Colheita
    • Tawny, single-vintage, aged in cask min 7 yrs
  • 10/20/30/ + 40 Years Old
    • ​”Velho” - 10-30 yrs old, “Muito Velho” (very old) - over 40 yrs old
  • Crusted
    • Wines matured and has left sediment in bottle
  • Reserva/Reserve
    • ​“Ruby” - no min aging, greater quality - if “Tawny”, must be cask-aged 7 yrs
18
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Port

Year 1st demarcated

A

1756

  • 1907 + 1908: substantial legislative revisions and regulations
  • DOC est: 1986
19
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Port

Vintage

A

Port Vintage

  • Must be bottled July 30, 3rd yr after harvest
  • May be sold May 1, 2nd yr after harvest
20
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Port

Late-Bottled-Vintage (LBV)

A

LBV

  • Aged in cask min 4 yrs
    • Bottled before Dec. 31, 6th yr after harvest
  • “Envelhecido em garrafa” (bottle-matured), aged an additional 3 yrs in bottle
21
Q

Port

Colheita

A

Colheita

  • Tawny
    • Single vintage
    • Aged min 7 yrs in cask
22
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Port

10/20/30/+ 40 Years Old

A

10/20/30/+ 40 Years Old

  • 10-30 yrs old - may be labeled “Velho”
  • 40 + yrs old - may be labeled “Muito Velho” (very old)
23
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Port

Crusted

A

Crusted

  • Matured and has left sediment in the bottle
24
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Port

Reserva / Reserve

A

Reserva / Reserve

  • “Ruby” - greater quality, does NOT carry aging requirement
  • “Tawny” - cask-aged min 7 yrs

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