Port wine grapes and characteristics in vineyard and in wine Flashcards
Black Varieties that are most important for volume and or quality include?
Tourgia Franca Tinta Roriz
Tinta Barroca Touriga Nacional
Tinta Cão Tinta Amarela -Trincadeira
Sousão
Describe Touriga Franca in the vineyard?
A late ripening variety,
making it suitable for growing in the warmest sites (low altitude, south-facing).
tight bunches of thick-skinned grapes, which makes it relatively resistant to fungal diseases.
However, it can be vigorous and this needs to be managed, usually by summer pruning.
Touriga Franca contributes what to a blend?
contributes color, tannin and acidity as well as juicy red and black fruit flavors and floral aromas to a blend. For these reasons it is popular with growers and Port producers and is by far the most grown variety.
Describe Tinta Roriz in the vineyard
Tempranillo in Spain and Aragonez elsewhere in Portugal.
An early ripening variety, that is best grown in relatively cool sites
It is capable of producing high yields,
but these need to be limited otherwise the wines can lack concentration.therwise it can suffer from water stress.
Tinta Roriz contributes what to a blend?
It can lend body and deep color to the blend.
Describe Tinta Barroca in the vineyard?
early ripening variety that is best planted coolest sites (high altitude or north-facing slopes,
generally found in the Baixo Corgo and Cima Corgo
Douro supperior is too hot - prone to heat damage and grape shriveling.
It is capable of producing high yields of grapes.
Tinta Barroca add what to a blend?
It is not as floral as some of the other grapes, with flavors that tend to be more earthy.
Unless planted in the coolest sites, it can lack acidity, and its color also tends to fade more quickly than wines from Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca
Describe Touriga Nacional in the vineyard
A mid-ripening variety with thick-skinned grapes,
It can suffer from excess vegetative vigor, which needs to be managed through summer pruning,
susceptible to coulure, which can lower its yields substantially and cause vine imbalance.
What does Touriga Nacional provide to a blend?
deep color intensity and high levels of tannins.
It retains acidity well
displays concentrated flavors of black fruit and floral aromas.
have long ageing potential and hence it is often a component of the premium, long-matured wines.
Describe Tinta Amarela (Trincadeira) in the vineyard
Tight bunches lead to fungal diseases prone.
What does Tinta Amarela add to a blend?
Produces full-bodied wines
with concentrated black fruits and spicy notes,
that are approachable in youth,
but are also capable of ageing.
Describe Tinto Cão in the vineyard?
A low yielding variety that
produces small thick-skinned grapes that are resistant to fungal disease.
It ripens late and is very tolerant of heat
Tinto Cão adds what to a blend?
It produces concentrated wines with high acidity and the capacity to age well.
Describe Sousão characteristics in the vineyard?
A thick skinned variety
describe Sousão contributes
becoming increasingly popular for its deep intensity of color and ability to retain high level of acidity
