PORTUGAL Flashcards
PORTUGAL-IN GENERAL
RANGE OF CLIMATES
- SINGLE MOST IMP INF ATLANTIC OCEAN & MUCH OF THE COUNTRY HAS MARITIME CLIMATE
- MANY OF INLAND VINS IS HOT, DRY & CONTINENTAL
- SOME REG: ALTITUDE CAN HELP MITIGATE VERY H TEMP/ THE LARGE DIFFERENCES IN ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMP PARTLY=COUNT FOR DIVERSITY WINE STYLE FOUND
DOC VINHO VERDE
- IN THE NORTH-WEST OF PORTUGAL
- CLIMATE: NEAR THE ATLANTIC OCEAN=MEANS MARITIME CLIMATE/ H ANNUAL RAINFALL
- CAREFUL CANOPY MANAGEMENT NEEDED IN VIN=BECAUSE H LEVELS OF PRECIPITATION CAN LEAD TO EXCESSIVE CANOPY GROWTH & ENCOURAGE DISEASES
- THE MODERNISATION OF THE VINS HAS MEANT = A MOVE AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL PERGOLA TRELLISING
- SPUR-PRUNED VSP TO CREATE=AIR FLOWING THE HUMID ENVIRONMENT IS NOW USED TO IMPR. THE HEALTH & Q OF THE GR & ALLOW MECHANISATION
CLASSIC WHITE VINHO VERDE: PALE LEMON/ H ACIDITY/ L ALCOHOL (8%-11.5%)
- W W/ LOWER ALCOHOL ARE USUALLY OFF-DRY STYLE
- IF GR VAR, A SUB-REG OR AN AUTHORIZED Q LABELLING TERM IS MENTIONED ON THE LABEL=W CAN HAVE UP TO 14% ABS
WHITE WINES: LOCAL GRAPE=LOUREIRO, ARINTO
- TRAD. THESE W HAVE SLIGHTLY SPARKLING SENSATION THAT ENHANCES FRESHNESS
- VINHO VERDE ALVARINHO: MADE ENTIRELY FROM ALVARINHO GR/ GROWN IN THE SMALL DESIGNATED SUB-REG OF MONÇÃO E MELGAÇO/ SLIGHTLY HIGHER ALCOHOL (11.5% TO 14% ABV) & RIPER, MORE TROPICAL AROMAS
BLACK VARIETIES: ALSO GROWN FOR THE PRO OF RED & ROSE WINES
- REDS: DEEPLY COLOURED & TANNIC
- ROSES: FRESH & FRUITY
DOC DOURO
- OLDEST DEMARCATION WINE REG IN THE WORLD
- LOC SOME 80KM EAST OF PORTO & STRECHES FROM THE MARÃO MOUNTAINS TO THE FRONTIER W/ SPAIN
- WINE PRO: DOM. BY PORT
BOTH PORT & UNFORTIFIED W RELY ON THE SAME 5 PRINCIPLES GR VAR:
- TOURIGA NACIONAL (CONSIDERED HIGHEST Q VAR & MOST WELL-KNOWN/ GIVES L-YIELD GR & PROD. W THAT HAVE INTENSE COLOUR & FLAV & H TANNIN)
- TOURIGA FRANCA
- TINTA RORIZ (TEMPRANILLO)
- TINTA BARROCA
- TINTA CÃO
RED WINES: DEEPLY COLOURED/ F BODIED/ H-RIPE TANNINS/ RICH BLACK F/ BEST EX:SUBTLE TOASTY OAK AROMAS FROM MAT. IN NEW OAK
WHITE WINES: PART. THOSE FROM H ALTITUDE VINS/ SHOWS FRESH VARIETAL FRUIT/ M TO H ACIDITY
DOC DÃO
- LOC IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREA 80KM SOUTH OF DOURO REG
- VINES: PLANT. ON THE GENTLER HILLS & SLOPES
- VINS: LIE BETWEEN 200 & 400 METERS ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL
- COLD, WET WINTERS & WARM, DRY SUMMERS COMBINED W/ A SIGNIFICANT TEMP VAR. BETWEEN DAY & NIGHT PROVIDE EXCELLENT COND. FOR H-Q GR
RED WINES: DELICATE F/ SOFT TANNINS/ H ACIDITY
- VINS IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES HAVE SEEN NEW PLANTINGS OF H Q VAR INCLUDING:
- TOURIGA NACIONAL
- TINTA RORIZ
- JAEN (MENCIA IN SPAIN)
- ALFROCHEIRO (MAKES DEEP IN C/ INTENSE AROMAS OF BLACKBERRY & STRAWBERRY)
BEST DAO WHITES: MADE FR ENCRUZADO GR VAR/ RANGE IN STYLE: L & FRESH TO RICHER, BARREL-FERM. VERSIONS
DOC ALENTEJO
- ITS SPREAD OVER 8 SUB-REG IN THE SOUTH EAST OF PORTUGAL
- CLIMATE: OVERALL HAS A WARM GROWING SEASON/ SMALL CLIMATIC DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SUB-REGS ALLOW A RANGE OF DIFFERENT STYLES;
- THOSE IN THE COOLER, WETTER NORTH GIVE MORE ELEGANT W
- THOSE IN THE HOTTER, DRIER CENTRE & SOUTH PROVIDE RICHER EXAMPLES
TYPICAL RED BLEND:
- MADE W/ ARAGONÊS (TEMPRANILLO) & TRINCADEIRA
- TRINCADEIRA: DROUGHT TOLERANT GR W/ SPICY, RED BERRY FLAV. & H TANNIN
- ALICANTE BOUSCHET: A GR VAR H IN COLOUR, TANNIN, IS ALSO USED IN BLENDS
- TOURIGA NACIONAL & SYRAH USE: HAVE BEEN INC. IN LAST FEW YRS/ W ARE DEEP IN COLOUR/ H YET SOFT TANNINS, F BODY & EXPRESSIVE RIPE F FLAV.
WHITE WINES:
- ARINTO
- ANTÃO VAZ
- ROUPEIRO
- THEY MAKE FRUITY & FLORAL W W/ M TO H ACIDITY/ SOME FERM. OR AGED IN OAK TO PROV. EXTRA DEPTH & COMPLEXITY
VINHO REGIONAL
THE LARGEST VINHO REGIONAL REG IN TERMS OF PROD: VINHO REGIONAL ALENTEJANO
- THIS REG IS BASED AROUND DOC ALENTEJO: BUT COVERS A FAR MORE EXTENSIVE AREA
- W.M REGULATIONS ARE MORE LIBERAL FOR THE VINHO REGIONAL W=WIDER RANGE OF GR VAR CAN BE USED, PART. INTERNATIONAL VAR
ALSO IMP AREAS FOR VINHO REGIONAL WINES:
- LISBOA (STRETCHING NORTH FROM LISBON)
- PENINSULA DE SETÚBAL (DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH)
- TEJO (NORTH-EAST OF LISBON)
