Portugal - Duriense VR Flashcards
DOP of
Duriense VR
Douro DOP
Porto DOP
Porto has 3 sub-regions:
(BCD)
Baixo Corga
Cima Corga - most densely planted
Duoro Superior
* Douro is Portugal’s 1st demarcated red wine region
What mountain chains surround the
Duoro River Valley?
Serra do Marão
Montemuro
(southern side of river)
(northern side of river)
What styles of wine are made in
Douro DOP?
Branco
Rosado
Tinto
Espumante
- *Licoroso**
- (Moscatel do Douro)*
Douro DOP
(ALL)
Tinto - Branca - Rosado
Espumante - Licoroso
Branca - Rosado
51 total casta!
Best:
Malvasia Fina, Rabigato, Gouveio, Viosinho
~65 hl/ha~
~10.5% min ABV~
Tinto
65 total casta!!
Best are:
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca,
Tinta Roriz, Tinta Cao, Tinta Barroca
~55 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
*released 5/15
Espumante
~11% min ABV~
*9 months min on lees
Moscatel do Duoro
(Licoroso)
~16.5% min ABV~
*18 months min aging
Sub-Zones of
Porto DO
- *BCD**
- (you better not forget this, it’s your initials!)*
- *Baixo Corga**
- (most densely planted)*
- *Cima Corga**
- (highest total vineyard acreage)*
- *Douro Superior**
- (largest, most arid, least densely planted)*
What are Vinhos ao Alta?
- *VINHOS AO ALTA**
- The modern non-terraced planting system. The vines are planted vertically to do away with terracing.
Other planting systems:
PATAMARES
- The traditional terracing system that does not allow for mechanized harvesting (rows are spaced to tightly)
SOCALCOS
- The modern terracing system that is more widely spaced and does allow for mechanized harvesting
What are Patamares?
- *PATAMARES**
- The traditional terracing system that does not allow for mechanized harvesting (rows are spaced to tightly)
Other planting systems:
SOCALCOS
- The modern terracing system that is more widely spaced and does allow for mechanized harvesting
VINHOS AO ALTA
- The modern non-terraced planting system. The vines are planted vertically to do away with terracing.
What are Socalcos?
- *SOCALCOS**
- The modern terracing system that is more widely spaced and does allow for mechanized harvesting
Other planting systems:
PATAMARES
- The traditional terracing system that does not allow for mechanized harvesting (rows are spaced to tightly)
VINHOS AO ALTA
- The modern non-terraced planting system. The vines are planted vertically to do away with terracing.
Styles of Port
Ruby
Tawny
Types of Port
RUBIES (8)
Ruby Port
White Port
Pink Port
Late Bottled Vintage
(LBV)
Reserve Port
(fka: Vintage Character)
Crusted Port
(throws sediment)
Vintage Port
Single Quinta Port
TAWNIES (5)
Tawny Port
Aged Tawny Port
Reserve Tawny
Single Quinta Tawny Port
Colheita Tawny
(Vintage Tawny)
Best White Grapes
of Port
- *FV-GERM**
- (fave germ)*
Folgasao
Viosinho
Gouveio
Esgana Cao
Rabigato
Malvasia Fina
Best Red Grapes
of Port
-Must be 60% combined of total blend-
FN-CRAB-BM
Touriga Francesca
(aka: Touriga Franca)
Touriga Nacional
Tinta Cao
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Amarela
Tinta Barroca
Bastardo
Morisco Tinto
Previous MS Test Question
White Port
Can be made Sweet or Dry
Pink Port
Non-Oxidated White Port is back blended with pressed black skins to extract a little color.
First made in 2008 by Croft.
Ruby Port
Made in bulk in a House-style.
Best are aged 2-3 years in vats before release.
No vintage or aging date.
Late Bottled Vintage Port
Vintage dated port from a (typically) non-declared vintage.
Often spends 4-6 years in cask before release.
They may carry the term Envelhicido em Garrafa indicating that they have benefitted from an additional of 3 years bottle aging.
Most do not benefit from bottle aging.
Are usually filtered prior to bottling. Although higher quality versions do exist that are un-filtered.
What is
Envelhecido em Garrafa?
A labelling of a Late Bottled Vintage Port indicating the wine has benefitted from an additonal 3 years bottle aging.
Crusted Port
*3 years min bottle aging
Sees up to 4 years cask aging before it is released.
Made from “very high quality” ruby port.
Name comes from the amount of sediment it has.
Single Quinta Vintage Port
Ruby Port from a single vineyard.
Are typically sold from the same vintage as LBV.
Single Quintas are usually aged longer in bottle before release whereas LBV are aged longer in cask before bottling.
Most are accesible as an LBV.
Reserve Port
(fka: Vintage Character Port)
Aged for up to 4 years in barrel.
Closer to aged ruby port than vintage.
Vintage Port
The Highest quality port.
(1-3% total production)
Cannot be bottled before June 30th on the third year following harvest.
Therefore has a minimum of 2.5 years in barrel.
Only from the best vintages. Port producers rarely will declare two vintages in a row. It is typically 3 out of every 10 vintages.
Tawny Port
(Basic)
Typically paler wines.
Do not see extended cask aging.
Aged Tawny Port
Can be labeled as:
10, 20, 30, or 40 years old
There is no requirement on aging for any of these levels.
Aged Tawny ports are certified by the IVDP at each level for they “taste” according to their target age level.
Reserve Tawny Port
Blended from several vintages.
*7 years min aging before being bottled.
(in cask…?)
Single Quinta Aged Tawny Port
Aged Tawny from a single named vineyard.
(10, 20, 30, or 40 year)
Colheita Tawny
Tawny Port from a specific named vintage.
*7 years min cask aging before bottling.
What are the planting systems of Douro?
- *PATAMARES**
- The traditional terracing system that does not allow for mechanized harvesting (rows are spaced to tightly)
- *SOCALCOS**
- The modern terracing system that is more widely spaced and does allow for mechanized harvesting
- *VINHOS AO ALTA**
- The modern non-terraced planting system. The vines are planted vertically to do away with terracing.
What is
Leo do tergo?
“Law of the third”
IVDP policy that stipulates Port houses can only release 1/3 of their total inventory annually.
What is the
IVDP?
Instituto dos Vinhos de Duoro e Porto
The regulatory body that oversees all production of wine in the Duoro (Duriense).
What is
Vila Nova de Gaiao?
A suburb town of the city of Oporto in Minho.
Wines had to be shipped from Pinhao in Cima Corgo on ‘Barco Rabelo’
Until 1986 all Port wine had to be aged in this town. Joining the EU broke this monopolistic regulation.
What are
Barco Rabelo?
The ships traditionally used to transport ‘Port Pipes’.
They traditionally sailed from Pinhao to Vila Nova de Gaiao for aging in the Port Lodges before release.
Port Pipes?
Traditional Barrels used in Duoro.
- *Duoro Valley = 550 L**
- (makes sense. you add 110L Aquardente to 440L wine)*
Vila Nova de Gaia = 620 L
Shipping Port = 534.24 L
Note:
There are also ‘Pipes’ used in shipping in:
- Madeira = 418 L
- Marsala = 423 L
Name 5 “Soil & Climate” factors
in the Port Vineyard Rating Classification
There are 7:
Location
Altitude
Exposure
Slope
Shelter
Bedrock
Rough Matter
Name 3 “Vine” Factors
in the Port Vineyard Rating Classification
There are 5:
Type of vine
Vine Age
Training System
Planting Density
Yield
Briefly explain the Port Vineyard Rating System
Vineyards are rated on a score of 0 - 2361 points
The higher the score of the vineyard the more growers are permitted by the IVDP to harvest.
Vineyards are rated on 12 different categories
Soil & Climate factors (7):
- location, altitude, exposure, bedrock, rough matter, slope and shelter
Vine factors (5): - type of vine, planting density, yield, training system, and vine age
A rating: 1,200+ points
B rating: 1,001 - 1,199 points
C rating: 801 - 1,000 points
D rating: 601 - 800 points
E rating: 400 - 600 points
F rating: 399 and below
What is the maximum score a vineyard can receive in the Port Vineyard Rating Classifiaction?
2,361 points
Any score of 1,200 points pr higher earns an “A” rating
