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Spain - Castillo y Leon Flashcards

1
Q

DO of

Castilla y Leon

A

CRAB-TART-T

Cigales DO

Ribera del Duero DO

  • *Arlanza DO**
  • (closest DO to Rioja)*
  • *Bierzo DO**
  • (borders on Valdeorras)*

Toro DO

  • *Arribes DO**
  • (on the Portuguese border)*

Rueda DO

Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO

Tierra de Leon DO

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What DO (or DOs) of Castillo y Leon

make sparkling wine?

A

Cigales DO

Rueda DO

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What DO (or DOs) of Castillo y Leon

make sweet/dessert wine?

A

Cigales DO

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What DO (or DOs) of Castillo y Leon

make fortified wine?

A
  • *Rueda DO**
  • (Dorado)*
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What DO (or DOs) does the Duero river run through?

A

east to west
(as the river flows)

Ribera del Duero

Rueda

Toro

Tierra del Vino de Zamora

Arribes

Note:
- becomes the Douro river after it crosses into Portugal

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What was the first DO in Castillo y Leon?

A

Rueda DO

(established in 1980)

Note:
- Ribeira del Duero was not recognized as a DO until 1982 even though Vega Sicilia had been making wine there for over 100 years (1864), and had enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim for over 50 years (1929).

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What are the newest DO of Castillo y Leon?

A

Arlanza

Arribes

Tierra de Leon

Tierra del Vino de Zamorra

(all established in 2007)

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What styles of wine are made in

Cigales DO?

A
  • *Blanco**
  • (50% min Verdejo)*

Rosado

Tinto
(50% min combined:
Tinta del País, Garnacha Tinta/Gris)

Espumoso

  • *Vino Dulce**
  • (blanco, rosado, or tinto)*

==========

Note:
- Tinto can be Crianza**, Reserva, or Gran Reserva

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Cigales DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Rosado
Espumoso - Vino Dulce

Blanco
50% min Verdejo
~11% ABV~

Rosado
50% min combined:
Tinta del Pais (aka: Tempranillo)
Garnacha Tinta, Granacha Gris

~11% ABV~

Tinto
50% min combined:
Tinta del Pais (aka: Tempranillo)
Garnacha Tinta, Granacha Gris

~12% ABV~

_Espumoso
​_50% min “recommended varieties”

~9% ABV~

  • *Vino Dulce**
  • (blanco - rosado - tinto)*

~11% ABV~
*45 - 90 g/l RS

==========

Note:
- Tinto can be Crianza*, *Reserva*, or *Gran Reserva

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What are the provinces of Ribera del Duero DO?

A

[east to west]
as the river flows

Soria

Segovia

  • *Valladolid**
  • (all the best estates are here)*
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What styles of wine are made in

Ribera del Duero DO?

A

Rosado

Tinto
(75% min Tinto del Pais)

==========

Note:
Rosado here can be Crianza

Tinto here can be
Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

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Ribera del Duero DO

(rosado)

A

Tinto - Rosado

Rosado
50% min combined:
Tinta del Pais, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Malbec, Merlot, Garnacha, Albillo Mayor

~11% min ABV~

Tinto
75% min Tinta del Pais

~11.5% min ABV~

==========

Note:
Rosado, and Tinto can be Crianza

Only Tinto can be Reserva or Gran Reserva

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Ribera del Duero DO

(tinto)

A

Tinto - Rosado

Tinto
75% min Tinta del Pais

~11.5% min ABV~

Rosado
50% min combined:
Tinta del Pais, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Malbec, Merlot, Garnacha, Albillo Mayor

~11% min ABV~

==========

Note:
Rosado, and Tinto can be Crianza

Only Tinto can be Reserva or Gran Reserva

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Ribera del Duero DO

A

Tinto - Rosado

~7000 kg/ha~
~49 hl/ha~

Rosado
50% min combined:
Tinta del Pais, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Malbec, Merlot, Garnacha, Albillo Mayor

~11% min ABV~

Tinto
75% min Tinta del Pais

~11.5% min ABV~

==========

Note:
Rosado, and Tinto can be Crianza

Only Tinto can be Reserva or Gran Reserva

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15
Q

Name 4 producers of

Ribera del Duero

A

Pesqueira

Aalto

Vega Sicilia

Dominio del Pingus

Note:
- All of these producers are in the Valladolid province on Ribera del Duero’s western side.

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16
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What is the min ABV of

Ribera del Duero?

A

Rosado
11% min ABV

Tinto
11.5% min ABV

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max yield:
7000 kg/ha
49 hl/ha

planting density:

min: 2000 vines/ha
max: 4000 vines/ha

17
Q

What are the planting density requirements of

Ribera del Duero?

A

min:
2000 vines/ha

max:
4000 vines/ha

==========

min ABV:
11% (rosado)
11.5% (tinto)

max yield:
7000 kg/ha
49 hl/ha

18
Q

What is the max harvest yield of

Ribera del Duero?

A

7000 kg/ha

49 hl/ha

==========

min ABV:
11% (rosado)
11.5% (tinto)

planting density:

min: 2000 vines/ha
max: 4000 vines/ha

19
Q

What is the Maximum amount of combined

Garnacha
Cabernet Sauvignon
Malbec
Merlot
Albillo Mayor

allowed in Ribera del Duero DO Tinto?

A

25% combined Max

5% Max combined:
Garnacha & Albillo Mayor

==========

75% min Tinta del Pais (Tempranillo)

20
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Arlanza DO?

A
  • *Blanco**
  • (Viura & Albillo)
    • close to Rioja so Viura makes sense –*

Rosado
(50% min Tinta del Pais)

Tinto
(50% min Tinta del Pais)

==========

Note:
All styles here can be
Joven - Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

21
Q

Arlanza DO

A
  • *Tinto - Blanco - Rosado**
  • Joven - Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva*

Blanco
Viura, Albilla

~10.5% min ABV~

(Arlanza is the closest to Rioja so Viura makes sense)

Rosado
50% min Tinta del Pais
(can be 100%)

~11% min ABV~

Tinto
50% min Tinta del Pais
(can be 100%)

~11.5% min ABV~ {joven}
~12% min ABV~ {Crianza+}

22
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Bierzo DO?

A

Blanco
(Dona Branca, Godello)
– Godello makes sense; border Valdeorras –

Rosado
(50% min Mencia)

Tinto
(70% min Mencia)

==========

Note:
All wines here can be
Joven - Crianza - Reserva

23
Q

What river runs through Bierzo?

A

Minho River

Note:
- Bierzo borders on Valdeorras DO in Galicia.

24
Q

Bierzo DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Rosado
Joven - Crianza - Reserva

Blanco
Dona Branca, Godello
– Godello makes sense; border Valdeorras –

also:
Malvasia, Palomino

~11-13% ABV~

Rosado
50% min Mencia

~11-14% ABV~

Tinto
70% min Mencia

~11-14% ABV~

25
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Toro DO?

A

Blanco
(Verdejo, Malvasia)
– Verdejo makes sense: borders Rueda –

Rosado

Tinto
(75% min Tinta del Toro)

==========

Note:
Tinto can be
Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

26
Q

Toro DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Rosado

Blanco
Verdejo, Malvasia

~11-13% ABV~

Rosado
DO doc is unclear. Seems to indicate use of any grapes authorized for the region…

~11-14 ABV~

  • *Tinto**
  • Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva*

75% min Tinta do Toro

25% Max:
Grenache
(only other grape authorized for Tinto!)

~12.5-15% ABV~

27
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Arribes DO?

A

Blanco

Rosado
(60% min ‘major’ reds)

Tinto
(60% min ‘major’ reds)

==========

Note:
All wines can be
Joven - Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

Aging terms also used here:
Roble - Fermentado en Barrica

(60% min Malvasia)

28
Q

Arribes DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Rosado
Joven - Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva
Roble* - Fermentado en Barrica**

All
~11.5% min ABV~

Crianza**+
~12.2% min ABV~

Blanco
60% min Malvasia

also:
Verdejo, Albilla

Rosado
60% min combined:
Tempranillo, Juan García, Rufete

also:
Mencia, Garnacha,
Malvasia, Verdejo, Albilla

Tinto
60% min combined:
Tempranillo, Juan García, Rufete

==========

other aging levels here:

Roble
*3 months min in Oak

Fermentado in Barrica
**Barrel fermented + 3 months min in Oak

29
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Rueda DO?

A

Blanco

Verdejo
(85%)

Sauvignon Blanc
(85%)

Rosado
(50% red varieties)

Tinto

Espumoso
(50% min Verdejo for Secco, Semisecco)
(85% min Verdejo for Brut, Brut Nature)

Rueda Dorado
(VdL)
(*4 years, 2 in wood)

==========

Note:
Blanco, Tinto, and Rosado can be
Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

(50% min Verdejo)

30
Q

Rueda DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Rosado
Verdejo - Sauvignon Blanc
Espumoso - Rueda Dorado

Tinto, Blanco, and Rosado can be:
Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

Blanco
50% min Verdejo

also:
Sauvignon Blanc, Viura, Palomino

~11% min ABV~

Fermentado en Barrica
-or-
Crianza+
~12.5% min ABV~

Rosado
50% min red varieties:
Tempranillo, Cab Sauv,
Merlot, Garnacha

~11% min ABV~

Crianza+
~12.5% min ABV~

Tinto
Tempranillo, Cab Sauv,
Merlot, Garnacha

~12% min ABV~

Espumoso
-Tradition Method!-
50% min Verdejo (secco, semisecco)
85% min Verdejo (brut, brut nature)

*9 months min on lees

Rueda Dorado
(Vino de Licor)
~15% min ABV~

*4 years min aging
**2 years min in wood

==========

Fermentado en Barrica
*Barrel fermented + 3 months min in Oak

31
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Tierra de Leon DO?

A

Blanco

Rosado

Tinto

==========

Note:
Only Tinto wines can be
Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva

32
Q

Tierra de Leon DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Rosado

Blanco
50% min combined:
Albarín Blanco (aka: Albariño),
Godello, Verdejo

~10.5% min ABV~

Rosado
60% min combined:
Prieto Picudo, Mencía

~11% min ABV~

  • *Tinto**
  • Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva*

60% min combined:
Prieto Picudo, Mencía

~11.5% min ABV~

Crianza+
~12% min ABV~

33
Q

What styles of wine are made in

Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO?

A

Blanco

Clarete

Rosado

  • *Tinto**
  • Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva*
34
Q

Tierra del Vino de Zamora DO

A

Tinto - Blanco - Clarete - Rosado

Blanco
60% min combined:
Malvasia, Verdejo,
Moscatel de Grano Menudo

~11% min ABV~

Clarete
(wtf is this?)
30% min Tempranillo
{40% Max other “authorized grapes”}

~12% min ABV~

Rosado
60% min Tempranillo

~12% min ABV~

  • *Tinto**
  • Crianza - Reserva - Gran Reserva*

75% min Tempranillo

~12.5% min ABV~

35
Q

What is Rueda Dorado?

A

Vino de Licor

~15% min ABV~

*4 years min aging
**2 years min in wood

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