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Suitability for bottle aging
• Bottle aged: Suitable for bottle aging
• Oxidatively aged: never suitable for aging - it is fully developed
• Biologically aged: not suitable for bottle aging - will deteriorate
• Youthful: meant to be drunk youn
Potential Alcohol
• Sherry: usually picked at 12% abv (palomino)
• Port: Picked at optimum ripeness for style
• Madeira: minimum potential alcohol 9% abv - usually picked at 11% abv
• Vin Doux Naturels: minimum potential Alcohol 14.8% abv
• Rutherglen Muscat: not unusual for grapes to reach 20% ab
Yields
• Sherry: max 80hL/ha - usually 60-70hL/ha
• Port: Maximum 55hL/ha - usually around 30hL/ha
• Madeira: max yields vary but yields of 150hL/ha
• Vin Doux Naturels: maximum is generally 30hL/ha
• Rutherglen Muscat: no yield mentioned
Sherry Grapes
Palamino
Moscatel
Pedro Ximénez
Palomino
mid to late ripening
neutral
loses acidity quickly
well suited to dry summer weather
Moscatel
Muscat of Alexandria
late ripening
sandy soils
tolerant of heat and drought
aromatic - blossom/ grape
Pedro Ximénez
neutral
small thick skinned
accumulated high levels of sugar
Port Grapes
Touriga Franca
Touriga Nacional
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Amarela
Tinta Cao
Sousao
Malvasia Fina
Moscatel Galego Branco
Touriga Franca
late ripening
tight bunches of thick skinned grapes
fungal resistant
adds color, tannin, acidity, and juicy red/black fruit
Tinta Roriz
Tempranillo in Spain
early ripening
can suffer water stress in warm areas
adds body and deep color
high yields but needs to be limited for concentration
Touriga Nacional
mid ripening thick skinned
add color and tannins
retains acidity well
concentrated black fruit and florals
aging potenial
vegetative vigor
susceptible to coulure
Tinta Barroca
early ripening
prone to heat damage - shriveling
earthy flavors
colour fades
Tinta Amarela
prone to fungal diseases
tight bunches
concentrated black fruits and spicy notes
full bodied, approachable in youth but capable of aging
Tinta Cao
low yielding
small thick skinned grapes
resistant to fungal disease
late ripening
very tolerant of heat
Sousao
thick skinned
deep color
able to retain high acidity
Malvasia Fina
Boal in Madeira
neutral
medium acidity
fully body
honey charecteristics
Moscatel Galego Branco
aromatic
Muscat a Petits Grains
usually unaged
Madeira Grapes
Tinta Negra
Sercial
Verdelho
Boal
Malvasia
Terrantez
Tinta Negra
most planted
high yielding
easy to grow
produces wine of all sweetness levels