D3 Portugal

Question 1

Portugal Features?

Answer 1

NW - Cool and rainy Maritime
Douro - Continental and moderate to warm, elevation and slopes
South - Warm, dry and flat

Question 2

Training & Trellising?

Answer 2

Often VSP

Some old bush vines in Douro

Question 3

Vineyard Risks?

Answer 3

General - Grapevine moth, Esca
Coastal - fungal disease and poor fruit-set
Douro - hail and storms
Dao - wildfires

Question 4

Common Single Varietals?

Answer 4

Bairrada - Baga
Moncao e Melgaco (Vinho Verde) - Alvarinho
Dao - Encruzado

Question 5

Alentejo Amphora?

Answer 5

Vinho de Talha DOC

Question 6

PDO Wine?

Answer 6

DOC/DOP

Question 7

IGP Wine?

Answer 7

Vinho Regional (VR)

Question 8

Vinho Verde DOC Features?

Answer 8

West - Atlantic
South - Douro (edges just over it)
North - River Minho
East - Peneda Geres National Park (mountains)

Poor granitic soils - lots of fertiliser needed

Question 9

Vinho Verde Grapes?

Answer 9

Loureiro - mid-ripening, medium(+) acidity, citrus, pear, floral, herbal
Alvarinho - med(+) to high acidity, med(+) body, citrus, peach, tropical
Pederna - Arinto - neutral
Avesso - low acidity, full bodied, citrus, stone fruit
Trajadura - low acidity, apple and peach
Vinhao - red, high acid, deep colour, cherry

Question 10

Top-end Vinho Verde?

Answer 10

Moncao e Melgaco
100% Alvarinho, min. 11.5% ABV,
From elsewhere must declassify to VR to varietally label

Question 11

Douro Sub-regions?

Answer 11

Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, Douro Superior

Question 12

Douro Features?

Answer 12

Serra do Marao blocks Atlantic influence
Variety of aspects; reasonable elevation, 450/700/900mm rainfall
Schist bedrock splits vertically - deep roots

Question 13

Douro Grapes?

Answer 13

Touriga Franca - medium everything except high acid, black and red fruit, floral
Touriga Nacional - high acid, tannin, colour, black fruit, floral e.g. violet/rose
Sousao - High acid

Viosinho - full bodied, lower acid, stone fruit, floral
Rabigato - high acid, citrus and floral
Gouveio (Godello) - med(+) acid, citrus, stone fruit
Moscatel Galego Branco (MBapG) - aromatic

Question 14

Tannin Extraction in Douro?

Answer 14

Carefully - high tannin grape varieties, so generally cooler fermentations, no stalks, lighter cap management

Question 15

Dao Features?

Answer 15

Warm, Mediterranean climate
Protected all around by mountains
Plentiful rainfall but mostly autumn/winter
Pine & Eucalyptus - can taste in wines?
Reasonable elevation offers cooling
Generally VSP

Question 16

Dao Grapes?

Answer 16

Touriga Nacional - high acid, tannin, colour, black fruit, floral e.g. violet/rose
Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo) - early-ripening, deep colour, med-med(+) tannins, full body, red and black fruit
Jaen (Mencia) - medium acid, raspberry, blackberry
Alfrocheiro - medium everything, red and black fruit

Encruzado - med-med(+) acidity, fuller bodied, lemon, peach, floral, takes oak well

Question 17

Bairrada Features?

Answer 17

Maritime climate - high rainfall
Traditionally high-trained bush vines, increasingly VSP
Limestone-clay soils for good retention/drainage balance

Question 18

Bairrada Grape?

Answer 18

Baga - late ripening, high yield, high acid, high tannin, medium body, cranberry, cherry, plum

Not uncommon to add stems or whole bunch ferment

Maria Gomes (Fernhao Pires) - early ripening, high yield, citrus, floral,

Bical - early ripening, peach, tropical
Arinto
Cercial

Question 19

Alentejo Features?

Answer 19

Hot, Mediterranean
Flat lands and low hills
Moderate rainfall focused on Autumn/Winter

Question 20

Alentejo Grapes?

Answer 20

Aragonez (Tinta Roriz/Tempranillo) - early-ripening, deep colour, med-med(+) tannins, full body, red and black fruit
Alicante Bouschet - deep colour, high acid and tannins, red and black fruit
Trincadeira - high yield, medium acid and tannins, blackberry and spice
Touriga Nacional - high acid, tannin, colour, black fruit, floral e.g. violet/rose
Syrah

Roupeiro - higher acid, citrus stone fruit, loses fruit quickly
Arinto (Pederna) - high acid
Antao Vaz - drought-tolerant, lower acid

Question 21

Lisboa Features?

Answer 21

Serra de Montejunto splits into 2 areas - Western Atlantic-influenced, Eastern more protected and suited to fuller bodied wines

Question 22

Lisboa Grapes?

Answer 22

Eastern side:
Alenquer - Touriga Nacional, Aragonez
Bucelas - Arinto

Question 23

Peninsula de Setubal Features?

Answer 23

Tejo and Sado rivers
Hot, Mediterranean climate
Mountains in South for cooling elevation

Question 24

Setubal Grapes?

Answer 24

Palmela DOC - Castelao (Periquita) - full bodied, deep colour, red fruit,
International Varieties