Douro / Port / Dao Flashcards
(40 cards)
Who pioneered vintage garrafeira Port style?
Neipoort.
They have their own style;
(few yrs in barrel / then min 8yrs in glass
What are the sub zones of the Douro? W to E
Baixo Corgo
Cima Corgo
Douro Superior
What is the source for Ramos Pinto’s 20yr Tawny?
Quinta do Bom Retiro (Cima Corgo)
What Estate does Roederer own in the Douro?
Ramos Pinto
What sub zone of the Douro has the highest concentration of Single Quinta Port houses?
Cima Corgo
What was the first Single Quinta bottling released and by who?
Quinta de Vargellas
(Taylor Fladgate)
1958
(location -(Douro Superior)
What year was Vargellas Vinha Velha released?
1995
Taylor Fladgate
Name a Single Quinta Port produced from ingrafted vines.
Quinta do Noval “Nacional”
In - Cima Corgo
What are the authorized WHITE grapes allowed for the production of Port?
WHITE: (Encruzado, Bical, and Cercial) Arinto (Pedernã) Cercial Donzelinho-Branco Folgazão Gouveio Malvasia Fina / Moscatel Galego Branco / Rabigato Samarrinho / Semillon / Sercial (Esgana Cão) Síria (Roupeiro) / Verdelho / Viosinho / Vital
What are the authorized RED grapes allowed for the production of Port?
RED: Aragonez (Tinta Roriz) Bastardo Castelão Cornifesto Donzelinho Tinto / Malvasia Preta / Marufo / Rufete Tinta Barroca / Tinta Francisca / Tinto Cão Touriga Franca, / Touriga Nacional / Trincadeira (Tinta Amarela)
What is the min ABV for Porto Branco Leve Seco?
16.5%
18-20% for all others
What are the mountain ranges of the Douro?
Marão Mountains
Montemuro Mountains
(mostly granite)
(but Schist in the vineyards)
Name a 3 white grapes allowed in the productions of Port.
Malvasia Fina
Viosinho
Rabigato
Gouveio
Specifically, which grape is used for the production the Muscatel do Douro wines?
Moscatel Galego
min ABV 16.5% / AGE: 18M
Historically, where was all Port aged?
Villa Nova de Gaia.
What house was the first to produce table wines in the Douro?
Ferreira.
1952
Barca Velha
(most fruit came from Quinta do Vale Meão Estate)
What area the min RS levels for Port:
Extra-Seco: 17.5 - 40 g/l Seco: 40 - 65 g/l Meio Seco: 65 - 85 g/l Doce: 85 - 130 g/l Muito Doce : + 130 g/l
What are the ageing requirements for Port?
Vintage: btled by July 30 of 3rd yr after harvest.
(Wines may be sold from May 1 of the 2nd yr after harvest)
(LBV): min 4yrs and btled before Dec 31 of 6th yr.
(**additionally aged for 3yrs in btl “Envelhicido em garrafa”
Colheita: (Tawny) min 7yrs
10/20/30/+40 Years Old:
“Velho” 10-30yrs
“Muito Velho” 40+yrs
Crusted: indicated matured and left sediment in btl
Reserva: for “Ruby”-implies greater quality
“Tawny”-min 7yrs
What does “Envelhicido em garrafa” indicate and on what bottle of wine would you find it?
LBV wines that area aged an additional 3yrs in btl.
means “bottle matured”
An LBV Port that is has additional ageing in bottle may label it as?
“Envelhicido em garrafa”
What is the yield for red wines of Port?
Branco: 65 hl/ha
Tinto: 55 hl/ha
What DOP sits within the Beiro Atlantico?
Barraida DOP
(min 50% BAGA plus
Alfrocheiro, Camarate, Castelão, Jaen, and Touriga Nacional
What area the authorized varietals for “Classico” Barraida?
Baga / Alfrocheiro / Camarate /
Castelão / Jaen / Touriga Nacional
What area the authorized white grapes of Barraida?
Arinto (Pedernã) / Bical / Cercial
Chardonnay / Fernão Pires (Maria Gomes)
Pinot Blanc / Rabo de Ovelha
Sauvignon / Sercealinho / Verdelho
