Lisboa
9 individual DOPs
- Encostas de Aire
- Lourinhã
- Óbidos
- Torres Vedras
- Alenquer
- Arruda
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
DOP that overlaps Alta Estremadura and Estremadura subzones of the northern half of Lisboa IGP
Encostas de Aire
Portugal
Region that releases the largest volume of wine
Lisboa IGP
- When considering all DOPs within Lisboa IGP collectively
- Long carried reputation of low quality, dominated by co-operatives and Vinhos de Mesa production
Two DOP zones in the north of Lisboa that show promise of more than just Vinhos de Mesa production
- Encostas de Aire
- Alenquer
Lisboa
DOP for aguardente
Lourinhã
3 DOPs nearest the capital slowly disappearing due to pressures of urban population
- Bucelas
- Colares
- Carcavelos
Bucelas
Main style
- Dry white wines
- Min 75% Arinto
Bucelas
Min. % of Arinto
min. 75% Arinto
Colares
Styles
Colares
- Red
- White
Colares
Soil
Sand
- chão de areia (sand): Ramisco
- chão rija (hard soil): Castelão
chao rija
- Location
- Most planted grape
chao rija:
- Harder soil
- Further inland, East, in Colares DOP
- Castelão
Colares
Type of training
- Traditionally planted in trenches; to protect from the salty marine winds
Colares
Major red grape
min. 80% Ramisco
(ungrafted)
Colares
Min. % of Malvasia for white wines
min. 80% Malvasia
DOP that has suffered the most due to urban sprawl
Carcavelos
- Only 25 ha remain
Carcavelos DOP
- Styles
- Grapes
- Min abv
- Max rs
- Min age
Carcavelos DOP
- Vinho Licoroso (fortified) only
- Tinto: min. 75% comb Castelão, Preto Martinho (Negra Mole)
- Branco: min. 75% comb Arinto, Ratinho, Galego Dourado
- Min 15% abv
- Max 150 g/l rs
- Min 24 mo wood, 6 mo bottle
Wines of Carcavelos are fortified with what?
vinho abafado
- Partially fermented must preserved with alcohol
Carcavelos
Vinification
Carcavelos
- Wines are fermented dry, then fortified and sweetened w/ vinho abafado
- vinho abafado - partially fermented must preserved with alcohol
Carcavelos
Aging requirements
Carcavelos
- 2 years barrel, 6 months bottle
Lisboa
Historic production
- Huge production of co-op and Vinhos de Mesa wines
- Higher quality production is starting to increase in the DOP zones
Lisboa
(Encostas da Aire to Arruda)
Major Grapes
- Tinto:
- Aragonez
- Baga
- Castelão
- Tinta Miúda
- Touriga Nacional
- Trincadeira
- plus
- Branco:
- Arinto
- Ferñano Pires
- Ratinho
- Rabo de Ovelha
- Seara Nova
- Tamarez
- Vital
- plus
Encostas da Aire
Styles
Encostas da Aire
- Branco
- Rosado
- Tinto
- Medieval de Ourém
Encostas da Aire
Subregions
- Alcaobaça (SW)
- Ourém (NE)
Medieval de Ourém
Medieval de Ourém
- Style authorized in Encostas da Aire, historic to Ourém:
- 80% Ferñao Pires + 20% Trincadeira
- Musts are fermented separately for the first 4-10 days of fermentation, after which the red must (including solids) is added to the white must - the resulting wine is RED
