Douro
Continental with Mediterranean influence
A steep, schist-terraced river valley where Port was born and where dry reds now rival it.
Genel bakış
Douro hakkında
The Douro's vineyards climb terraces carved from the walls of the river gorge; the Alto Douro Wine Region was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2001. From west to east the region is divided into the Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior, which become progressively hotter and drier.
Port is made by adding grape spirit part-way through fermentation, which stops it and leaves the wine sweet and strong. The same grapes — Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão — now also make dry Douro reds, which have been one of Portugal's great success stories.
Douro haritada işaretli.
Portekiz
Gölgeli alan: Vila Real, Viseu, Bragança, Guarda. Harita birimleri eyalet, il ya da département'dır; bu yüzden daha küçük bir yer, onu içeren daha büyük alan olarak görünür.
Arazi
İklim ve terroir
İklim
Continental with Mediterranean influence
Hot, dry summers and cold winters. The Serra do Marão mountains block Atlantic rain, so precipitation falls sharply from west to east, from the wetter Baixo Corgo to the hottest and driest Douro Superior.
Terroir ve topraklar
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Predominantly schist (xisto), a metamorphic rock that fractures into vertical layers so roots can dive deep to find water, with patches of granite. Slopes are steep, and terraced by hand or in broader machine-built patamares.
Daha derine
Kurallar, yıllar ve üreticiler
The Douro has two appellations for the same vineyards: Douro DOC for still wine and Porto DOC for the fortified one. Port then has its own ladder of styles.
Vintage Port
Declared only in exceptional years, from a single harvest, and aged in bottle for decades.
Late Bottled Vintage and Tawny
Ready sooner: LBV is from one year and aged in barrel; tawnies are aged in cask for years and blended.
Ruby
The youngest and simplest style of Port.
Douro DOC
Dry table wines, mostly red, from the same grapes.
Subzones
Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior, running from the wetter west to the hotter, drier east.
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