Lafões
Styles
Principal grape varieties
ArintoRabo De OvelhaAmaralCercialTouriga NacionalJaen (Mencia)Dona Branca (Siria)Esgana Cao Tinto (Touriga Franca)
The Portuguese regulator (IVV) does not distinguish principal vs accessory varieties — every authorised casta is listed together in the caderno de especificações.
Terroir
Human factors
- White wines from DO Lafões are low in alcohol, highly fruity, rich in malic acidity, and slightly effervescent ("agulha").
- The vineyards occupy socalcos on small estates, sometimes trained on ramadas, in soils of xistos, granitos, and gneisses.
Product characteristics
- Whites with pronounced malic acidity, low alcohol, fruity character, and a slight effervescence ("agulha").
- Reds with high fixed acidity, aging potential, and notes of astringency.
Terroir / wine link
- Soils of xistos, gneisses, granitos, and migmatites are associated with whites that are low in alcohol, fruity, with malic acidity and a slight effervescence ("agulha").
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the the caderno de especificações.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-PT-A1455
- Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola Regional do Dão