Távora-Varosa
Styles
Principal grape varieties
AlvarelhãoAragonez (Tempranillo Tinto)ArintoBagaBastardo (Trousseau Noir)BicalCabernet-SauvignonChardonnayCercialCódega-Do-LarinhoFernão-PiresFolgasãoFolha-De-FigueiraGewürztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)GouveioGrand-NoirJaen (Mencia)Malvasia-PretaMalvasia-Rei (Palomino Fino)MarufoMalvasia-FinaMerlotPinot-BlancSauvignonPinot-GrisPinot-NoirRabo De OvelhaRiesling (Riesling Weiss)RufeteSíriaTália (Trebbiano Toscano)Tinta-BarrocaTouriga-FrancaTouriga-NacionalTrincadeiraVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)Vinhão
The Portuguese regulator (IVV) does not distinguish principal vs accessory varieties — every authorised casta is listed together in the caderno de especificações.
Terroir
Natural factors
- The soils of the region are predominantly granitic and low in limestone, being at times schistous, and displaying marked erosion, pronounced acidity, and scarce organic matter.
- The climate is temperate continental and dry, characterised by harsh, very cold, and humid winters, which makes this region particularly well suited for wine production.
- The vineyards are generally planted at high altitude, between 500 and 800 metres, with a southerly aspect.
- The region lies at the foot of the slopes of the Serra da Nave, between the rivers Paiva and Távora, bordering in some areas on the Douro lands.
Human factors
- Harvest generally begins in the sub-region of Varosa and approximately 15 days later in the sub-region of Távora.
- The region was chosen by the Cistercian monks as the site for the Mosteiro de S. João de Tarouca, the first monastery on the Iberian Peninsula, built in the twelfth century.
- Viticultural practices are carried out by hand under extreme conditions, with pruning generally performed between December and January, and later when the vineyards are exposed to frost.
Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the specification (caderno de especificações).
About this boundary · approximate area
Approximate area — the union of the administrative units named in the document (Eurostat GISCO or national cadastre boundaries).
Locality(ies) with no polygon of their own, drawn as the administrative unit that holds them: Goujoim → União das freguesias de Aricera e Goujoim; Tões → Armamar (Armamar, Coura, Tões); Cepões → União das freguesias de Cepões, Meijinhos e Melcões; Pereiros → União das freguesias de Vilarouco e Pereiros; Ferreirim → União das freguesias de Ferreirim e Macieira; Paradela → União das freguesias de Paradela e Granjinha; Granja Nova → União das freguesias de Granja Nova e Vila Chã da Beira.
Administrative unit(s) the document includes only in part, drawn whole: Várzea de Abrunhais (Lamego).
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-PT-A1541
- Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola Regional de Távora-Varosa
Open Wine Map