Transmontano
Styles
Principal grape varieties
ViosinhoVitalPinot BlancSercialPinheira Branca (Jampal)SiriaPinot NoirBastardo (Trousseau Noir)SémillonCornifestoBrandaVinhaoMalvasia PardaMalvasia PretaMalvasia Rei (Palomino Fino)TamarezMalvasia FinaMarufoSyrahCabernet FrancVerdelho (Verdelho Branco)Cabernet-SauvignonCamarateArintoRabigatoMerlotFolgasaoTrincadeiraGamayCarrega BrancoCarignanFernao PiresSauvignonCercialCastelaoAramonAragonez (Tempranillo Tinto)Riesling (Riesling Weiss)Alicante Bouschet (Alicante Henri Bouschet)Grand NoirGouveio RoxoCôdega Do LarinhoTinto CaoChasselasGouveioGewürztraminer (Gewuerztraminer)Touriga FrancaTouriga NacionalAlvarelhaoTinta FranciscaRufeteGorda (Mouraton)ChardonnayTinta BarrocaJaen (Mencia)Mourisco De TrevoesDorintoDonzelinho TintoDonzelinho BrancoSousao (Vinhao)Donzelinho RoxoMourisco De SementeMourisco Branco (Cayetana Blanca)Moscadet (Meslier Saint Francois)Moscatel Galego BrancoMoscatel Galego Tinto
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 region's soils are predominantly formed by pre-Cambrian and Archean schists, with some granitic patches.
- In a small area of the region there are also patches of limestone, gneiss, and alluvial soils, distinct from the dominant schistous matrix.
- The climate of Trás-os-Montes is characterised by very hot summers, with high temperatures and low rainfall.
- The region presents several microclimates which, together with the climate, the grape varieties planted, and the soil types, define the terroir of this region.
Product characteristics
- The red wines are deep-coloured, with intense and complex fruity aromas, very structured and full-bodied, with tannins that are present but soft, and a long, persistent finish.
- The white wines typically show a citrine colour, with fresh and fruity aromas, revealing on the palate an adequate fixed acidity and moderately high alcohol levels.
Terroir / wine link
- The climate, with very hot summers, high temperatures, and low rainfall, produces full ripening, which allows the production of wines that are deep-coloured and high in alcohol.
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: Selores → União das freguesias de Lavandeira, Beira Grande e Selores; Cardanha → União das freguesias de Adeganha e Cardanha; Nabo → União das freguesias de Vila Flor e Nabo; Vilas Boas → União das freguesias de Vilas Boas e Vilarinho das Azenhas; Palheiros → União das freguesias de Noura e Palheiros; Nossa Senhora da Conceição → Vila Real (Nossa Senhora da Conceição, São Pedro, São Dinis).
Administrative unit(s) the document includes only in part, drawn whole: Frechas, Avantos e Romeu, Carvalhais (Mirandela); Vilas Boas (Vila Flor); Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Vila Real).
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PGI-PT-A1467
- Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola Regional de Trás-os-Montes