Trás-os-Montes
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Boal BrancoViosinhoBicalSiriaBastardo (Trousseau Noir)CornifestoMalvasia PretaMalvasia FinaMarufoArintoRabigatoTrincadeiraCarrega BrancoAlvarinhoFernao PiresCastelaoAragonez (Tempranillo Tinto)SamarrinhoAlicante Bouschet (Alicante Henri Bouschet)Côdega Do LarinhoTinto CaoGouveioTouriga FrancaTouriga NacionalTinta CarvalhaRufeteGorda (Mouraton)Tinta BarrocaDonzelinho BrancoSousao (Vinhao)BagaMoscatel Galego BrancoMoscatel Galego Roxo (Muscat A Petits Grains Rouges)
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
- In Chaves, the vineyards are planted on non-humic litholic soils derived from granites and on brown or red Mediterranean clayey soils derived from gneisses or related rocks.
- On the Planalto Mirandês, the soils are non-humic litholic soils derived from granites and brown or red Mediterranean soils derived from schists and gneisses.
- In Valpaços, non-humic litholic soils derived from granites and brown or red Mediterranean soils derived from schists predominate.
- The climate of the Trás-os-Montes appellation is characterised by very hot summers, with high temperatures and low rainfall, giving rise to complete ripening.
- The soils of the Trás-os-Montes appellation are essentially granitic, with some patches of schist, combining with the centuries-old grape varieties characteristic of the region.
Product characteristics
- Red wines are generally full-bodied, with a colour ranging from ruby to garnet with brownish hues, and an intense vinous aroma of red fruits with vanilla notes.
- Red sparkling wines display a persistent pinkish foam, with a fruity aroma and palate and a light vegetal note coming through, resulting in a fresh, fruity sparkling wine.
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: Cela, Eiras → União das freguesias das Eiras, São Julião de Montenegro e Cela; Avantos → União das freguesias de Avantos e Romeu; Franco → União das freguesias de Franco e Vila Boa; Carrazedo de Montenegro → Carrazedo de Montenegro e Curros; Vale de Janeiro → União das freguesias de Curopos e Vale de Janeiro.
Administrative unit(s) the document includes only in part, drawn whole: Avantos, Carvalhais (Mirandela).
Sub-regiões
- Chaves DOC (PDO)
- Planalto Mirandês DOC (PDO)
- Valpaços DOC (PDO)
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-PT-A1466
- Official trade body site — Comissão Vitivinícola Regional de Trás-os-Montes