DOURO
Dry-stone terraces cling to vertiginous slopes where xisto schist and sparse granite scree store heat, while the river carves an extreme mesoclimate. In the Douro, demarcated in 1756 and protected as the UNESCO Alto Douro landscape, Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior shape style by exposure, altitude and water availability. Under DOC rules, fortified Port styles and serious still wines draw on Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and traditional field blends; lagares, temperature control and restrained oak translate origin into structure without smoothing the region’s steep topography.DOURO
Dry-stone terraces cling to vertiginous slopes where xisto schist and sparse granite scree store heat, while the river carves an extreme mesoclimate. In the Douro, demarcated in 1756 and protected as the UNESCO Alto Douro landscape, Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo and Douro Superior shape style by exposure, altitude and water availability. Under DOC rules, fortified Port styles and serious still wines draw on Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and traditional field blends; lagares, temperature control and restrained oak translate origin into structure without smoothing the region’s steep topography.
