Baixo Corgo

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Baixo Corgo is the westernmost and coolest subregion of Portugal’s Douro wine area, known for producing lighter, earlier-drinking Port and table wines.

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Baixo Corgo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subregion of Douro ⓘ
wine region ⓘ
administrativeRegion Vila Real District ⓘ
altitudeRange low to mid-elevation vineyards ⓘ
climateCharacteristic coolest subregion of the Douro ⓘ
contrastWith Cima Corgo ⓘ
Douro Superior ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
grapeVarietiesUsed Tinta Barroca ⓘ
Tinta Roriz ⓘ
Tinto Cão ⓘ
Touriga Franca ⓘ
Touriga Nacional ⓘ
traditional Douro field blends ⓘ
harvestCharacteristic relatively early ripening compared to other Douro subregions ⓘ
hasClimate maritime-influenced climate ⓘ
relatively high rainfall for Douro ⓘ
knownFor earlier-drinking Port wines ⓘ
lighter style Port wines ⓘ
table wines ⓘ
locatedIn Douro wine region ⓘ
Northern Portugal ⓘ
linked to: northern Portugal
partOf Douro DOC ⓘ
regulatoryStatus protected designation within Douro DOC ⓘ
relativeLocation westernmost subregion of the Douro ⓘ
riverAssociation Douro River ⓘ
soilType schist ⓘ
some granite influences ⓘ
topography valleys of the Douro and its tributaries ⓘ
typicalUse production of Port wine ⓘ
production of still wines ⓘ
typicalWineProfile approachable in youth ⓘ
less tannic than wines from hotter Douro areas ⓘ
wineStyle fruit-forward wines ⓘ
lighter-bodied wines ⓘ

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Cima Corgo → borders → Baixo Corgo ⓘ