Corsica Flashcards
What regions does Mediterranée IGP cover?
Corsica
Rhône Valley
Provence
Who is the largest producer in Corsica?
Corsica AOC - 57%
2nd largest producer in Corsica?
Patrimonio AOC 12%
What are the top 2 producers of the Corsica DGC
Sartène (8%)
Calvi (7%)
Found on the SW coast of Corsica producer red wines with at least 40% Sciaccarello and white wines with 80% Vermentino?
Ajaccio AOC
What are the primary grapes in Corsica?
(W) - Vermentino,
(Rs) - Barbaroux
(R) - Nielluccio, Sciaccarello
What AOC uses 100% Muscat à Petit Grains for VDN?
Muscate Cap du Corse
What is Corsica’s AOC on the northern peninsular with clay-limestone soils?
Muscate Cap du Corse
What AOC covers some of Patrimonio AOC
Muscate Cap du Corse
What AOC requires 100% Vermentino?
Patrimonio AOC
What wine style is Muscate Cap du Corse AOC
Fortified VDN White
What is the only white only AOC?
Muscate Cap du Corse
Where is Vermentino the only allowed white grape?
Patrimonio
What is Corsica’s main IGP?
Ille de Beaute
Where is the only place where the primary grapes are French international varieties?
Ill de Beuate
What AOC has a large number of Spanish grapes?
Ajaccio
Where is Granache primarily used?
Corse AOC
What are the 5 DGCs of Corse
Coteaux du Cap Corse
Calvi
Sartène
Porro-Vecchio
Figari
What AOC requires a minimum 50% from Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, Granache?
Corse AOC
What DGCs have longer aging requirements?
Figari
Sartène
What is the famous rose in Calvi DGC?
Gris de Calvi
Where are the majority of the grapes original from in Corsica?
Italy
Where is the N/S divide in Corsica?
Calvi to Aleria
Schist and Limestone north
Granite to south
What made Corsica
African and Europe tectonic plates
Where does Vermentino do well?
In schist in the N Corsica
What type of weather features helps with Fortified wines in the North Corsica??
Low rain and strong winds
Patrimonio soils
Limestone and clay soils - suits Nielluccio
Cap du Corse coils
Schist
What are East Coast of Corsica soils?
Sand and granite
Light bodied fresh fruit rosé
Ajaccio soils
Granit for Sciaccarello
What soils suit Sciaccarello
Granite
What soils suit Nielluccio?
Limestone and clay
Who dominates Production?
Coops 4/5 big companies
Newly approved grapes in Corsica for Vin de France wines
W - Brustianu
Cualtacciu
Riminese
R - Muresconu
Top 3 grapes in Corsica?
- Nielluccio (22%)
- Sciaccarello (19%)
- Vermentino (17%)
What grape has been grown for over 1000 years on Corsica?
Nielluccio
What is Corsica’s main style of wine produced?
Rosé (70%)
How much production does Corse AOC produce?
80% including DGCs
What DGC has a higher percentage of primary grapes and does not allow Morrastel?
Coteaux du Cap Corse
Which Corsica AOC produces the most wine?
Vin de Corse
63% of Corsica’s wine was sold as….
Ile de Beaute IGP
What was Ile de Beaute IGP production?
79% Rose
11% Red
10% White
Where is Corsica’s largest production area?
Eastern seafrton between Bastia and Sari-Solenzara
80% of a Corsica wines
How many AOC and IGP?
AOC = 4
IGP = 2
The vine area of all Corsica’s AOC covers how much of Corsica?
51%
The vine area of all Corsica’s IGP covers how much of Corsica?
46%
Corsica’s Vin de France production?
3%
What is the trunk disease caused by pruning and what is a good way to reduce the risk?
Esac
Use Guyot
What is the disease caused by leaf cutters?
Flavescence
What are the primary grapes for Patrimonio?
W - Vermentino
R - Nieulluccio
Corsica’s highest peak?
Monte Cinto
What is the % vineyard under white?
25%
