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D3 Rhone & South France Flashcards

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Languedoc-Roussillon Fact?

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More area under vine than Chile, Australia or South Africa!

Also, roughly half yields of Champagne or Alsace.

Lots of Co-operatives

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Languedoc Features & Climate?

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Mostly low-lying alluvial plain, though some hillside slopes

Warm Mediterranean

Tramontane winds from Pyrenees, lowering disease pressure, hence high organic production

Variable and quite low rainfall - risk of low yields without irrigation

Lots of IGP Production

Co-operatives very common - majority producer

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Languedoc Grapes?

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Carignan
Syrah
Grenache Noir
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cinsault
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Carignan?

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Late budding

Late Ripening

High yields and often of lower intensity, though can be made in a richer oaked style

Prone to powdery mildew and grape moths

Ill-suited to mechanical harvesting as bunches are firmly attached to vine

High acidity

High tannins

Black fruit aromas

Carbonic maceration popular in lighter iterations

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Languedoc Training?

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Bush vines historically

Moving towards trellising, especially in light of need for mechanisation and cheaper wines

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Languedoc IGP?

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Pays d’Oc

Maximum yield 90 hL/ha

Very relaxed re. varieties used

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Languedoc AOC Wines?

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Necessarily blends - usually maximum 80% of any permitted grape

Vast majority require Grenache Noir, and most also Syrah and Mourvedre

Maximum yields typically 40-45 hL/ha

For Languedoc AOC itself:
GSM are principal - minimum of 40% of the blend
Minimum 2 varieties including at least one principal
No variety more than 80%
Other individual varieties cannot make up more than 30%

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Corbieres AOC?

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Slopes and elevation up to 450m

Almost entirely black grapes

Minimum 40% of GSM and Carignan

Maximum yield 50 hL/ha

Corbieres-Boutenac AOC requires minimum 70% GSM and Carignan

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Notable Languedoc AOCs and Why?

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Fitou AOC: Carignan 10-40%, Grenache > 20%

Faugers AOC: Maximum yield 50 hL/ha, though often ~33 in practice, Aged minimum one year, Lots of organic

Pic Saint-Loup AOC: Red & Rosé, Most continental appellation, High rainfall, Syrah > 50%

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Other Languedoc AOCs?

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Minervois AOC:
Varied terroir
GSMCC minimum 50% of blend, with no variety exceeding 80%

Minervois La Liviniere AOC:
Red wine only
GSM > 40% GSMCC< 80%

Saint Chinian AOC:
Reds and Rosés

GSM > 50%

Terrasses du Larzac AOC:

New appellation

Red Wines

Minimum 3 varieties

La Clape AOC:

New Appellation

Red Majority

Whites must be Grenache Blanc or Bourboulenc >60%

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Picpoul de Pinet AOC?

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Piquepoul grape

Maximum yield 55 hL/ha

Dry, medium-high acid, medium body, lemon and floral

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Malepere AOC?

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Atlantic influenced

Minimum 2 varieties

Merlot > 40%

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Cabardes AOC?

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Atlantic and Mediterranean influence

Bordeaux varieties (CS/CF/ME) > 40%

Grenache Noir or Syrah > 40%

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Roussillon Climate & Features?

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Warm Mediterranean Climate

Windy

Moderate rainfall - occasional drought

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Roussillon Grapes?

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Grenache Noir
Syrah
Carignan

Muscat Blanc
Muscat of Alexandria
Macabeu

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Roussillon Vineyards?

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Still many bush vines

Some trellising increasingly, but less so than Languedoc

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Cotes du Roussillon AOC?

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Lower Slopes

Maximum yield 48 hL/ha

Principal red/rosé varieties - GSM and Carignan

In vineyard, no more than 50% Carignan, while collectively Syrah and Mourvedre must be 25%+

Minimum 2 varieties

No variety more than 80%

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Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC?

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Red only

Minimum 2 varieties

No variety more than 80%

Maximum yield 45 hL/ha

Some villages require carbonic maceration of the Carignan

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Collioure AOC?

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Same boundaries as Banyuls

Reds made from GSM

Whites made from Grenache Gris

Maximum yields 40 hL/ha, though in practice 20-25

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Provence AOC?

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Predominantly Rosé from Grenache Noir & Cinsault (with up to 20% whites blended in)

Limited amount of GSM&C Reds

Tiny volumes of Vermentino (Rolle) and Clairette

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Provence Climate & Features?

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Warm Mediterranean Climate

Mistral helps to cool vines and reduce disease pressure, though can also impair flowering and fruit-set

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Provence Training?

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Historically bush vines, increasingly trellised

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Must Adjustment in Provence?

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Acidifcation is common

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Cotes de Provence AOC?

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Must be a blend of varieties

Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Mourvedre, Syrah, Tibouren

Maximum yield 55 hL/ha

Typically medium everything (down to even light intensity)

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Bandol AOC?

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Steep South-facing slopes

Terraced to reduce erosion

Mourvedre is principal grape

Reds must be 50-95% Mourvedre, Rose 20-95%

Maximum yield 40 hL/ha

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Northern Rhone Climate & Features?

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Moderate Continental Climate generally, moving to Warm Mediterranean in Cornas

Mistral wind

Heavily sloped in many parts, requiring hand harvesting

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Co-fermentation?

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Cote Rotie - Viognier up to 20%

St. Joseph - Marsanne & Roussanne permitted

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Saint Péray AOC?

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Whites, predominantly from Marsanne

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Southern Rhone Climate & Features?

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Warm Mediterranean Climate

Mistral wind

Flatter and less sloped, with little protection from Mistral, so bush-training is common

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Cotes du Rhone AOC?

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GSM > 60% of blend
GN >30%
SY and Mourvedre > 20%

For whites, the standard 6 (Marsanne, Rousanne, Viognier, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Bourbolenc) > 80% of blend

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Cotes du Rhone Villages AOC?

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As above

2 of 3 principal varieties > 66%

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Gigondas AOC?

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Elevations of up to 600m

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Vacqueryas AOC?

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Elevations of up to 440m

Good to Very Good

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Vinsobres AOC?

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Elevations of up to 200-500m

Good to Very Good

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Rasteau AOC?

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Elevations of up to 100m

Sheltered from Mistral, and warmer

Good to Very Good

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Cairanne AOC?

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Not as steep as Gigondas, or as warm as Rasteau

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?

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Minimum 12.5% ABV; No chaptalisation

13 permitted varieties

Must be hand-harvested

No requirements on blend composition (unlike GN dominance elsewhere)

Galets (stones) radiate heat at night

For whites: Marsanne and Viognier NOT ALLOWED

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Lirac AOC?

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Mainly red, some rosé

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Tavel AOC?

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Solely rosé wine

Must include Grenache Noir

Darker colour, lower acid potentially

WSET Level 4 Wine Diploma (21 decks)

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