Dordogne and South West France

Question 1

Bergerac

Answer 1

Bordeaux varietals

Question 2

Monbazillac

Answer 2

• sweet
• noble rot
• Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc

Question 3

Cahors

Answer 3

• Malbec “black wines”
• deeply colored
• tannin
• black berry, black cherry, black pepper, licorice, chocolate
• oak: cedar
• age worthy: earth

Question 4

Cotes de Gascogne (IGP)

Answer 4

• Ugni Blanc: green apples
• dry
• light body

Question 5

Madiran

Answer 5

• Tannat
• deeply colored
• tannin
• age worthy > softens tannin

Question 6

Jurancon

Answer 6

• Petit Manseng
• sweet
• passerillage not noble rot
• apricot, grapefruit, floral, aromatic
• oak: spicy

Question 7

Passerilage

Answer 7

• drying grapes on vine
• dry and warm autumn (wet and warm > botrytis)
• grapes fully dehydrate when fully ripe > turn into raisins
• concentrates sugars
• over ripe notes (tropical, dried fruits)
• adds body/texture
• sometimes labelled late harvest (Vendages Tardives)