France General Flashcards
What is the minimum percentage of Grenache noir used in Bandol Rouge?
What is the min time in Oak?
min 50%
Min 18 months in Oak
What is the minimum percentage of Clairette Blanche used in Bandol Blanc?
min 50%
What training method is commonly used in Cote Rotie?
Echalas is a form of trellising, widely found in Côte-Rôtie, where the grapevine is trellised up a single pole
It can also look like a tripod with stakes on each side in a sort of tepee shape
What two types of chalk are found in Champagne?
Belemnite - Refers to the ancient arrow or dart-like relative of today’s squid
Micraster - composed of fossilized sea-Urchins
What is Rose des Riceys?
Pinot Noir Rosé produced in three villages of Les Riceys in the Aube
What tf is the Ancestral Method?
one alcoholic fermentation that underwent a winter pause.
best case: Half ferments, it takes a pause in the winter because the yeast goes dormant because of the cold. Then it starts up again in the spring!
How long must the following stay on the lees?
NV Champagne
Vintage Champagne
NV - 12 months on lees
Vintage - 3yrs on lees
What grape, known as Bastardo in Portugal, is a red wine of the Jura
Trousseau!
What style of wine are white wines labeled Bordeaux Superieur?
Moelleux
Half sweet
What does MA mean on a bottle of Champagne?
MA (Marque d’Acheteur): A buyer’s own brand, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label.
Paul Bara Comtesse Marie de France is a prime example
Who makes Granit 30, Granit 60, and
Graint Blanc Vin de PAys de L’Ardeche
Vincent Paris
Graint Blanc is Viognier/Rousanne from North facing area of Cornas
Where is the Monbazillac AOC
What is it known for?
What is the climate?
Known for sweet wines, Botrytis. Semillon, SB, Muscadelle.
Martime Climate
SW France, in the wider region of Bergerac
What will be the name of the 4th LaLa made by Guigal?
La Reynarde - named after the stream that runs between lieux-dits Côte Brune and Cote Blonde.
First vintage is 2022. This will most likely be released in 2026.
https://www.decanter.com/wine/grape-varieties/shiraz-syrah/guigal-to-launch-fourth-la-la-cote-rotie-468067/
What AOP in SW France is known to have a high min requirement of Mourvèdre?
Bandol AOP.
Min 50% Mourvèdre
Min 18 months in wood
Chateau Simone is synonymous with what AOP?
Palette AOP.
Whites: min 55% combined Picardin (Araignan), Clairette, Bourboulenc, and Clairette
Reds: Min. 50% combined Grenache, Mourvèdre (min. 10%), and Cinsault (no single variety may exceed 80%)
Corsica reds are based on what two grape?
What are there whites based on?
R: Nielluccio & Sciacarello
W: Vermentino & Ugni Blanc
What are the two distinct regions in Fitou AOP called?
Fitou Maritime
Fitou Montagneux
Over 90% of France’s fortified wines are made in this region
Roussillon!
Much of the wine is Riversaltes AOP, a vin doux naturel appellation
Where would I find the Neptune bottle style used?
Picpoul de Pinet AOP
neck symbols of waves
Languedoc cross at the shoulders
base has columns symbolizing roman doric architecture
What will be the name of the newest LA LA from Guigal?
La Reynard, will come from a parcel in Lieu-dit Fongeant, between vineyards owned by Jean-paul Jamet and Jean-Luc Jamet. named after the stream that runs between Cote Brune and cote blonde.
What are the RS ranges for the following:
Extra Dry
Sec/Dry
Demi-Sec
Doux
Extra Dry 12-17
Sec/Dry 17-32
Demi-Sec 32-50
Doux 50+
What was the last GC in burgundy to be promoted?
La Grand Rue in 1992.
What are the satelite appellations of St. Emilion?
Lussac
Montagne
Puisseguin
Saint Georges
