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Languedoc Flashcards

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What are the 3 topographical zones that the Languedoc is divided into?

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1) Coastal plains
2) Mountains & hillsides
3) Atlantic corridor

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Describe the climate of the Languedoc

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  • Essentially 2 seasons: mild winters and hot, dry summers
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What issues do sea breezes have here? How are these countered?

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  • Bring unwanted moisture to the vineyards

- Countered by the Tramontane (bring cool air during the summer months and chase humidity)

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Which topographical zones achieve the most concentrated wines and why?

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  • Mountainous areas

- The vines here achieve true winter dormancy, cooler summers and diurnal temperature swings

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What are the synonyms of the following grapes?

  • Rolle
  • Ugni Blanc
  • Malbec
  • Nielluccio
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  • Rolle (Vermentino)
  • Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano)
  • Malbec (Côt)
  • Nielluccio (Sangiovese)
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What style of wine dominates in AOC Languedoc? What are the main varieties used?

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  • Red

- GSM, Lladoner Pelut, Cinsault & Carignan

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What style of wine dominates in Clairette du Languedoc? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • White
  • Clairette
  • Limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Picpoul de Pinet? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • White
  • Picpoul
  • Limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Faugéres-Cru? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • GSM, Cinsault & Carignan
  • Schist
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What style of wine dominates in Saint Chinian? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • GSM, Lladoner Pelut, Cinsault & Carignan
  • Schist (north), Clay/limestone (south)
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What style of wine dominates in Terrasses du Larzac? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • GSM, Cinsault & Carignan
  • Clay, stone, ruffe and limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Minervois? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • Shiraz, GM, Carignan, Cinsault, Terret, Aspiran, Piquepoul Noir
  • Clay, limestone, sandstone, marble & schist
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What style of wine dominates in Corbieres? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • Carignan, GSM, Lladoner Pelut & Cinsault
  • Limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Fitou? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • Carignan/Grenache & SM
  • Clay limestone (maritime) & limestone/sandstone (Haut Fitou)
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What style of wine dominates in La Clape-Cru? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • GSM, Carignan & Cinsault
  • Limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Cabardés? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • Merlot, Cab Franc & Sav, Syrah, Grenache, Malbec, Fer & Cinsault
  • Limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Malepére? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red
  • Merlot, Malbec, Cab Franc, Cab Sav, Grenache & Cinsault
  • Clay/limestone
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What style of wine dominates in Limoux? What are the main varieties used? What are the main soil types here?

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  • Red, white & sparkling
  • Red: Merlot, Malbec, Cab Franc & Sav, Grenache, Syrah & Carignan
  • White: Mauzac, Chenin Blanc & Chardonnay
  • Limestone with sandstone, quartz & clay
19
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What style of wine dominates in Blanquette de Limoux? What are the main varieties used? What are the ageing requirements and styles made? What is special about this AOC?

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  • Sparkling
  • Mauzac, Chenin Blanc & Chardonnay
  • 9 months ageing sur lie. Brut or demi-sec.
  • Oldest sparkling wine in the world
20
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What varieties are used in Crémant de Limoux? What are the ageing requirements? How are rosé wines made?

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  • Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Mauzac & Pinot Noir
  • 12 months ageing sur lie
  • Rosé styles introduced in 2006 are achieved by blending <10% Pinot Noir to the assemblage.
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What varieties are used in Blanquette Méthode Ancestrale? What are the 2 distinct ways the wines are made? What is the max abv and RS level? What are the ageing requirements?

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  • 100% Mauzac
    1) Partially fermented must is chilled in December and bottled in March producing a lightly sparkling wine that is slightly cloudy due to the yeast.
    2) Chill the partially fermented must and then bottle with the addition of yeast and disgorge after 2-3 months.
  • <7% abv and 60-80g/L RS
  • The wine needs to be aged for at least 2 months before release.
22
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What varieties are used in the production of still white wine from Limoux? What are the grape handling and ageing requirements?

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  • Mauzac, Chardonnay & Chenin Blanc
  • Grapes must be hand-harvested and barrel fermented
  • Wines must be aged in barrel until May the following vintage (min 7 months)
23
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What varieties are used in the production of dry red wine from Limoux? What are the grape handling and ageing requirements?

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  • Merlot, Malbec, Grenache, Syrah, Carignan, Cab Franc & Sav.
  • The wine must be a blend of at least 3 of the above varieties
  • Grapes can be hand-harvested or machine-picked.
  • Wines must be aged in tank or barrel for at least 7 months.
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What grape variety are all Languedoc VDN wines made from?

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  • Muscat a Petits Grains Blanc
25
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How are VDN wines made and what are the various RS requirements? What are the grape handling requirements? What is the wine style?

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  • Fermenting must is fortified with a neutral grape spirit
  • Wine finishes with 15% abv and a min 110g/L RS (except Saint Jean de Minervois which is 125g/L)
  • All grapes are hand-harvested and dry grown
  • All wines are made reductively
26
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Name the 4 VDN AOCs

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1) Muscat de Lunel
2) Muscat de Mireval
3) Muscat de Frontignan
4) Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

27
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What is the important regional IGP of the Languedoc?

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IGP Pays d’Oc

28
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What is different about the Cabardés AOC?

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It is a mix of Atlantic and Mediterranean varieties

29
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Which Languedoc AOC can source fruit from both Languedoc and Roussillon?

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AOC Languedoc

30
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When did the Monks of St Hilaire discover the phenomenon of sparkling wine? How many years was this before Dom Pérignon “tasted the stars”?

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  • 1531

- 150 years before

31
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What was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996? What was special about it?

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  • Canal du Midi

- Effectively connected the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.

32
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When did the protectionist policies of the Bordelais end?

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1776

33
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Which AOC is most renowned for Syrah based wines?

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Minervois

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