Languedoc Flashcards
What are the styles and assemblages of Cabardès AOP?
Red and Rosé: min. 40% combined Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot; min. 40% combined Grenache and Syrah, plus
What are the styles and assemblages of Malepère AOP?
Rouge: min. 40% Merlot plus Cab Franc and Cot
Rosé: min. 40% Cab Franc plus Cab Sauv, Cinsault, Cot, Grenache, and Merlot
What are the styles and assemblages of Limoux AOP?
Vin Mousseux Blanc Méthode Ancestrale: 100% Mauzac
Vin Mousseux Blanc Blanquette de Limoux: 90% Mauzac plus Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc
Blanc: Mauzac, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay
Rouge: 45-70% Merlot, plus Grenache, Syrah, Cot, and Cab Franc and Cab Sauv (min 3 varieties)
What are the requirements for Limoux Méthode Ancestrale?
3 atmospheres of pressure; aged on the lees for a minimum of 2mos. No dosage or Tirage.
What are the requirements for Blanquette de Limoux?
Traditional method. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure; aged on the lees at least 9mos.
What is the only AOP in France to mandate oak aging for white wine?
Limoux AOP
When was the AOP for Vin Mousseux Blanc de Limoux established?
1938
What AOP overlaps with Limoux AOP?
Crémant de Limoux AOP
What are the styles, assemblages, and requirements for Crémant de Limoux?
Vin Mousseux Blanc and Rosé: Max. 90% combined Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc, plus max 20% Mauzac and Pinot Noir
Minimum 3.5 atmospheres of pressure; 9mos on the lees, released at least 12mos after tirage.
T/F: All white and sparkling wine (including Crémant) from Limoux must be hand harvested.
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What is the oldest still wine AOP in the Languedoc?
Fitou AOP, 1948
What are the two subzones of Fitou and their respective soils?
Maritime: clay and limestone around saltwater lagoons
Montagneux: schist
What are the styles and assemblage for Fitou?
Red only: min. 50% Carignan and/or Grenache; plus Syrah and Mourvèdre (all max. 80%)
What larger AOP surrounds Fitou?
Corbières AOP
What are the styles and assemblage for Corbières?
White: min. 40% Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Macabeu, Roussanne, and/or Vermentino, plus (min 2 varieties).
Red/Rosé: min. 40% Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Piquepoul Noir (rosé only), plus (all max. 80%).
What is the AOP Subzone of Corbières? When was it established, and what are the styles, minimum aging, and assemblage?
Corbières-Boutenac AOP, est. 2005.
Red only: min. 70% combined Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Grenache (all max. 80%).
1min year of aging, incl 2mos in bottle.
What is unusual about the Carignan in Corbières-Boutenac?
It must be hand harvested.
What are the styles and assemblage of Minervois?
White: min. 80% Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Marsanne, Roussanne, and/or Vermentino, plus.
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, plus (all max 80%). Rosé may include max 10% white varieties.
What is the AOP subzone of Minervois, and when was it established? What are the styles and assemblage?
Minervois-La Liviniere, est 1999.
Red only: min. 80% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, plus. Must consist of at least two varieties.
What are the styles and assemblage for Saint-Chinian AOP?
White: Grenache Blanc, plus Marsanne, Roussanne, and/or Vermentino
Red/Rosé: Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, and/or Syrah (min. 2 varieties)
What are the two subzones of Saint-Chinian? What are their additional requirements?
Roquebrun (mostly Rhône varieties)
Berlou (usually Carignan based)
Hand Harvested, and Berlou must be destemmed
What are the styles and assemblage for Faugères?
White: Roussanne, plus Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, and/or Vermentino
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan (all max. 80%).
Languedoc AOP was formerly known as what? By what vintage will this transition be complete?
Coteaux du Languedoc AOC.
2017
What are the styles and assemblages of Languedoc AOP?
White: min. 50% Piquepoul Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, MArsanne, Roussanne, Tourbat, and/or Vermentino (all max. 80%)
Red/Rosé: min. 40% combined Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lladoner Pelut (all max 80%), plus
Which geographic designations of the Languedoc are authorized for rosé?
Cabrières
Pic-Saint-Loup
Which geographic designations of the Languedoc are authorized for white?
La Clape
All subzones of the Languedoc (except Cabrières, Pic-Saint-Loup, and La Clape) are authorized for what styles?
Red only
Which geographic designation of the Languedoc was eliminated in 2011?
Vérargues
Which geographic designation of the Languedoc was upgraded to AOP in 2013?
Picpoul de Pinet
Which geographic designation of the Languedoc was upgraded to AOP in 2014?
Terrasses du Larzac
Name three geographic designations of the Languedoc
Gard: Sommières, PIC-SAINT-LOUP (Gard/Hérault)
Hérault: Cabrières, Grès de Montpellier, La Méjanelle, Montpeyroux, Pézenas, Saint-Christol, Saint-Drézéry, Saint-Georges-d’Orques, Saint-Saturnin
Aude: LA CLAPE, Quatourze
What are the styles of Clairette du Languedoc?
Blanc (100% Clairette)
Blanc Rancio
VDL Blanc
What are the four Muscat AOPs of the Languedoc?
de Frontignan
de Lunel
de Mireval
de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois
What is the universal must weight and minimum alcohol for the Muscat AOPs?
Must weight: 252 g/L
Potential Alcohol: 21.5% (15% acquired)
Which Muscat AOP is authorized for both VDN and VDL? What is the must weight and RS for the VDL?
Frontignan
Must weight: 234 g/L
RS: 185 g/L
What Muscat AOP has a higher minimum RS than the rest? What is the exception, and what is the rule?
All Muscat AOPs except Saint-Jean-de-Minervois have a minimum RS of 110 g/L.
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois has a minimum RS of 125 g/L.
Which Muscat AOPs are authorized for Vin de Noel, and what is it?
Lunel and Saint-Jean-de-Minervois
A Nouveau style of VDN bottled no later than Dec. 1st of the year of harvest.
