Languedoc and Roussillon ✅ Flashcards
Main varieties of:
🍇 Languedoc AOP
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White:
➙ 50% Picquepoul minimum
➙ + Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache, Marsanne, Roussanne, Tourbat & Vermentino -
Red & Rosé:
➙ 50% Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre
➙ + Lledoner Pelut
For Red & RoséMinimum 2 varieties, each one can not cover more than 80% of the final blend
Name the departements of production of:
🧭 Languedoc AOP
- Aude
- Herault
- Gard
- Pyrénées-Oriental
Generic appellation covering areas from Montpellier to Perpignan
Geographic designation of:
🧭 Languedoc AOP
- Cabrières
- Grès de Montpellier
- La Méjanelle
- Montpeyroux
- Pézenas
- Quartouze
- Saint-Christol
- Saint-Drézéry
- Saint-Georges-d’Orques
- Saint-Saturnin
- Sommieres
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Cabrières
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 50% Grenache and Syrah
➙ +Mourvedre, Cinsault, Carignan -
Rosé:
➙ 30% Cinsault & 20% Grenache
➙ +*Mourvedre & Syrah
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭Grès de Montpellier
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 70% Grenache and Syrah & Mourvèdre
➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Carignan
No varieties can exceed 80% of the final blend
Synonym of:
🍇 Tourbat
Malvasie du Roussillon
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 La Méjanelle
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 75% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Carignan
At least 2 varieties must be included in the final blend with no more than 70% each
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Montpeyroux
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 60% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Carignan
At least 3 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Pézenas
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 75% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Cinsault, Carignan
At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Quartouze
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Aude
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Rouge:
➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Lledoner Pelut, Cinsault, Carignan
At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Saint-Christol
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Morrastel, Cinsault, Counoise
At least 3 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Saint-Drézéry
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Cinsault, Carignan
At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Saint-Georges-d’Orques
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Cinsault, Carignan
At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Saint-Saturnin
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 40% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Cinsault, Carignan
At least 3 varieties must be present in the final blend
The following is a geographic designation of:
🧭 Sommiéres
Name the style of wine produced here
Languedoc AOP in Hérault
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Rouge:
➙ 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre & Syrah
➙ +Cinsault, Carignan
At least 2 varieties must be present in the final blend
🍷 Name the sole Languedoc AOP designation able to produced red & Rosé wines
*all the other produce only red wines from the GSM varieties
Cabrières
Date of creation of:
Comité Interprofessionel des vins du Languedoc
**1994*
Controle the all Languedoc wine industry
Explain briefly:
Cabardès AOP
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷 Red & Rosé
* 🍇 40% Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
+ Grenache and Syrah
🎉 1999
Explain briefly:
Clairette du Languedoc AOP
🧭 Languedoc in Hérault
🍇 100% Clairette Blanc
🍬 45 g/l maximum
➙ 🍬 Vin Doux Naturel: 9-40 g/l
🪵 Rancio’s aging: 3 years
Residual Sugar for:
🍬 Clairette du Languedoc AOP
- Blanc: 45 g/L maximum
- Vin Doux Naturel: 9 to 40 g/L
Explain briefly:
Corbières AOP
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷White, Red & Rosé
🪨 Limestone & Schist
📏 13’000 Ha
Explain the soil of:
🪨 Corbières AOP
Mixture of:
* Limestone
* Schist
* Marl
* Clay
* Sandstone
Very large region, cover a various diversity of soil depending the sector
Sub-AOP of:
🧭 Corbières AOP
Corbières Boutenac AOP
🍷 Only Red wines
🍇 Grenache, Mourvedre & Carignan base blend
Explain briefly:
Corbières Boutenac AOP
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷 Red wines only
🍇 70% combined Grenache, Mourvedre, Carignan
🥃 12% ABV minimum
💰Not release prior 01/01/H+2
⚠️ Carignan must represent 30 to 50% of the final blend
Explain briefly
Crémant du Limoux AOP
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷 Blanc & Rosé Mousseux
🍾 Traditional Method only
➙ 9 months on the lees
🍇 50% Chardonnay
* + 10-40% Chenin
* + 20% maximum Pinot Noir & Mauzac
Pressing yields for:
Cremant du Limoux AOP
🚜 70 Hl/ Ha
➙ 🍇 150 kg of grapes = 100 Liters of must
Style of wine produced under:
🍷 Limoux AOP
- Dry white
- Dry Red
- Methode Ancestrale
➙ Pet Nat like fermentation - Blanquette de Limoux
➙ Traditional Method
Varieties for:
🍇 White Limoux AOP
Blend of:
* Mauzac
* Chardonnay
* Chenin Blanc
🪵 Must be fermented in oak
Explain briefly
Blanquette de Limoux AOP
🍾 Traditional method
➙ 9 months aging on the Lees
🍇 90% Mauzac + Chardonnay & Chenin Blanc
➙ Sub-category of Limoux AOP
Explain briefly
Limoux Methode Ancestrale AOP
🍾 Ancestral method = Pet Nat like
➙ No disgorgement, no sweetning, no rectification possible
🍇 100% Mauzac
➙ Sub-category of Limoux AOP
Main differences between:
Blanquette de Limoux
&
Limoux Méthode Ancestral
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Blanquette de Limoux:
🍇 90% Mauzac + Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
🍾 Traditional method
➙ 9 months aging on the lees -
Limoux Méthode Ancestrale:
🍇 100% Mauzac
🍾 Ancestral method = Pet Nat like
➙ 2 months on the lees
🍯 No chaptalisation or sweetening
Varieties for:
🍇 Limoux Red wine
50% Merlot
➙ + 30% combined: Grenache, Syrah, Côt
➙ + Cabernet Sauvignon or/& Cabernet Franc
Explain Briefly
La Clape AOP
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷 White
➙ 40% Bourboulenc + Grenache blanc mostly
🍷 Red
➙ 70% blended: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre + Carignan, Cinsault
🎉 2015
Communes of producion of:
🧭 La Clape AOP
- Narbonne
- Fleur d’Aude
- Salles d’Aude
- Armissan
- Gruissan
- Vinassan
Communes of production:
🧭 Faugères AOP
- Autignac
- Cabrerolles
- Caussiniojouls
- Fos
- Faugères
- Laurens
- Rouquessels
Explain briefly
Faugeres AOP
🧭 Languedoc in the Aude
🍷 White
➙ 30-70% Roussanne
➙ +Grenache, Marsane, Vermentino
🍷 Rosé / Red
➙ 50% combined Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvedre, Syrah
➙ + Carignan, Cinsault
Soil type of:
🪨 Faugères AOP
Schist soil overall