Languedoc Rousillon Flashcards
What are the two portions of Fitou AOC?
What color wines are allowed here?
Maritime and Montagneux
Red blends only - Grenache+Carignan must be 60% minimum
What styles of wine are made in Corbieres AOC?
White, red, and rose
Must be blends
A wine labeled Corbieres Boutenac AOC will be what kind of wine?
A red blend, of Grenache, Carignan, and Mourvedre
Wines from Minervois AOC can be what styles and colors?
White, red, rose
Must be blends
Minervois La Livinieres AOC will be what kind of wine by law?
A red blend, GSM+C
Languedoc AOC is required to be what style wine?
A blend, still white, red or rose
Carbardes AOC is a bit unique, required to be what two colors of wine, and of what blend? (%)
Must be red or rose.
A min 40% Cab Franc+Cab Sauv+Merlot
AND
A min 40% Grenache+Syrah
A bottle of Malepere AOC Rouge is a minimum what % grape?
Rose?
Rouge is a minimum 40% Merlot
Rose is a minimum 40% Cab Franc
Saint Chinian AOC wines are what colors and style?
White-min 30% Grenache Blanc
Red and rose-GSM+Lladoner Pelut
Must be blends
What are the 2 sub zones of Saint Chinian AOC? If on a label, whats in the bottle?
Berlou and Roquebrun-red wines only
GSM blends+Carignan
What is made in Faugeres AOC?
Blends
White (Roussanne is required)
Red, and Rose (GSM+C)
Limoux AOC rouge requires what?
A blend of 3 grapes, of which Merlot must be 30-70% + Grenache, Cot, Syrah…
Limoux AOC blanc will be what?
Mauzac, Chenin, and Chardonnay
must be fermented in oak
A method ancestrale sparkler from Limoux is required to be what grape?
100% Mauzac
Blanquette de Limoux and Cremant de Limoux are both what method sparkler, and spend how long on the lees?
traditional
9 months
Its own AOC, Cremant de Limoux can be what colors and grapes?
Blanc or Rose
min 50% Chard, 10-40% Chenin, plus Mauzac and Pinot Noir (max 20%)
A Clairette du Languedoc AOC wine may be what styles?
100% Clairette
Blanc, Rancio, VDN, VDL
these wines can have some sweetness, max 45g/L r.s. on blanc, less than 40g/L r.s. for VDN
La Clape AOC is relatively new to the scene, in 2015. What’re they approved for? Grapes?
White and Red blends (no rose)
Whites are a min 30% Bourboulenc
Rouge is a GSM blend
Pic Saint Loup AOC makes what color wines leaning on this grape? (%)
Reds (min 50% Syrah)
Roses (min 30% Syrah)
What is Picpoul de Pinet AOC?
An AOC featuring white wines that are 100% Piquepoul Blanc
Whats getting made in Sable de Camargue AOC?
Whats a Gris de Gris?
When did this become an AOC?
Vin Gris, or skin contact rose
A specialty of the area. 100% Grenache Gris
2023
Whats in a bottle of Terrasses du Larzac AOC?
Red Blend, GSM+C
What are the 4 AOC’S for Vin Doux Naturel in Languedoc?
Whats the grape?
Which one is also allowed to make Vin de Liqueur?
Musc. de Mireval
Musc. de Lunel
Musc. de Saint Jean de Minervois
Musc. de Frontignan (vdl)
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
Who introduced the mutage method in Roussillon and in what century?
Arnaud de Villeneuve, 13th century
What percentage of French fortified wine production does Roussillon claim?
What is the minimum r.s. on these wines?
90%
45g/L
For Rivesaltes AOC, a VDN Granat requires what 3 things?
grape(s)
style of ageing
length of ageing
100% Grenache
aged reductively
3 months in bottle, total time approx 7 months - 19 months (may 1st-june 30th)
For Rivesaltes AOC, the Ambre (ambre) and Tuile (tawny) styles of VDN require what style of ageing, and for how long?
oxidative ageing
can’t be released for almost 2.5 years (mar 1st of 3rd year after harvest)
What grapes might I find in a Rivesaltes AOC Ambre or Tuille?
A blend of all three Grenache colors, Tourbat (Malvosie du Roussillon), and Macabeu
A rose Rivesaltes can be made?
yes. it doesn’t require and ageing style.
Whats the special bottle for Rivesaltes called?
Bonbonnes, looks like a demi john
What is required of Rivesaltes AOC Hors d’Age?
Tuile or Ambre styles
min 5 years age, often much longer
Can Rivesaltes AOC be labeled Rancio?
Yes, for Tuile and Ambre styles
What other Roussillon AOC’S make VDN wines?
Maury AOC and Banyuls AOC both do. In a similar range of styles.
Other than VDN, what else does Maury AOC make? grape? %
Rouge, 60-80% Grenache
What is the unfortified AOC covering the Banyuls area?
Collioure AOC, white red and rose
What is Banyuls Grand Cru AOC?
Hors d’Age?
A red VDN, min 75% Grenache, aged in barrel for at least 30 months.
Adds an extra 2 years+ ageing on, not to be released until Sept 1, 5th year after harvest
In Banyuls AOC, what is a ‘Rimage’?
‘Traditionnel’?
A vintage dated rouge VDN
A rouge VDN min 50% Grenache Rouge/Gris
Cotes du Roussillon AOC allows for what styles of wine?
Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC?
White, red, and rose
A lot of rose.
CdR-V is red only, from the Northern communes in the region.
Which 5 villages can add their name to Cotes du Roussillon Village AOC?
Latour de France
Caramany
Les Aspres
Lesquerde
Tautavel
What is the IGT category for Languedoc Roussillon?
What is the iconic producer of Languedoc making wines under this IGT, and where is he located?
Pays d’Oc IGT
Grange des Peres, Laurent Vaille
Near the town of Aniane, just NW of Montpellier
