Languedoc-Rousillon Flashcards

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Main white grapes in Languedoc (8)

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Picpoul
Bourboulenc
Clairette
GrenacheBlanc
Marsanne
Roussanne
Tourbat
Vermentino
Mauzac (Limoux)

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Main reds in Languedoc (8)

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Syrah
Mourvèdre
Grenache Noir
Lledoner Pelut
Merlot
Cabernet Franc

Carignan
Cinsault

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Main whites of Rousillon (8)

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Grenache Blanc
Macabeo
Tourbat
Marsanne
Roussanne
Vermentino
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
Muscat d’Alexandrie

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Main reds of Rousillon (6)

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Grenache
Syrah
Mouvèdre
Carignan
Cinsault
Lladoner Pelut

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Location of Languedoc-Rousillon

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Large area covering southern France

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Climate of Languedoc-Rousillon

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Hot Mediterranean

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Fitou AOP wine styles (Languedoc)

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red wines only from Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Mouvèdre

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Corbières AOP wine styles (Languedoc) (3)

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blended white, red and rosé wines

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Minervois AOP wine styles (Languedoc) (3)

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blended white, red and rose wines

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Limoux wine styles (Languedoc) (3)

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whites from Mauzac, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc

reds blends based on Merlot

Methode Ancestrale, Blanquette de Limoux (sparkling from a min, 90%Mauzac), must be aged 9 months on the lees

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Crémant de Limoux AOP wine styles (Languedoc) (2)

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white and rosé sparkling wines in the traditional method from Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Mauzac and Pinot Noir.

Aged a minimum 9 months on lees, 12 months from tirage

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Muscat AOPs (4) - Vin Doux Naturels from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains in (Languedoc)

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de Frontignan
de Lunel
de Mireval
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois

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Rivesaltes AOP wine styles (Rousillon)

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Vin Doux Naturel in various styles, all from Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir) and other varieties

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Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP wine styles (Rousillon)

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Vin Doux Naturel from Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains

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Maury AOP wine styles (Rousillon) (2)

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reds from Grenache

Vin Doux Naturel from Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir)

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Banyuls AOP wine styles (Rousillon)

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Vin Doux Naturels in various colors from Grenache (Blanc, Gris, Noir)

Made from min 50 percent Grenache Noir

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Banyuls Grand Cru AOP wine styles (Rousillon)

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Vin Doux Naturel in various styles, all from Grenache (Blanc,Gris, Noir) and other varieties

Made from 75 percent Grenache Noir
Must be matured for a min of 30 months before sale

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Major villages in Languedoc-Rousillon (4)

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Nimes
Montpellier
Perpignan
Carcassone

19
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What are the 4 Muscat AOP’s of the Languedoc (VDNs)

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de Frontignan
de Lunel
de Mireval
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois