Languedoc & Roussillon Flashcards
What is the style produced in Côtes du Roussillon AOP ?
- Blanc
- Rosé
- Rouge
- All Dry
What is the style produced in Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP ?
- Rouge
What is the style produced in Grand Roussillon AOP ?
- Vin Doux Naturel
- Blanc / Rosé / Rouge / Rancio
What is the style produced in Rivesaltes AOP ?
- Vin Doux Naturel
- Blanc / Ambré / Grenat / Tuilé / Rosé / Hors d’âge / Rancio
True or False ? There is a rouge version of Muscat de Rivesaltes AOP ?
- False
- the AOP is for VDN Blanc only
What is the style produced in Banyuls AOP ?
- VDN
- Blanc / Ambré / Rosé / Rouge / Hors d’âge
What is the style produced in Banyuls Grand Cru AOP ?
- VDN
- Rouge / Hors d’Age / Rancio
What is the style produced in Maury AOP ?
- Rouge (‘sec’ is mentioned on label)
- VDN : Blanc / Ambré / Grenat / Tuilé
What does ‘Rimage’ means on a label of VDN from Banyuls AOP ?
- Aged in a reductive environment (no oxygen + min 3 mt in bottle)
- Vintage-dated rouge
- ‘Muté sur grains’
- 90% min Grenache
What does ‘Traditionnel’ means on a label of VDN from Banyuls AOP ?
- Min 50% Grenache
- Aged in an oxydative environment (exposed to oxygen)
What is the minimum aging of a VDN Hors d’âge from Banyuls AOP ?
- 60 mt
What is the other name for Malvoisie du Roussillon, in Roussillon ?
- Tourbat
In which french AOP do we find villages : Caramany - Latour-de-France – Lesquerde – Tautavel – Les Aspres ?
- Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOP
What is the Maximum Yield (Rendement de base) in VDN of Roussillon ?
- 30 hl/ha
Name the two regional IGP that covers Languedoc & Roussillon ?
- Pay d’Oc IGP
- Terres du Midi IGP
What does a Banyuls wine require to be labeled as ‘Grand Cru’ ?
- Min 75% Grenache Noir
- Minimum 30 months in barrel
What is the style of aging for a VDN ambré / tuilé / grenat ?
- Ambré / Tuilé = Oxydative
- Grenat = Reductive
Under which other AOP fall a still dry wine from Banyuls ?
- Collioure AOP
True or False ? Banyuls is the southernmost AOP in continental France.
- True
Arnaud de Villeneuve, a 13th-century physician, pioneered which technique ?
- Mutage
True or False ? Maury AOP may only produce fortified wine.
- False
- May produce dry reds
Maritime and Montagneux are sectors of the _____ appellation ?
- Fitou AOP
True or False ? Rivesaltes Hors d’Age wines are aged for a minimum of 5 years.
- True
What is the style of Corbières & Corbières-Boutenac AOP ?
- Corbières = Blanc / Rouge / Rosé
- Corbières-Boutenac = Rouge
True or False ? In Languedoc, Fitou AOP produce only rouge.
- True
What is the Languedoc AOP who produce only dry whites ?
- Picpoul de Pinet AOP
Which AOP of Languedoc produce the most hl of wine ?
- Corbières AOP
- Blanc / Rouge / Rosé
What is the main varietal of a Clairette du Languedoc ?
- Clairette blanc 100 %
What is the difference between a Crémant & Blanquette de Limoux ?
- Crémant = Chardonnay (min 50%) + Chenin Blanc (10-40%)
- Blanquette = Mauzac (min 90%) + Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc
Does La Clape AOP produces Rosé wines ?
- No
- Blanc / Rouge
What is the grape that consist for at least 50 % in a bottle of Rouge Limoux AOP ?
- Merlot
What varietal goes in a bottle of Limoux Méthode Ancestrale ?
- Mauzac 100%
What varietal goes in a bottle of Muscat de Frontignan ?
- Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc 100%
What is the difference between a Vin Doux Naturel, and a Vin de Liqueur ?
- VDN = Mutage occurs during fermentation, keep some unfermented natural sugars of the fruit
- VdL = Mutage occurs before fermentation, so no natural alcohol produced
- VdL is also known as Mistelle (Pineau des Charentes, Rinquinquin)
What is a ‘Muscat de Noël’ ?
- VDN Blanc
- Christmas wines that must be bottled no later than December 1 of the year of harvest
What varietal goes in a bottle of Picpoul de Pinet AOP ?
- Piquepoul Blanc 100%
Name five AOP of Languedoc that produce Vin Doux Naturel.
- Clairette du Languedoc
- Muscat de Frontignan
- Muscat de Lunel
- Muscat de Mireval
- Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois
Which grape varietal usually dominates the red blend of the Fitou AOP wines ?
- Carignan + Grenache
- at least 60% of the blend
In which Languedoc AOP can we find sub-zones : Berlou – Roquebrun ?
- Saint-Chinian AOP
Fitou is embedded into the larger AOP of Languedoc and … ?
- Corbières AOP
Which AOP is known for its Carbonic Maceration Carignan ?
- Saint-Chinian AOP
True or False ? A 100% carignan from Saint-Chinian must be labelled as Vin de Table.
- True
- Saint-Chinian wines are blends of min. 2 varieties
What Banyuls mention for the highest quality?
- Banyuls Grand Cru (Hors d’âge if 5 years of aging)
What is the only grape variety allowed on a label of Banyuls?
- Grenache noir
What is the wine on this picture?
- Banyuls Hors d’âge
5 years of aging, either in glass bonbonnes or in barrels left outside or in the cellar
What is the usual ratio of spirit added in a VDN of Languedoc-Roussillon?
- 96• neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to wine
What is the newest appellation in Languedoc? (november 2023)
- Grés de Montpellier
- was previously one of Languedoc complementary geographic denomination
- for red only
What are the grape varieties used for Malepère AOP?
- Rosé: Min 50% Cabernet Franc, min 20% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Cot, Grenache and Merlot
- Rouge: Min 50% Merlot, min 20% combined Cabernet Franc and Cot, plus Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, and Lladoner Pelut
What are the grape varieties used for Cabardès Aop?
- Rosé and Red: min 40% combined Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, min 40% combined Grenache and Syrah
