Languedoc & Roussillon Flashcards
Two sectors of Fitou
Fitou Maritime
Fitou Montagneux
One of the Languedoc’s oldest appellations, Fitou dates back to
1948
Both sectors of Fitou are embedded within what other appellation?
Corbieres
Grapes of Fitou
Min 20% Grenache
Min 20% Carignan
Min 60% Grenache & Carignan
Min 10% Syrah & Mourvedre
Fitou wine style(s)
Red only
Corbieres wine style(s)
Red, white, or rose
Corbieres-Boutenac encepagement
30-50% Carignan
Min 70% Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre
plus Syrah
Corbieres-Boutenac wine style(s)
Red only
Soil of Corbieres-Boutenac
Sandstone
Fitou Maritime soil
Coastal clay & limestone
Fitou Montagneux soil
Mountainous schist
Subzone of Minervois in the center of the appellation
Minervois-La-Liviniere
Minervois-La-Liviniere wine style(s)
Red only
Minervois wine style(s)
Red, white, or rose
In 2023 this subregion of the Languedoc received AOC status for Grenache Gris-based rose wines.
Sable de Camargue
Animal associated with Sable de Camargue
Pink flamingo
What does ‘Sable’ refer to in Sable de Camarge?
Sandy soils
Minervois rouge vars
Grenache
Lledoner Pelut
Mourvedre (min 20%)
Syrah
Carignan
Cinsault
Terret Noir
Piquepoul Noir
Rivairenc
Name two subregions of Languedoc that produce red and rose wine only
Cabardes
Malepere
Cabardes grapes
Grenache
Syrah
Bordeaux vars
Malepere main grape vars for rouge and rose
Rouge: Merlot
Rose: Cab Franc
Name the two subzone designation for reds only within Saint-Chinian
Berlou
Roquebrun
Like Malapere, Limoux reds are _________-based
Merlot
Limoux encepagement
Min 50% Merlot
Min 30% combined:
Grenache
Syrah
Cot
Also Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Methode Ancestrale wines of Limoux encepagement
100% Mauzac
Blanquette de Limoux encepagement
Min 90% Mauzac
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Blanquette de Limoux must be aged on the lees a min of __ mos.
9 mos
Grape varieties of Limoux blanc
Mauzac
Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
Still whites of Limoux must be fermented __________.
In oak
Cremant de Limoux encepagement
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Mauzac
Pinot noir
What is the difference between Blanquette de Limoux and Cremant de Limoux?
Blanquette is 90% Mauzac
Cremant is 90% Chard & Chenin (max 20% Mauzac & PN)
Languedoc AOP’s former name
Coteaux de Languedoc
Cremant de Limoux may not be released for __ mos after date of _______.
12 mos after date of Tirage
Languedoc AOP covers nearly all of Languedoc-Roussillon, extending from __________ to _________.
Spanish border
Nimes
T/F: Manual harvest is mandatory for Cremant de Limoux
True
Name 4 fortified wine regions of Languedoc
Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de Lunel
Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois
Muscat de Frontignan
Over 90% of France’s fortified wines are made in this region
Roussillon
What does ‘Rivesaltes’ mean in Catalan?
High riverbanks
Name the four styles of fortified wine produced in Rivesaltes
Ambre
Grenat (red)
Tuile (tawny)
Rose
Ambre and Tuile styles of Rivesaltes fortified wine elevage
Must be aged in oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the 3rd year following harvest
Grenat style of Rivesaltes fortified wine elevage
Aged reductively for one year and bottled before June 30 of second year
Rivesaltes glass bottles (for aging in the sun)
Bonbonnes aka Demijohns
Rivesaltes wines aged for a minimum of 5 years may be labeled:
Hors d’age
T/F: Fortified wines of Rivesaltes may be varietal or blends
True
Possible grape varieties for Rivesaltes
Grenache
Macabeo
Tourbat
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat a Petits Grains
Grenat wines grape variety
Grenache
Muscat de Rivesaltes blend
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat a Petits Grains
Birthplace of vin doux naturel
Rivesaltes
Who introduced the process of mutage, creating vin doux naturel wine?
Arnaud de Villeneuve (13th c)
Maury produces reds and vin doux naturel blanc and ambre principally from what variety?
Grenache
Banyuls AOP requires __% Grenache while Banyuls Grand Cru AOP must be at least __%
50%
75%
Banyuls Grand Cru requirements
Min 75% Grenache
Min 30 mos in barrel
What is rimage?
Vintage-dated Banyuls, bottled within 1 year
What is Collioure?
AOP for unfortified red, white, and rose from Banyuls
Cotes de Roussillon Villages style(s)
Reds only
How many villages may append their names to Cotes de Roussillon Villages?
5
Which villages may append their names to Cotes de Roussillon Villages?
Latour-de-France
Caramany
Les Aspres
Lesquerde
Tautavel
Overarching IGP for Languedoc-Roussillon
Pays d’Oc
The largest wine region of France
Languedoc-Roussillon
Roussillon covers the department of
Pyrenees-Orientales
Language spoken in Roussillon
Catalan
Language spoken in Languedoc
Occitan
T/F: Languedoc makes more rose than Provence
True
________, __________, and ________ are where Mediterranean influences meet Atlantic ones, producing bordelais as well as Mediterranean varieties in the Languedoc.
Cabardes
Malepere
Limoux
Two subzones just East of Cabardes
Minervois
Corbieres
The river which splits Minervois & Corbieres
Aude
The Languedoc region is along the shoreline of what body of water within the Mediterranean Sea?
The Gulf of Lyon
Name three top crus of Languedoc
Boutenac
La Liviniere
Roquebrun
T/F: All appellations of the Languedoc are blends of at least two varieties
True
Number of grapes permitted in Pays d’Oc IGP
58
In the Languedoc this wet and warm wind, __________, blows in from the sea and can cause rot at harvest time.
Marin
What is the marin?
A wet and warm wind of the Languedoc which blows in from the sea, threatening with rot around harvest time.
What are garrigues?
Scrublands
Soil of the plains and valleys of the Languedoc
Rich and alluvial
Soils of the hillsides of the Languedoc
Schist or Clay & Limestone
Soils of the garrigues of the Languedoc
Stony, carbonaceous over fissured limestone
Bourbelenc is erroneously known as _________ in La Clape
Malvoisie
Tourbat, aka
Malvoisie de Rousillon
The grape known as Malvoisie in La Clape is actually
Bourbelenc
Malvoisie de Roussillon is aka
Tourbat
The southernmost appellation in France
Banyuls
Soils of Banyuls
Schist
Clairette de Languedoc Rancio must spend at least __ years in barrel
3
La Clape blend
Min 2 varieties
Min 70% GSM
Carignan
Cinsault
First subzone of Corbieres to receive its own AOC status
Corbieres-Boutenac
Cotes de Roussillon rouge grapes
GSM
Carignan
Cinsault
Lledoner Pelut
Soil of Faugeres
Schist
Which grape variety is obligatory in the vineyards Faugeres
Mourvedre
Fitou overlaps which other two appellations?
Corbieres
Rivesaltes
Gres de Montpellier AOC wine style
Reds only
T/F: Languedoc AOC covers Roussillon also
True
This was the first French AOC to insist upon barrel fermentation for its whites
Limoux
Limoux blanc grape varieties
Mauzac
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
The only appellation of the Languedoc that does not require the inclusion of any southern grape varieties.
Malepere AOC
Grapes of Malpere AOC
Merlot (min 50%)
Malbec (min 20%)
optional:
Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Cinsault
Grenache
Lledoner Pelut
Rivairenc aka
Aspiran
Aspiran aka
Rivairenc
Montpeyroux wine style(s)
Red only
In what larger region is Pezenas located?
Languedoc
Soil of Quatourze AOC
Galets roules
In Pic St-Loup, ________ must account for 50% of the blend
Syrah
Rivesaltes grenat encepagement
100% Grenache
Rivesaltes tuile encepagement
Max 50% Grenache Noir
Grenache Blanc
Grenache Gris
Macabeo
Tourbat (aka Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Muscat a Petits Grains
Muscat of Alexandria
Aged 30 mos
Two styles permitted to be labeled Hors d’Age after 5 years of age
Rivesaltes Tuile & Ambre
Rivesaltes rose & ambre varieties permitted
Grenache Gris
Grenache Blanc
Grenache Noir
Macabeo
Tourbat (aka Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Muscat a Petits Grains
Muscat of Alexandria (max 20%)
Rivesaltes ambre is aged for
30 mos
In what larger region is St-Saturnin located?
Languedoc
Where is Vin d’Une Nuit produced?
St-Saturnin (Languedoc)
Famous wine of St-Saturnin AOC
Vin d’Une Nuit
Sommiers wine style(s)
Red only
Soils of St-Chinian and Faugeres
Schist
Name two subzones of the Languedoc with schist soils
St-Chinian
Faugeres
Corbieres vines are regularly tested by this fierce cool wind blowing down the Aude Valley
Tramontane
Main grape variety of La Clape blanc
Bourbelenc
Soils of La Clape
Limestone
Main variety of Limoux rouge
Merlot
Macabeo aka
Viura
The only appellation of the Languedoc in which Mediterranean and Bordeaux grapes are mandatorily combined
Cabardes
Principal viticultural hazard of the Languedoc
Drought
The (western/eastern) half of the Languedoc is warmer and drier than the other.
Eastern is warmer and drier than western Languedoc
Which grape variety of the Languedoc is often fermented via carbonic maceration in order to soften it?
Carignan
T/F: Many of the producers of the Languedoc are farming organically or biodynamically
True
Picpoul de Pinet soils
Sandy soils
The ‘Muscadet of the Midi’
Picpoul de Pinet
The French word gres means
Sandstone
Main soils of Roussillon
Limestone
Schist
Gneiss
Name the three valleys of Roussillon
Agly
Tet
Tech
Name the plain of Roussillon
Perpignan Plain
Three mountains of Roussillon separating France from Spain
Corbieres
Canigou
Alberes
Maury soils
Black schist
IGP for Roussillon
Cotes Catalanes
Soils of Banyuls
Brown schist
Main town associated with Roussillon
Perpignan
During the world wars, the daily ration of wine given to the French came from
Languedoc
This region leads France in production of wine made from vines grown organically and biodynamically
Languedoc-Roussillon
Name the five departements covered by Languedoc-Roussillon
Aude
Gard
Herault
Lozere
Pyrenees-Orientales
T/F: The Languedoc has varietally labeled wines and wines labeled by AOC only
True
Famous Pays d’Oc IGP wine estate located in Herault
Mas de Daumas Gassac
Two main mountain ranges of Languedoc-Roussillon
Pyrenees
Cevennes
Mazuelo aka
Carignan
Classic pairing for Banyuls
Chocolate
Name three subzones of Languedoc where one might find Carignan in the blend
Corbieres
Minervois
Faugeres
Languedoc-Roussillon is sometimes called ________, loosely translating to “____________.”
le Midi
“land of the midday sun”
Traditional pairing for Languedoc reds (Corbieres, Faugeres, Minervois, Saint-Chinian…)
Mussels
Name three top producers from Languedoc-Roussillon
Gerard Bertrand
Dme Leon Barral
Dme Rimbert
In Occitan, the word oc means
Yes
Languedoc’s catch-all appellation
Coteaux du Languedoc
Roman emperor who tried to ban planting of new vineyards with an edict in AD 92.
Domitian
The dominant vine variety of the Languedoc
Carignan
Second most planted variety in Languedoc
Grenache
The most planted white variety of the Languedoc
Chardonnay (vins de pays & Limoux)
T/F: Carbonic maceration is a popular winemaking technique for Carignan in the Languedoc
True
Sweet wine of Minervois
Minervois Noble
T/F: The term ‘vendange tardives’ is exclusive to Alsace
True
Vin de liqueur of the Languedoc
Cartagene
Coteaux du Languedoc was formerly known as
Septimanie
Predominate style of wine made from Cinsault
Rose
Lledoner Pelut is a relative of
Grenache
Minervois Noble must be at least __% ABV
17%
Name two ways grapes for Minervois Noble might be affected
Noble rot
Passerillage
Five areas of Minervois
Les Cotes Noires (NW)
La Clamoux (SW)
La Zone Central (mid)
La Causse (NE
Les Serres (SE)
VDN of Minervois
Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois
Sunniest region in France
Roussillon
Sole appellation for table wines in Roussillon
Collioure
Most widely planted variety in Roussillon
Grenache
Where is Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes made?
Northern third of Roussillon
Where is Vin de Pays Catalan made?
Southern Roussillon
Where is Vin de Pays de la Cote Vermeille made?
Roussillon coast near Collioure and Banyuls
Where is Coteaux Fenouilledes?
Maury (Roussillon)
What is the name of the vin de pays in Maury?
Coteaux Fenouilledes
Where is the Corbieres ‘golden triangle?’
Boutenac
Corbieres Boutenac aka
Corbieres ‘golden triangle’
First wine appellation of the Languedoc
Fitou
The only Muscat vin doux naturel which may be made from Muscat of Alexandria as well as Muscat a Petits Grains
Muscat de Rivesaltes
Muscat de Frontignan is another word for the grape
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Largest Muscat region in France
Muscat de Rivesaltes
Muscat of Rivesaltes variety
Muscat of Alexandria
(w/ some Muscat a Petits Grains)
Rivesaltes may not be released until __ mos after harvest
16 mos
