Languedoc-Roussillon Flashcards

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Languedoc-Roussillon location

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at the Mediterranean coastline of France from the Spanish Border to the banks of the Rhône River to the east
-similar terroir to what you would find in California than in most classic French regions

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France’s largest wine region

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  • Languedoc-Roussillon

- 800,000 under vine (France’s largest wine region)

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Languedoc-Roussillon climate

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-warm sunny mediterranean Climate

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Languedoc-Roussillon traditional grapes

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Red
-Grenache
-Syrah
-Mourvèdre
-Carignan
-Cinsault
White
-Mauzac
-Muscat
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Vin de Pays d’Oc

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  • “vin de pays”

- 90% of wines made in the Languedoc-Roussillon

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Best known AOC in Languedoc-Rousillon for dry wines

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Corbières

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Corbières AOC

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  • located mostly in the foothills of the Pyrenees in Western Languedoc-Rousillon
  • rustic red blends dominated by Carignan
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Other AOCs in Languedoc-Rousillon

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  • Fitou*
  • Minervois
  • Saint-Chinian*
  • Faugéres*
  • dedicated solely to red wines
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Vin Doux Naturels

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-sweet fortified wines
-made with very ripe grapes and fortified with neutral grape spirits (which stops fermentation)
whites:
-Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
-Muscat of Alexandria
reds:
-late harvested Grenache

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Top white vin doux naturels AOC of LAnguedoc-Rousillon

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  • Muscat de Rivesaltes
  • Rivesaltes
  • Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois
  • Muscat de Frontignan
  • Muscat de Minerval
  • Muscat de Lunel
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Top red vin doux naturels AOC of Languedoc-Rousillon

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  • Maury

- Banyuls

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Best known Sparkling wine AOCs of Languedoc-Rousillon

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-Blanquette de Limoux
-Crémant de Limoux
(mostly Mauzac grape, aka blanquette)

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