Languedoc/ Roussillon Flashcards
What is to the East of the Languedoc? What is to the South
Provence East
Roussillon South
What is to the West of the Languedoc?
Gaillac and other SW french regions
When considered collectively what is the largest wine growing region in the world?
Languedoc-Roussillon
What year was Fitou AOP west?
1948
What are the two noncontiguous sectors of Fitou?
Fitou Maritime
Fitou Montagneux
The wines of Fitou are what?
Red blends usually dominated by carignan
Fitou is within what larger appellation?
Corbieres AOP
Corbieres AOP is allowed to produce what?
Red white and rose
Name one other sub appellation of Corbieres that is not Fitou
Corbieres-Boutenac (carignan based reds)
Where is Minervois in relation to Corbieres
Minervois is North
What styles of wines may be made in Minervois?
Red white and rose
What do malepere and limoux share?
Red wines are merlot based
Whites are made from Chardonnay, chenin, mauzac (local) - must be fermented in oak
What is mauzac?
Local grape that makes up a minimum 90% of blanquette de limoux (met traditional sparking) maybe frances first purposely made sparkling
What is blanquette de Limoux
Vs,
Cremant de Limoux AOP
Blanquette is min 90% mauzac traditional method
Cremant max 20% mauzac and PN with chard and chenin being more dominant
What is limoux method ancestral
Petnat made with 100% mauzac
What app encompasses all of the languedoc-rousillon?
Languedoc AOP
formerly coteaux du langeudoc aoc
What do languedoc AOP wines have to be
Red white or rose
Generally, Min 50% Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre and lladoner pelut
Name 2 AOP promotions since 2010 in the languedoc
Terrasses du Larzac AOP 2014
La Claps AOP 2015
Name 4 AOP for fortified wine production in the languedoc
What style of fortification may they be made in?
Muscat de Mireval AOP
Muscat de Lunel AOP
Muscat de St-Jean-de-Minervois AOP
Muscat de Frontignan AOP
Vin doux Naturel or vin de liquer
What does rivesaltes mean
High rivers
