Provence Flashcards
75% of wine from Provence is bottled under what appellation?
Côtes de Provence
75% of Côtes de Provence production is what style?
Rosé
Styles and varietals of the Côtes de Provence
Rosé/Red: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Tibouren (all max 90%), plus
White: Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Sémillon, Verdejo (max 5%)
Geographic subzones of Côtes de Provence
Sainte-Victoire (west) - red and rosé
Fréjus (east) - red and rosé
La Londe (south) - white, rosé and red
Pierrefeu (north of La Londe, est. 2012) - red and rosé
Notre-Dame des Anges (added 2019) - rouge and rosé
Name two Grand Crus of Provence
Château Minuty Château Sainte-Roseline Château de la Source Sainte-Marguerite Domaine de la Clapière Domaine de l'Aumérade Clos Cibonne Domaine de Rimaurescq Domaine de Castel Roubine Château du Galoupet Château de Saint-Martin Château de Saint-Maur Clos Mireille Château de Selle Château de Brégançon Domaine de Mauvanne Domaine de la Croix Domaine du Noyer Domaine du Jas d'Esclans
What properties are owned by Domaine Ott?
Clos Mireille
Château de Selle
Château Romassan (Bandol)
What is unique about Clos Cibonne?
The estate is devoted to Tibouren, with assemblages from 90-100%.
They also applied for and were granted permission to list Tibouren on the label pre-2009.
Styles and varietals of Bandol
Rouge: 50-95% Mourvèdre plus Cinsault and Grenache, plus
Rosé: 20-95% Mourvèdre, plus Cinsault and Grenache
Plus Max. 20% combined Bourboulenc, Carignan, Clairette, Syrah, and Ugni Blanc (none of these five grapes may exceed 10%)
White: 50-95% Clairette, plus Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc, plus
Minimum aging for Bandol Rouge
Blanc/Rosé: May not be released before March 1 of the year following the harvest
Rouge: Min. 18 months in wood, may not be released before May 1 of the second year following the harvest
Styles and varietals of Cassis
White: min. 60% Marsanne and Clairette, plus
Rosé/Red: min. 70% Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé
Styles and varietals of Palette
White: min. 55% Picardin, Clairette, Bourboulenc, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 50% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, plus
What is the minimum aging for Palette Rouge?
min. 18 months in wood, and may not be released until April 15 of the second year following the harvest
In what AOP of Provence is hand-harvesting required?
Bandol
Styles and varietals of Coteaux Varois en Provence.
White: Vermentino, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, plus
Red/Rosé: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah (max 90%), plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé
Styles and Varietals of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence
White: min. 50% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 70% Grenache plus Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé
Styles and varietals of Les Baux de Provence
White: min. 60% Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Vermentino (Rolle), plus
Red: min. 60% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, plus (max 20% Cab Sauv)
Rosé: min. 60% Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, plus
What year did Domaine de Trévallon declassify its red to VdP?
1995; the year Les Baux was elevated to AOC
Styles and Varietals of Bellet
White: min. 60% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: Braquet and Fuella Nera, plus
Styles and varietals for Vin de Corse
White: min. 75% Vermentino, plus Ugni Blanc, Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, Genovèse
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, plus
What is the Corsican synonym for Vermentino?
Malvoisie de Corse
What is the synonym for Sciaccarello?
Mammolo
What are the geographical designations of Corsica? (North to South)
Coteaux du Cap Corse Calvi Sartène Figari Porto-Vecchio
Styles and varietals for Ajaccio
White: min. 80% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 60% Sciaccarello, Nielluccio, Barbaroux, Vermentino, plus
Styles and varietals for Patrimonio
White: 100% Vermentino
Red: min. 90% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello, Vermentino
Rosé: min. 75% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello, Vermentino
What is the minimum must weight, RS, and abv for Muscat du Cap Corse?
Must weight: 252 g/L
RS: 90 g/L
ABV: 21.5% (15-18% acquired)
What is the Corsican synonym for Ugni Blanc?
Rossola
What is the encepagement for Coteaux du Cap Corse? Do the other subzones follow this encepagement?
White: min. 80% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 60% combined Grenche, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello
The other subzones share an encepagement with Vin de Corse.
What soil do you find in Provence?
Limestone inland
schist nearer coast
Climate of Provence
Mediterranean
2800 hours of sunshine
some drought
cooler inland
Mistral from the North
What 4 departments is Provence located in?
Bouches-du-Rhone
Var
Alpes Maritimes
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Where is Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
Western Provence
right above Palette
Where is Les Baux-de-Provence?
In between Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence and the Rhone River in the west of Provence.
Where is Cassis AOP?
Right on the coast
West of Bandol
Where is Bellet?
NE Provence on the coast
Where is Bandol?
S Provence on the Coast
East of Cassis
Where is Palette?
Central Provence
North of Bandol and Cassis
East of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence
Major bodies of water in Provence
Rhone River
Durance
Mediterranean
Soils of Bandol
Limestone, Sandy Marl, Sandstone
Red clay south of la Cadiere d’Azur
Chalky NE of St-Cyr-sur-Mer
Stony limestone dominated in far NE
oldest soils south of Le Beausset - Tempier located here
Is hand harvested required in Bandol?
MANDATORY
Min planting density and yields in Bandol.
5,000 vines/ha
40 hl/ha
