Provence Flashcards
What AOP is 3 quarters of the Provencal wine bottled under?
Cotes de Provence AOP
How of Provence’s output is rose?
90
Name the 5 subzones of the Cotes de Provence AOP that wine may be bottled under?which make white win?
Sainte-Victoire
Fréjus
La Londe (only one to make white)
Pierrefeu
All above in 2012
Notre-dame des Anges (2019)
What wine styles are allowed in Cotes de Provence AOP?
Blanc
Rouge
Rose
What grape varieties are permitted in white wine from the Cotes de Provence AOP?
Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Semiilon, Vermentino
What grape varieties are permitted in red and rose wines from the Cotes de Provence AOP?
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Tibouren (none of the preceding grapes may exceed 90%, and at least two must be present)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Ugni Blanc, Clairette, Vermentino and Sémillon (max. 10% Ugni Blanc, Clairette, and Sémillon); plus Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan
What is the name of the traditional hour glass shaped bottle in Provence?
A skittle
flute a corset
What wine styles are allowed in the Bandol AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
What are the allowable varieties and ecepagement for Bandol Blanc?
Principal Varieties: 50-95% Clairette, plus Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Marsanne, Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino and Sémillon (none of these four grapes may exceed 10%)
Min. 20% Clairette and 10-30% Sauvignon Blanc through the 2014 harvest
What are the allowable varieties and ecepagement for Bandol Rose?
Principal Varieties: 20-95% Mourvèdre, plus Cinsault and Grenache
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Bourboulenc, Carignan, Clairette, Syrah, and Ugni Blanc (none of these five grapes may exceed 10%)
Min. 10% Mourvèdre through the 2014 harvest
What are the allowable varieties and ecepagement for Bandol Rouge?`
Principal Varieties: 50-95% Mourvèdre, plus Cinsault and Grenache
Accessory Varieties: Carignan and Syrah (neither may exceed 10%)
What is the minimum potential alcohol for Bandol wines?
Blanc/Rose: 11.5%
Rouge: 12%
How many months must Bandol wines spend in oak prior to release?
18 months (red only)
What is another name for Vermentino in Provence?
Rolle
Where is Domaine Trevallon located?
Who makes the cuvees Garrus? And what is it?
Les Baux
d’esclans - rose
Why do Domaine Trevallon release there wines as IGP?
It contains Cabernetand when les beaux was upgraded to aoc in 1995 they did not allo cab and the producer refused to change the blend
Les Baux de Provence is a former sub appellation of which AOP?
Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP
What is the principal white variety in Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
Vermentino (min 50%)
Name the AOPs of Provence? what one must have 100% of the stated vintage?
Cotes de Provence Bandol Pallete Bellet (100% of stated vintage) Cassis Coteaux Varois Les Baux-de-Provence Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Pierrevert
Where is Domaine Triennes located?
Coteaux Varois
When was the grand cru classe system developed in Provence and how many estates were classified ?
1955 23 Estates (currently 18)
Name three Grand Cru estates of provence.
Clos Cibbone Clos Mireille (ott) Château de Selle (ott) Château Sainte Marguerite Domaine de la Croix
Principal red grapes of Bellet AOP
Braquet and Fuella Nera (jurancon Noir)
ABV and RdB for Bandol
12% red
11.5% white/rose
40 hl/ha
What subzone of the Cotes de Provence may make white wine?
La Londe
What styles of wine may be labeled as Cassis AOP?
White: Min. 60% combined Marsanne (30-80%) and Clairette; plus Doucillon Blanc (Bourboulenc), Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Blanc, Ugni Blanc, and a max. 5% Terret Blanc
Rose: Min. 70% combined Cinsault, Grenache, and Mourvèdre; max. 20% combined Bourboulenc, Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Blanc, and Marsanne; plus Barbaroux, Carignan, and a max. 5% Terret Noir
Red: 70% combined Grenache, Cinsault, and Mourvèdre; plus Barbaroux, Carignan, and a max. 5% Terret Noir
Styles of wine produced in Palette?
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 55% combined Picardin (Araignan), Clairette, Bourboulenc, and Clairette Rosé
Accessory Varieties: Aragnan, Colombard, Furmint, Grenache Blanc, Muscat à Petits Grains, Panse Muscade, Panse du Roy René, Pascal Blanc, Piquepoul Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Ugni Rosé, and a max. 20% Terret Gris
Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Min. 50% combined Grenache, Mourvèdre (min. 10%), and Cinsault (no single variety may exceed 80%)
Accessory Varieties: Brun Fourca, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Castet, Durif, Muscat de Hambourg, Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge, Petit Brun, Syrah, Téoulier, Terret Gris, Tibouren, and a max. 15% white varieties
Rouge: As for rosé, without white varieties
What’s the minimum amount of Mourvèdre that must be present in a wine labeled “Palette Rouge?” What is the min abv? Aging? What river and mountain range influence the area?
10% Mourvèdre
11.5% abv (all three colors)
18 mo in oak 2 years total
arc river and massif saint victoire
Soil types of Bandol?
Limestone, Sandy Marl, Sandstone
Organize the following AOP’s from west to east
Cassis Palette Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Bandol Cotes de Provence Coteaux Varois
Coteaux d'Aix en Provence Cotes de Provence Palette Cassis Bandol Coteaux Varois
List the soil types of the following Cotes de Provence subzones:
"Sainte-Victoire": "Fréjus": "La Londe": "Pierrefeu": "Notre Dame des Anges":
“Sainte-Victoire”: Limestone
“Fréjus”: Stony-volcanic
“La Londe”: Quartzite schist
“Pierrefeu”: Limestone to the north, schist to the south
“Notre Dame des Anges”: Brown sandy-clay, sandstone, limestone
What is the only cotes de Provence subzone that mandates oak aging? and for how long?
Frejus: 6mo
Where in Provence is Chateau d’Esclans located? Domaine Ott?
Frejus
La Londe
What body of water has a cooling influence on the wines of Limoux and Malepere? (mainly)
Atlantic
What seperates Luberon from Provence?
Durance River
Which of tempier’s single vineyards have the most Mourvedre?
Cabassou
Min RS for provence Rose and White? Red
4 g/l and 3g/l
What’s a ‘restanque’ in Bandol?
A restanque is a hill-side terrace containing vineyards.
Where is the Grenache planted in Bandol and why?
North facing slopes to slow down ripening
Assemblage for the following:
“Fréjus” Rouge
Fréjus” Rosé
“Notre-Dame des Ange” Rosé: how many grapes must be present?
Notre-Dame des Ange” Rouge: how many grapes must be present?
Min. 50% Syrah
50% combined Grenache and/or Tibouren
Min. 60% combined of two varieties
Min. 50% combined Grenache and Syrah, and at least two grapes must be present
Principle Soils:
“Sainte-Victoire”:
“Fréjus”:
“La Londe”:
“Pierrefeu”:
“Notre Dame des Anges”:
“Sainte-Victoire”: Limestone
“Fréjus”: Stony-volcanic
“La Londe”: Quartzite schist
“Pierrefeu”: Limestone to the north, schist to the south
“Notre Dame des Anges”: Brown sandy-clay, sandstone, limestone
Mountain range of bandol blocking northern winds?`
Montagne Saint-Victoire (north near cotes de provence saint-victoire) / Montagne Saint Baume (dirctly north) / Saint Cyr Range (west)
what moderates cassis from cool winds
Montagne de la Canaille/cape canaille and massif saint-cyr
what mountain range shields palette?
Massif saint-victoire
