Provence Flashcards
What grape is unique to Bellet AOC?
Braquet Noir
used from reds and rosés
When do growers typically pick their wines?
10-14 day before red harvest
Keep acidity
What is the production amount for Rosé?
90%
What color does Syrah and Mourvèrde produce?
Pink
What color does Tibouren produce?
Salmon
Wines with lower acidity are colored….
Salmon
Wines with higher acidity are coloured…
Pink
What happens when grapes are warm?
Bleed more color no matter what the grape or process
Direct press does…
creates paler wines
What does saignée do
More saturated colors
Longer macerations….
producer more color
What makes a wine more orange?
- Volcanic soils
- Oxygen
What DGC mandate oak?
CdP Frejus
Who is the largest producer in Provence?
Cótes de Provence
How many DGC in Cotes de Provence?
Five
How many communes in Cotes de Provence?
84
How much wine does Côte de Provence produce?
72% of all production
91% Rosé
What city did the Phocaens found?
Massalia eg Marseille
6th BCE
2nd largest producer in Provence?
Coteaux d’Aix en-Provence
Where can you find crystalline schist?
Eastern
Where are volcanic sandstone soils?
Between Frejus and Cannes
Where is limestone dominate?
Western part of AOC
Where are mixed soils of limestone and crystalline schist?
Interior valley from Toulon to Les Arcs
What are the authorized varieties for CdP whites?
Clairette
Semillon
Ugni Blanc
Vermentino
What is authorized for CdP reds?
Cinsaut
Grenache
Mourverde
Syrah
Tibouren
What DGC produces red and rose but cannot label its name for whites?
Sainte-Victoire
Frejus
Notre-Dame des Agnes
Pierrefeu
What is the only DGC that can use carbonic maceration?
Sainte-Victoire
What is the CdP requirements for reds and rosés?
Must have 2 red grapes with 1 primary more than 50%
What is allowed in CdP Rosé?
Can add white to 20%
What are the restrictions for CdP white wines?
No blending restrictions
What is a unique primary grape for Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
Counoise
What is the only DGC allowed to produce white?
La Londe
What must white wines be label for the DGCS other than La Londe?
Côtes de Provence AOC
What are the aging requirements for Frejus DGC reds?
6m on oak or foudres
How many communes does Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence have?
49
Where is the concentration of vines in Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
A sedimentary basin
What are the dominate white grapes in Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
Vermentino
What is allowed blending for Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence reds and roses?
GSM
Counois
Cinsaut
What heavily influences Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
The Mistral
What are blending rules in Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence?
At least two varieties must be in the blend
What AOC/DGC mandates aging?
CdP Frejus
Bandol
Palette
What is the dominate grape in Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence reds and rosé?
Grenache
Where do you find Tibouren used?
Côte de Provence
Pallete
Coteaux Varois en Provence
Tibouren-more salmon color rose
Where can chalky soils at elevation be found?
Coteaux Varois en Provence
For white Coteaux Varois en Provence what must be in the wine?
30% Vermentino often blended with Clairette
What is production levels of Coteaux Varois en Provence
93% rosé