Provence Flashcards
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Soil of Provence
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Alluvial in Rhone delta
Clay and gravel in plains
Limestone
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Climate of Provence
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Mediterranean
Dry from mistral
Rot not a big problem
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Cotes de Provence AOC wine style
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Mainly rose
Some red and white
Largest aop in Provence
Rose must be blended from at least two varieties
Cinsault Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, tibouren
Use hourglass shaped bottle …skittle
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Subzones of cotes des Provence aop
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La londe
Pierrefeu
Sainte-victoire
Frejus
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Aop coteaux d’aix en Provence wine style
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Red White Rose Move to organic viti and viniculture Grenache Syrah
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Bandol AOC wine styles
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Reds Mourvèdre Min 50% Mourvèdre plus Grenache Rose Clairette based whites Reds must spend 18 months in oak Full bodied, plummy, show some animal character
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Les baux de Provence AOC wine style
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Red and Rose
Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre Cinsault
More organic viti and viniculture methods
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Other AOC of Provence
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Cassis
Palette
Bellet
Coteaux varois en Provence aop
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Top Provence producers
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Domaine temper Domaine ott Domaine bunan Chateau romanin Chateau pibarnon
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Best red of provence
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Bandol
