Provence

Question 2

Provence

Climate

Answer 2

dry, warm Mediterranean climate

• No fear of mold or rot; sustainable and organic methods of farming are widely employed

Question 3

of estates classified in Côtes de Provence, 1955

Answer 3

23 estates

Now 18

• Ch. de Brégançon (Bormes-les-Mimosas)
• Ch. du Galoupet (La Londe-les-Maures)
• Ch. Minuty (Gassin)
• Ch. de Saint-Martin (Taradeau)
• Ch. de Saint-Maur (Cogolin)
• Ch. Sainte-Roseline (Les Arcs-sur-Argens)
• Ch. de Selle (Taradeau, part of Domaine Ott)
• Ch. de la Source Sainte-Marguerite (La Londe-les-Maures)
• Clos Cibonne (Pradet)
• Clos Mireille (La Londe-les-Maures, part of Domaine Ott)
• Dom. de Castel Roubine (Lorgues)
• Dom. de la Clapière (Hyères)
• Dom. de la Croix (la Croix-Valmer)
• Dom. de l’Aumérade (Hyères)
• Dom. de Mauvanne (Salins d’Hyères)
• Dom. du Jas d’Esclans (la Motte)
• Dom. du Noyer (Bormes-les-Mimosas)
• Dom. de Rimaurescq (Pignas)

Question 4

Côtes de Provence

4 Subzones

Answer 4

• Sainte-Victoire (W)
• Pierrefeu (N of La Londe, est 2012)
• La Londe (S)
• Fréjus (E)

​*​Reds and Rosés, except La Londe also has Whites (min 50% Vermentino)

Question 5

% of Côtes de Provence dedicated to rosé production

Answer 5

75% rosé

Question 6

5 major grapes for red and rosé blends of Côtes de Provence

Answer 6

• Grenache
• Syrah
• Mourvèdre
• Cinsault
• Tibouren (local, garrigue-scented)
  
  • all max 90%, plus
  • White: Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Sémillon

Question 7

Bandol AOP

White

Major Grape

Answer 7

Clairette

Question 8

Bandol AOP

Red

Min. % Mourvèdre

Answer 8

min. 50% Mourvèdre

• w/ Grenache, Cinsault; plus Syrah, Carignan
• Only appellation in France to focus on Mourvèdre
• Full-bodied, plummy, dense, animal character

Question 9

Bandol

3 Major Producers

Answer 9

• Domaine Tempier
• Château de Pibarnon
• Château Pradeaux

Question 10

Bandol AOP

Red

Aging Requirements

Answer 10

18 months in oak

• Often need years in the bottle to demonstrate full potential

Question 11

Les Baux de Provence AOP is a former subappellation of what larger AOP?

Answer 11

Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP

Question 12

Les Baux de Provence AOP

Answer 12

• Hilltop appellation, protected from the Mistral wind
• red and rosé
  
  • Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
• 2011 revision added white
  
  • Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Vermentino, Roussanne

Question 13

Domaine de Trévallon is located in what AOP?

Answer 13

Les Baux de Provence AOP

• Trévallon releases Cabernet Sauvignon as vin de pays; a result of Les Baux’s promotion to AOP in 1995

Question 14

Year Les Baux de Provence was elevated to AOP

Answer 14

1995

Question 15

Palette AOP

Cassis AOP

Bellet AOP

Answer 15

*all produce wines of all 3 colors

• Palette
  
  • 1 major producer: Château Simone
  • tiny; dizzying variety of red and white grapes
• Cassis​
  
  • Clairette and Marsanne
  • more promising whites than reds
• Bellet
  
  • Rolle (Italian Vermentino) increasingly used
  • more promising whites than reds

Question 16

Cassis AOP

Answer 16

• All 3 colors; more whites than reds
• White: min 60% Clairette, Marsanne, plus
• Rosé/Red: min 70% Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, plus
  
  • White grapes are authorized for Rosé

Question 17

Palette AOP

Answer 17

• Tiny region, all 3 colors, dizzying variety of red and white grapes
• 1 major producer: Château Simone

Question 18

Bellet AOP

Answer 18

• All 3 colors, more promising whites than reds
• Rolle (Italian Vermentino) increasingly used

Question 19

Coteaux Varois en Provence AOP

Answer 19

• All 3 colors: red, white, rosé
• AOP in 1993
• Domaine de Triennes, most noteworthy producer in Coteaux Varois, releases wines as vins de pays, similar to Domaine Trévallon in Les Baux

Question 20

Coteaux Varois en Provence AOP

Major Producer

Answer 20

Domaine de Triennes

• Chooses to release wines as vins de pays, similar to Domaine Trévallon in Les Baux, since Coteaux Varois de Provence elevation to AOP in 1993

Question 21

Only French appellation outside of Bordeaux to publish a ranking of grand cru classé estates

Answer 21

Côtes de Provence AOP

• 1955, 23 estates

Question 22

Grand Crus of Provence

Name 5 of the 18

Answer 22

• Ch. de Brégaçon
• Ch. du Galoupet
• Ch. Minuty​
• Ch. de Saint-Martin
• Ch. de Saint-Maur
• Ch. Sainte-Roseline

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• Ch. de Selle
• Ch. de la Source Sainte-Marguerite
• Clos Cibonne
• Clos Mireille
• Dom. de Castel Roubine
• Dom. de la Clapière
• Dom. de la Croix

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• Dom. de l’Aumérade
• Dom. de Mauvanne
• Dom. du Jas d’Esclans

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• Dom. du Noyer
• Dom. de Rimaurescq

Question 23

Properties owned by Domaine Ott

Answer 23

• Ch. Romassan (Bandol)
• Ch. de Selle
• Clos Mierille

Question 24

Clos Cibonne

Answer 24

• Estate is devoted to Tibouren w/ assemblages from 90-100%
• They also applied for and were granted permission to list Tibouren on the label pre 2009

Question 25

Bandol Rouge

Min. Aging

Answer 25

18 mos wood

• Not released before May 1 of the year following the harvest