Provence and Corsica Flashcards
grapes and wine styles of Vin de Corse/Corse AOP
blanc
◾Principal Variety: Min. 75% Vermentino (Malvoisie de Corse)
◾Accessory Varieties: Max. 25% Ugni Blanc (Rossola), max. 10% combined Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, and Genovèse
grapes and wine styles of Vin de Corse/Corse AOP
red and rose?
◾Principal Varieties: Min. 50% combined Grenache, Nielluccio, and Sciaccarello (Mammolo) (min. 1/3 combined Nielluccio and Sciaccarello)
◾Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% Vermentino; max. 20% Carignan; max. 10% combined Aleatico, Carcajolo Nero, and Morrastel (Minustello); plus Barbaroux (Barbarossa), Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Cinsault
what is Vin de Corse “Coteaux du Cap Corse”
same grapes as Vin de Corse/Corse AOP, but with higher minimums
White 80% vermentino
red/rose Min. 60% combined Grenache, Nielluccio, and Sciaccarello (Mammolo) (min. 1/3 combined Nielluccio and Sciaccarello)
subzones of Vin de Corse/Corse AOP N&E to S&W
Coteaux du Cap Corse, Calvi, Sartène, Figari, Porto-Vecchio
grapes and wine styles of Muscat du Cap Corse AOP
Vin Doux Naturel Blanc: Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc
min pot alc of Muscat du Cap Corse AOP
21.5% (15%-18% acquired)
max yield of Muscat du Cap Corse AOP
30 hl/ha
grapes and wine styles of Patrimonio AOP
◦Blanc: 100% Vermentino (Malvoisie de Corse)
◦Rosé: Min. 75% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello (Mammolo), and Vermentino
◦Rouge: Min. 90% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello (Mammolo), and Vermentino
min pot alc of of Patrimonio AOP
◦Blanc: 11%
◦Rosé: 11.5%
◦Rouge: 12%
max RS of Patrimonio AOP
4 g/l (5 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
grapes and wine styles of Ajaccio AOP
◦Blanc: Min. 80% Vermentino
◦Rouge/Rosé: Min. 40% Sciaccarello (Mammolo)
along with Nielluccio, Barbaroux (Barbarossa), and Vermentino
Départements of Côtes de Provence AOP
Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var
subzones of Côtes de Provence AOP
Sainte-Victoire, Fréjus, La Londe, Pierrefeu (the latter added in 2012)
grapes and wine styles of Côtes de Provence AOP
◦Blanc: Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Sémillon, Vermentino
◦rose/Rouge: ■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)
min pot alc for Côtes de Provence AOP
◦Côtes de Provence Blanc/Rosé/Rouge: 11%
◦Côtes de Provence with Subzone Designation Rosé: 11.5%
◦Côtes de Provence with Subzone Desgination Rouge: 12%
max RS for Côtes de Provence AOP
◦Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l
◦Rouge: 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
◦”Fréjus” Rouge/Rosé: 3 g/l
grapes and wine styles of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP
■Principal Variety: Min. 50% Vermentino
■Complementary Varieties: Min. 30% combined Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Ugni Blanc
■Accessory Varieties: Bourboulenc and Sémillon
◦Rouge: ■Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Grenache (min. 20%), Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault and Counoise (at least two of the preceding are required)
■Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan
◦Rosé: As for Rouge wines, with the addition of a max. 20% white varities
max RS of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP
4 g/l
communes of production of Les Baux-de-Provence AOP
Les Baux-de-Provence, Fontvieille, Maussane-les-Alpilles, Mouriès, Paradou, Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
grapes and wine styles of Les Baux-de-Provence AOP
◦Blanc: ■Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Vermentino (no single grape may exceed 90%)
■Complementary Variety: 10-30% Roussanne
■Accessory Varieties: Bourboulenc, Marsanne, and Ugni Blanc (the combined percentage of all accessory varieties may not exceed the amount of Roussanne)
◦Rosé: ■Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah (no single grape may exceed 90%)
■Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Counoise; max. 20% Cabernet Sauvignon; max. 10% white varieties
◦Rouge: ■Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah (no single grape may exceed 90%)
■Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% Carignan, Cinsault, and Counoise; max. 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
max RS for Les Baux-de-Provence AOP
4 g/l
grapes and wine styles of Palette AOP
◦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
communes of production of Palette AOP
Aix-en-Provence, Meyreuil, Le Tholonet
max RS of Palette AOP
◦Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l
◦Rouge: 3 g/l
principle soils of Palette AOP
limestone
grapes and wine styles of Cassis AOP
◦Blanc: Min. 60% combined Marsanne (30-80%) and Clairette; plus Doucillon Blanc (Bourboulenc), Sauvignon Blanc, Pascal Blanc, Ugni Blanc, and a max. 5% Terret Blanc
◦Rosé: 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
◦Rouge: Min. 70% combined Grenache, Cinsault, and Mourvèdre; plus Barbaroux, Carignan, and a max. 5% Terret Noir
min pot alc of Palette AOP
11.5%
ageing req’ts of Palette AOP
rouge must spend 18 months in wood
what is Rappu?
a strong, sweet red wine from Aleatico grapes grown around Rogliano in the Corse-Coteaux du Cap Corse region of Corsica
What is Malvoisie de Corse?
Vermentino
regions of Corsica, counter clockwise from N&E
Coteaux du Cap Corse, Patrimonio, Calvi, Ajaccio, Sartène, Figari, Porto-Vecchio
what areas of Corsica are principally associated with Sciacarello?
Ajaccio, Calvi, Sartène
what soil type is most common in the west coast of Corsica?
granite
what is the soil type commonly found in the south of Corsica?
schist
