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Provence and Corsica Flashcards

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grapes and wine styles of Vin de Corse/Corse AOP

blanc

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◾Principal Variety: Min. 75% Vermentino (Malvoisie de Corse)

◾Accessory Varieties: Max. 25% Ugni Blanc (Rossola), max. 10% combined Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, and Genovèse

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grapes and wine styles of Vin de Corse/Corse AOP

red and rose?

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◾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

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what is Vin de Corse “Coteaux du Cap Corse”

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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)

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subzones of Vin de Corse/Corse AOP N&E to S&W

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Coteaux du Cap Corse, Calvi, Sartène, Figari, Porto-Vecchio

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grapes and wine styles of Muscat du Cap Corse AOP

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Vin Doux Naturel Blanc: Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc

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min pot alc of Muscat du Cap Corse AOP

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21.5% (15%-18% acquired)

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max yield of Muscat du Cap Corse AOP

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30 hl/ha

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grapes and wine styles of Patrimonio AOP

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◦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

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min pot alc of of Patrimonio AOP

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◦Blanc: 11%
◦Rosé: 11.5%
◦Rouge: 12%

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max RS of Patrimonio AOP

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4 g/l (5 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)

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grapes and wine styles of Ajaccio AOP

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◦Blanc: Min. 80% Vermentino
◦Rouge/Rosé: Min. 40% Sciaccarello (Mammolo)
along with Nielluccio, Barbaroux (Barbarossa), and Vermentino

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Départements of Côtes de Provence AOP

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Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var

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subzones of Côtes de Provence AOP

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Sainte-Victoire, Fréjus, La Londe, Pierrefeu (the latter added in 2012)

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grapes and wine styles of Côtes de Provence AOP

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◦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)

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min pot alc for Côtes de Provence AOP

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◦Côtes de Provence Blanc/Rosé/Rouge: 11%
◦Côtes de Provence with Subzone Designation Rosé: 11.5%
◦Côtes de Provence with Subzone Desgination Rouge: 12%

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max RS for Côtes de Provence AOP

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◦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

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grapes and wine styles of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP

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■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

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max RS of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence AOP

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4 g/l

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communes of production of Les Baux-de-Provence AOP

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Les Baux-de-Provence, Fontvieille, Maussane-les-Alpilles, Mouriès, Paradou, Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

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grapes and wine styles of Les Baux-de-Provence AOP

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◦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

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max RS for Les Baux-de-Provence AOP

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4 g/l

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grapes and wine styles of Palette AOP

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◦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

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communes of production of Palette AOP

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Aix-en-Provence, Meyreuil, Le Tholonet

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max RS of Palette AOP

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◦Blanc/Rosé: 4 g/l

◦Rouge: 3 g/l

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principle soils of Palette AOP

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limestone

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grapes and wine styles of Cassis AOP

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◦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

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min pot alc of Palette AOP

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11.5%

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ageing req’ts of Palette AOP

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rouge must spend 18 months in wood

29
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what is Rappu?

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a strong, sweet red wine from Aleatico grapes grown around Rogliano in the Corse-Coteaux du Cap Corse region of Corsica

30
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What is Malvoisie de Corse?

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Vermentino

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regions of Corsica, counter clockwise from N&E

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Coteaux du Cap Corse, Patrimonio, Calvi, Ajaccio, Sartène, Figari, Porto-Vecchio

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what areas of Corsica are principally associated with Sciacarello?

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Ajaccio, Calvi, Sartène

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what soil type is most common in the west coast of Corsica?

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granite

34
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what is the soil type commonly found in the south of Corsica?

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schist

Languedoc, Rousillon and Provence (3 decks)

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