Provence and Corsica Flashcards
What is the birthplace of French wine?
Provence
Provence AOPs (8) and locations
—Bandol AOP (SW Provence; east of Cassis)
—Bellet AOP (most NE appellation)
—Cassis AOP (SW Provence; west of Bandol—east of Marseille)
—Coteaux Varois en Provence AOP “vow-WAH” (Central Provence)
—Côtes de Provence AOP (majority of eastern Provence, but parts located in west as well)
—Les Baux-de-Provence AOP (most NW appellation)
—Palette AOP (small Central/NW appellation)
—Pierrevert AOP “PEE-air-VARE” (most northern appellation, some refer to as Southern Rhone or lumped in with Côtes du Luberon)
What appellation produces 75% of all wine in Provence?
What percentage is rosé?
- Cotes de Provence
- 75% is rosé
How does the rosé of Provence get its color? (3 ways)
Skin contact
Saignage
Immediate pressing (for palest of wines)
What are the blending laws for rosé in Provence?
Rosés must be blended from at least two varieties
***Blending of white and red wines is not an approved method for still rosé production here or elsewhere in France (except Champagne).
What foods go well with the rosés of Provence?
“Best really do seem to have a special affinity with the garlic- and oil-based cuisine of Provence, particularly aïoli.”
What grapes make up the bulk of red and rosé wines of Provence? (5)
Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, and the local, garrigue-scented Tibouren.
What is the traditional, hourglass-shaped bottle of Provence called.
Skittle
What are the 4 subzones of Provence?
La Londe
Pierrefeu “Pierre-fu”
Sainte-Victoire “Sont-Vic-Twah”
Frejus “Fray-shjuice”
What appellation is the only appellation in France to focus on Mourvedre?
Style of the appellation?
Bandol: Blanc, Rosé, and Rouge
—Blanc: 50-95% Clairette
—Rosé: 20-95% Mourvèdre
—Rouge: 50-95% Mourvèdre is blended with Grenache, Cinsault, and—to a lesser extent—Syrah and Carignan. (neither may exceed 10%)
Styles of Bandol AOP
Harvest method?
—Blanc:
Principal Varieties: 50-95% Clairette, plus Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc
—Rosé:
Principal Varieties: 20-95% Mourvèdre, plus Cinsault and Grenache
—Rouge: Principal Varieties: 50-95% Mourvèdre, plus Cinsault and Grenache (Min. 18 months in wood, no release before May 1 of the 2nd yr following the harvest)
**Manual harvest is mandatory
Name 3 prominent producers of Bandol
Domaine Tempier
Château de Pibarnon
Château Pradeaux
Dommaine de Terrebrune
Which appellation has pushed for a mandate on organic viticulture in Provence to no avail?
Location?
Style?
Les Baux de Provence AOP a former sub appellation of the larger Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence.
**located in NW corner of Provence, warm hilltop appellation, protected from the Mistral wind and perfect for organic viticulture
—Blanc: (added to appellation in 2011)
Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Vermentino (no single grape may exceed 90%)
Complementary Variety: 10-30% Roussanne
—Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Grenache, Cinsault (takes the place of the more typical Mourvèdre), and Syrah (no single grape may exceed 90%)
—Rouge:
Principal Varieties: Min. 60% combined Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah (no single grape may exceed 90%)
What prominent producer is based in Les Baux de Provence AOP?
Domaine de Trévallon (the region’s 1995 promotion to AOC and subsequent emphasis on Mediterranean varieties left the estate to release its Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines as vin de pays.)
Who is the one producer of note from Palette AOP?
Château Simone (For seven generations (1830), in the Rougier family, who continue to respect the traditional winemaking techniques, involving very old vines, prolonged fermentation, and barrel maturation using very little new wood.)
