Provence COPY

Question 1

75% of wine from Provence is bottled under what appellation?

Answer 1

Côtes de Provence

Question 2

75% of Côtes de Provence production is what style?

Answer 2

Rosé

Question 3

Styles and varietals of the Côtes de Provence

Answer 3

Rosé/Red: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Tibouren (all max 90%), plus
White: Clairette, Ugni Blanc, Vermentino, Sémillon

Question 4

Geographic subzones of Côtes de Provence

Answer 4

Sainte-Victoire (west)
Fréjus (east)
La Londe (south)
Pierrefeu (north of La Londe, est. 2012)

Question 5

Name two Grand Crus of Provence

Answer 5

Château Minuty
Château Sainte-Roseline
Château de la Source Sainte-Marguerite
Domaine de la Clapière
Domaine de l'Aumérade
Clos Cibonne
Domaine de Rimaurescq
Domaine de Castel Roubine
Château du Galoupet
Château de Saint-Martin
Château de Saint-Maur
Clos Mireille
Château de Selle
Château de Brégançon
Domaine de Mauvanne
Domaine de la Croix
Domaine du Noyer
Domaine du Jas d'Esclans

Question 6

What properties are owned by Domaine Ott?

Answer 6

Clos Mireille
Château de Selle
Château Romassan (Bandol)

Question 7

What is unique about Clos Cibonne?

Answer 7

The estate is devoted to Tibouren, with assemblages from 90-100%.
They also applied for and were granted permission to list Tibouren on the label pre-2009.

Question 8

Styles and varietals of Bandol

Answer 8

Rouge/Rosé: 50-95% Mourvèdre plus Cinsault and Grenache, plus
White: 50-95% Clairette, plus Bourboulenc and Ugni Blanc, plus

Question 9

Minimum aging for Bandol Rouge

Answer 9

18mos in wood, not released before May 1 of the year following the harvest

Question 10

Styles and varietals of Cassis

Answer 10

White: min. 60% Marsanne and Clairette, plus
Rosé/Red: min. 70% Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé

Question 11

Styles and varietals of Palette

Answer 11

White: min. 55% Picardin, Clairette, Bourboulenc, plus

Red/Rosé: min. 50% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, plus

Question 12

What is the minimum aging for Palette Rouge?

Answer 12

18mos in wood

Question 13

In what AOP of Provence is hand-harvesting required?

Answer 13

Bandol

Question 14

Styles and varietals of Coteaux Varois en Provence

Answer 14

White: Vermentino, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, plus
Red/Rosé: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah (max 90%), plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé
Red/Rosé: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah (max 90%), plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé

Question 15

Styles and Varietals of Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence

Answer 15

White: min. 50% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 70% Grenache plus Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, plus
White grapes are authorized for Rosé

Question 16

Styles and varietals of Les Baux de Provence

Answer 16

White: min. 60% Clairette, Grenache Blanc, and Vermentino, plus
Red: min. 60% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, plus (max 20% Cab Sauv)
Rosé: min. 60% Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, plus

Question 17

What year did Domaine de Trévallon declassify its red to VdP?

Answer 17

1995; the year Les Baux was elevated to AOC

Question 18

Styles and Varietals of Bellet

Answer 18

White: min. 60% Vermentino, plus

Red/Rosé: Braquet and Fuella Nera, plus

Question 19

Styles and varietals for Vin de Corse

Answer 19

White: min. 75% Vermentino, plus Ugni Blanc, Biancu Gentile, Codivarta, Genovèse
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, plus

Question 20

What is the Corsican synonym for Vermentino?

Answer 20

Malvoisie de Corse

Question 21

What is the synonym for Sciaccarello?

Answer 21

Mammolo

Question 22

What are the geographical designations of Corsica? (North to South)

Answer 22

Coteaux du Cap Corse
Calvi
Sartène
Figari
Porto-Vecchio

Question 23

Styles and varietals for Ajaccio

Answer 23

White: min. 80% Vermentino, plus

Red/Rosé: min. 60% Sciaccarello, Nielluccio, Barbaroux, Vermentino, plus

Question 24

Styles and varietals for Patrimonio

Answer 24

White: 100% Vermentino
Red: min. 90% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello, Vermentino
Rosé: min. 75% Nielluccio, plus Grenache, Sciaccarello, Vermentino

Question 25

What is the minimum must weight, RS, and abv for Muscat du Cap Corse?

Answer 25

Must weight: 252 g/L
RS: 90 g/L
ABV: 21.5% (15-18% acquired)

Question 26

What is the Corsican synonym for Ugni Blanc?

Answer 26

Rossola

Question 27

What is the encepagement for Coteaux du Cap Corse? Do the other subzones follow this encepagement?

Answer 27

White: min. 80% Vermentino, plus
Red/Rosé: min. 60% combined Grenche, Nielluccio, Sciaccarello

The other subzones share an encepagement with Vin de Corse.