Provence, Rousillon, Rhone, SW Flashcards
What are the sub-regions of Cotes de Provence? What changes in the sub-zones?
Sainte-Victoire, Frejus, La Londe, Pierrefeu
All sub-zones = +10% min GSM blend
Name the 18 Grand Cru Estates of Provence:
Chateau Minuty Chateau Sainte-Roseline Chateau de la Source Sainte-Marguerite Domaine de la Clapiere Domaine de l'Aumerade CLos Cibonne Domaine de Rimaurescq Domaine de Castel Roubine Chateau du Galoupet Chateau de Saint-Martin Chateau de Saint-Maur Clos Mireille Chateau de Selle Domaine de Mauvanne Domaine de la Croix Domaine du Noyer Domaine du Jas d'Esclans
What are the grapes and aging requirements for Bandol?
White : Clairette, Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc
Red/ Rose: Mourvedre, Cinsault, Grenache
Rouge:18mo in wood 2yrs total
What are the major grapes for Bellet AOP?
white: min 60% Vermentino(rolle)
Rose/Red: min 60% Braquet &fuella Nera
What are the grapes of Cassis AoP?
White: min60% Marsanne and Clairette + Doucillon Blanc
Rose/Red: Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvedre
What are the varietal requirments for Cotes du Rhone AOP?
Blanc: Min 80% combined, Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette Viognier
Rouge/rose:min 40% + S M
What are the soil types of Cote Brune and Cote Blonde in Cote Rotie?
Brune: Mica-schistous rock
Blonde:Gneiss
What style of wines is produces in Chatillon-en-Diois AOP?
Blanc: Chard and Aligote
Rose/rouge: Gamay+PN & Syrah
What are the two styles of wine produced in Clairette de Die AOP?
Blanc Mousseux - Clairette max 15 g/l residual sugar
Methode Dioise Ancestral - 75% Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains + Clairette max 35 g/l residual sugar
What is the only AOP appellation of Northern Rhone that can produce a rose?
Chatillon-en-Dios Aop
What is the grape varietal for Coteaux de Die AOP?
100% Clairette
What is the max g/l of sugar and what colors for Cremant de Die AOP
Blanc only with Clairette predominant
Max 15 g/l sugar
What styles of wine can be produced in Saint-Peray AOP?
Blanc and Blanc MOusseaux
Blanc - Dry
Mousseaux no specification
What AOP’s of Northern Rhone can produce sweet wines?
Condrieu
Hermitage
Which Northern Rhone AOP can produce Vin de Paille
Hermitage
What AOP’s of Southern Rhone can produce Red only?
Vinsobres
Beaume de Venise
Which AOP of Southern Rhone can produce white only? What grape?
Clairette de Bellegarde Aop
100% Clairette
What are the permitted grape varietals for Cht du Pape? When was this AOP established?
1936 - Grenache (all three colors) Mouvedre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Vaccarese, Clairette, Clairette Rose, Muscardin, Picardin, Piquepoul(all three colors), Terret Noir
What is the min ABV for CDP?
12.5
What are the two vine training systems in CDP?
En ligne - 3000 vines per hectare
Au Carre - aroun 2500 vines per hectare
Describe the soils and natural features of CDP
Clay, sand, limestone, marl and Galets roules - Quartzite and silica
What AOPs allow production of Viognier in Southern Rhone?
Duche d’Uzes
Grignan-les-adhemar
Which two AOP’s mandate the highest percentage of Grenache in Southern Rhone?
Gigondas - 90%
Beaumes de Venise -80%
What are the grape varietals and styles permitted for Muscat de Beaume de Venise?
VDN Blanc:muscat blanc a petit grains Rouge:muscat rouge a petit grains Rose:both Min sugar 100 g/l
What three villages can produce VDN under Rasteau?
Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet
Can any other village produce dry red and call it Rasteau?
No
What are the styles/varietals permitted for Rasteau?
Rouge: min 50% Grenache +20%s/m
VDN Blanc: main Grenache B &Gris + other white rhone
VDN Rose/Ambre: all three colors of grenache + other rhone
VDN Grenat & Tuile: min 75% Grenache + grenache blanc & gris + other Rhone white
VDN Hors d’Age
VDN Rancio: must show oxidative characters
All VDN min 45 g/l sugar
Aging requirements or VDN Rasteau?
Blanc and grenat: May 1 release year after harvest - must be bttled no later then June 30th the 2nd year after harvest
Ambre and Tuile: March 1 third year after harvest
hors d’age: Sept 1 the 5th year after harvest
what is the soil type of tavel?
Lauses - White calcreous stone
Which appellations in Rousillon do not produce VDN
Cotes du Roussillon Villages
Cotes du Roussillon
Collioure
What is the sole red only AOP of Roussillon?
Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOP
What does Rimage mean on a label in Banyuls?
Vintage dated VDN
Aging requirements and sugar levels for Banyuls AOP?
45 g/l min
Blanc/rimage: May1, 1st year
Ambre Traditionnel: May 1, 3rd year
Hors d’Age: Sept 1, 5th year
Aging requirements/style for Banyuls Grand Cru AOP
75% min Grenache for rouge style
Min 45 g/l of sugar
Max 54 g/l of sugar of a sweetness designation is attached(brut/dry/sec)
Banyuls GC: min 30 mo in barrel with release June 1, 3rd year following harvest
Banyuls GC Hors d’Auge: Sept 1, 5th year following harvest
What is the subzone of Cotes du Roussillon AOP?
Les Aspres
What are the 4 communes of Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOP?
Caramany, Latour-de-France, Lesquerde, Tautavel
What grape is Malvosie du Roussillon?
Tourbat
Styles of Grand Roussillon AOP?
VDN: Blanc Rouge Rose Rancio All three grenache, tourbat + Macabeu \+other roussillon varietals Min aging Sept 1, 3rd year after harvest
Maury AOP styles Produced?
Rouge: 60-80% Grenache + Carignan, Mourvedre, Syrah + 10% Llandoner Pelut
VDN - Min sugar 45 g/l
Blanc & Ambre: No red grapes - Grenache blanc & gris, Macabeu, Tourbat + Muscat baPS & Muscat d’Alexandri
Grenat & Tuile: Min 75% Grenache + Grenache Gris & Blanc
Aging
Blanc & Grenat:June 30th, 2nd yea following harvest
Ambre & Tuile: aged in Glass March 1, 3rd year after harvest
Hors d’Age: Sept 1, 5th year after harvest - glass containers
Rivesaltes AOP styles produced?
VDN - 45 g/l residual sugar
Grenat: 100& Grenache Noir
Ambre/Tuile/Rose: All 3 Grenache + Tourbat Macabeu + other Roussillon
Aging
Grenat: June 30th, 2nd year after harvest
Rose: Dec 31 at the latest(year following harvest)
Ambre/Tuile: Oxidative envirnontment + March 1, 3rd year after harvest
Hors d’age: Sept 1, 5th year after harvest
Which VDN - AOP in Roussillon specifies having a non-oxidative aging environment for Ambre, Tuille, and Hors d’Age bottlings?
Maury
What are the Red only AOP of Southwest France?
Cahors
Madiran
Pecharmant
What are the Blanc only AOP of Southwest France?
Cotes de Montravel Gaillac Premieres Cotes Haut-Montravel Pecherenc du Vic-Bilh Rosette Saussignac
What is the Encepage of Cahors AOP?
70%min Malbec + Merlot & Tannat
What is the style/varietals permitted for Cotes de Montravel AOP?
Blanc only : 30% min Semillon + SB, SG, Muscadelle +Ondenc
What are the styles and varietals permitted for FLoc de Gascogne AOP
VDL blanc: min 70% Colombard, Gros Manseng, Ugni Blanc combined.
VDL Rose: Bordeaux varietals + Fer & Tannat - Any single varietal permitted EXCEPT Tannat
What styles of wine are produces in Gaillac AOP
Blanc/Vin Mousseu Blanc & Blanc “Doux”: Min 50% Len de l’El Mauzac, Mauzac Rose and Muscadelle
Blanc VT: Len de l’El and Ondenc + other white. -Botrytis - 100 g/l min sugar
Rouge/Rose: Min 60% Syrah, Duras, Fer + bordeaux varietals & Prunelard
Rouge Primeur: 100% Gamay
Vin Mousseu Blanc Method Ancesetral: Mauzac and Mauzac Rose
Styles and varietals permitted for Gaillac Premieres Cotes AOP?
Blanc : 50% min Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Len de l’El, Muscadelle + 50% combined SB and Ondence
DRY
Styles and varietals permitted for Jurancon AOP?
Blanc: Min 50% Gros & Petit Manseng+Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu & Camaralet de Lasseube - max 4 g/l residual
Blanc Sec min 40g/l residual
Blanc VT: Petit Manseng & Gros Manseng - min 55 g/l residual
Styles and varietals permitted for Madiran AOP?
Rouge : 60-80% Tannat + CF,CS & Fer
What are the styles and varietals permitted for Monbazillac AOP?
White: Bordeau varietals
Blanc:45g/l min
SGN:85 g/l min
What are the styles and varietals permitted for Pacherec du Vic-Bilh AOP?
Blanc:60-80% combined Corbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Mansend and Petit Manseng
+arrufiac and SB
Blanc Sec - 4g/l ma residual sugar
Blanc: 45 g/l residual
What are the styles and varietals permitted for Rosette AOP?
Blanc: SB,SG,Semillon, Muscadelle
25-51g/l of RS
What are the styles and varietals permitted for Saussignac AOP?
Blanc: Bordeaux varietals
Min RS: 68g/l
What river do the subregions of Muscadet Sevre et Maine lie on?
Sevre
What are the soil type of Savennieres?
Blue Schist & Volcanic Debris
What river is Chinon on?
Vienne
What river is Chenonceaux on?
Cher
