Rousillon Flashcards

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What percentage of France’s fortified wines are made in Rousillon

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90%

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What are the wine styles allowed in the Rivesalte AOP?

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Vin Doux Naturel Grenat: 100% Grenache Noir
Vin Doux Naturel Ambré:
Principal Varieties: Grenache (Blanc, Gris, and Noir), Tourbat (Malvoisie de Roussillon), Macabeu
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie (Muscat Romain)
Vin Doux Naturel Tuilé: As for Ambré.
Vin Doux Naturel Rosé: As for Ambré
Vin Doux Naturel Hors d’Age (Tuilé or Ambré)
Vin Doux Naturel Rancio (Tuilé or Ambre)
Carignan and Syrah vines planted before 2002 may remain at a max. 10%

Minimum Residual Sugar: 45 g/l

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In Rivesalte what is ambre and how is it made?

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Amber Wine
Made from: Principal Varieties: Grenache (Blanc, Gris, and Noir), Tourbat (Malvoisie de Roussillon), Macabeu
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie (Muscat Romain)
Min alcohol: 21.5%
Min RS: 45g/l
Wines must be aged in an oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the third year following the harvest.

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In Rivesalte what is grenat and how is it made?

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Red Wine
Made from:  100% Grenache Noir
Min ALcohol 21.5%
Min RS:  45g/l
Wines must be aged in a reductive environment until at least May 1 of the year following the harvest, including at least 3 months in bottle.  Wines are bottled no later than June 30 of the second year after harvest.
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In Rivesalte what is rose and how is it made?

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Pink Wine
Made from: Principal Varieties: Grenache (Blanc, Gris, and Noir), Tourbat (Malvoisie de Roussillon), Macabeu
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie (Muscat Romain
Min alcohol: 21.5%
Min RS: 45g/l
Wines must be bottled no later than December 31 of the year following the harvest.

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In Rivesalte what is tuille and how is it made?

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Tawny Wine
Made from: Principal Varieties: Grenache (Blanc, Gris, and Noir), Tourbat (Malvoisie de Roussillon), Macabeu **Grenache Noir MUST be present in the blend
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie (Muscat Romain
Min alcohol: 21.5%
Min RS: 45g/l
Wines must be aged in an oxidative environment until at least March 1 of the third year following the harvest.

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In Rivesalte what is Hors d’Age and how is it made?

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Made from Tuilé or Ambré wines.

Wines are aged until at least September 1 of the fifth year after harvest

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When wine from Rivesalte is made solely from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie it may be labelled as which AOP?

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Muscat de Rivesalte AOP?

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What is the minimum RS for wines labelled Muscat de Rivesalte AOP?

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100g/l

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What wine styles are allowed in Maury AOP?

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Styles and Encépagement:
Rouge:
Principal Variety: 60-80% Grenache
Complementary Varieties: Carignan, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Accessory Variety: Max. 10% Lladoner Pelut
Wines must include Maury Sec on the label

Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Ambré: (Blanc must include vintage)
Principal Varieties: Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie

Vin Doux Naturel Grenat and Tuilé: (Rouge, Grenat must include vintage)
Principal Variety: Min. 75% Grenache
Complementary Varieties: Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris
Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan and Syrah; max. 10% Macabeu

Vin Doux Naturel “Hors d’Age”
Vin Doux Naturel “Rancio”

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What are the grape varieties allowed for unfortified red in the Maury AOP?

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Principal Variety: 60-80% Grenache
Complementary Varieties: Carignan, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Accessory Variety: Max. 10% Lladoner Pelut

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What is the minimum RS for VDN wines from Maury AOP?

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45g/l

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What wine styles are allowed in the Banyuls AOP?

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Styles and Encépagement:

Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Ambré:
Principal Varieties: Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Accessory Varieties: Max 20% combined Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie; max. 10% combined Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino, and Carignan Blanc

Vin Doux Naturel Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% combined Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie

Vin Doux Naturel “Rimage”: (Vintage-dated Rouge)
Principal Varieties: Grenache
Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan, Cinsault, Counoise, Grenache Gris, Syrah, and Mourvèdre

Vin Doux Naturel “Traditionnel”: (Rouge)
Principal Varieties: Min. 50% Grenache, plus Grenache Gris
Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan, Cinsault, Counoise, Syrah, Mourvèdre

Vin Doux Naturel “Hors d’Age”

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In Banyuls what is Rimage?

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Vintage dated red wine that may not be released until May 1 of the year following harvest

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What percentage of Grenache must there be in Traditionnel wines from Banyuls?

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50%

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What are the wine styles allowed in the Banyuls Grand Cru AOP?

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VDN Rouge
VDN Rouge Hors d’Age
VDN Rouge Rancio

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What is the minimum amount of Grenache required in the blend for Banyuls Grand Cru AOP?

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How long must Banyuls Grand Cru spend in oak?

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Unfortified red, white and rose wines from Banuyls are released under which AOP?

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Collioure AOP

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What is the name of the regional appellation for dry red, white and rose wines from Rousillon?

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Cotes de Rousillon AOP

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In Rousillon what is Les Aspres?

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A subzone of the Cotes de Rousillon AOP for Syrah and Mouvedre based wines from the villages nestled within Les Apres and the Alberes mountains. 50% grenache / 25% combined syrah / mourvedre

Min 3 grapes required in final blend, all other are just two

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What wine styles are allowed in the Cotes de Rousillon Villages AOP?

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Red wines made from:
Min. 2 varieties. Min. 80% combined Grenache (max. 70%), Carignan (max. 60%), Syrah and Mourvédre (max. 70% each, min. 30% combined): plus Lladoner Pelut

“Les Aspres”: Min. 3 Varieties. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre max. 50% each. Min. 25% combined Shiraz and Mourvedre. The two majority grapes may not account for more than 90% combined. Carignan (max 25%).

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How many villages are allowed to add their name to the Cotes du Rousillon Villages AOP and what are they?

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Latour-de-France

Caramany: (Carignan must be vinified thorugh carbonic maceration)

Lesquerde: (Carignan must be vinified thorugh carbonic maceration)

Tantavel

“Les Aspres”: Min. 3 Varieties. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre max. 50% each. Min. 25% combined Shiraz and Mourvedre. The two majority grapes may not account for more than 90% combined.

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what’s the difference between Rivesaltes Ambré and Tuilé

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Tuilé must contain grencahe noir

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Mountain range influencing Rousillon
Pyrenees/chaine des alberes
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What vintage between 2015-2020 was the most affected by frost in Rousillon?
2017
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RdB for banyuls?
30 hl/ha
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Pirncipal soils for banyuls / why are vineyards here terraced?
Black and Brown Schist Thin topsoil which means erosion is a constant threat
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How are vines in banyuls usually trained?
Head-trained bushvines
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What aop in Rousillon are the following producers located in? Mas Amiel Puig-Parahy Vinyer de la Ruca
Mas Amiel - maury Puig-Parahy - rivesaltes Vinyer de la Ruca - Banyuls
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Name three banyuls producers
Vinyer de la Ruca cave de l'Etoile cellier des templieres
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Styles and aging for Grand ROusillon AOP
VDN White / Rose / Red 3 years
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Name the winds of banyuls
Tramontone / llevant
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percentage of fortification spirit that may be present in bnyuls aop
no more than 10% and no less than 5%
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what two mountain ranges moderate rousillon
pyrenees/chaine des albertes and the masif du canigou
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Baillaury, Cosprons, Douy or Ravaner rivers are located where
banyuls and colliure
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what are the moderating rivers of rousillon
tech, tet, agly
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what mountain separates Spain from Roussillon
Alberes (sub of pyrenees)
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