Roussillon Flashcards
Is Muscat de Rivesaltes VDN usually made reductively or oxidatively?
It is almost always reductive
What are the “crus” of the Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOC?
Caramany, Latour de France, Lesquerde and Tautavel
What are Roussillon’s most important rivers?
Agly, Têt and Tech
The southernmost appellation in France is:
Collioure/Banyuls
Is Banyuls Grand Cru VDN made reductively or oxidatively?
Banyuls Grand Cru VDN is always oxidized.
What style of wine is made in the Maury AOC?
Dry reds and red/white VDN
Banyuls shares the same deliminated area with what other appellation?
Collioure
What are the grape varieties allowed in the Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC?
Muscat à Petit Grains and Muscat d’Alexandrie
Roussillon is best known for what wine style?
Vins Doux Naturels (VDN)
What wine style(s) can be made under the Côtes du Roussillon Villages designation?
Red wines only
What style of wine does the Banyuls Grand Cru AOC produce?
Red VDN only
What style(s) of wine is/are made in the Collioure AOC?
Dry red, white and rosé
What style of wine does the Banyuls Grand Cru AOC produce?
Red VDN only
What IGP is shared jointly between Languedoc and Roussillon?
IGP Pays d’Oc
The prevailing north wind in Roussillon is called:
The Tramontane
What wines may be labeled Hors d’Age?
Oxidized VDNs aged a minimum of five years
A “bonbonne” is:
A large glass jar used for maturing VDN
What is the main grape variety used to produce red VDN?
Grenache
What AOC is shared jointly between Languedoc and Roussillon?
Languedoc AOC
What is the climate of Roussillon?
Mediterranean, with lots of heat and sunshine.
Tourbat is also known as:
Malvoisie du Roussillon
What effect does the Tramontane have on winemaking in Roussillon?
The Tramontane reduces humidity and the risk of vine disease.
What French wine region boasts the highest number of organic and biodynamic wine producers?
Roussillon
Banyuls AOC must contain 50% of which grape?
Grenache
The 5 Vin Doux Naturels AOCs
Rivesaltes AOC (red and white)
Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC (white - Muscat a petit Grains and Muscat d’alexandrie)
Maury AOC (red and white Grenache Noir)
Banyuls AOC (red, white, rose min 50% Grenache Noir)
Banyuls Grand Cru AOC (red min 75% Grenache Noir)
Maury AOC is what style
Dry unfortified red and R/W VDN- Grenache Noir
Which two AOCs share the same delimited area?
Collioure AOC (dry Red, Rose, White) and Banyuls AOC (VDN red, rose, white)
What are the 4 (plus one shared) AOCs of Rousillon?
Languedoc AOC (shared) Cotes du Roussillon AOC Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC Collioure AOC Maury AOC
