Roussillon Flashcards
Côtes du Roussillon is the largest appellation and most complicated due to a good number of vineyards are field blends. What are the styles here? What are the grapes used for red?
Red (80%) & Rose (13%)= Carignan, Grenache Noir, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Lladoner Peut, ;(maccabeu- 30% max) can only be incorporated into rosé
True or False: Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Maccabeu, Rousanne, Marsanne, Rolle (Vermentino), Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon) are all whites authorized for Côtes du Roussillon
True (white accounts for only 7%)
True or False: Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspreś will soon become a cru for Côtes du Roussillon-Villages.
True- wines must be a blend of at least 3 out of the 4 approved grapes (Carignan Noir, Grenache Noir, Syrah, Mourvèdre)
What year was Côtes du Roussillon AOC established?
1977
What AOC extends through the Agly and Têt river valleys and is designated for reds only? (Red grapes authorized?)
Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOC (Grenache-based; Carignan, Lladoner Pelut, Syrah, Mourvédre)
Name the four crus that “Côtes du Roussillon” can be added to:
Caramany, Latour de France, Lesquerde, Tautavel
The Crus of Côtes du Roussillon are all situated in a circle around the village of _______
Maury
What AOC is the southernmost appellation in France?
Collioure AOC
When was red and rosé established (respectively) and what grapes are authorized for Collioure AOC?
Red (1971), Rose (1991)
Grenache (noir), Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan
What year was Colliure white AOC established with what white grapes?
(min. 70%): Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris (2003)
True or False: Both Collioure AOC and Côtes du Roussillon Blanc both share the same delimited area.
True
True or False: Collioure AOC is the appellation for Vins Doux Naturels and Banyuls is the appellation for dry wines.
False- it’s the other way around
What is the AOC for dry, unfortified wine that must be a blend of two different grapes with Grenache Noir as a main component comprising 60 to 80% of total assemblage.
Maury AOC
Of the five AOC’s for VdNs in Roussillon which are made entirely for Muscat? (What are the grapes used)
Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC; (Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc & Muscat d’ Alexandrie)
Name all the grapes that are used when the label says “ Rivesaltes, Maury, and Banyuls” on white VDN?
Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Malvoisie du Roussillon, Maccabeu
Some AOC’s permit inclusion of both Muscats- but in limited quantities. Name three AOC’s that permit up to 20% of both Muscats:
Rivesaltes
Maury
Banyuls
VDN’s are min. ______ % alcohol while there are some dry, general range is from _______ % to up to _______ % R.S.
min. 15% alcohol; (some dry) 4.5% - 10% or more R.S
The grapes must be picked with more than 25.2% (252 g/L) sugar at harvest. Pure alcohol is added during fermentation (in the amount of ______ to ______ % of total juice volume) in order to kill the yeast and boost alcohol levels
(5% to 10% of total juice volume)
Alcohol effectively arrests the fermentation and leaves __________ __________ in the finished wine
unfermented sugars
True of False: Some VDN’s are almost fermented completely dry before the alcohol is added- but this is rare
True (overwhelming majority of the VDN’s have significant sweetness)
True or False: Banyuls AOC has more requirements than Banyuls Grand Cru
False: (Banyuls AOC has just two: min. 50% Grenache noir and NO aging req.)
Name a few requirements for Banyuls Grand Cru AOC
- Min. 75% Grenache noir (Carignan, Cinsault, Syrah incorporated in blend)
- Can be labeled “dry/sec/brut” when < 5% R.S
- Slightly oxidized due to mandatory aging requirement of 30 months in oak
True of False: VDN can be produced reductively (minimizing oxygen exposure) or oxidatively (encouraging oxygen exposure)
true
True or False: Working reductively in the cellar involves topping up tanks or barrels to their fullest (eliminating air space); this practice delivers fresh, fruit-forward VDNs.
True
