Roussillon Flashcards
Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOP geographical designation subzones
Caramany
Latour-de-France
Lesquerde
Tautavel
Les Aspres (moved from Côtes du Roussillon AOP in 2017)
Banyuls Grand Cru AOP style of production
Vin Doux Naturel Rouge
Vin Doux Naturel Rouge “Hors d’Age”
Vin Doux Naturel Rouge “Rancio”
Banyuls Grand Cru AOP grapes
Principal Varieties: Min. 75% Grenache, plus Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, Muscat d’Alexandrie (Muscat Romain), and Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% combined Carignan, Counoise, Cinsault, Mourvèdre and Syrah
Banyuls Grand Cru AOP aging
Banyuls Grand Cru: Min. 30 months in barrel, not to be released until June 1 of the third year following the harvest
Banyuls Grand Cru “Hors d’Age”: Wines may not be released until September 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
Maury AOP style of production
Rouge - 60-80% Grenache
Vin Doux Naturel Blanc and Ambré - Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Tourbat.
Vin Doux Naturel Grenat and Tuilé - Min. 75% Grenache
Vin Doux Naturel “Hors d’Age”
Vin Doux Naturel “Rancio”
Rivesaltes AOP styles of wine production ?
Vin Doux Naturel Grenat: 100% Grenache Noir
Vin Doux Naturel Ambré:
Principal Varieties: Grenache (Blanc, Gris, and Noir), Tourbat (Malvoisie de Roussillon), Macabeu
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)
Rivesaltes AOP aging ….
Grenat?
Wines must be aged in a reductive environment until at least May 1 of the year following the harvest. Wines are bottled no later than June 30 of the second year after harvest.
Rivesaltes AOP aging ….
Ambré and Tuilé:?
Wines must be aged in an oxidative environment and released on September 1 of the second year following the harvest year.
Rivesaltes AOP aging ….
Hors d’Age:?
Wines are aged until at least September 1 of the fifth year after harvest.
