Roussillon Pt 4 - AOCs - Dry wines

Question 1

How many AOCs in Roussillon produce dry wines?

Answer 1

Five : REGIONAL : Languedoc AOC & Cotes du Roussillon AOC;
Zonal: Maury (Sec) AOC; Collioure AOC; Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC.

Question 2

Which AOC covers all of the Roussillon region?

Answer 2

Languedoc AOC but it is only used by less than 2% of producers in Roussillon.

Question 3

Which is the largest producer-region by volume in Roussillon?

Answer 3

Cotes du Roussillon AOC.

Question 4

When was Cotes du Roussillon awarded? styles? Grapes?

Answer 4

Awarded in 1977 for dry white, red and rose.
White:(P) Grenache Blanc,MAcabeu, Tourbat;
Rose:(P) Grenache Gris;
Red:(P) Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan.

Question 5

What is the style of Cotes du Roussillon wines?

Answer 5

Thye range from light and youthful to more complex and concentrated for ageing.

Question 6

What is the blend rule for red wine in Cotes du Roussillon AOC?

Answer 6

Must be at least any two of the primary grapes.

Question 7

What is the blend rule for Rose wine in Roussillon?

Answer 7

No rule but generally a blend of Grenache Gris, Genache and Syrah.

Question 8

What is the blend rule for white wine in Cotes du Roussillon AOC?

Answer 8

Must be a blend of at least two varieties. Usually Grenache Blanc and Macabeu.

Question 9

What are the production numbers by style for 2019?

Answer 9

Red 50%;
Rose - 42%;
White - 8%

Question 10

When was Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC awarded? styles? Grapes?

Answer 10

Awarded in 1977 for RED only.
(P) GSM and Carignan.

Question 11

What is the blend rule for red wine in Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC?

Answer 11

Must be a blend of at least two varieties and grenache-based.

Question 12

How many DGC in Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC?

Answer 12

Five - Caramany, Latour-de-France, Tuteval, Les Aspres, Lesquerde.

Question 13

What can a DGC of Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC?

Answer 13

Add name to the label

Question 14

Which rivers run through the Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC?

Answer 14

Agly, Tet.

Question 15

When was Collioure AOC awarded? styles? Grapes?

Answer 15

Awarded in 1971 for Rose and red; 2003 Dry white.
White:(P) Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Marsanne, Roussanne, tourbat, Vermentino;
Rose:(P) Grenache Gris;
Red:(P) GSM, Carignan

Question 16

What AOC shares the same delimited area as Collioure AOC?

Answer 16

Banyuls for VDNs.

Question 17

Which is the most southern AOC of France?

Answer 17

Collioures AOC.

Question 18

What is the topography of Collioures AOC?

Answer 18

Steep slopes descending to the sea. Must be hand harvested because of this.

Question 19

What is the blend rule for red and rose wine in Collioures AOC?

Answer 19

Must be at least two of the primary varieties.

Question 20

What is the blend rule for white wine in Collioures AOC?

Answer 20

Customarily will be 70% Grenache Blanc and/or Grenache Gris.

Question 21

Where is Maury (Sec) AOC located?

Answer 21

On the slopes below the ruins of Queribus Castle on hills which separate Corbieres an dthe Pyrenees Mountains.

Question 22

What is the local climate of Maury (Sec) AOC.

Answer 22

The sun is relentless and winds funnel through at 60MPH.

Question 23

What effect does the local climate of Maury AOC have on the vines?

Answer 23

Vines struggle and produce only two or three bunches per vine.

Question 24

When was Maury (Sec) AOC awarded? Styles? Grapes?

Answer 24

Awarded in 1936 for fortified, and then for Red (sec) in 2011.
Red:(P) Grenache;
(S) Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan, Lledoner Pelut.

Question 25

What are the blend rules for the dry wines of Maury (Sec) AOC?

Answer 25

Must be a blend at least two varieties with Grenache as the main component.

Question 26

How long must Maury Sec wines be aged for?

Answer 26

They can be released after ageing until 1st March of year after harvest.

Question 27

What wording is obligatory on Maury (Sec) wines?

Answer 27

Sec must appear on the label.