Roussillon Quizes/Flash Cards
What is the climate of Roussillon?
Mediterranean
Which mountain range forms the northern boundary of Roussillon?
Corbières
Roussillon was at one stage part of which island Kingdom?
Majorca
Which Treaty ceded Roussillon to France?
Treaty of the Pyrenees
Roussillon’s main grape style and 3 dominate grapes?
Red
1. Grenache - 23%
2. Syrah - 17%
3. Carignan - 13%
What is the main grape variety used to produce white VDNs in Roussillon?
Grenache Blanc
What is the main grape variety used to produce red VDNs in Roussillon?
Grenache
Main vine training and why?
Goblelet and low to ground
Low rainfall
Protect from Tramontane wind
Hand harvest 80% slopes
As of 2018, what percentage of Roussillon’s vineyards are farmed organically?
And why?
20%
Low rain / windy
In Roussillon – and Languedoc – which red grape variety is often fermented using carbonic maceration?
Carignan
Which is the largest AOC in Roussillon?
Côtes du Roussillon
Roughly what percentage of Roussillon’s wine production was bottled as Languedoc AOC in 2019?
2%
Which VDNs is only made reductively?
All make reductive but only
Muscat de Rivesaltes
What is Hors d’Age?
VDNs refers to wines that have been aged a long time under controlled oxidation min 5 years
How many VDNs in Roussillon?
5
4 –> Grenache
1 –> Muscat only
Which IGP is the most used in Roussillon?
Côtes Catalanes
Côtes Catalanes IGP can be used for rancio style wines – how long must these be aged for before being sold?
Until August 31 of the fifth year after harvest
What are all the winds the impact Roussillon?
Mistral - N
Cers - W
Tramontane - NE
Sirocco - S
Autan - SE
Marin - SE
What are rivers in Roussillon?
Agly
Têt
Tech
What effect does the Tramontane wind have on the vineyards?
Reduces humidity
What wine styles of wine can be made in Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOC?
Dry red only
How many and what are Côtes du Roussillon Villages DCG?
5 DCG
1. Caramany
2. Latour-de-France
3. Les Aspres
4. Lesquerde
5. Tautavel
Banyuls AOC shares the same area with which other Roussillon AOC?
Collioure
What are the large glass jars used for maturing VDN called?
Bonbonnes
What is VDN rancio?
Very Oxidated
Grenat and Rimage
Reductive
Tuilé, Hors d’Age, Ambré, Traditionnel
Oxidated
In 2018 what was the most planted red grape in Roussillon?
Grenache
Tautavel
DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon Villages
Languedoc
AOCs in Roussillon
Côtes de Villages
Muscate de Rivesaltes
VDN
White only - Muscat à Petit Grains/Alexandrie
Reductive only
Les Aspres
DGCs of Côtes de Roussillon Villages
Maury VDN
Reductive = Grenat
Oxidative = Tuilé or Hors d’Age
Very Oxidative = Tuilé Rancio
Red = Grenache Noir
Rosé = Granache Noir, Gris, Blance, Tourbat, Macabeu
White = same as rosé
Collioure
Dry White, Rosé, Red
Côtes de Roussillon Villages
Red only
5 DCGs
Banyuls Grand Cru
VDN
Red and Oxidative ONLY - Tuilé or Hors d’Age