South Of france Flashcards
Cotes de Provence
Rose = 90% production
Rose must be a blend of st least 2 varieties
Short skin contact (saignee) or direct pressing
Blending of red and white not allowed
Main varieties: cinsault, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah, Tibouren
Bandol AOP
Full body / plummy / dense red wines
Mourvèdre based
18 months in wood / years I’m bottle to reach potential
5 regions of the south of France
Languedoc
Banyuls
Collioure
Côtes de Roussilion
Corbieres
Minervoi
Provance
Biggest producer of Vin de France / worlds largest wine region
Languedoc & Roussilion
Larger producer of IGP wine
Pay d’Oc IGP (65% of all French IGP wine)
FITOU
Languedoc’s oldest appellation (1948)
Divided in 2 sectors:
- fitou maritime
- fitou montagneux
Blends dominated by Carignan
Corbieres
Languedoc
Carignan (50%) + Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Corbieres-Boutenac ( achieved full appellation / Carignan )
Minervois
Languedoc
Minervois-la liviniere (own appellation since 1999)
Limestone soils
Limoux
AOC for still , semi sparkling, sparkling wine (min 15% Mauzac + chard, Chenin
Blanquette de Limoux : 1st ever sparkling in France / min 90% Mauzac
Picpoul de pinet
Largest white wine producing region in Languedoc
100% picpoul
Overlooking lake Tau / separated by it from the sea
Frontingnan
Muscat de Frontignan : VDN/VDL from muscat a petit grain
Golden colour / orange marmalade character
VDN = 252g/L // 15-18%abv
VDL = 237g/L
VDL / VDN from Languedoc
Muscat de Frontignan
Muscat de Lunel
Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de saint jean de mireval
Roussilion
South west of France bordering Spain
14 AOC / 3 igp / 25 grape varieties
80% VDN of France
Cote de Roussilion / village
Red , white, rose
Granache, Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Grenache blanc, Roussane, Marsanne, Macabeu, Carignan blanc, Viognier, vermentino, Malvoise
Village: 25 villages entitled to use this appellation
Rivesaltes
VDN appellation
Amber & Tuilé(tawny) = aged in oxidative environment until march 1st of the 3rd year after harvest
Grenat(red) = aged reductively for 1 year / must be bottled before June 30th of the 2nd year
Extended aging in SOLERA system or glass bonbonnes (demijohns)
Other regions in France : BERGERAC
similar size to entre deux mers
Divided by Dordogne river
Adjoining Bordeaux / similar varietals
PECHARMANT
Red wine appellation within Bergerac
Predominately Merlot
Monbazillac
Sweet wine subregion of Bergerac
Lesser quality than Sauternes
Cahors
On the banks of the Lot river
Min 70% Malbec + Merlot, Tannat
Gaillac
Northeast of Tolouse
Red mainly : 2 cabs, Merlot, Syrah, Gaman
White : muscadelle, semillon, Sauvignon
Madiran
Foothills of French Pyrenees
Strong full Body red wines
Tannat + cab sav , cab franc
Jurançon
Gros manseng, petit manseng
(Courbu, Camaralet, Lauzet)
Juranson sec (dry)
Spicy dessert wine ( Vendange tardive or Moelleux)
JURAs AOC for vin Jeaune
Chateau Chalon AOC
Vin Jeaune
Savagnin grape
Wine is left in sealed wood casks for a min of 6 years / never topped up / Flor develops = similar to old sherry but not fortified
Bottle = Clavelin (62cl)
