South West Flashcards
Micro oxygenation
Patrick Duncournau
1991
Tannat
Cot
Parents
Prunelard x magdeleine noir
Carmenere
Parents
Gris Cabernet x cab franc
Merlot
Parents
Magdeleine noir x cab franc
Bergerac AOC
White SB, semillon, muscadelle
Red cs, merlot, cf, cot
Must be blends 50% has to be one of the above
Dry white, red, rose
Cotes de bergerac
Sweet, semi 4g/l
Same rules for Bergerac (wines)
No dry white
Reds higher etoh
Monbazillac AOC
Same whites as Bergerac
Sweet and SGN (85g/l)
Sweeter than Sauternes 45g/l
80% primary grapes, 12% etoh min
Saussignac AOC
Same rules as monbazillac
68g/l
Fronton AOC
Red and rose only
Negrette (min 40%)
Sandy clays - boulbenes
Garonne river
Gaillac AOC
Dry red white rose, sweet, VT, sparkling white rose
W-len de l’el/loin de l’Oeil, mauzac blanc, muscadelle
Rose-mauzac rose
Red-duras,Syrah,fer servadou
Cahors AOC
Only red (local known as Auxerrois) 70% cot min Limestone Lot river “Black wines of Cahors”
Madiran AOC
Only red Tannat (50% min) Pinenc, Bouchy grapes Rain shadow Pebble, limestone clay, iron Bearn AOC inside Madiran Adour river
Pinenc
Fer servadou
Bouchy
Cab franc
Pacherenc du vic bilh AOC
Labed above as sweet. Add sec dry
Gros and petit Manseng, courbu, petit courbu
Must blend (one has to be from list above)
45g/l
Adour river