South West Flashcards
Most planted red varietal South West
Merlot
Most planted White varietal South West
Colombard
Climate of the South West?
Continental
The majority of the south West vineyards lie in the ________ Basin
Aquitane
Over the years, South West has also been known as these 3 terms:
Gallia Aquitania
Aquitaine
Gascony
English lands in France often referred to as ?
Angevin Empire
Where is Perigord?
Near Bergerac
Gascon derived from
Vascony tribe
Basque language/culture is a variation of
Occitan
Gascon Culture’s 2 famous literary characters
- D’Artagnan- famous hero from the 3 Musketeers
- Cyrano d’Bergerac
Famous Gascony & Dordogne Cuisines
- Perigord Black Truffles
- Chestnuts
- Fois Gras
- Goose
- Duck
Does the South West have any regional AOC’s?
No
3 Sub Regions of South West
- Dordogne/Bergerac
- Garonne, Tarn & Lot
- Pyrenees
Most famous AOC’s of Dordogne/Bergerac
- Bergerac
- Monbazillac
Most famous AOC’s of Garonne/Tarn/Lot
- Cahors
- Gaillac
Pyrenees most famous AOC’s
- Jurancon
- Madiran
Largest by volume AOC in Southwest
Bergerac
How many indigenous & total varieties in SW FRance
120 indigenous
300+
Merlot is a cross of?
Cab Franc x Magdeleine Noir de Charentes
Malbec cross of?
Prunelard x Magdeleine Noir de Charentes
Carmenere cross of?
Cab Franc x Cabernet Gros
Micro oxygenation Wass introduced by whom, working with what grape?
Patrick Ducournau
Tannat in Madiran
Principal varietals for Dordogne/Bergerac subregion
SB
Semillon
Sauvignon Gris
CF, CS, Merlot, Malbec
Bergerac AOC styles? varietals?
Dry white
Rose
Red
SB, Semillon, Muscadelle, SG, CF, CS, Merlot, Cot
Bergerac AOC requires all wines to be a blend of at least _____ varietals with _____% of the wine made from primary varietals
50%
2
Cote de Bergerac AOC styles? Varietals
Red
Semi or sweet white
Same as Bergerac AOC varietals
Cote de Bergerac AOC must be a blend of _____ varietals
2
Monbazillac AOC styles and varietals
Sweet
SGN
SB, SG, Muscadelle, semillon
Monbazillac AOC requirements: Alcohol, RS, Blend…..
12%
sweet= 45 g/l
SGN= 85 g/l
Min 80% of primary varietals
What is the largest dessert wine appellation by size and volume France?
Monbazillac AOC
Saussignac AOC style and varietals?
Sweet white
Same varietals as Monbazillac
Minimum RS for Saussignac AOC
68 g/l
Main soils of Bergerac?
Clay & Limestone
Which river flows through Bergerac AOC
Dordogne