South West Flashcards
True or False ? White wines of Brulhois AOP are aged in oak.
- False, there is no such white wine from Brulhois AOP
- Rosé, Rouge only
What is the style of wine produced in Cahors AOP ?
- Rouge
In which french wine region are located AOPs : Béarn – Buzet ?
- Southwest
What is Raffiat de Moncade ?
- White grape varietlas from Béarn AOP, Southwest
- Mandatory in blended white Béarn wines, with a 50% minimum
What are the principal grape varietals of a white wine from Béarn AOP ?
- min 50% Rafiat de Moncade
- Petit Manseng
- Gros Manseng
Principal grape varietals of Cahors AOP ?
- Côt (min. 70%)
- Merlot & Tannat
How long are grapes left to dry for a ‘Vin de Paille’ from Corrèze AOP ?
- 6 weeks (same as Jura)
What is used to fortify a Floc de Gascogne ?
- Armagnac
True or False ? Floc de Gascogne is always white.
- False
- Vin de Liqueur Blanc
- Vin de Liqueur Rosé
Principal grape variety of Fronton AOP wines ?
- Négrette (min. 50%)
What is the style of a Gaillac Rouge Primeur wine ?
- Gamay 100%
- Carbonic Maceration
What is the maximum residual sugar content of a Gaillac Premières Côtes AOP ?
- 4 g/L.
Minimum residual sugar of Jurançon Blanc / Jurançon VT ?
- Jurançon Blanc = 40 g/L
- Jurançon VT = 55 g/L.
- There is also a Jurançon Blanc Sec = Max. 4 g/L.
Principal grape varietal of Madiran AOP ?
- Tannat
- If a blend, must account for at least 50%
What is the principal white grape varietal of Marcillac AOP ?
- Trick question
- There is no white Marcillac AOP wines !
- Rosé / Rouge only
- Min. 80% : Fer
In the southwest, what is the AOP that cover the same area than Madiran AOP ?
- Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh
- Pacherenc is for dry and sweet white wines
- Madiran is for dry reds
What is the style of Rosette AOP ?
- Blanc 25-51 gl
What is interesting about Saint-Mont AOP, in the Southwest ?
- Home of the oldest french vineyard (classified as Monument Historique)
- Pre-Phylloxera, ungrafted
- Vines dates back to 1800-1830
What is the style of Saussignac AOP ?
- Blanc (sweet)
- Min Residual Sugar : 68 g/L.
- Grapes are affected by botrytis and/or passerillage, and must be hand-harvested in successive tries.
True or False ? Chaptalization and cryo-extraction are forbidden in Saussignac AOP.
- True
What is the most planted AOP of Southwest ?
- Bergerac AOP (10 002 ha ; 500 562 hl)
What river runs through Bergerac AOP ?
- Dordogne River
Name the river that runs through Cahors AOP ?
- Lot River
Which AOP of the Southwest is known for the 1st micro-oxygenation in the 90s ?
- Madiran AOP
- Tannat is so tannic
- Patrick Ducournau developped the technique
What other french AOP, other than Châteauneuf, authorize 15 grape varietal ?
- Gaillac AOP
Which Southwest AOP require at leat 80% of Fer in a bottle ?
- Marcillac AOP
What is the principal red grape varietal planted in Montravel AOP ?
- Merlot (50% min.)
Entraygues et le Fel AOP is situated between the Lot and …. ?
- Truyère
Speaking of ‘greppe’ in Madiran, what do we refer to ?
- Limestone slabs
- Soils specific to Madiran
Name the river nearby Fronton AOP.
- Tarn and Garonne river
Select all the apply for Irouléguy
- Located in southwest of France
- most of the best vineyard have northeast exposure
- produce mainly red wine
- subregion Roquebrun
- hand-harvesting is mandatory
- Located in southwest of France
- produce mainly red wine
- hand-harvesting is mandatory
