Southern France Flashcards
5 region of southern france
Languedoc
Corbiere
Minervois
Provence
Cotes du roussillon
Climate in the south of France
Mediterranean
Which winds do we have in south of France
Mistral
Tramontane: pass through massif centrale and the pyrenees
Black varieties for the south of France
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre
Cinsault
Carignan
Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot
White varieties in the south of France
Vermentino
Viognier
Picpoul
Grenache blanc
Chardonnay
Sauvignon blanc
Who’s the biggest producer of vin de France
Languedoc and roussillon
Largest producer of IGP wines in France
Languedoc and roussillon
How are the cru of Languedoc roussillon called and which are they
Terroirs d’ambition
Corbiere
Minervois
La clap
Terrasses du Larzac
Pic saint Loup
Min percentage in red wine in Languedoc roussillon
Min 50% Grenache
Best wine in Languedoc and roussillon
Mas de Doumas Gassac Rouge
70-80% Cabernet Sauvignon + Malbec, Cabernet franc, Merlot and Pinot noir
Minervois soil
Limestone
It lays on the slope of the massif centrale
Corbières soil
Sand and clay
La clape red and rosè + white
Red: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre
White: min 60% bourboulenc and Grenache blanc
Pic saint loup
Varieties
Red and rosè
Min 90% Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre + 10% Cinsault and Carignan
Pic saint loup soil
Stone and limestone
Which Languedoc cru only produces red?
Terrasses du larzac
Terrasses du larzac soil
Ruffes > red rock soil high in iron oxide + clay rich in limestone, sand, stones
Most important grape in Terrasses du larzac
Syrah
+
Grenache, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan
Soil in Faugères
Schist
How is Fitou divided
Fitou Maritime
Fitou Montagneux
Within corbiere
Main variety of Fitou
Carignan
+
Grenache , Mourvedre, Syrah
Limoux still white wines
Min 15% mauzac + Chardonnay and Chenin blanc
Limoux was the first French Appelation to stipulate what?
Barrel fermentation
Limoux red
Min 50% Merlot
Min 30% Carignan, Grenache, Cot, Syrah
Max 10% carignan
Blanquette de Limoux AOC sparkling
90% mauzac + Chardonnay and Chenin blanc
Blanquette de Limoux soil
Limestone
Blanquette de Limoux ancestrale
It only has one fermentation which happens in the bottle
Must stay 1 year on the lees
Not disgorged > has sediment in the bottle
Cremant de Limoux
Max 90% Chardonnay and Chenin
Max 20% mauzac and Pinot noir
Picpoul de Pinet
White
100% picpoul grapes
Which Appelation is only for red in the south of France
Saint-chinian village
What type of wine Muscat de Frontignan AOC produce
VDN/VDL
Grape: Muscat a petit grain
Residual sugar level of VDN and VDL Muscat de Frontignan AOC
VDN 252g and 15-18% abv
VDL 237g
List all the VDN in south of France
Muscat de Frontignan AOC
Muscat de lunel
Muscat de mireval
Muscat de saint-jean-de- mireval
Where is the 80% of VDN in the south of France produced
Roussillon
Cote de roussillon village what kind of wine produce
Red
Must be a blend of 3 varieties
Banylus soil
Shist
Banylus and Banylus grand cru
Banylus rimage
Banylus 50% Grenache noir
Banylus grand cru 75% Grenache noir
Banylus rimage: made in an oxygen free environment, matured for min 12 months and grand cru for 30
Riversaltes types
Rivesaltes amber/ambrè: aged for min 30 months in old barrels - oxidative style
Rivesaltes grenat: 75% Grenache and must spend min 1 year in wood and 3 months in the bottle
Rivesaltes tuilè: 50% Grenache aged 2 years in wood (tuilè refers to the terra-cotta colour)
Hors d’age meaning
Rivesaltes wine
Aged for 5 years
Can be applied to grenat and ambrè wines
Muscat de rivesaltes
Muscat blanc a petit grain and Muscat d’alexandrie
Is only white or rose
Rivesaltes rancio
Matured in cask for long time
Madeirized style
What’s the largest Appelation in Provence
Cote de Provence
What’s the most important red AOC In Provence
Bandol AOC
Min 50% mourvedre
What’s the most important white AOC In Provence and what grape is predominant
Cassis
Min 75% Ugni blanc
Also: marsanne, roussanne, clairette and Sauvignon blanc
One of the most important domaines in Provence for red wine
Domaine de Trevaillon
Bergerac grapes
Same as Bordeaux
Monbazillac grapes
Semillon
Sauvignon blanc
Botrytis
Cahors grape
Min 70% Malbec
+ Merlot and Tannat
Where is chateau-chalon AOC and describe it
Jura
Vin jeaune in squat of 62cl square bottle called clavelin
Grape: savagnin
Leave the wine in wooden cask with flora d never top them up for 6 years
Very similar to old Sherry but not fortified
Jura vin de palle grapes (4)
Grapes are dried for how long
Poulsard noir
Trousseau
Chardonnay
Savagnin (traminer)
Grapes are dried for min 6 weeks
Alchol is 14-16%
Macvin du Jura AOC
Liquor wine made by adding Marc brandy to 12 months old non-fermented grape juice
Seysell wine
100% altesse grape
Jurançon grapes
Petit and gros manseng
Courbu
Camaralet
Lauzet
Madiran grapes
40-60% Tannat + Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc
