Southern France Flashcards
Synonym of Vermentino in Provence
Rolle
Encepagement for Bandol + Ageing
Between 50-95% Mouvedre plus cinsault, and grenache
Max 10% of Syrah and Carignan respectively. 18 mo. in oak (normally foudres) released post May 1st second year post harvest
No chaptalization
Coteaux Varois
Cooler climat, Louis Latour makes Pinot N here, Syrah also performs well, Picked in Novemeber as it’s protected from maritime influence by the massife de la st-baume
Where is Domain de Trevallon and what’s so special
They are the super neato producer in Le Baux de Provence, they release their wines as IGP so as to have freedom in assemblage (reds are a blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon)
Palette AOP
Has a shit ton of grape allowances
Chateau Simone is a big deal here
North facing limestone on the coast of arc river
generally cool
List of AOPs in Provence East to West
Pierrevert, Les Beaux-de-Provence, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Pallette, Cassis, Bandol, Coteaux Varois, Cotes de Provence
Bellet
Bergerac Geography
grapes
River Dordogne flows through region Maritime/Continental Silt/Clay in lower areas limestone in higher areas Merlot heavy Cotes de Bergerac popular subregion
What is Pencharmant known for?
grape allowances
Big long lived reds
Cab franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Malbec
at least 3 varieties, no More than 65% of each
Monbazillac deets
Botrytised Bordeaux blank Varietals especially Muscadelle
Mechanical harvesting banned, In harvest done in tries
Cahors grape Allowance
70% Malbec v/tannat and Merlot
Difference between Haut-Montravel, cotes de Montravel, and Montravel
Haut Montravel must be sweet, m in 50% Semillon
Cotes Montravel Must also be sweet
min 30% Semillion with Bordeaux varietals
Montravel can be Red or white and must be dry. Min 50% Merlot
White are Bordeaux varietals
what are the sweet wine appellations
Monbazillac, Saussignac, Rosette, Haut-Montravel, Cotes de Montravel
What are the Soils of Monbazillac, which grape thrive there
Sandy soils, Muscadelle
Where is Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh?
Sweet wine sub appellation in Madiran
Which vin de pays covers Lang-Rousse?
Pays d’Oc
Most Roussillon wine labeled as this
What percentage of French fortified wine Comes from Roussillon
over 90%
Major geographical features of Roussillon
Defined by Mountains/hills- Canigou at east end of Pyrenees, Corbieres hills to north
Aberes mountains, these 3 form amphitheater
Who invented Vin du Natural and when
Arnaude de Villeneuve 1200’s
What is Mutage?
adding spirits to “mute” fermentation
Main Styles of Rivesaltes
VDN
Grenat, Ambre, Tuile, Hors d’Age, Rancio
What does “Hors d’Age” mean in Roussillon
Same in all Rouss AOPs Released Sep 1st 5 years PH
What is Bonbonnes
Glass containers sometimes used in Rouss to age VDN in sun
Rivesaltes grenat requinement
100% Grenache Noir
aged in reductive environment
what is Nielluccio
Sangiovese syn in Corsica
Most planted grape Corsica
Nielluccio, probably, Makes 1/3 of Corsican wine
Main Red grape of Patrimonio
90 % Nielluccio, plus grenache, sciacarello (mammolo), Vermentino
in Corsica
Most Corsican wine released as?
IGP L’ II de Beaute
Main white grape of Patrimonio
100 % Vermentino
malvoisie de Corse
Malvoisie de Corse is?
Vermentino syn in Corsica
A wine labeled “vin de Corse” most likely is what? Red/white
Blend Nielluccio, Sciaccarello, Rhone varietals
Vermentino, Ugni Blanc
Granges des Peres is what from where
Red (40syr.40Mouv.Cab.Counoise)/White(80% Rouss, Mars, Chard) blends from Terrasses du Larzac area, though his wines are released as I’Herault Blanc/ Rouge VdP
Mas de Daumas Gassac
Languedoc, Gassac Valley, on stream connecting to River Herault Cab driven lean structured, Cool site 1982 legendary for ripe yet structured wines
Where is River Herault
Languedoc
where/ what is fitou
AOC inside Corbieres
Red only, Carignan/Grenache driven
Noncontiguous 2 humps “Maritime” and “Montagneux “
Marcillac deets
AOC Southwest france
east of Gaillac and Cahors
fer focused
Barrel aged to tame imensly Structured acidic fer
Cotes de Millau deets
AOC below fer heavy Marcillac
Reds are 50% Gamay (plus cab, Syrah, fer)
White 50% Chenin
3 AOC that feature Fer
Madiran
Marcillac (90% fer)
Allowed with gamay syrah and cab in Cotes de Milau
Also Gaillac with Syrah and Gamay
fer characteristics
High acidity, deep color, smoky/Peppery
Gaillac deets
Reds fer, Syrah, Gamay
Whites from acidic Mauzak, softer Len d’EI
and Muscadelle
Also holds the dry white only AOC Gaillac Premiers Cotes
Grape character Gaillac Premiers Cotes
Acidic Mauzak balanced by softer Len de I’El also muscadelle
11 communes
What is Method Gaillacoise
Variation on Method Ancestral
fronton deets
Red/Rose
40% Negrette
Negrette Deets
Base wine of fronton
Soft, friendly, violet tinted, best young and unoaked
was known as Pinot St George in Cali
Jurancon Deets
White only
Manseng Shit
Mainly Manseng Gros and Manseng Petite
Tangy white wines and passerillage (passito)sweets
That Manseng Shit
Main grape of Jurancon
2 Main types are Gros (better tangy sec wines)
petite (better passerillage)
Bearn deets
AOC just west of Jurancon• similar Style
Iroulguy deets
right on Spanish border
Rose and red from blend of Cab franc, Cab Sauv, Tannat
Three Bordeaux blends in SW france
Cote de Duras
Buzet
Marmandais throws some Syrah in there
2 AOC that use Mauzak
Gaillac, acidic apple peel, famous old sweet wines
Limoux AOC in
Types of Limoux bubbles
Blanquette, Mauzak based
Cremant from Chard, Chenin, Pinot noir
Only white AOC to require oak
Still Limoux
Styles of Limoux
Blanquette, Mauzak bubbles Cremant, Chard, Chenin, Pinot bubbles Both tradish Oaked Still white, Chardonnay based Oaked red, Merlot based Limoux IGP Pinot is also great
Subs of Bergerac
Montraval Rosette Saussignac Pecharmant Monbazillac
3 Appellations JR puts in league with Bordeaux AOC
Bergerac, Cota de Duras, Cotes du Marmandais
Which major event changed vineyards in Cahors
frost of 56 fucked up Vines and allowed Malbec to replace Merlot and Cab
