Southwest Flashcards
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS VIEUX CAHORS?
Vieux Cahors must be aged 3 years in oak.
The Wines of Southwest France: (South of the Bordeaux satellites of the Dordogne)
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MAIN GRAPE OF CAHORS? – ASKED SEVEN TIMES SINCE 2004
Minimum 70% Cot (aka: Auxerrois / Malbec), plus Merlot and Tannat
NO CABERNET SAUVIGNON OR FRANC
MASTERS QUESTION – WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THE RIVER LOT?
Cahors
Famous “Black Wines”
MASTERS QUESTION –WHAT IS CAHORS EXCELLENCE AND CHARTE DE QUALITÉ?
“Cahors Excellence” and new quality charter, producers’ adhering to the following may label their wines as Cahors Excellence.
Labels with the mention “Cahors Excellence” or “Charte de qualité”(quality charter) are attributed to wines having passed these hurdles successfully.
The award is reexamined every year with new tastings.
- Regulate their output
(40 hl/ha vs. the 60 max authorized) - Control all the stages of elaboration
- Wine aged a min of 16 mos. then submit to a tasting by jury.
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE GRAPE AND STYLE OF GAILLAC ROUGE PRIMEUR?
Gaillac Rouge Primeur is 100% Gamay vinified by Carbonic Maceration
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE GRAPE AND STYLE OF GAILLAC PREMIÈRES CÔTES MADE IN?
Dry Whites Only
Min 50% combo of Len de l’El, Mauzac and Muscadelle + 50% max SB and Ondenc
Comes from 11 delimited communes
Min 11% abv and 4 g/l RS
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE GRAPES AND STYLE OF GAILLAC DOUX?
Sweet Wines of Gailac.They are sweet by being VT wines.
Composed of Len de l’El, Mauzac and Ondenc
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE GRAPES OF GAILLAC MÉTHODE ANCESTRALE?
Mauzac and Mauzac Rosé only
Made by Méthode Gaillacoise, which is Méthode Rurale.
This method is a variant of Méthode Ancestral
MASTERS QUESTION –WHAT ARE THE MAIN GRAPE AND % OF MARCILLAC?
Rosé & Red:
Min. 90% Fer, plus Prunelard, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
MASTERS QUESTION –WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN MARCILLAC?
Red & Rose only. Composed of min 90% Fer.
Located south of the river lot in the outer, eastern part of Southwest France. Peppery red wine.
MASTERS QUESTION –
WHAT STYLES ARE MADE IN CÔTES DU MARMANDAIS?
Red, Rosé & White:
10%ABV
White: Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and a max. 30% combined Sémillon and Muscadelle
Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Max. 85% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot
Accessory Varieties: Max. 50% combined Abouriou, Cot, Fer, Gamay, and Syrah
Rouge: As for Rosé
MASTERS QUESTION –
WHAT ARE THE GRAPES OF CÔTES DU MARMANDAIS ROUGE?
Red & Rosé :
Max 85% combo Cab Sauv. Cab Franc and Merlot
+ max 50% combo Syrah, Fer
MASTERS QUESTION –WHAT IS THE MAIN GRAPE, PERCENTAGE AND STYLE OF FRONTON AOP?
Styles and Encépagement:
Rosé:
Principal Variety: Min. 50% Négrette
Accessory Varieties: Max. 40% Syrah, max. 25% Cot (Malbec), max. 25% Fer, max. 25% combined Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, max. 15% Gamay, max. 5% combined Cinsault and Mérille
Rouge: As for Rosé
Through 2018, Mérille and Cinsault may be at a combined max. 10%. Mauzac Blanc is allowed through the 2011 harvest.
Assemblage: Négrette must account for at least 40% of the blend.
MASTERS QUESTION –WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE IN FRONTON?
Red and Rosé Only from a minimal of 50% Negrette
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS AOP OF SOUTHWEST FRANCE IS STRICTLY A VDL? WHAT STYLES DO THEY MAKE?
Floc de Gascogne, VDL of Armagnac. Comes in both white and Red styles.
Styles and Encépagement
Vin de Liqueur Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Colombard, Gros Manseng, Ugni Blanc (no single variety may exceed 50%)
Accessory Varieties: Baroque, Folle Blanche, Mauzac, Petit Manseng, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon
Vin de Liqueur Rosé: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fer, Merlot, Cot (Malbec), and a max. 50% Tannat
Assemblage:
Vin de Liqueur Blanc: Min. 2 varieties
Vin de Liqueur Rosé: Single variety (except Tannat) or blended
Minimum/Maximum Alcohol: 16-18%
Minimum Must Weight: 170 g/l
Enrichment: Chaptalization is prohibited
Mutage: Fortification with Armagnac of at least 52% abv.
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE FOR ST. SARDOS?
Styles and Encépagement: Rosé and Rouge
Principal Varieties: Min. 40% Syrah and min. 20% Tannat
Accessory Varieties: Cabernet Franc and a max. 15% Merlot
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT STYLES OF WINE ARE MADE FOR COTEAUX DU QUERCY?
Styles and Encépagement:
Rosé: 40-60% Cabernet Franc, max. 25% Cot, max. 25% Merlot, max. 25% Tannat, max. 10% Gamay
Rouge: As for Rosé
Gamay may account for 20% or less of the vineyard (and the blend) through the 2016 harvest, and 15% of the vineyard (and the blend) from 2017-2021
Assemblage:
Rosé: 40-90% Cabernet Franc
Rouge: 40-70% Cabernet Franc, plus a max. 25% each Cot, Tannat, and Merlot; plus max. 10% Gamay
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 11%