Southwest France Flashcards
White varietals of the Dordogne (5)
Sémillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Gris
Muscadell
Ugni Blanc
Red varietals of the Dordogne (4)
Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Côt (Malbec)
White varietals of southwest and Pyranees (6)
GrosManseng
Petit Manseng
Corbu
Petie Corbu
Mauzac
Sauvignon Blanc
Red varietals of southwest and Pyranees (6)
Côt (Malbec)
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Tannat
CabernetSauvignon
Fer
Location of southwest France
Stretches from Atlantic coast across the southeast straight into the center of the country
Climate and soils of southwest France
Both range significantly from Atlantic to Pyranees
Bergerac AOP wine styles (3)
dry whites
(Semillion, Sauvignon Blanc)
reds
rosé
(Cabernet Sauvignon, Côt, Cabernet Franc, Merlot)
Peycharmant AOP wine styles (1)
reds only from Cabernet Sauvignon, Côt, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Cahors AOP wine styles
dry reds from mainly Côt (Malbec), with Merlot and Tannat
Madiran AOP wine styles
dry reds from mainly Tannat with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Fer.
Jurançon AOP wine styles
Dry to late harvest wines from Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng.
Gaillac AOP wine styles (3)
whites (dry to sweet)
(Mauza, Len de l’El, Muscadelle)
reds
rosé
(Syrah,Duras and Fer)
Southwest France sweet white wine appellations (4)
Monbazillac
Saussignac
Haut-Montraval
Rosette
Who developed the process of micro-oxygenation in the 1990’s in Cahors
Patrick Ducournau
