Southwest France Flashcards
In what AOP might you find a varietally-bottled Abouriou? What is this called in California?
Elian da Ros makes one in the Côtes du Marmandais AOP.
Called Early Burgundy in California
What is Malbec/Cot also known as in Southwest France?
Auxerrois
What are the principal white grapes of Tursan AOP? Red?
White: Baroque and Gros Manseng
Red: Cabernet Franc and Tannat
Wines from Béarn AOP may be produced within certain parts of what other two AOP?
Jurançon and Madiran AOP
What are the principal red and white grapes for Béarn AOP respectively?
Red: min 50% Tannat plus Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, and Fer
White: min 50% Raffiat de Moncade plus Petit Mansang and Gros Mansang
What are the principal red and white grapes used in the Bergerac AOP?
Red: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot, and Merlot
White: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle
May Bergerac wines be a single varietal?
No they must include at least 2 principal varietals
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels for wines from the Bergerac AOP?
Dry, still red
Dry and Sweet white and rosé
What are the principal white grapes of Monbazillac AOP and the style of wines produced there?
Semillon, Muscadelle, Sauvignon Gris, and Sauvignon Blanc are the principal grapes.
Both sweet botrytized and unbotrytized white wines are made here with a min RS of 225g/L and 45g/L respectively.
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced in the Montravel AOP?
Dry, still red and white wines.
Reds from a min 50% Merlot plus Cab, Cab Franc, and Cot.
Whites from Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
What style of wines are made in the Pécharmant AOP?
Dry, still red only form at least 3 grapes including Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot, and/or Cot
What style of wines are made in the Rosette AOP?
Still, Sweet white wine only from Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon, and Muscadelle
What style of wines are produced in the Saussignac AOP?
Sweet, still, botrytized white wine only from Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Muscadelle, and Sauvignon Gris
What are the most planted red and white grapes respectively in the Bergerac AOP?
Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc
What are the difference between Bergerac AOP and Côtes de Bergerac AOP?
Côte de Bergerac AOP requires lower yields, longer aging, and does not permit the production of rosé. Only dry still red and dry or sweet still white.
Bergerac AOP does not permit sweet white but Côte de Bergerac AOP does.
What styles of wine are produced in the Brulhois AOP?
Dry still Red and rosé from Tannat, Cab Franc, and Merlot
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced in the Buzet AOP?
Dry, still red, white, and rosé produced from Bordeaux varietals.
What is the synonym for Cabernet Franc in Madiran AOP and Bergerac AOP?
Bouchy
What is the name of the river that flows through Cahors?
Lot
What is the biggest difference between the côteaux and the causses in Cahors?
Causses soiltype is more limestone-based and up high on the plateau. Wine produced here is considered longer-lived and a more traditional style of Cahors meant for long keeping.
Côteaux is made of mostly sand and gravel terraces between the plateau (Causses) and the river. Wine from the Côteaux is considered earlier maturing and meant to be drunk young.
What has Malbec been called in Cahors when it’s not called Côt?
Auxerrois
What is the minimum % of Côt for Cahors AOP?
Min 70% Côt plus Merlot and Tannat
What is the IGP that covers Madiran, Armagnac, and St.Mont?
Côtes de Gascogne IGP
Côt is a synonym for what grape in Cahors AOP?
Malbec
In what appellation is the ancient grape Duras used for the production of wine?
Gaillac AOP
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels of wine produced in the Côte de Duras AOP?
Dry, still, white, red and rosé
plus
Off-dry, still white
What appellations surround the Côte de Duras AOP?
Côte du Marmandais (South)
Bergerac (North)
Entre Deux Mers and Ste-Foy-Boredeaux (West)
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced in the Estaing AOP?
Dry still white from mostly Chenin Blanc and Mauzac
Dry, still red and rosé from Fer and Gamay
What is Pinenc? What is the synonym for this grape in Gaillac?
Madiran synonym for Fer Servadou
Known as Brocol in Gaillac
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels for wines produced in the Marcillac AOP? Main grape?
Dry, still red and rosé from mostly Fer Servadou
What is the only French hybrid grape permitted in the use of AOP?
Baco Blanc for Armagnac
What is the principal grape of Fronton AOP and what is the minimum percentage required in wines produced here?
Négrette; min 40%
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels for wines produced in the Fronton AOP?
Dry, still red and rosé from a min 40% Negrette plus Syrah, Côt, Cab, Cab Franc, Fer, and Gamay and Cinsault.
What is the name of the river that best vineyards of Fronton are planted near?
Tarn
Between what two rivers is the appellation of Fronton located?
Garonne (west) and Tarn (east)
What are the principal white grapes used for Gaillac still white wines?
Len d’Lel, Mauzac/Mauzac Rose, and Muscadelle
Robert Plageoles is a producer most closely associated with which appellation?
Gaillac AOP
What are the principal red grapes for Gaillac Rouge? Gaillac Rouge Primeur?
Syrah, Duras, and Fer for Rouge.
100% Gamay for Primeur
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels of wines produced in the Gaillac Premières Côtes AOP?
Dry, still white wine from Mauzac, Len d’Lel, and Muscadelle plus Odenc and Sauvignon Blanc
What is the appellation for Domaine Rotier “Cuvée Renaissance”? What style of wine is this?
Gaillac AOP; sweet white
What is Braucol?
Gailliçoise synonym for Fer
What is the principle white grape used for the production of Jurançon Sec?
Gros Manseng; Petit Manseng is the most cherished for sweet Jurançon
White wine made within Cahors is bottled as what?
Vin de Pays du Lot
What is the minimum % of Fer required in the assemblage of for Marcillac AOP?
Min 80% (90% encepage)
Wines produced in the Marcillac AOP are produced principally from what grape?
Min 80% Fer
Name 3 appellations for sweet wines in Bergerac?
Monbazillac Haut-Montravel Cotes-Montravel Saussignac Rosette
What river forms the eastern and northern boundaries of Madiran?
Ardour River
What are the subzones of Côtes de Provence? Name the newest and name the one that is permitted for the production of white wine?
La Londe Fréjus Saint-Victoire Pierrefeu Notre Dame des Anges (newest; 2019)
La Londe for white wine
What are 3 Grand Cru Classé properties in Provence?
Château de Selle
Clos Cibonne
Château Minuty
What is the minimum % of Tannat required in Madiran? What are the complimentary varietals that can make up the rest?
Min 50% Tannat required
Cabernet Franc / Cab Sauvingon/ Fer
What geographical feature prevents the development of botrytis in Jurançon?
Dry, warm föhn winds tumbling down from the Pyrenees keep the grapes free of Noble Rot.
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels of wine produced in Montravel AOP?
Dry, still white and dry, still red
Red wines produced in Montravel are principally from what red grape?
Merlot
May red and white wines from Montravel AOP be single varietal?
No, they must be a blend of at least 2 grapes.
What are the colors, styles, and sweetness levels produced in the Fronton AOP?
Dry, still red and rosé from a min 40% Negrette
