Southwest France Flashcards by dolly chao

5 main regions in Southwest France

Dordogne/Bergerac
Garonne
Gascogne
Béarn
Autres Régions

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Main rivers in Southwest France (4)

Dordogne
Garonne
Lot
Adour

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PDO for dry style in Dordogne (5)

Bergerac
Côtes de Bergerac
Pécharment
Montravel
Côtes du Duras

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PDO for sweet style in Dordogne (5) and the Residual sugar level

Monbazillac (blanc 45g/L, SGN 85g/L)
Saussignac (68g/L)
Rosette (25-51g/L)
Haut-Montravel (85g/L)
Côtes du Montravel (25-54g/L)

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Grapes and must weight of Monbazillac

90% combined SB, SG, muscadelle (specially known here), semillon + chenin blanc, ondenc, ugni-blanc

Blanc: 221 g/L, 45g/L RS
SGN: 255 g/L, 85g/L RS

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PDO in Garonne (8)

Côtes du Marmandais (W, R, rosé)
Buzet (W, R, rosé)
Brulhois (R, rosé)
Saint-Sardos (R, rosé)
Fronton (R, rosé)
Gaillac (W, R, rosé, mousseux)
Gaillac Première Côte (W only)
Coteaux du Quercy (R, rosé)

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Grapes for Brulhois

R, Rosé
-CF, merlot, tannat

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Grapes for Saint-Sardos

R, Rosé
-40% syrah, 20% tannat + merlot,CF

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Grapes for Fronton

R, Rosé
-50% négrette + CF,merlot

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Grapes for Coteaux du Quercy

R, Rosé
-40-60% CF + malbec, tannat

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PDO around Lot river and above (2)

Cahors
Corrèze

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Grapes for Cahors and the synonym in the region

R only
-70% malbec + merlot, tannat

Auxerrois

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Wine style of Corrèze and subzone

R, Vin de Paille
-R: 50% CF + malbec, CS, merlot
-Vin de Paille (W,R):
-W: chardonnay, SB
-R: CF, CS, merlot
(RS 68+g/L, must weight 320g/L)
(aged min.18 months on oak, 3yr in total)

1 subzone
Coteaux de la Vézère (W, R)
-W: 100% chenin blanc
-R: 100% CF

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PDO in Gascogne (5)

Saint-Mont
Tursan
Madiran
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
Floc de Gascogne

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Wine style of Saint-Mont

white, red, rosé

W: 60% gros manseng + arrufiac, petit courbu

R, Rosé: 60% tannat + CS, fer

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Wine style of Tursan

white, red, rosé

W: gros manseng, baroque

R, Rosé: 20-60% each tannat and CF

Wine style of Madiran, what winemaking technique is invented here, by who, and key producer

Red only

60-80% tannat + CF, CS, fer
(1yr total aging)

Micro-oxygenation (aka. Micro-Bullage)

Patrick Ducournau

Château Montus, Château Bouscassé
(both by Alain Brumont)

Synonym of tannat in Uruguay and País Vasco

Harriague
Bordelez Beltza

What PDO shares the same delimited area with Madiran, and what is the style

Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

White only
-gros manseng, petit manseng, courbu, petit courbu + arrufiac, SB (10%-)

Blanc: 45g/L RS
Blanc Sec: 4g/L RS

PDO in Béarn (3)

Béarn
Jurançon
Irouléguy

Wine style of Jurançon, RS and must weight

white only
-50% gros/petit manseng + courbu, petit courbu, lauzet, camalaret de lasseube

Blanc Sec: 187g/L, 4g/l- RS
Blanc: 230g/L, 40+g/L RS
VT: gros/petit manseng only; 281g/L, 55+g/L RS

PDO in Autres Régions (4)

Entraygues-Le Fel
Estaing
Marcillac
Côtes du Millau

Wine style of Entraygues-Le Fel

White, red, rosé

W: 90% chenin blanc + mauzac
R, Rosé: 50% fer + CF,CS

Synonym of Fer

Fer Servadou
Mansois
Braucol (Gaillac)
Pinenc (Madiran)

Wine style of Estaing

white, red, rosé W: 50% chenin blanc + mauzac R, Rosé: 50% Fer & gamay + CS,CF

Wine style of Marcillac

red and rosé 90% fer

Wine style of Côtes du Millau

white, red, rosé -W: 50% chenin blanc + mauzac -R: 30% each gamay and syrah -Rosé: 50% gamay + fer, syrah, CS, duras

Wine style of Côtes de Bergerac

white, red W: semillon, SB, SG, muscadelle (RS 4-54g/L) R: CS, CF, merlot, malbec + fer

Name one IGP in Garonne and Gascogne

IGP Lavilledieu IGP Côtes de Gascogne

Wine styles of Gaillac

white, red, rosé, vin mousseux W: mauza, len de l’el, muscadelle -Doux: 45g/L RS -VT: principle mauzac and len de l’el; 100g/L RS R: syrah, duras, prunelard, fer + CS,CF,merlot,gamay -Rouge Primeur: 100% gamay Vin Mousseux -Methode Traditionelle -Blanc: 50-g/L RS -Doux: 50+g/L -Methode Gaillaçoise: 100% mauzac/ mauzac rosé (

Who produces Cuvée Marie Kattalin, from where, what is the style

Domaine de Souch Jurançon 100% petit manseng; passerilage

Wine style of Irouléguy

white, red, rosé W: gros/petit manseng, courbu, petit courbu R, Rosé: 50% CF & tannat + CS (No variety exceed 90%)

Wine style of Floc de Gascogne

VDL white, rosé W: 70% combined colombard/ ugni-blanc/ gros manseng (No variety exceed 50%) R: CF, CS, merlot, fer, malbec + tannat (10%-) -fortified with Armagnac (52%+ ABV) -ABV 16-18%