Southwestern France and the Dordogne Flashcards
Bergerac AOP styles?
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 75% combined Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and Muscadelle
Complementary Variety: Ugni Blanc (may not exceed the proportion of Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% Chenin Blanc and/or Ondenc
Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot, and Merlot
Accessory Varieties: Max. 20% Fer Servadou, Mérille, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, and/or Muscadelle
Max. 10% combined Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Max. 10% Muscadelle
Rouge:
Principal Varieties: Min. 75% combined Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Cot, and Merlot
Accessory Varieties: Fer Servadou and/or Mérille
Côtes de Bergerac AOP, in the absence of actual hills, requires a higher amount of minimum alcohol of?
11.5% (11% acquired for blanc wines) as opposed to Bergerac which is 11 for rouge and 10.5 for rose
Bergerac AOC produces mostly?
The appellation includes dry and sweet white, rosé and red wines. 50 per cent of production
is red wine, just over 10 per cent is rosé, and just under 40 per cent is white
Côtes de Bergerac AOP are made mostly from which grape?
Merlot
Sweet wine appellations within Bergerac include?
Monbazillac AOP, Saussignac AOP, Rosette AOP, Haut-Montravel AOP, and Côtes de Montravel AOP
Montravel AOP wines, unlike Côtes de Montravel and Haut-Montravel, may be ?
red or white and must be dry
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 25% Sémillon, min. 25% combined Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris, plus Muscadelle
Accessory Variety: Max. 10% Ondenc
Rouge:
Principal Variety: Min. 50% Merlot
Complementary Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Cot
Cahors red requiere a min of?
70% Cot (Malbec), plus Merlot and Tannat
Malbec is susceptible to?
coulure, which reduces yields.
Since 2000, Cahors has marketed itself as
‘Cahors, the French Malbec’ and ‘Cahors, The
Capital of Malbec’.6 In addition, a voluntary code
has been introduced by growers to indicate three
levels of quality and price:
*Tradition – inexpensive, 70–85 per cent
Malbec, often grown on rich alluvial soils and at
higher yields and lower fruit concentration
* Prestige – mid-priced, often grown on the midslope
* Spéciale – often 100 per cent Malbec, premium
priced, often grown on the highest plateau)
Madiran AOP requieres a min of?
60-80% Tannat, plus Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Fer
River that flows through Cahors?
Lot
Wind that blows through Madiran?
a hot, dry southern Föhn wind
Wines of Madiran are released when?
The wines may not be released until November 1 of the year following the harvest
WInes of Cahors are released when?
Wines may not be released before March 15 of the year following the harvest
Micro oxygenation was introduced from?
Patrick Ducournau, developed the technique of micro-oxygenation in the early 1990s to soften the blow of Tannat
Producers in Madiran may produce semi-sweet and sweet white wines as?
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: 60-80% combined Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng
Accessory Varieties: Arrufiac and a max. 10% Sauvignon Blanc
Dry Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh is labeled sec
Jurançon produces distinctive white wines in which department?
Pyrénées-Atlantiques département
Name the styles of Jurancon and proportions
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 50% combined Gros Manseng and/or Petit Manseng
Accessory Varieties: Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, and Camaralet de Lasseube
Blanc Sec
Blanc “Vendanges Tardives” (VT): Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng
The Petit Manseng grape is better suited to sweet passerillage wines, and Gros Manseng provides the tangy dry whites of Jurançon Sec AOP
Other AOPs in the Basque-influenced Pyrénées-Atlantiques département include?
Irouléguy and Béarn.
Min potential alc and sugar levels for Jurancon wines?
Blanc Sec: 11.5%
Blanc: 14% (13.5% prior to 2011) (11.5% acquired)
Vendanges Tardives: 17% (11.5% acquired)
Blanc Sec: max. 4 g/l
Blanc: min. 40 g/l (35 g/l prior to 2011)
VT: min. 55 g/l (35 g/l prior to 2011)
Yields for Jurancon?
Blanc Sec: 60 hl/ha
Blanc/VT: 40 hl/ha
Jurancon VT are released when?
VT wines may not be released until June 15 of the second year following the harvest
Irouléguy produces which styles?
Blanc: Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng
Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Min. 90% combined Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Tannat
Accessory Varieties: Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, and Petit Manseng
Rouge: Min. 50% combined Cabernet Franc and Tannat; plus Cabernet Sauvignon (no variety may exceed 90%)
Hand Harvesting is mandatory in Irouleguy?
True
Béarn produces which styles?
Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Raffiat de Moncade (Raffiat de Moncade must be present in the vineyard)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Camaralet de Lasseube, Courbu, Lauzet, Petit Courbu and Sauvignon Blanc
Rosé:
Principal Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Tannat (min. 20%)
Accessory Varieties: Max. 30% combined Manseng Noir, Courbu Noir and Fer
Rouge:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Tannat (min. 50%), Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc
Accessory Varieties: Manseng Noir, Courbu Noir, and Fer
Rosé: Min 70% principal varieties, 25% must be Tannat
Rouge: Min. 50% Tannat
Blanc: Min. 50% Raffiat de Moncade (mandatory from the 2019 harvest forward)
Gaillac wines may be?
white, rose and red
VT
Vin Mousseux Blanc and Blanc “Doux”: As for Blanc
Vin Mousseux Blanc Méthode Ancestrale: Mauzac and Mauzac Rosé
Gaillac’s principal white grapes are?
Mauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El. Len de l’El means “far from sight”
Reds and rose from Gaillac are composed of?
Principal Varieties: Min. 70% combined Syrah, Duras, Prunelard, and Fer (min. 40% combined Duras, Prunelard and Fer, at least 2 of these varieties must be present)
Accessory Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay, Merlot
Rouge Primeur in Gaillac is made from?
100% Gamay (vinified by carbonic maceration)
In addition to the standard dry whites in Gaillac, blanc wines may be released as ?
“Doux” or “Primeur”
Vin Mousseux requierements in Gaillac?
Wines are produced by the traditional method, and must be aged on the lees for a min. 9 months prior to disgorgement. Wines have a pressure of at least 3.5 atmospheres
Vin Mousseux: max. 50 g/l
VIn Mousseux Doux: min. 50 g/l
Vin Mousseux Méthode Ancestrale requierements in Gaillac?
Wines are produced by a single fermentation beginning in tank, and must be aged on the lees for a min. 2 months prior to disgorgement. Méthode Ancestrale wines must have a pressure of at least 3 atmospheres. Tirage and dosage are prohibited
or méthode Gaillaçoise
VT wines from Gaillca are made from?
Principal Varieties: Len de l’El and Ondenc
Accessory Varieties: Mauzac, Mauzac Rosé, Muscadelle
must be hand picked
Min. 50% principal varieties, max. 20% accessory varieties
Blanc VT: min. 100 g/l
Sweet wines from Gaillac are labelled?
Doux with a min of 45g/l
Gaillac Premières Côtes AOP produces?
Blanc: Min. 50% combined Mauzac, Mauzac Rosé, Len de l’El, and Muscadelle; plus max. 50% combined Sauvignon Blanc and Ondenc
Which is the among the oldest vineyards in France?
Gaillac
Marcillac AOP is a unique appellation in France, producing varietal ?
Fer reds and rose—a minimum 90% is required in AOP vineyards
plus Prunelard, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot
Rouge: As for Rosé
Fronton AOP (formerly Côtes de Frontonnais) produces?
blended reds and rosés with a minimum 40% Negrette
Buzet AOP and Côtes de Duras AOP produce?
Bordeaux-style wines in all three colors
Côtes de Marmandais AOP are similar in style, but allow a complement of regional grapes; the red wines in particular may show Syrah influence
the longest-lived wines of Bergerac is from?
Pécharmant AOP
Rouge: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cot (no grape may exceed 65%)
Which city is located in Southwest France?
Toulouse
Name the principal grapes for Cotes de Duras AOP
Blanc: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon, Chenin Blanc, Ondenc, Mauzac
Rose and ROuge: Principal Varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cot, Merlot
Montravel produces sweet wines?
No
What year did Madiran receive AOP status?
1948
The majority of production in Irouléguy is red wine?
True
Château Tour des Gendres is located in which appellation?
Bergerac
Herri Mina is a top producer from?
Irouleguy
Which are the parent grapes of Malbec?
Magdeleine Noire des Charentais and Prunelard
Which producer is responsible for over 90% of the output in Buzet AOP?
Les Vignerons de Buzet
“Perlé” is a synonym for what style of wine in Gaillac?
semi-sparkling
Arrufiac is a secondary grape found in which appellation?
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh wines require a minimum of?
45g/l
Match each grape to it’s synonym.
Tannat
Cab Franc
Cab Sauv
Corbou
Bordelesa Beltza
Axeria
Axeria Handia
Xuri Zerratia
Which appellation lies along the Tarn river?
Fronton
Raffiat de Moncade is a dominant grape in which appellation?
Béarn
Len de l’El is a red grape?
False
Fer in Southwest France is also known as Pinenc and
mansois or braucol
Merlot must account for what percentage of red plantings in Montravel AOP?
50%
Who is the producer of Madiran “Prestige?
Montus
Limestone slabbs in Madiran are called?
Greppe
Cahors accounts for what percentage of the world’s Malbec production?
10%
