Sud Ouest Flashcards

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What are the AOPs of the Dourdogne?

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Bergerac (Rosette, Pécharment, Monbazillac, Saussignac, Montravel),
Côtes de Duras

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What are the styles and assemblages of Bergerac AOP?

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White: min. 50% combined sémillon, sauvignon blanc, sauvignon gris, muscadelle, plus
Rouge/Rosé: min. 50% combined Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Cot, Merlot, plus

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How does Côtes de Bergerac differ from Bergerac AOP?

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11.5% min. potential alcohol for both red and white (up from 11% for red and 10.5% for white in Bergerac).
White wines have 4-54g/L RS (as compared to max 3 g/L in Bergerac).
Rosé is not authorized.

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What are the styles and assemblages of Pécharment?

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Red only: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cot

All max 65%, minimum 3 varieties

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What are the sweet wine AOPs of Bergerac?

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Monbazillac, Saussignac, Rosette, Haut-Montravel, Côtes de Montravel

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What are the varietals, must weight, and RS for Monbazillac Blanc? For SGN?

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min. 80% combined MUSCADELLE, SB, SG, Sémillon
Blanc Must Weight: 221 g/L
Blanc RS: 45 g/L

SGN Must Weight: 255 g/L
SGN RS: 85 g/L

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What is the minimum must weight and RS for Saussignac?

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Must Weight: 272 g/L

RS: 68 g/L

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What is the minimum must weight and RS for Rosette?

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Must Weight: 186 g/L

RS: 25-51 g/L

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What is the minimum must weight and RS for Haut-Montravel and Côtes de Montravel?

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Must Weight: 198 g/L

RS: 25-51 g/L

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10
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Which sweet wine AOPs of Bergerac prohibit chaptalization?

A

Monbazillac SGN

Saussignac

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What styles are authorized for Montravel AOP? What are the assemblages?

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White: min. 50% combined sémillon, sauv blanc, sauv gris, and/or muscadelle
Rouge: Merlot, plus Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Cot
NO ROSÉ

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What are the styles and assemblages of Côtes de Duras?

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Blanc: Muscadelle, Sauv Blanc, Sauv Gris, Sémillon, Ondenc, Chenin Blanc, Mauzac, plus max 25% Colombard and Ugni Blanc
Rouge/Rosé: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot, Merlot
MAY BE SINGLE VARIETAL WINES

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13
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What is the difference between Blanc and Blanc sec in the Côtes de Duras?

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Blanc sec is max 3 g/L RS.

Blanc is min 12 g/L RS

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What are the styles and assemblages of Côtes du Marmandais?

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Blanc: Sauv Blanc, and Sauv Gris, plus Sémillon and Muscadelle
Rouge: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, plus (min 2 varieties)
Rosé: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, plus

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What are the styles and assemblages of Buzet?

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Blanc: Muscadelle, Sauv Blanc, Sauv Gris, Sémillon

Rouge/Rosé: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Cot, Merlot, plus

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16
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What AOP’s of the Sud Ouest are essentially Bordeaux cepages?

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Bergerac
Pécharment
Montravel
Côtes de Duras
Côtes de Marmandais
Buzet
17
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What are the styles and assemblages of Cahors?

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Red only: min. 70% Malbec plus Merlot and Tannat

18
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What are the styles and assemblages of Madiran?

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Red only: min. 50% Tannat plus Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Fer

19
Q

Who developed micro-oxygenation?

A

Patrick Ducournau of Madiran

20
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What white wine AOP is contiguous with Madiran, and what styles are authorized?

A

Pacherence du Vic-Bihl

Blanc and Blanc Sec: Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, and/or Petit Manseng, plus (min 2 varieties)

21
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What is the minimum must weight and RS for Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl?

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Must weight: 221 g/L (238 for Petit Manseng)

RS: 45 g/L

22
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What are the AOPs of Pyrénées-Atlantiques?

A

Madiran/Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl
Béarn
Jurançon
Irouléguy

23
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What are the styles and assemblages for Jurançon?

A

Blanc, Blanc Sec, Blanc VT
For Blanc and Blanc Sec: min. 50% combined Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng, plus
For VT, only the Mansengs are authorized

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What is the minimum must weight and RS of Jurançon Blanc? VT?

A

Blanc Must Weight: 230 g/L (247 g/L for Petit Manseng)
RS: 40 g/L

VT Must Weight: 281 g/L
RS: 55 g/L

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Do the sweet wines of Jurançon and Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl typically exhibit botrytis?

A

NO

26
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What are the styles and assemblages of Béarn?

A

Blanc: max 50% Raffiat de Moncade, plus Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng, plus
Rouge/Rosé: min. 50% Tannat, plus Cab Sauv and Cab Franc, plus

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What are the styles and assemblages of Irouléguy?

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Blanc: Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, Courbu, and/or Petit Courbu (min 2 varieties)
Rouge: min. 50% combined Cab Franc and Tannat, plus Cab Sauv
Rosé: min. 90% combined Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, and Tannat, plus

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What are the styles and assemblages for Gaillac?

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Blanc: min. 50% combined Len de l’El, Mauzac (blanc and rosé), Muscadelle, plus
Blanc VT: min. 50% combined Len de l’El and Odenac, plus
Rouge/Rosé: min. 50% combined Syrah, Duras, and Fer, plus (min 2 varieties)
ALSO
Blanc Doux
Blanc Primeur
Rouge Primeur (carbonically macerated Gamay)
Vin Mousseux Blanc
Vin Mousseux Blanc Douz
Vin Mousseux Blanc Méthode Ancestrale

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What is the minimum must weight and RS for Gaillac Doux? VT? Is chaptalization permitted?

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Doux Must weight: 204 g/L
RS: 45 g/L

VT Must weight: 280 g/L
RS: 100 g/L

Chaptalization is prohibited for VT, but allowed for Doux.

30
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What is the difference between Vin Mousseux Blanc and Vin Mousseux Méthode Ancestrale in Gaillac?

A

VM Blanc is traditional method, aged on the lees for 9mos, and has a minimum pressure of 3.5 atmospheres
VM Méthode Ancestrale is aged on the lees for 2mos, and has a pressure of 3 atmospheres.
(essentially the same as crémant/blanquette de limoux v. limoux méthode ancestrale).

31
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What is Gaillac Premières Côtes?

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An AOP for dry whites of min. 50% combined Mauzac (blanc and rosé), Len de l’El, and Muscadelle, plus, coming from a delimited area of 11 communes.

32
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What is the only AOP in France for varietal wines of Fer Servadou?

A

Marcillac, producing both red and rosé

33
Q

What are the styles and assemblages of Fronton?

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Red/Rosé: min. 40% Negrette, plus Syrah, Cot, and Fer Servadou, plus

34
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What is the sole AOP for Baroque?

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Tursan, blended with Gros Manseng (also produces red and rosé of Cab Franc and Tannat).

35
Q

What are the AOPs of the Massif Central?

A

Marcillac
Entraygues-Le Fel (R/RS/W: Fer, Cab Sauv/Franc, Chenin Blanc)
Estaing (R/RS/W: Gamay, Fer, Chenin Blanc)
Côtes de Millau (R/RS/W: Gamay, Syrah, Chenin Blanc)

36
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What AOP sits upstream of Fronton?

A

Brulhois (R/RS: Cab Franc, Merlot, Tannat)

37
Q

What are the two unofficial subzones of Jurançon?

A

La Chapelle de Rousse

Monein

38
Q

What is Floc de Gascogne?

A

The VDL of the Sud Ouest, fortified with Armagnac.
Blanc: Colombard, Gros Manseng, and/or Ugni Blanc (min 2 varieties)
Rosé: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Fer, Merlot, Cot, and/or Tannat (may be single varietal, except tannat).