SW Flashcards
Bergerac sweet wine appelations
Sweet wine appellations within Bergerac include Monbazillac AOP Saussignac AOP Rosette AOP Haut-Montravel AOP Côtes de Montravel AOP
Describe the wines of Monbazillac
botrytised wines from Bordeaux varietals. Muscadelle particularly excels in the sandy soils; multiple tries and a ban on mechanical harvesting
Which of the following MUST be dry and white or red?
Montravel, Cote de Montravel, Haut-Montravel
Montravel AOP wines, unlike Côtes de Montravel and Haut-Montravel, may be red or white and must be dry.
What are the longest lived wines of Bergerac?
The blended reds of Pécharmant AOP are the longest-lived wines of Bergerac.
Bergerac colors/styles?
Bergerac AOP produces all three colors of wine from Bordeaux varietals. “Sec” denotes dry whites from the region.
How does Cote de Bergerac differ from Bergerac?
Côtes de Bergerac AOP, in the absence of actual hills, requires a higher amount of minimum alcohol
Appellations of the Dordogne?
Appellations of the Dordogne • Bergerac • Côtes de Bergerac • Pécharmant • Montravel • Haut-Montravel • Côtes de Montravel • Rosette • Saussignac • Monbazillac
What river are most major SW regions off of?
Dordogne Bbx
4 most important regions off the Dordogne?
Dordogne are numerous wine regions; the most important are Cahors AOP, Madiran AOP, Jurançon AOP, and Gaillac AOP
What river is cahors off?
Lot River
Cahors blend
minimum 70% Malbec, with Tannat and Merlot.
Where did microoxygenation come from?
Madiran - Patrick Duciurnau
Madiran grapes?
Tannat with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and the local Fer are the secondary grapes of Madiran
What is the AOP of Madiran whites?
Producers in Madiran may produce semi-sweet and sweet white wines as Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP, primarily utilizing Petit Manseng, Petit Courbu, and Arrufiac. Dry Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh is labeled “Sec”.
What dept is Jurancon in?
Pyrénées-Atlantiques département
Jurancon grapes?
Petit Manseng-sweet passerillage wines
Gros Manseng -dry whites
Secondary Jurancon grapes?
Petit Courbu, Camaralet and Lauzet are secondary grapes for both styles.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques département AOPs?
Jurancon
Irouléguy
Béarn.
Gaillac AOP
r/rose: Duras, Fer, Syrah, and Gamay
wMauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El.
What is the meaning of Len d l’El?
Len de l’El—whose name, meaning “far from sight” in the old d’Oc tongue, conveys the clusters’ long stalks and the distance to the “eye”, or bud, from which they sprouted—has a natural fleshy, soft character that complements the tarter acidity of Mauzac.
What are Gaillac sweet & sparkling wines called?
Sweet whites are labeled Gaillac Doux, whereas sparkling whites are produced as Gaillac Mousseux.
In what method can Gaillac sparkling be made?
These sparkling wines may be made by the traditional method or by méthode gaillaçoise, a variant of the méthode ancestrale.
What is the Gaillac Premiere Cotes?
A “Premières Côtes” appellation exists for the dry whites of eleven delimited communes.
What AOP requires 90% Fer minimum?
Marcillac AOP i
What requires 50% Negrette?
Frontan
Buzet AOP and Côtes de Duras AOP colors?
all 3
Côtes de Marmandais AOP allow a complement of regional grapes; the red wines in particular may show __influence.
Syrah
