The Dordogne and South West France Flashcards
The Arrufiac grape is:
Which color?
Primarily found in which 2 AOPs in which region?
White grape.
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP and Saint-Mont AOP, Gascony region of Southwest France.
What river runs through Cahors and what are the soil types?
The River Lot
Alluvial terraces, fertile river valley bottom, less fertile on slopes and the plain above
White wines produced in Madiran AOP are released under which appellation?
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP
What white grape is predominantly grown in Cotes de Gascogne?
Ugni Blanc
What types of wine are produced in Cotes de Gascogne?
From which grapes?
Reds and Rosé: mostly Bordeaux varietals
Whites: Ugni Blanc and Bordeaux varietals.
Arrange these appellations according to their proximity to Toulouse, from nearest to furthest away:
Coteaux du Quercy
Fronton
Gaillac
Saint-Mont
- Fronton
- Gaillac
- Coteaux du Quercy
- Saint-Mont
3 Top Producers in Fronton AOP?
Domaine Le Roc
Chateau Bouissel
Chateau La Colombiére
Is Botrytis used to make Jurancon sweet wines?
No, Passerillage (leaving grapes on the vine to dry.)
Where is Marcillac AOP located, NW of which city, in which département?
Southwest France.
NW of Rodez, in the Aveyron department.
The Dordogne region is located East of which section of Bordeaux?
Entre-deux-mers.
Where is Irouléguy AOP located, on which border, along which river?
It is the only AOC Northern ____ Country
Southwest France, on the Spanish/French border, along the river Nive.
Northern Basque Country
What year did Madiran receive AOP status?
1948
What is micro-oxygenation?
What is the French term?
Who developed it/at which chateau?
Where was it first developed/for which grape specifically?
Introducing oxygen to wine in a slow, controlled manner in order to soften harsh tannins. “Microbullage”
Patrick DuCournau, Chateau Aydie.
Madiran, for Tannat.
The majority of production in Irouléguy is __ wine.
Red
What kinds of wine are made in Gaillac AOP, based on which grapes?
Red/Rosé: Duras, Fer, Syrah, and Gamay
White: Mauzac, Muscadelle, and Len de l’El
Sweet wines in Gaillac AOP are labelled as ___? Sparkling wines in Gaillac AOP are labelled as ___? Sparkling wines may be made by which 2 methods?
Gaillac Doux
Gaillac Mousseux
Traditional Method, Méthode Gaillaçoise (a variant of Méthode Ancestrale)
The Comté Tolosan IGP is located in which region of France?
Southwestern France
Domaine de l’Ancienne Cure produces sweet wines in which appellation?
Monbazillac
What is the only type of wine made in Madiran AOP? What grape is used in high proportion in their red wines?
What are the secondary grapes used?
Red
Tannat
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fer
What kinds of wine are made in Fronton AOP, based primarily on which grape (which percentage)?
Reds/Rosé: based primarily on Négrette, at least 50%.
Excluding Languedoc and Roussillon, which appellation produces the most AOP wine in Southwest France?
Bergerac AOP
Mechanical harvesting is illegal in Monbazillac AOP.
True or False?
True
Château Tour des Gendres is located in which appellation?
Headed by which family?
Entry level White/Red:
Top White/Red:
Bergerac.
The De Conti Family.
Entry Level White: Classique Blanc
Entry Level Red: La Gloire de mon Pére
Top White: Moulin des Dames
Top Red: Anthologia
Where is Jurancon?
Foothills of the Pyrenees, just north of the Spanish border.
Gaillac Premieres Cotes AOP is an appellation for which type of wine?
Includes how many communes?
Dry white wine only.
11 communes.
The oldest vineyards of Southwest France are found in which appellation?
Gaillac
How do grapes for the sweet wines of Jurancon achieve their sweetness?
Passerillage
Tannat contains __ seeds than the average Vitis vinifera grape.
More
Jurançon is located in which département?
Famous for sweet wines made from which grape? Famous for dry wines made from which grape?
Pyrénées Atlantique département
Sweet: Petit Manseng
Dry: Gros Manseng
In which appellation is the wine below produced?
Madiran
What is the largest appellation immediately to the SE of Bordeaux’s Right Bank?
What kinds of wine are produced there?
What varietals are used?
Bergerac
Red/White/Rosé
Bordeaux varietals.
What kinds of wine are made in Irouléguy AOP, based primarily on which grape(s)?
Red: Must be a blend of Min. 50% combined Cabernet Franc and Tannat.
White: Must be a blend of at least 2: Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng
Rosé: Min. 90% combined Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Tannat
Order the following appellations from west to east: (1 = Westernmost, 6 = Easternmost)
Côtes du Milau
Béarn
Brulhois
Tursan
Irouléguy
Fronton
Gaillac
- Irouléguy, 2. Béarn, 3. Tursan, 4. Brulhois, 5. Fronton, 6. Gaillac, 7. Cotes du Milau
The oldest vineyards of Southwest France are found in which appellation?
Gaillac AOP
What is the color and style of Cahors wine?
Reds aged in oak delivering deep colour, high tannins and dark berry fruit.
In which appellation is the wine below produced?
Which family produces it?
What type of wine is this and from which grape is it produced?
Jurançon.
The Dagueneau Family.
Sweet, Passerillage dessert wine, made from Petit Manseng.
Clos de Gamot is associated with which wine/vineyard area?
Cahors
The Aveyron IGP is located in which commune of which wine region in France?
Marcillac, Southwest France
Roughly how is the climate of Dordogne?
Similar to Bordeaux but with less moderating maritime influence
Domaine Lapeyre is located in which appellation?
Béarns AOP
The Collines Rhodaniennes IGP is located in which region of France?
Northern Rhone
What are the 5 Sweet Wine appellations within Bergerac?
Which is the most highly-regarded?
What grape(s) used?
Monbazillac AOP, Pécharment AOP, Rosette AOP, Saussignac AOP, Haut-Montravel AOP.
Monbazillac is the most notable.
Same varietals as Sauternes etc…, but Muscadelle particularly excels.
Herri Mina is a notable producer in which appellation?
Irouléguy AOP
What is the only kind of wine permitted in Saussignac AOP?
What are the primary varieties used?
Sweet white wines.
Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, Semillon.
Name the 5 AOPs that border/overlap Armagnac:
Brulhois AOP, Buzet AOP, Tursan AOP, Saint-Mont AOP, Madiran AOP
Where is Gaillac AOP located, NE of which city, along which river?
Southwest France NE of Toulouse, West of Albi
Along the Tarn River
Where is Fronton AOP located, N of which city, between which 2 rivers?
Southwest France.
North of Toulouse, between the rivers Garonne and Tarn
Where is Madiran, what wine does it produce and primarily based on which grape?
Producers may make sweet white wines under which appellation?
South-West of Cotes de Gascogne
High tannin reds, primarily from Tannat
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP.
What kinds of wine are made in Marcillac AOP, based on which grape(s)?
Red and rosé wines based on Fer (minimum 90%).
Cotes de Duras AOP is located south of which bigger appellation?
Produces what color wines?
Based on which grapes?
South of Bergerac.
Whites: Mostly Bordeaux varieties.
Red/Rosé: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec (Cot), Cabernet Franc
Where did ‘Black Wines’ traditionally come from and what grapes are used?
Cahors
Min. 70% Malbec, with Tannat and Merlot
What are the 2 primary and 4 secondary white grapes of Jurançon?
Primary: Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng.
Secondary: Lauzet, Courbu, Petit Courbu, and Camaralet de Lasseube
