South of France/Roussillon Flashcards
Where is the region of Roussillon located, and what style of wine id produced within that region?
*Located in the south-west corner of France bordering Spain.
*80% of the natural sweet wines (VDNs) of France are produced here plus:
*Dry red
*Still white & rose
List the white 8 &red 4 grapes of Cotes du Roussillon AOC/P?
*Grenache, Carignan, Syrah, Mourvedre
*Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Macabeu, Vermentino, Malvoisie, Carignan Blanc, Viognier
What style of wine is permitted within Cotes du Roussillon Villages AOC/P?
*Red wine only
*There are 25 villages within that appellation from which 5 of them can add their name on the label, each village have different restriction for production.
What you know about Banyuls VDN AOC?
*Produced from 50 percent Grenache Noir and matured for min 12 months before sale.
What you know about Banyuls Grand Cru VDN AOC?
*Produced from 75 percent Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc & Gris and matured for min of 30 months before sale.
Describe Maury AOC?
- Produces red, white & rose VDNs AOC wines mainly from Grenache.
*Table wines are sold under Cotes du Roussillon Villages appellation.
Describe Rivesaltes AOC?
*Located in the south of Roussillon and produces 50% of the VDNs wines of France
*White
*Rose
*Red
Rivesaltes Ambre AOC?
*Produced from white grapes, and aged in oxidative environment for min of 30 months,
Rivesaltes Grenat VDN?
*Produced from min 75% Grenache, and must spent at least 1 year in wood & 3 months in bottle before sale.
Rivesaltes Tuile?
*Produced from min of 50% Grenache and must be aged 2 years in wood. (Terracotta color)
Horse d’age?
*Indicates that the wine has been matured for a min of 5 years.
*May be applied to Grenat and Ambre wines.
Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC?
*Produced from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains & Alexandria and is only white or rose and best drunk young within 3 years old.
