Languedoc Flashcards
(19 cards)
Where is Languedoc?
it is located at south of France, stretching along the Mediterranean coast from Nimes to Carcassonne
biggest wine region by volume in France
What is the climate here?
predominantly Mediterranean, affected by a strong dry cold wind, Tramontane
What is the name of strong wind that cooling down the hot dry region?
Tramontane
blowing from the northwest through the gap between the Massif Central and the Pyrenees
What are the soils you can found here?
•limestone (calcaire)
•clay-limestone
•gravel and alluvial soils
•schist
•volcanic soils
What are the common grape varieties?
RED:
•Grenache
•Syrah
•Carignan
•Mourvèdre
•Cinsault
•Lledoner Pelut
•Aramon
WHITE:
•Chardonnay
•Sauvignon Blanc
•Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
•Grenache Blanc
•Marsanne and Rousanne
•Piquepoul Blanc
•Clairette Blanche
•Macabeu (Macabeo)
What are the AOPs in Languedoc?
22 AOPs:
- Languedoc AOP
- Clairette du Languedoc AOP
- Boutenac AOP
- Cabardès AOP
- Corbières AOP
- Faugères AOP
- Fitou AOP
- La Clape AOP
- La Livinière AOP
- Limoux AOP
- Crèmant de Limoux AOP
- Malepère AOP
- Minervois AOP
- Pic Saint-Loup AOP
- Picpoul de Pinet AOP
- Sable de Camargue AOP
- Saint-Chinian AOP
- Terrasses du Larzac AOP
- Muscat de Frontignan/Frontignan/Vin de Frontignan AOP
- Muscat de Lunel AOP
- Muscat de Mireval AOP
- Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOP
What is Fitou AOP?
ROUGE only
(Western Languedoc)
min 60% combined Grenache(20%) and Carignan(20%), min 10% combined Syrah and Mourvèdre
(no grapes account more than 80%)
two principal soils:
- Fitou Maritime (coastal clay and limestone around the saltwater lagoons)
- Fitou Montagneux (24KM inland, mountainous schist)
What is Corbieres AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ
(Western Languedoc)
blanc: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Macabeu, Roussanne, Vermentino
rouge/rosé: Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Carignan
What is Boutenac AOP?
ROUGE only
(within Corbières AOP)
sometimes referred as Corbières-Boutenac AOP
min combined 70% Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan (30-50%), plus Syrah
Carignan must be hand harvested (more Carignan dominant)
What is Minervois AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ
(Western Languedoc)
blanc: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino
rouge/rosé: Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
What is La Livinière AOP?
ROUGE only
(within Minervois AOP)
sometimes referred as Minervois-La-Livinière AOP
min 60% combined Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
(at least 2 varieties blended, min 40% principal varieties)
required 0.5% higher alcohol than Minervois AOP
What is Limoux AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE, STILL / SPARKLING
(Western Languedoc)
blanc: Mauzac, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay (still white must fermented in oak)
rouge: min 50% Merlot, plus Syrah, Grenache, Cot (min 3 varieties blended)
sparkling: METHODE ANCESTRALE / BLANQUETTE de LIMOUX
Methode Ancestrale: 100% Mauzac (no enrichment, tirage and dosage, 2 months on lees)
Blanquette de Limoux: min 90% Mauzac, plus Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc (traditional method, 9 months on lees)
What is Cremant de Limoux AOP?
SPARKLING, BLANC / ROSÉ
METHODE TRADITIONNELLE
Chardonnay (min 50%), Chenin Blanc (10-40%), plus combined Mauzac and Pinot Noir
grapes must be manual harvested
min aged 12 months (9 months on lees)
What is Languedoc AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ
(Eastern Languedoc)
blanc: Picpoul, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Tourbat, Vermentino
rouge/rosé: Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache, Lledoner Pelut
(all wines must include at least blend of two varieties)
Terrasses du Larzac AOP & La Clape AOP both gained independent AOP
What is Saint-Chinian AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ
(Eastern Languedoc)
blanc: min 30% Grenache, plus Marsanne, Roussanne, Vermentino
rouge/rosé: Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
has two subzones: (rouge only)
- Berlou (Grenache dominant)
- Roquebrun (Syrah dominant)
What is Faugères AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ
blanc: Roussanne(30-70%), Grenache, Marsanne, Vermentino (must blended with Roussanne)
rouge/rosé: Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah
What is Pic Saint Loup AOP?
ROUGE / ROSÉ
Syrah(dominant), Grenache, Mourvèdre (must be blended at least two)
What are the fortified wine AOP in Languedoc?
4 AOPs: (mostly Muscat)
- Muscat Frontignan AOP
- Muscat de Lunel AOP
- Muscat de Mireval AOP
- Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOP
all made by Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
What is Muscat de Nöel?
It’s a “Christmas Wine” that must be bottle before Dec 1 of harvest year
only produced in Muscat de Lunel AOP & Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois AOP
