Languedoc-Roussillon Flashcards
(24 cards)
Name the important AOP in Languedoc
Fitou
Corbieres
Fitou is divided into 2 sectors, they are…
Fitou Maritime
Fitou Montagneux
Name the main grape for Fitou
Carignan
Describe the wine style of Corbieres
Red, Rose and little White
Name the fortified wine AOPs in Languedoc
Muscat de Mireval
Muscat de Lunel
Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois
Muscat de Frontignan
Name the grape used for the fortified wine AOPs in Languedoc
Muscat a Petits Grains Blanc
Name the non-fortified AOPs in Roussillon
Cotes du Roussillon
Cotes du Roussillon Villages
Collioure
Name the main red grapes for non-fortified Roussillon wine
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre
Name the main white grapes for non-fortified Roussillon wine
Grenache Blanc
Macabeu
Tourbat (Malvoisie du Roussillon)
Name the fortified AOPs in Roussillon
Riversaltes
Banyuls
Banyuls Grand Cru
Maury
The wine from Riversaltes is known as…
vin doux naturel (VDN)
Name the 4 styles of Riversaltes
ambre (amber)
grenat (red)
tuile (tawny)
rose (pink)
Ageing requirement for ambre and tuile in Riversaltes
3 years in oxidative environment
Ageing requirement for grenat in Rivesaltes
2 years, 1 year reductively
Ageing requirement for rose in Rivesaltes
1 year
Riversaltes wine that is aged for at least 5 years is known as…
hors d’age
Name the grapes for Riversaltes
Grenache (Noir, Gris, Blanc)
Maccabeo
Tourbat
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat a Petits Grains
Riversaltes grenat is made solely from…
Grenache Noir
Riversaltes wine produced from only the 2 Muscat grapes can be labeled as…
Muscat de Riversaltes AOP
Maury AOP produces…
vin doux naturel from principally Grenache Noir, Gris and Blanc
Banyuls AOP are made from…
at least 50% of Grenache Noir
Banyuls that are bottled within 1 year is known as…
Rimage (vintage-dated)
Banyuls Grand Cru AOP are made from…
at least 75% of Grenache Noir
Ageing requirement for Banyuls Grand Cru
30 months in wood
