South West (Sud Ouest) Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is the climate here?
due to its size and geography, it has varied climate throughout the region. Generally some Mediterranean and continental.
Maritime climate closer to the west with more continental climates in the northeast.
What are the soils can be found here?
•clay-limestone
•gravel and alluvial terraces
•limestone plateaus
•molasses and marl
•Boulbènes
•flush and puddingstones
•sandy and silty soils
What are some of the principal grape varieties can be found here?
RED:
•Malbec (Cot or Auxerrois)
•Tannat
•Négrette
•Duras
•Fer Servadou (Braucol, Mansois, Pinenc)
•Cabernet Franc
•Abouriou
WHITE:
•Petit Manseng
•Gros Manseng
•Colombard
•Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano)
•Mauzac
•Len de l’El (Loin de l’Oeil)
•Petit Courbu and Courbu
What are the name of the prevailing winds?
Autan & Foehn
Autan has two types:
•Autan Blanc (dry wind, Central Europe)
•Autan Noir (humid wind, western)
What are the AOPs in South West?
32 AOPs:
- Béarn AOP
- Bergerac AOP
- Brulhois AOP
- Buzet AOP
- Cahors AOP
- Corrèze AOP
- Coteaux du Quercy AOP
- Côtes de Bergerac AOP
- Côtes de Duras AOP
- Côtes du Marmandais AOP
- Côtes de Montravel AOP
- Côtes de Millau AOP
- Entraygues-Le Fel AOP
- Estaing AOP
- Floc de Gascogne AOP
- Fronton AOP
- Gaillac AOP
- Gaillac Premières Côtes AOP
- Haut-Montravel AOP
- Irouléguy AOP
- Jurançon AOP
- Madiran AOP
- Marcillac AOP
- Monbazillac AOP
- Montravel AOP
- Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP
- Pécharmant AOP
- Rosette AOP
- Saint-Mont AOP
- Saint-Sardos AOP
- Saussignac AOP
- Tursan AOP
What is Bergerac AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ
they use Bordeaux varieties
What is Pécharmant AOP?
ROUGE only
min blend of 3 grapes: Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cot
What is Monbazillac AOP?
SWEET BLANC only
(Dordogne region, south of Bergerac)
min 90% combined Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Semillon
Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN) also been made here (higher alcohol, longer aging, sweeter)
Chaptalization is prohibited for SGN
grapes may be affected by botrytis, and must be hand-harvested in successive tries
What is Saussignac AOP?
SWEET BLANC only
(Dordogne, near Bergerac)
at least 50% of Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Semillon, Muscadelle
min must weight: 272g/L
no chaptalization
grapes are affected by botrytis / passerillage, must be hand-harvested in successive tries
What is Haut-Montravel AOP?
SWEET BLANC only
(Dordogne, near Bergerac)
min 50% Semillon with Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Semillon, Muscadelle
What is Côtes de Montravel AOP?
SWEET BLANC only
(Dordogne, near Bergerac)
min 30% Semillon with Sauvignon Blanc and Gris, Muscadelle
What is Rosette AOP?
SWEET BLANC only
(Dordogne, near Bergerac)
min 15-70% combined Sauvignon Blanc and Gris plus Semillon, Muscadelle
blend must include at least two varieties
What are the sweet wine appellations you can find here?
8 AOPs:
- Monbazillac AOP
- Saussignac AOP
- Rosette AOP
- Haut-Montravel AOP
- Côtes de Montravel AOP
- Jurançon AOP
- Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP
- Gaillac AOP (Mauzac, Len de l’El, Ondenc)
What is Cahors AOP?
ROUGE only
min 70% Cot plus Merlot and Tannat
What is Madiran AOP?
ROUGE only
60-80% Tannat plus Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Fer
What is Gaillac AOP?
BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ, STILL / SPARKLING, DRY / SWEET
blanc: Len de l’El, Mauzac, Muscadelle, Ondenc, Sauvignon Blanc
rouge/rosé: Syrah, Duras, Prunelard, Fer (at least 2 varieties)
sparkling: METHODE TRADITIONNELLE/ANCESTRALE
Vendange Tardives: botrytis / passerillage (hand-harvested in successive tries), no chapatilization
What is Jurançon AOP?
BLANC only, DRY / SWEET / VT
principal variety: Gros and Petit Manseng
VT wines may not be harvested earlier than Nov 2
manual harvesting is mandatory for all wines, in successive tries
What is Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh AOP?
BLANC only, DRY / SWEET
min 60% combined Courbu, Petit Courbu, Gros and Petit Manseng, Arrufiac (at least 2 blended)
sweet wines must all hand-harvested with successive tries
