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1
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What are the styles and assemblages of Cabardès AOP?

A

Red and Rosé: min. 40% combined Cab Franc, Cab Sauv, Merlot; min. 40% combined Grenache and Syrah, plus

2
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What are the styles and assemblages of Malepère AOP?

A

Rouge: min. 40% Merlot plus Cab Franc and Cot

Rosé: min. 40% Cab Franc plus Cab Sauv, Cinsault, Cot, Grenache, and Merlot

3
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What are the styles and assemblages of Limoux AOP?

A

Vin Mousseux Blanc Méthode Ancestrale: 100% Mauzac
Vin Mousseux Blanc Blanquette de Limoux: 90% Mauzac plus Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc
Blanc: Mauzac, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay
Rouge: 45-70% Merlot, plus Grenache, Syrah, Cot, and Cab Franc and Cab Sauv (min 3 varieties)

4
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What are the requirements for Limoux Méthode Ancestrale?

A

3 atmospheres of pressure; aged on the lees for a minimum of 2mos. No dosage or Tirage.

5
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What are the requirements for Blanquette de Limoux?

A

Traditional method. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure; aged on the lees at least 9mos.

6
Q

What is the only AOP in France to mandate oak aging for white wine?

A

Limoux AOP

7
Q

When was the AOP for Vin Mousseux Blanc de Limoux established?

A

1938

8
Q

What AOP overlaps with Limoux AOP?

A

Crémant de Limoux AOP

9
Q

What are the styles, assemblages, and requirements for Crémant de Limoux?

A

Vin Mousseux Blanc and Rosé: Max. 90% combined Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc, plus max 20% Mauzac and Pinot Noir
Minimum 3.5 atmospheres of pressure; 9mos on the lees, released at least 12mos after tirage.

10
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T/F: All white and sparkling wine (including Crémant) from Limoux must be hand harvested.

A

TRUE

11
Q

What is the oldest still wine AOP in the Languedoc?

A

Fitou AOP, 1948

12
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What are the two subzones of Fitou and their respective soils?

A

Maritime: clay and limestone around saltwater lagoons
Montagneux: schist

13
Q

What are the styles and assemblage for Fitou?

A

Red only: min. 50% Carignan and/or Grenache; plus Syrah and Mourvèdre (all max. 80%)

14
Q

What larger AOP surrounds Fitou?

A

Corbières AOP

15
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What are the styles and assemblage for Corbières?

A

White: min. 40% Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Macabeu, Roussanne, and/or Vermentino, plus (min 2 varieties).
Red/Rosé: min. 40% Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Piquepoul Noir (rosé only), plus (all max. 80%).

16
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What is the AOP Subzone of Corbières? When was it established, and what are the styles, minimum aging, and assemblage?

A

Corbières-Boutenac AOP, est. 2005.
Red only: min. 70% combined Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Grenache (all max. 80%).
1min year of aging, incl 2mos in bottle.

17
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What is unusual about the Carignan in Corbières-Boutenac?

A

It must be hand harvested.

18
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What are the styles and assemblage of Minervois?

A

White: min. 80% Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Macabeu, Marsanne, Roussanne, and/or Vermentino, plus.
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, plus (all max 80%). Rosé may include max 10% white varieties.

19
Q

What is the AOP subzone of Minervois, and when was it established? What are the styles and assemblage?

A

Minervois-La Liviniere, est 1999.

Red only: min. 80% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Carignan, plus. Must consist of at least two varieties.

20
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What are the styles and assemblage for Saint-Chinian AOP?

A

White: Grenache Blanc, plus Marsanne, Roussanne, and/or Vermentino
Red/Rosé: Grenache, Lladoner Pelut, Mourvèdre, and/or Syrah (min. 2 varieties)

21
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What are the two subzones of Saint-Chinian? What are their additional requirements?

A

Roquebrun (mostly Rhône varieties)
Berlou (usually Carignan based)
Hand Harvested, and Berlou must be destemmed

22
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What are the styles and assemblage for Faugères?

A

White: Roussanne, plus Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, and/or Vermentino
Red/Rosé: min. 50% combined Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan (all max. 80%).

23
Q

Languedoc AOP was formerly known as what? By what vintage will this transition be complete?

A

Coteaux du Languedoc AOC.

2017

24
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What are the styles and assemblages of Languedoc AOP?

A

White: min. 50% Piquepoul Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, MArsanne, Roussanne, Tourbat, and/or Vermentino (all max. 80%)
Red/Rosé: min. 40% combined Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lladoner Pelut (all max 80%), plus

25
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Which geographic designations of the Languedoc are authorized for rosé?

A

Cabrières

Pic-Saint-Loup

26
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Which geographic designations of the Languedoc are authorized for white?

A

La Clape

27
Q

All subzones of the Languedoc (except Cabrières, Pic-Saint-Loup, and La Clape) are authorized for what styles?

A

Red only

28
Q

Which geographic designation of the Languedoc was eliminated in 2011?

A

Vérargues

29
Q

Which geographic designation of the Languedoc was upgraded to AOP in 2013?

A

Picpoul de Pinet

30
Q

Which geographic designation of the Languedoc was upgraded to AOP in 2014?

A

Terrasses du Larzac

31
Q

Name three geographic designations of the Languedoc

A

Gard: Sommières, PIC-SAINT-LOUP (Gard/Hérault)

Hérault: Cabrières, Grès de Montpellier, La Méjanelle, Montpeyroux, Pézenas, Saint-Christol, Saint-Drézéry, Saint-Georges-d’Orques, Saint-Saturnin

Aude: LA CLAPE, Quatourze

32
Q

What are the styles of Clairette du Languedoc?

A

Blanc (100% Clairette)
Blanc Rancio
VDL Blanc

33
Q

What are the four Muscat AOPs of the Languedoc?

A

de Frontignan
de Lunel
de Mireval
de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois

34
Q

What is the universal must weight and minimum alcohol for the Muscat AOPs?

A

Must weight: 252 g/L

Potential Alcohol: 21.5% (15% acquired)

35
Q

Which Muscat AOP is authorized for both VDN and VDL? What is the must weight and RS for the VDL?

A

Frontignan
Must weight: 234 g/L
RS: 185 g/L

36
Q

What Muscat AOP has a higher minimum RS than the rest? What is the exception, and what is the rule?

A

All Muscat AOPs except Saint-Jean-de-Minervois have a minimum RS of 110 g/L.
Saint-Jean-de-Minervois has a minimum RS of 125 g/L.

37
Q

Which Muscat AOPs are authorized for Vin de Noel, and what is it?

A

Lunel and Saint-Jean-de-Minervois

A Nouveau style of VDN bottled no later than Dec. 1st of the year of harvest.