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South of France region
Location? |
Southern Med.
provence: east of Rhone to Italian border. Languedoc-Roussillon: west of Rhone to Spanish border |
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Climate of Southern France?
Weather? |
Mediterranean (you better know this!)
Consistent, little vintage variation |
serious?
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The soils of S.France
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best vineyards are on limestone
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Grape varieties of S.France
Provence Lang-Roussillon |
Provence: Mouvedre, Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, C/S for red & rose.
Lang-Rouss: AC black=carignan, cinsault, grenache, mouvedre, syrah( red & rose). VDP black=Merl, C/S, Syrah, Mourvedre (red & rose) VDP white=Chard, S/B Viognier |
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Viti of S.France
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high yeilds for table wine
AC wines w/ lower yeilds, best vineyards on higher hillside locations. |
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vini of S.France
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red:traditional ferm w/ some use of new oak for better-quality wines, carbonic maceration for lighter styles.
More experimentation at VDP level, in particular with white wine production |
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Key wines of Provence
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Cotes de Provence, Coteauxd' Aix-en-Provence, Bandol, VDP des Bouches du Rhone, VDP de Vaucluse
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Key wines of Languedoc-Roussillon
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Corbieres, Fitou, Minervois, Cotes du Roussillon, Cotes de Rous-Villages, VDP d'Oc, Gard, Herault, Aude, Pyrenees-Orientales
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