Ch 20

Question 1

Name the generic red appellations of Southern Rhone

Answer 1

Cotes du Rhone

Cotes du Rhone Villages

Question 2

Name the cru appellations of Southern Rhone

Answer 2

CDP
Tavel
Liric
Gigondas
Vacqueyres

Question 3

Name the Southern Rhone appellation that produces Rose and white wine

Answer 3

Beaumes de Venise

Question 4

Name the Southern Rhone appellation that produces fortified wine

Answer 4

Muscat de beaumes de venise

Question 5

List 2 crus that lie to the east of CDP?

Answer 5

Giogondas and Vacqueyras

• Grenache heavy in the GSM
• full body
• spicy in style

Question 6

2 Southern Rhone crus on the West bank?

Answer 6

Tavel- Rose style wines
         -Grenache & cinsault
         -full body
         -capable of complexity with age
Lirac- Red and white style of CDP

Question 7

Describe CDP

Answer 7

east bank of the Rhone
largest of the crus
1st to have Appellation Controlee Status
large range of soil types
13 grapes allowed   GSM dominates
*best--> full bodied, rich texture, spicy red fruit

Question 8

Describe Cotes du Rhone Villages

Answer 8

Red, some case white & rose
-min alcohol
-max yields
-greater % of blend from GSM
add name of village to label if 100% came from that village
-have option to apply for cur

Question 9

describe Cotes du Rhone

Answer 9

accounts for more than half of production
most is red wine
most medium, body fruity, simple,
Fruity Rose and white

Question 10

List the white grapes grown in Southern Rhone?

Answer 10

Viognier
granache blanc
marrson
rousanne

Question 11

Describe white wine produced in Southern Rhone

Answer 11

best are rich in texture
-full body
-high alcohol
-Acid -low to med
-Aroma  fruity subtle
new oak rarely used

Question 12

Describe wine making methods in southern Rhone with black grapes?

Answer 12

-impossible to describe
-cold preferment
-maceration and storage in stainless
-warm ferment traditionally open fermented in large oak vessels
light to med body - fresh fruity with low tannin
to full body spicy, meaty, earthy, and high tannin

Question 13

Describe the characteristics of the Grenache grown in Southern Rhone?

Answer 13

G: dominates, with the warm summers, it fully ripens, concentrates spicy red fruit

Question 14

Describe the characteristics of syrah grown in Southern Rhone?

Answer 14

it supports the grenache
adds color and tannin
struggles even in the hottest sites

Question 15

Describe the characteristics of mourvedre grown in Southern Rhone

Answer 15

northern limit to ripen successfully
deep in color
high in tannin
black fruit, gamy, meaty

Question 16

Describe the characteristics of Cinsault grown in Southern Rhone?

Answer 16

supports granache
red fruit
best know as a blending partner with grenache for rose

Question 17

describe the climate of Southern Rhone

Answer 17

Mediterranean, mild winter, warming summer
drought can be a problem
mistral wind, gain speed & can be damaging
region has fewer slopes to protect from wind damage

Question 18

Describe the grapes grown in Southern Rhone?

Answer 18

south of Valence
flat terrain
may have stony soil that absorbs heat Galets –> CDP
Fewer slopes to protect from mistral

Question 19

describe grape growing in Southern Rhone?

Answer 19

grenache is bush trained low to benefit from heat & protect from wind.
Syrah needs support of trellising system

Question 20

Name the black grapes grown in Southern Rhone?

Answer 20

Grenache
syrah
mourvedre
cinsault

Question 21

name the white grapes grown in Southern Rhone

Answer 21

Viognier
marsanne
roussane
clairette
grenache blanc

Question 22

describe the best white wine produced in Southern Rhone?

Answer 22

best is usually rich textured full body
high alcohol
low-med acidly
fruity aromas