Compendium

Question 1

Châtillon-en-Diois AOP

• Department
• Style
• Date

Answer 1

Châtillon-en-Diois AOP

• Drome
• Blanc: Chardonnay and Aligoté
• Rouge: min. 60% Gamay, plus Pinot Noir and Syrah
• Rosé: min. 60% Gamay, plus Pinot Noir and Syrah
• 1975

Question 2

Clairette de Die AOP
- Department
- Style
- RS
- Pressure
- Elevate
- Date

Answer 2

Clairette de Die AOP
- Drome

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Mousseux Blanc (Méthode Traditionnelle): Clairette 100%
- max. 15 g/l
- 3.5 atmospheres
- 9 months
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Mousseux Blanc Méthode Ancestrale: min. 75% Muscat à Petits Grains, Clairette
Mousseux Rosé Méthode Ancestrale: min. 75% Muscat à Petits Grains, Clairette & Gamay max. 10%
- min. 35 g/l
- 3 atmospheres
- 4 months

• 1942

Question 3

Coteaux de Die
- Department
- Style
- Date

Answer 3

Coteaux de Die
- Drome
- Clairette 100%
- 1993

Question 4

Crémant de Die AOP
- Department
- Style
- Elevage
- Pressure
- RS
- Date

Answer 4

Crémant de Die AOP
- Drome
- Vin Mousseux Blanc - Traditional Method
- Blanc: Min. 55% Clairette, min. 10% Aligoté, 5-10% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
- 9 months on lees, 12 months total from tirage
- 3.5 bars
- 15 g/L
- 1993

Question 5

Chateau Grillet AOP

• Department
• Commune
• Style
• Elevage
• Date

Answer 5

Chateau Grillet AOP
- Loire
- Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, Vérin
- Blanc: 100% Viognier
- Oct 1st, 1st year after harvest
- 1936

Question 6

Condrieu

• Department
• Commune
• Style
• Min potential Alcohol
• Min Must Weight
• Harvest method
• Date

Answer 6

Condrieu

• Rhône, Loire, Ardèche
• Condrieu, Vérin, and Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône - Limony, Chavanay, Malleval, and Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf (added in 1967)
• 100% Viognier
• 11.5% (13% required for wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar)
• 178 g/L (220 g/L required for wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar)
• Manual harvesting is mandatory. For wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar, grapes must be harvested in successive tries
• 1940

Question 7

What communes were added to Condrieu in 1967?

Answer 7

Chavanay, Malleval, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf and Limony

Question 8

Cornas
- Department
- Commune
- Style

Answer 8

Cornas
- Ardeche
- Cornas
- 100% Syrah

Question 9

Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP
- Department
- Commune
- Style
- Date

Answer 9

Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP
- Drome
- Beaumont-Monteux, Chanos-Curson, Crozes-Hermitage, Erôme, Gervans, Larnage, Mercurol, Pont-de-l’Isère, La Roche-de-Glun, Serves-sur-Rhône and Tain-l’Hermitage
- Blanc: Marsanne and/or Roussanne
- Rouge: Syrah plus a max. 15% combined Marsanne and Roussanne
- 1937

Question 10

Côte-Rôtie AOP
- Department
- Communes
- Style
- Date

Answer 10

Côte-Rôtie AOP
- Rhone
- Tupin-Semons, Ampuis, Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône
- Syrah, Max 20% Viognier
- 1940

Question 11

List the vineyards in Tupin et Semons - Cote Rotie

Answer 11

1. Bons Arrèts
2. Tupin
3. Coteaux de Tupin
4. Pimotins
5. Collet
6. But de Mont
7. Maison Rouge
8. Bercheries (Les)
9. Béton
10. Corps de Loup
11. Semons
12. Maisons Blanches
13. Coteaux de Bassenon

Question 12

List the vineyards in Ampuis - Cote Rotie

Answer 12

1. Lesardes
2. Cognet
3. Gerine
4. Montmain
5. Besset
6. Vérenay
7. Berthelon
8. Grandes Place
9. Viallière (La)
10. Basse-Viallière
11. Arsélie (L’)
12. Le Plomb
13. Chatelon
14. Champon (Le)
15. Fourvier
16. Nève
17. Côte-Rozier
18. Rozier
19. Mornachon
20. Bonnivières
21. Rochins
22. Landonne (La)
23. Leyat
24. Côte Bodin
25. Roche (La)
26. Champin (Le)
27. Moutonnes (Les)
28. Bourg (Le)
29. Ritolas
30. Janet
31. Grand Taillis
32. Brocarde (La)
33. Brosse (La)
34. Fongeant
35. Côte Brune
36. Le Truchet
37. Carcan (Le)
38. Chavaroche
39. Baleyat
40. Côte Blonde
41. Taquière (La)
42. Marsanne
43. Lancement
44. La Triotte
45. Bas-Boucharey
46. Mollard (Le)
47. Goutay (La)
48. Combard (Le)

Question 13

List the vineyards in St-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône - Cote Rotie

Answer 13

1. Vérzerance
2. Planèze
3. Chapuise (La)
4. Le Village
5. Remilly (Le)
6. Cumelle
7. Les Chanavaries
8. Mont (Le)
9. Montlis
10. Servonnière (La)
11. Plany
12. Bourrier

Question 14

Hermitage/Ermitage AOP
- Department
- Commune
- Style
- Alcohol
- Min Must Weight
- RS
- Date

Answer 14

Hermitage/Ermitage AOP
- Dhrome
- Tain-l’Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Larnage
- 1937

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Blanc: Marsanne and/or Roussanne
- 11%
- 170 g/l
- 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)

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Rouge: Syrah plus a max. 15% combined Marsanne and Roussanne
- 10.5%
- 171 g/l
- 3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)

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Vin de Paille (Blanc): Marsanne and/or Roussanne
- 19.5% (12.5% acquired)
- 170 g/l (Vin de Paille grapes must be subject to drying for a minimum 45 days, after which they must have a minimum must weight of 350 g/l.)
- No Min RS

Question 15

Saint Joseph
- Department
- Style

Answer 15

Saint Joseph
- Ardeche
- Rhone
- Blanc: Marsanne and Roussanne
- Rouge: Min. 90% Syrah, plus Marsanne and Roussanne

Question 16

Saint-Peray AOP
- Department
- Commune
- Style
- Elevage

Answer 16

Saint-Peray AOP
- Ardeche
- Saint-Péray, Toulaud
- Blanc: Marsanne and Roussanne
- Blanc Mousseux (Méthode Traditionnelle)
- Blanc Mousseux: May be released after 12 months of age from the date of tirage (no min. lees time stated)

Question 17

What is arzelle?

Answer 17

powdery, decomposed mica found in Condrieu

Question 18

What is the main soil type of Cotie-Rotie and Hermitage?

Answer 18

Granite
Schist

Question 19

How do soils change in Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and Saint-Peray?

Answer 19

Become heavier with Clay