Die

Question 1

Permitted sparkling wines

Answer 1

Clairette de Die
– dry to off dry wine made from Clairette
Clairette de Dei Mathode Diose Ancestrale
– sweet wine made from a Muscat dominated blend
Cremant de Die (not on Unit 5 syllabus)
– dry to off dry wine made from Clairette dominated blend

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Northern Rhone

Question 3

Vineyard

Answer 3

High altitude, <700m

-Chalk soil (good for water retention in dry vintages)

Question 4

Grape Varieties: Clairette de Die

Answer 4

Clairette 100%

Question 5

Grape Varieties: CdD-MA

Answer 5

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (at least 75%)

Clairette

Question 6

Winery: Clairette de Die

Answer 6

• Transfer method, second ferm in bottle, disgorged and filtered under pressure from one bottle to another
• min 9 mo on lees
• max abv 13.5%
• residual sugar equal or less than 15 g/l
• 3.5 bar min pressure

Question 7

Winery: Clairette de Die - Methode Ancestrale

Answer 7

• must partially cool-fermented and bottled
• Liqueur de Tirage forbidden
• same fermentation continues in bottle
• 4+ mo on lees
• ferm. stops naturally
• yeast removed via disgorgement, wine filtered under pressure from one bottle to another
• residual sugar equal or greater than 35g/L
• liqueur d’expedition forbidden
• most sold between 7-9% abv
• 3 bar min pressure

– large scale commercially successful CdD-MA wines likely disgorged and filtered as per consumer preference

Question 8

Important trade structures

Answer 8

• Jaillance cooperative

- - owned by 250 of the 300 growers in the region

Question 9

Wine stlye: Clairette de Die - Methode Ancestrale

Answer 9

• pale lemon
• muscat aromas (peach, grape, blossom)
• low abv
• sweet on palate
• very fine bubbles of moderate persistence

Question 10

Notable Producers: Clairette de Die - Methode Ancestrale

Answer 10

• Cave de Die Jaillance - makes over 75% of AOC production)
• CAves Carod Freres, Vercheny
• Poulet et Fils, Pontaix