FR: Northern Rhone Flashcards
List the 4 La La bottlings
La Mouline
La Landonne
La Turque
La Reynarde (est 2026)
Name 5 Producers in Côte Rotie
Yves Cuilleron
Joel Champet
Faury
Guigal
Rene Rostaing
Georges Vernay
Jamet
Negoce: Chapoutier, Delas, Jaboulet, Vidal-Fleury, Guigal
Gentaz Dervieux (last vintage 93- vineyards inherited by Rostaing’s wife)
Important vineyards Côte Rotie
La Landonne
La Reynarde
La Viallière
Côte Blonde (incl La Mouline plot)
Côte Brune (incl La Turque plot)
La Turque
Côte Rozier
Les Grandes Places
Les Rochains
But de Mont
Maison Rouge
Montmain
Hermitage important vineyards
L’Hermite (lighter- at top of hill) - this is where the Chapel is
Les Bessards (most tannic)
La Croix
Le Méal
Les Gréffieux
Les Baumes (lighter- at top of hill)
Péléat
Crozes Hermitage important vineyards
La Guiraude
Hermitage important producers
top 5:
Jean Louis Chave
Paul Jaboulet
Chapoutier (negociant)
Delas Frères (negociant)
Cave de Tain
Alain Graillot
E. Guigal (Ex Voto)
Crozes Hermitage important producers
Alain Graillot
Paul Jaboulet
Domaine du Colombier
Domaine des Lises
Domaine Entrefaux
E. Guigal
Domaine Giles Robin
Pierre Gaillard
Laurent Combier
Cornas producers
Thierry Allemand
Auguste Clape
Alain Voge
Nöel Verset
Alain Verset
Franck Balthazar
Marcel Juge
Pierre Gaillard
Vincent Paris
What is Cave de Tain?
co-op winery in Hermitage
Hermitage - grapes and styles?
white - Marsanne, Roussanne, min 11% abv
red- Syrah with max 15% Marsanne, Roussanne, min 10.5% abv
vin de paille- Marsanne, Roussanne
Saint-Peray- grapes and styles?
Dry white and sparkling from Marsanne and Rousanne
sparkling: traditional method, 12 months total aging, no lees requirement.
Crémant de Die
grapes
aging
RS
river
Sparkling Blanc: majority Clairette, with Aligoté, max 10% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
9 months lees, 12 months total aging
max 15 g/l RS
River Drôme
Côteaux de Die grapes and styles?
dry white, 100% Clairette
Châtillon en Diois - grapes and styles
(Northern Rhone)
Blanc: Chardonnay and Aligoté
Rouge, Rosé: min. 60% Gamay, plus Pinot Noir and Syrah
Jean-Louis Chave - where are they based? top wines?
Based in Mauves- just west of Hermitage
Hermitage Blanc: 80-85% Marsanne, 15-20% Roussanne.
Hermitage Rouge: Les Bessards forms the core of this blend of seven climats.
Hermitage Rouge “Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin: produced only in top years (1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010, and 2015 to date) and only if the quality of the regular cuvée is not compromised. Inaugural vintage 1990.
Hermitage Vin de Paille
Saint Joseph Rouge Clos Florentin: 80-year-old vines in Mauves
Domaine Jamet - where are they based? Top wines?
Ampuis
Côte-Rôtie: a blend of all Jamet-owned parcels. Inaugural vintage 1976.
Côte-Rôtie “Fructus Voluptas”: Entry-level Côte-Rôtie. Aged 16 months in neutral oak barrels. Inaugural vintage 2008.
Côte-Rôtie “La Landonne”: from .26ha of vines planted in 1987. Inaugural vintage 2018.
Côte-Rôtie “Côte Brune”: a limited cuvée from this 0.48-ha parcel, produced every year
Condrieu “Vernillon”: Sourced from the “Côte Chatillon” parcel. Aged in 50% barrels, 50% stainless steel. Inaugural vintage 2015.
Yves Gangloff- where are they based? Top wines?
Condrieu
Condrieu: a blend from both Coteau de Chéry and Côte Bonnette. Inaugural vintage 1988.
Côte-Rôtie “La Barbarine”: 90% Syrah, 10% Viognier from Coteaux de Tupin, plus the younger vines at Combard-Mollard. Inaugural vintage 1997.
Côte-Rôtie “la Sereine Noire”: 100% Syrah from the old vines at Combard-Mollard and Côte Rozier
Top producers in St Joseph?
Pierre Gonon
Chapoutier
Gangloff
Georges Vernay
Delas Freres
Courbis
Coursodon
Gripa
Monier-Perréol
Stéphane Montez
André Perret
Clairette de Die AOP- styles made?
Mousseux Blanc (Méthode Traditionnelle): Clairette. Max 15 g/l RS
Mousseux Blanc Méthode Ancestrale: min. 75% Muscat à Petits Grains plus Clairette. Rosé allows gamay as well. MIN 35 g/l RS
Clairette de Die AOP- aging?
Mousseaux Blanc: 9 months lees
Méthode Ancestrale: 4 months lees
Under which IGPs can producers in the Northern Rhône bottle?
Collines Rhodaniennes (Northern Rhône)
Comtés Rhodaniennes (N. Rhone + Savoie)
Méditerranée IGP (Rhone, Provence, Corsica)
Ardèche IGP
Drôme IGP
What are the communes of production for Côte Rotie?
Ampuis, Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, Tupin-Semon
Which Rhône appellation is known for Gore soil? What is it?
Cornas - it is poor, sandy granitic soil. Also some in Beaujolais, St Joseph
What is the unique soil type found in Condrieu called? What is it?
Arzelles
Composed of powdery decomposed mica
Important vineyards in Cornas?
Les Reynards
Les Chaillots
La Côte
Les Mazards
top Rostaing bottlings?
Côte-Rôtie “Classique” (now called “Cuvée Ampodium” in the US): 100% Syrah from all of the lieux-dits except for La Landonne and Côte Blonde
Côte-Rôtie “La Landonne”: 100% Syrah from the old vines on La Landonne
Côte-Rôtie “Côte Blonde”: 95% Syrah, 5% Viognier from Côte Blonde
Condrieu “La Bonnette”: from Cote Bonnette and Sainte-Agathe
What are the differences in Guigal’s La La bottlings?
Côte-Rôtie “La Landonne”: 100% Syrah; average vine age is 20 years. This is the only one that is an officially recognized vineyard. 1978
Côte-Rôtie “La Turque”: 93% Syrah, 7% Viognier; sourced from an extremely steep plot on Côte Brune, planted in 1980, first vintage 1985
Côte-Rôtie “La Mouline”: 89% Syrah, 11% Viognier; sourced from a plot of the same name on the Côte Blonde, average vine age is 60 years. 1966
Côte-Rôtie La Reynard 100% Syrah- named for stream that runs between the Côte Brune and Blonde
Who bottles the Côte Rotie La Guiraude?
Alain Graillot. Barrel selection only made in best vintages
What are Yves Gangloff’s Côte Rotie bottlings?
La Barbarine (90/10)
Sereine Noir - older vines (100% Syrah)
What are Syrah’s parent grapes?
Mondeuse Blanche, Dureza
Which soil types are in the best vineyards of Condrieu, Côte Rotie, and Hermitage?
heat retaining granitic and schistous soils
Explain the differences in Cuilleron’s Condrieu bottlings
Condrieu “Chaillets”: an old vine blend from Izéras and the old vines on La Côte
Condrieu “Vertige”: from Vernon, this Condrieu sees longer aging in barrel (18 months). Inaugural vintage 2001.
Condrieu “Ayguets”: sweet Condrieu from La Côte and Eyguets, from both overripe and botrytised grapes, depending on vintage conditions
What classification is Clape’s Le Vin des Amis? Where are the grapes from?
Vin de France! declassified Côtes du Rhone, young vine syrah from Cornas. Around $50 retail
Name 2 producers of Vin de Paille in Hermitage
JL Chave, Chapoutier
What is René Rostaing’s top bottling called in the U.S. that was formerly called “Classique”? This wine is sourced form all of Rostaing’s lieux dits except which two?
Cuvée Ampodium
All but Côte Blonde and La Landonne
Which Rhône producer bottles Renaissance? Where and what is it?
August Clape, Cornas. Made from 20-25 year old vines from the domaine’s best slopes as well as older vines from the lower slopes