France - Rhone Flashcards
Most famous climats of Hermitage.
Les Bessards Le Meal Les Greffieux L' Hermite La Chapelle Les Murets Beaume
In which village is the main facilities of E. Guical?
Ampuis
When was the Hermitage AOC established?
1937
Which producer released the first estate-bottled Chateauneuf-du-Pape and in what year?
Chateau La Nerthe
1785
Name the five producers of Hermitage that make up 80% of the appellation.
Delas Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Paul Jaboulet Aine Cave de Tain l'Hermitage Chapoutier
Minimum percentage of Clairette in the Cremant de Die.
55% (the rest Aligote and Muscat Blanc A Petits Grains)
Most famous of the Cotes du Rhone Villages, located on the right bank of the river.
Chusclan
How many hectares is Chateau-Grillet?
3,5 ha
How many villages have the right to have their names printed on the Cotes du Rhone AOC label?
18
Most southerly appellation of the Rhone Valley.
Costieres de Nimes
Where is Thierry Allemand located? He produces his top wines from which two lieux-dits?
Cornas
Reynard and Les Chaillots
Name three of the best producers of Condrieu.
Yves Cuilleron Andre Perret Saint Cosme Jean Michel Gerin Dumazet Delas Rene Rostaing
Which appellation is dedicated exclusively to rose production in Rhone and what is the dominant grape of these wines?
Tavel
Grenache
What is the name of Alain Graillot’s top Crozes-Hermitage bottling that is only bottled in the best vintages?
La Guiraude
What are Guical’s Ermitage Blanc and Rouge bottlings called?
Ex-Voto
What style of wines are produced in Vacqueyras?
Red (95% of the production)
Rose
White (4% of the production)
What are the grape requirements for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage red wines?
Minimum 85% Syrah
Maximum 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne
What is the unique soil type found in Condrieu called?
Arzelles
What kind of barrels is Northern Rhone Syrah typically fermented in?
Large oak foudres
How is a methode ancestrale wine produced?
Wine is bottled before fermentation is complete thus the CO2 is trapped in the bottle
What are the best soil types that characterize the best vineyards of Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?
Heat-retaining granitic and schistous soils
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP minimum residual sugar and alcohol.
The wines must contain at least 100g/L of sugar and feature at least 15% alcohol content
What is the name of the major soil type in Cornas?
Decomposed granite, resulting in clay like sands known as “Gores”
The Northern Rhone extends from what city to which city?
Vienne to Valence
What does co-fermenting with Viognier provide for the wines of Cote Rotie?
Stabilizes red wine colour and moderates tannin extraction
What is the largest AOP in Southern Rhone?
Cotes du Rhone
What is the climate of Southern Rhone?
Mediterranean
What are the two slopes nearest to Ampuis that are considered the heart of the appellation?
Cote Blonde
Cote Brune
Name the Condrieu bottlings that Cuilleron produces.
La Petite Cote
Les Chaillets
Les Ayguets
Lieu-dit Vernon
What appellation of the Southern Rhone exists for both dry red wines as well as fortified VDN wines of all colours?
Rasteau
What is the Southern Rhone’s northernmost appellation?
Grignan-les-Adhemar (formerly known as Coteaux du Tricastin)
Which appellation of the Southern Rhone was up until 2004 a part of Languedoc? What is the smaller AOP within this AOP’s borders that produces wines from Clairette?
Costieres de Nimes
Clairette de Bellegarde
When was the Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC established as the first AOC of France?
1936
What is the minimum percentage of Grenache Noir in the red wines of Vacqueyras AOP?
50%
Maximum percentage of Viognier in the wines of Cote Rotie.
20%
Which is the smallest red wine appellation in the Northern Rhone?
Cornas (145 ha)
What is the name of Pierre Gonon’s Saint-Joseph blanc?
Les Oliviers
Which Cote Rotie producer makes “Blonde de Seigneur”?
Domaine Georges Vernay
What grape must comprise 100% of Coteaux de Die AOP?
Clairette
Name at least four important lieux-dits of Cornas.
Les Reynards Les Chaillots La Cote Les Mazards Thézier Sauman
Name the three Cote-Rotie single vineyards of Guigal.
La Mouline (first vintage 1966) La Landonne (first vintage 1978) La Turque (first vintage 1985)
Who produces La Chapelle Hermitage?
Paul Jaboulet
Who produces L’Hermite Hermitage?
Chapoutier
AOC regulations of Chateauneuf-du-Pape require that producers declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes, a process to safeguard against under-ripeness. What is the term used for this?
Le rapé
What are the communes of production of Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC?
Orange Courthézon Chateauneuf-du-Pape Bédarrides Sorgues
Is chaptilization allowed in the production of red Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines?
No
Name the communes of production of Cote-Rotie AOC.
Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone
Ampuis
Tupin-Semons
When was Côte-Rôtie AOC established?
1940
What is the name of Jean-Louis Chave’s top bottling of Hermitage?
Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin
Who revived Hermitage Vin de Paille?
Gerard Chave in the 1970’s and Chapoutier more recently
Where is Vin Doux Naturel produced in the Southern Rhone?
Rasteau AOP
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOP
What is unique about the wines of Château de Beaucastel?
They use all the authorized grape varieties and the red wines have a high percentage of Mourvèdre
What is the dominant grape variety used in Château Fortia Cuvée Reserve?
Syrah
Grape varieties used in Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Rouge 1990.
100% Grenache
