France - Rhone Valley Flashcards
Name the nothern Rhone areas from north to South
Cote-Rotie, Condrieu, Chateau Grillet, St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, Hermitage, Cornas, Saint-Peray, Die, Chatillon-en-Diois
The entire Rhone Valley stretches in between which 2 cities
Vienne in the north, to Avignon in the south
Top vintages of Rhone from 1980 to now
1989 - 1990 - 1995 - 1998 - 1999 - 2001 - 2005 - 2009 - 2010 - 2015 - 2016 - 2018
Which areas of Rhone is famous for sparkling wines
Saint-Peray, Clairette de Die, Chatillon-en-Diois
Who own’s Chateau Grillet, and has been since 2011
Francois Pinault (3rd. richest man in france and owner of Chateau Latour)
Name of Chateau Grillet second wine
Pontcin
How much Clairette is in the appelation wine “Clairette de die”
Maximum 25%
Which Grape is the dominant in Clairette de die
Muscat a petit Grains
How is Clairette de die made
Ancestrale-method
Clairette-de-die undergoes “Transvasage” explain this
The finished wine is filtered into a clean bottle
minimum sugar content of clairette-de-die at bottleing stage and finished wine
minimum 55g. at bottling, and minimum 35g. as finished wine, both per liter, no liqeur de tirage or expedition allowed.
Who stands for about 75% of clairette de die production
The co-operative Cave de Die Jaillance
noticable producers of clairette de die
Buffardel Freres and Jaillance
top producers of Condrieu
Cuilleron, Delas, Guigal, and more
What was the initial trend of Condrieu
Sweet and medium sweet wines
which grapes are allowed for Condireu making
100% Viognier
Top producers of Cornas
Du Coulet, Paul Jaboulet Aine, Courbis, and more
how much Viognier is allowed in Cote-Rotie
up to 20%
Describe a classic Cote-Rotie wine
Dark, intense, black berries, violets and spice.
Full body, fire and power, high in tannins and acidity, but with great finesse
top producers of Cote-Rotie
Paul Jaboulet Aine, Delas, Guigal, and more
What is the only Technical difference on Cote-du-Rhone wines from the south, and the north of Rhone
Syrah may replace grenache as the principal red wine variety in the North
Which grapes is allowed for Cremant de Die
100% Clairette
what are the rules for residual sugar in cremant de die
maximum 15g/l
Grape regulations for Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage
Syrah with up to 15% marsanne/rousanne
How many Climats in Hermitage?
Name as many Climats of Hermitage as possible
14, From West to east:
La Varogne
Les Bessards
l’Hermite
le Meal
Les Gréffieux
Beuame
Maison Blanche
Rocoule
Péléat
Les Diogniéres
Les Murets
lhomme
la Criox
Torres et les Garennes
top Hermitage producers
M. Chapoutier, Delas, Guigal, Paul Jaboulet Aine and more
What is “Hermitage vin de Paille”
A wine from hermitage made from marsanne/roussane, and raisined on straw mats
Top producer of Hermitage Vin de Paille
M. Chapoutier
Saint joseph grape regulations
syrah with up to 10% marsanne/rousanne
st. joseph top producers
Courbis, Chapoutier, Jean-louis Chave, Montez, Guigal
How much of the generic Cotes du Rhone AOP is made in northern rhone
10%
climat of southern rhone
Mediterranean and warm
What is the Mistral
A cold and dry nortwest wind, that blows down through the rhone valley
Grape regulations for Beaume-de-venise
min 50% syrah and min 25% grenache, rest is rhone blend
which grape is used for sweet wines in beaume de venise
Muscar blanc a petit Grains
How is sweet wine made in beaume de venise
by adding brandy to arrest the fermentation.
abv and sugar regulations for beaume de venise
min 15% abv and min 100 g/l sugar
When did Cairanne get AOC
2016
grape regulations for cairanne
Grenache min. 50%
syrah/mouvedre min. 20%
rhone blend max 20%
Which and when was the first french area to recieve AOC
Chateauneuf-du-pape, 15. may 1936
from where did chateauneuf du pape get its name
The Ruined summer palace of the 14. century pope
soil of chateauneuf du pape
Rounded “Gallettes/pudding - stones” which act as heaters during the night and ensure the soil to be well drained
18 grapes allowed for chateauneuf du pape
Grenache - Syrah - cinsault - Counoise - Mouvedre - Bourboulenc - Clairette blanche - Clairette Rose - Picardan - Picpoul Blanc - Picpoul Gris - Picpoul Noir - Muscardin - Grenache Blanc - Grenache Gris - Roussane - Terret Noir - Vaccarèse
top producers of chateauneuf-du-pape
Chateau Beaucastel - Chateau Rayas - Vieux Télégraph - Domaine du Pegau - Clos de Papes
Which emblem on the bottle is protected by Chateauneuf du pape
2 crossed keys
explain “Le Rapé”
In chateauneuf, between 5-20% of the grapes harvested within the maximum yield for this AOC, will be sold under vin de table, to ensure only the best quality for chateauneuf-du-pape AOC
in which 2 styles are chateaneuf du pape beeing made
the traditional: full, strong, intense, dark and spiced and long-lived
the modern: more easy drinkable
