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Châteauneuf du Pape important Lieu Dits

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La Crau
Bois de la Ville
Les Escondudes
Montpertuis
Chapouin
Beaucastel
Saumade
Font du Loup
Mont Redon
Montolivet

134 total

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Appellations for vin doux naturel southern Rhone

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Rasteau

Muscat de Beaumes de Vinise

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Rasteau AOP

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communes:
VDN: Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet
Unfortified Reds: Rasteau only

Grenache blanc, gris, noir + accessory varieties

dry red wines from min 50% grenache, min 20% Mourvedre and Syrah, + accessory

vdn - all min 45 g/l RS

Blanc & Grenat: released May yr following harvest, bottled by June 2nd yr following harvest
Rose: bottled by Dec 31 yr following harvest

Ambre & Tuile: min 3 years aging
Hors d’Age: min 5 years aging
rancio: deliberately oxidative

dry reds authorized since 2010, and is vast majority of production.

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Rasteau - where is it? Communes of production?

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NE of CdP, next to Ouveze river

VDN: Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet
Unfortified Reds: Rasteau only

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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise- grapes and styles

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Muscat VDN in white, rose, and red styles. Encépagement: Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains (rose can have both)

min 100 g/l RS

miocene sane, clay, limestone soils

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Chateauneuf du Pape communes of Production

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Sorgues

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Gigondas AOC

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whites - min 70% clairette

rose and red: min 50% grenache, with at least one of Syrah, Mourbedre

Ouveze River

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Tavel

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Rosé only AOC! communes: Tavel, Roquemaure

Grenache Noir must be present.
Also: Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Gris, Piquepoul Noir, and Syrah

max 4g/l

soils: Lausses- white calcareous + galets

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What grapes is Chateau Rayas Blanc made from?

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50/50 grenache blanc, clairette

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red wine only AOCs of the southern Rhone

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Beaumes de Venise (grenache, syrah)
Vinsobres (min 50% grenache + another)

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What styles of wine are made in Côtes du Rhône Villages?

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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Côtes du Rhône blanc- grapes allowed?

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min 50% principal varieties: Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette, Grenache Blanc

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Côtes du Rhône rouge- grapes allowed?

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min 66% combined grenache and another principal variety

principal: GSM

same for rosé

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best recent vintages southern Rhone

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2016
2010
2000

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worst recent vintages southern Rhone

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2021- frost
2013 - cold, wet spring
2002

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white only appellations in southern Rhone

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Clairette de Bellegarde- 100% Clairette

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CDP soil types

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clay (argillaceous), sand (siliceous), limestone (calcareous), and marl (molasse).

In the north and northwest, galets roulés are common. large round stones comprised of quartzite and silica are the remnants of retreating Alpine glaciers from thousands of years ago, polished smooth by the Rhône River. They help retain daytime heat and moderate temperatures in the vineyard.

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Dentelles de Montmirail

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ridge of Jurassic limestone in the southern Rhone

Beaumes de Venise- lies to the south

Gigondas- at the base and on the slopes on the western side

Vacqueyras- lies to the SW of the hills

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Vacqueyras AOP

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white, rose, red

white blends: Bourbelenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier (no single variety may account for more than 80%)

red blends: min 50% grenache, must have at least one of Syrah / Mourvedre

rose: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, and Mourvèdre (no single variety may account for more than 80%)

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Cairanne

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southern Rhone. was previously a village of Côtes du Rhône villages, promoted to AOC in 2016 (most recent)

red, white

Aigues river passes right through Cairanne on its course to meet the Rhône river just west of Orange.

limestone and alluvial soil

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CdP max yields

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Rendement de Base: 35 hl/ha
Maximum Yield including Râpé: 42 hl/ha

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CdP minimum planting density

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depends how vines are planted

“En Ligne” (line): 3,000 vines per hectare

“Au Carré” (square): although not explicitly stated, the vine spacing corresponds to 2,500 vines per hectare

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Where is CdP? Size?

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southern Rhone- Orange to north, Avignon to south
river to west

3,231 hectares planted, 1700 in the commune of CdP itself

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first AOC in France

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Roquefort Cheese was awarded the first-ever AOC in 1925

wine- all on the same day in 1936:
Arbois
Cassis
Chateauneuf du Pape
Cognac
Monbazillac
Tavel

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Chateau Rayas

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based in CdP

top wines:
Pignan (Châteauneuf-du-Pape): Pignan means “pine tree” in French, and references the surrounding trees at the estate. Produced from younger vines, 100% Grenache.
Réservé Rouge (Châteauneuf-du-Pape): 100% Grenache.

Réservé Blanc (Châteauneuf-du-Pape): Clairette and Grenache Blanc.

Pialade (Côtes du Rhône): 80% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 5% Syrah.

holdings include: Château Rayas, Château des Tours and Château de Fonsalette

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Chateau de Beaucastel

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based in Courthézon

top wines
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Blanc and Rouge)

Hommage à Jacques Perrin: prestige cuvée, only produced in the best years; made from low-yielding vines. Inaugural vintage 1989.

Roussanne Vieilles Vignes: from a 3-ha plot of vines over 75 years old. Inaugural vintage 1986.

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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe

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based in Bédarrides

ALL holdings are in the lieu dit La Crau

top wines:
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Blanc and Rouge)
Télégramme (Blanc and Rouge): from young vines (less than 25-30 years)

Domaine les Palliers- in Gigondas

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Domaine de Pegau

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based in CdP

top wines:
Cuvée Réservée (Blanc and Rouge): Inaugural vintage 1985.
Cuvée Laurence: Inaugural vintage 1983.
Cuvée a Tempo: 1/3 each Clairette, Grenache Blanc & Roussanne fermented in a combination of oak and steel. Aged in barrique. No Malo. First vintage 2014
Cuvée Da Capo: Old vine selection from 3 terroirs - La Crau, Les Escondudes and Montpertuis. Produced in just seven vintages to date. Inaugural vintage 1998.
Cuvée Inspiration: Utilizes 13 varieties from 2 terroirs - La Crau and Les Escondudes. Only bottled in magnum. First and only released vintage is 2010

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Chateau la Nerthe

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based in Sorgues, CdP

top wines:
Châteauneuf du Pape (Blanc and Rouge)
Cuvée des Cadettes: Sourced from old vines. Inaugural vintage 1970.
Clos de la Granière: A second wine prouduced from younger vines.
Clos de Beauvenir: A blend of Roussanne and Clairette, aged in new, French barriques.

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Bois de la Ville

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oldest CdP lieu dit- first mentioned in 1344

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Brun Argente synonym

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Vaccarese, Camarèse

accessory grape allowed in Côtes du Rhône

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Côtes du Rhône grapes allowed

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Rosé/Rouge: Grenache and either Syrah or Mourvèdre must be present. min 60% principal and complementary grapes. Vineyards north of Montélimar are excused from these requirements, but must contain at least one of the principal and complementary varieties.

Blanc: Principal varieties must account for the majority of the blend.

Blanc:
Principal Varieties: Min. 80% combined Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, and Viognier
Accessory Varieties: Max 20% combined Piquepoul Blanc and Ugni Blanc

Principal Varieties: Grenache
Complementary Varieties: Syrah Mourbedre

Accessory Varieties:
Red: Brun Argenté (Vaccarèse/Camarèse), Caladoc, Carignan, Cinsault, Clairette Rosé, Counoise, Couston, Grenache Gris, Marselan, Muscardin, Piquepoul Noir, Terret Noir
White: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Clairette, Ugni Blanc, and Viognier
Max. 5% combined white varieties

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Marselan

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grenache x CS

recently allowed in Bordeaux- climate change.
also in China
also in CdR rouge

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Caladoc

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grenache x malbec

allowed in CdR rouge

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AOCs for Clairette

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Clairette de Bellegarde (southern rhone)
Coteaux de Die (northern rhone)

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Rhone IGPs

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Regional
IGP Mediteranée
IGP Comtes Rhodaniens

Department
IGP Gard
IGP Drome
IGP Vaucluse
IGP Ardeche

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CdP- most planted red

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Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre
Cinsault

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CdP- most planted white

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Grenache Blanc (35%)
Clairette (32%)
Roussanne (16%)
Bourbelenc (15%)

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Henri Bonneau

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based in CdP

top wines:
Réserve des Celestins
Cuvée Marie Beurrier
Cuvée Spéciale: Inaugural vintage 1990.

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Chapoutier - southern Rhône

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All labeled CdP:
La Bernadine Blanc- mostly grenache blanc
La Bernadine Rouge- blend, spends time in barrel

Barbe Rac- 100% grenache, very old vines
Croix du Bois - 100% grenache, very old vines

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CdP bottles without papal crest

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La Nerthe
Beaucastel - has their own
Rayas - nothing

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Galets roulets

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Large round quartzite/silica stones left by retreating Alpine glaciers. In the north/northwest part of CdP

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mutage

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adding alcohol to stop fermentation. 96 proof is used

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Gigondas producers

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Chateau de Saint Cosme
Famille Perrin
Domaine Santa Duc
Moulin de la Gardette
Domaine Des Bosquets

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Côtes du Rhone villages upgraded to AOC

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Gigondas (1971)
Vacqueyras (1990)
Beaumes-des-Venise (2005)
Vinsobres (2006)
Cairanne (2016)

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garrigue

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low scrubland in the mediterranean, esp southern france, on limestone soils. It is often composed of kermes oak, lavender, thyme, rosemary, and white cistus.

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notable lieu dits of CdP

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Bois de la Ville
L Crau
Les Escondudes
Montpertuis
Chapouin
Beaucastel
Font du Loup
Mont Redon
Montolivet

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Côtes du Rhône bottlings - $100 or more

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Ch de Fonsalette
Rayas la Pialade
Rayas Ch des Tours
Domaine Gramenan, Cuvée Pascal
Ch Grillet
J. Vidal Fleury

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CdR Villages- notable villages

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22 in total

Saint Maurice
Sablet
Valreas
Plan de Dieu
Seguret

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southern rhone AOCs making white, red, rose

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Costieres de Nimes
CdR Villages
Cotes du Vivarais
Duché d’Uzès
Gigondas
Grignan les Adhémar
Lirac
Luberon
Vacqueyras
Ventoux

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Viognier in the southern rhone

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Duché d’Uzès - min 40% in white blends
Grignan les Adhémar- min 30% encepagement

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Largest producers in CdP

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Negociant / Co-ops: Brotte, Guigal

Estates: Mont Redon (100 ha), La Nerthe (90 ha)

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Cuvée Inspiration

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Domaine de Pegau CdP bottling

Utilizes 13 varieties from 2 terroirs - La Crau and Les Escondudes. Only bottled in magnum. First and only released vintage is 2010

$1000 retail average

54
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Cuvée da Capo

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Domaine de Pegau CdP bottling

Old vine selection from 3 terroirs - La Crau, Les Escondudes and Montpertuis. Produced in just seven vintages to date. Inaugural vintage 1998.

$400 retail

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Hommage a Jacque Perrin

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Beaucastel CdP

prestige cuvée, only produced in the best years; made from low-yielding vines. Inaugural vintage 1989.

$380 retail

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Cuvée XXL

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Dom de la Janasse CdP bottling

Grenache with Mourvedre (whole cluster and aged in demi-muid) from the lieu dits of Beaucastel, La Crau, and Saumade. Produced in (2007, 2016, and 2019).

$340 retail

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Sanctus Sanctorum

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Clos St Jean CdP bottling

100-year-old Grenache vines; sold exclusively to the US market

$291 retail

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Deux ex Machina

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Clos St Jean CdP bottling

60% Grenache (aged in tank) with 40% Mourvèdre (aged in new oak barrels); all from 100-year-old vines with yields that average 20 hl/ha

$130 retail

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Châteauneuf du Pape important Vineyards

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La Crau

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Appellations for vin doux naturel southern Rhone

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Rasteau

Muscat de Beaumes de Vinise

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Rasteau AOP - grapes and styles

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dry red wines from min 50% grenache, 20% Syrah and Mourvedre

Grenache blanc, gris, noir- for all VDN
vdn - all min 45 g/l RS

Ambre & Tuile: min 3 years aging
Hors d’Age: min 5 years aging

rancio: deliberately oxidative

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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise- grapes and styles

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Muscat VDN in white, rose, and red styles

min 100 g/l RS

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Chateauneuf du Pape communes of Production

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Orange, Bédarrides, Courthézon, Sorgues

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Gigondas AOC- grapes and styles?

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whites - mostly clairette

rose and red: grenache based: min 90% combined GSM
grenache - min 50%
syrah & mourvedre- min 15% combined

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Tavel - grapes and styles

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Rosé only!

required 30 to 60% combined Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, and Grenache Noir

up to 60% Bourboulenc, Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Piquepoul Blanc, Piquepoul Gris, Piquepoul Noir, and Syrah

up to 10% each Calitor and Carignan (blanc and noir)

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What grapes is Chateau Rayas Blanc made from?

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50/50 grenache blanc, clairette

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