France - Southern Rhone (Minor AOP) Flashcards
Ventoux AOP
(blanc)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne,
Clairette, Bourbelenc
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre,
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Ventoux AOP
(rose)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre,
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
White
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne,
Clairette, Bourbelenc
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre,
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Ventoux AOP
(rouge)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre,
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
White
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne,
Clairette, Bourbelenc
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre,
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Ventoux AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne,
Clairette, Bourbelenc
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre,
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
Cinsault, Carignan
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Costieres de Nimes AOP
(blanc)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
60% min combined
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne
(none more than 80%)
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red - Rose
50% min combined:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
Famous Soil Type:
Gress
(small alluvial pebbles)
Costieres de Nimes AOP
(rose)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red - Rose
50% min combined:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
White
60% min combined
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne
(none more than 80%)
Famous Soil Type:
Gress
(small alluvial pebbles)
Costieres de Nimes AOP
(rouge)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red - Rose
50% min combined:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
White
60% min combined
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne
(none more than 80%)
Famous Soil Type:
Gress
(small alluvial pebbles)
Costieres de Nimes AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
White
60% min combined
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne
(none more than 80%)
Red - Rose
50% min combined:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
Famous Soil Type:
Gress
(small alluvial pebbles)
Duché d’Uzès AOP
(blanc)
Rouge - Blanc - Rosé
~12% min ABV~
Blanc
40% min Viognier
30% min Grenache Blanc
also:
Clairette, Ugni Blanc,
20% Max combined:
Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino
~55 hl/ha~
Rosé
50% min Grenache
20% min Syrah
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
Rouge
40% min Syrah
20% min Grenache
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~48 hl/ha~
Duché d’Uzès AOP
(rosé)
Rouge - Blanc - Rosé
~12% min ABV~
Rosé
50% min Grenache
20% min Syrah
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
Blanc
40% min Viognier
30% min Grenache Blanc
also:
Clairette, Ugni Blanc,
20% Max combined:
Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino
~55 hl/ha~
Rouge
40% min Syrah
20% min Grenache
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~48 hl/ha~
Duché d’Uzès AOP
(rouge)
Rouge - Blanc - Rosé
~12% min ABV~
Rouge
40% min Syrah
20% min Grenache
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~48 hl/ha~
Blanc
40% min Viognier
30% min Grenache Blanc
also:
Clairette, Ugni Blanc,
20% Max combined:
Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino
~55 hl/ha~
Rosé
50% min Grenache
20% min Syrah
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
Duché d’Uzès AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
Rouge - Blanc - Rosé
~12% min ABV~
Blanc
40% min Viognier
30% min Grenache Blanc
also:
Clairette, Ugni Blanc,
20% Max combined:
Roussanne, Marsanne, Vermentino
~55 hl/ha~
Rosé
50% min Grenache
20% min Syrah
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
Rouge
40% min Syrah
20% min Grenache
also:
Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvedre
~48 hl/ha~
Grignan-le-Adhemar AOP
(blanc)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
30% min Viognier
plus+ Clairette, Boubelenc, Marsanne,
Roussanne, Grenache Blanc
(nothing over 80%)
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
(all)
~11% min ABV~
Red - Rose
70% min Grenache + Syrah
10-20% Max white varietals (Rd, Rs)
~45 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
Grignan-le-Adhemar AOP
(rose)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red - Rose
70% min Grenache + Syrah
10-20% Max white varietals (Rd, Rs)
~45 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
(all)
~11% min ABV~
White
30% min Viognier
plus+ Clairette, Boubelenc, Marsanne,
Roussanne, Grenache Blanc
(nothing over 80%)
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
Grignan-le-Adhemar AOP
(rouge)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red - Rose
70% min Grenache + Syrah
10-20% Max white varietals (Rd, Rs)
~45 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
(all)
~11% min ABV~
White
30% min Viognier
plus+ Clairette, Boubelenc, Marsanne,
Roussanne, Grenache Blanc
(nothing over 80%)
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
Grignan-le-Adhemar AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
~11% min ABV~
White
30% min Viognier
plus+ Clairette, Boubelenc, Marsanne,
Roussanne, Grenache Blanc
(nothing over 80%)
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
Red - Rose
70% min Grenache + Syrah
10-20% Max white varietals (Rd, Rs)
~45 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
Pierrevert AOP
(blanc)
Southern Rhone Village
Red - White - Rose
White
Grenache Blanc & Vermentino
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
(can be 100% varietal)
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
50% min combined:
Grenache + Syrah
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Pierrevert AOP
(rose)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
(can be 100% varietal)
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
White
Grenache Blanc & Vermentino
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
50% min combined:
Grenache + Syrah
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Pierrevert AOP
(rouge)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red
50% min combined:
Grenache + Syrah
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
White
Grenache Blanc & Vermentino
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
(can be 100% varietal)
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Pierrevert AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
Grenache Blanc & Vermentino
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
(can be 100% varietal)
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
50% min combined:
Grenache + Syrah
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Luberon AOP
(blanc)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne,
Rolle, Bourbelenc, Clairette
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
Same as Rose
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Luberon AOP
(rose)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Rose
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
White
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne,
Rolle, Bourbelenc, Clairette
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
Same as Rose
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Luberon AOP
(rouge)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
White
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne,
Rolle, Bourbelenc, Clairette
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
Same as Rouge
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Luberon AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne,
Rolle, Bourbelenc, Clairette
~60 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Rose
50% min combined of at least 2:
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre
~55 hl/ha~
~11.5% min ABV~
Red
Same as Rose
~55 hl/ha~
~12% min ABV~
Cotes de Vivrais AOP
(blanc)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
White
50% min Grenache Blanc
30% min Clairette + Marsanne
10% Max Viognier + Roussanne
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
Rose
60-80% Grenache
10% min Syrah
10% Max Cinsault + Marselan
Red
40% min Syrah
30% min Grenache
10% Max Cinsault + Merselan
Cotes de Vivrais AOP
(rose)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Rose
60-80% Grenache
10% min Syrah
10% Max Cinsault + Marselan
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
White
50% min Grenache Blanc
30% min Clairette + Marsanne
10% Max Viognier + Roussanne
Red
40% min Syrah
30% min Grenache
10% Max Cinsault + Merselan
Cotes de Vivrais AOP
(rouge)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
Red
40% min Syrah
30% min Grenache
10% Max Cinsault + Merselan
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
White
50% min Grenache Blanc
30% min Clairette + Marsanne
10% Max Viognier + Roussanne
Rose
60-80% Grenache
10% min Syrah
10% Max Cinsault + Marselan
Cotes du Vivrais AOP
(Rd, W, Rs)
{Southern Rhone}
Red - White - Rose
~52 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
White
50% min Grenache Blanc
30% min Clairette + Marsanne
10% Max Viognier + Roussanne
Rose
60-80% Grenache
10% min Syrah
10% Max Cinsault + Marselan
Red
40% min Syrah
30% min Grenache
10% Max Cinsault + Merselan
Clairette de Bellegarde AOP
(W!)
{Southern Rhone}
Dry White Only!!
100% Clairette
~60 hl/ha~
~11% min ABV~
(Bellegarde is a commune of Costieres de Nimes)
What is Gress?
{Southern Rhone}
Small alluvial pebble soil of
Costieres de Nimes AOP
Name of the soil type of
Costieres de Nimes AOP
{Southern Rhone}
Gress
(Small Alluvial Pebble)
AOP of Southern Rhone that are:
60 hl/ha & 11.5% ABV (blanc)
55 hl/ha & 11.5% ABV (rose)
55 hl/ha & 12% ABV (rouge)
(3)
{Soutern Rhone}
Ventoux AOP
Pierrevert AOP
Luberon AOP
(the former ‘Cotes de…” AOPs)