France: Top Producers & Bottlings Flashcards
Le Pavillon
Chapoutier
Ermitage
Rouge (Syrah)
L’Ermite
Chapoutier
Marsanne
Hermitage
What are Guigal’s 4 La La’s?
La Landonne
La Turque
La Mouline
La Reynard
Colombis
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine Isabel Ferrando, Saint Prefert
almost 100% Grenache
La Combe des Fous
Clos Saint-Jean
Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Chave’s Hermitage Blanc: what’s in the blend?
80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from the l’Ermite, Péleat, and les Rocoules lieux-dits
Collection Charles Giraud
Saint Prefert
CdP
60% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre
La Landonne
Guigal, Cote Rotie
- 100% Syrah
- Cote Brune
- 42 months in new oak
- This is the one wine that is rarely destemmed
- this is the portrait square label
La Turque
Guigal, Cote Rotie
- Syrah + Viognier
- Cote Brune
- 42 months in new oak
- this is the confetti label
La Mouline
Guigal, Cote Rotie
- Syrah + Viognier
- Cote Blonde
- their 1st single vineyard Cote Rotie
-42 months in oak
What is the name of Guigal’s Ermitage bottlings?
Ex-Voto, rouge and blanc
Ex-Voto Rouge
Guigal, Hermitage
100% Syrah from Bessards (30%), Greffieux (30%), L’Hermite (20%), and Murets (20%)
Only released in great vintages. 40 months in new French.
Ex-Voto Blanc
Guigal, Hermitage
Only released in great years.
Predominately Marsanne, with some Roussanne.
30 months in oak, with malo
La Doriane
Guigal
Condrieu
12 months in 100% new oak with malo
Hommage Jacques Perrin
Beaucastel, last vintage in 2020. NOT made in 2002 and 2008. Heavy proportion of Mourvèdre.
Cuvee da Capo
Domaine Pegau
11 vintages so far. In the past 10 years, NOT made 2011 to 2014 and in 2017
Blend of all 13 grapes
La Meal Blanc
Chapoutier
Hermitage
Marsanne
Pure
Domaine la Barroche
100% Grenache
100 year old vines in sandy soil
Cuvee XXL
Domaine Janasse
only produced in 2007 and 2016
La Chapelle
Jaboulet
Ermitage
Deus Ex Machina
Clos Saint-Jean
CdP
Grenache, Mourvedre
first vintage in torrid 2003
Cuvee Imperiale
Raymond Usseglio, CdP
La Porte de Ciel
Chatea de la Negly
La Clape
Languedoc-Roussillon
r.i.
Bilahaut by Michel Chapoutier
Syrah from Cote de Roussillon Villages
Garrus
Chateau d’Esclans
Rose
Cotes de Provence
Occultem Lapidem
Bilahaut by Michel Chapoutier
L’Ancely
Chatea de la Negly
La Clape
Languedoc-Roussillon
Clos Ste Hune
A historical monopole within the Rosacker Grand Cru containing 50+ year old vines on limestone soils. Owned by the Trimbach family for over 200 years.
Cuvee Frederic Emile
A blend of Geisberg and Osterberg Grand Crus. Named for Frédéric Emile, who is known for providing a new guarantee of quality and authenticity for Trimbach in 1898.
Clos St. Urbain
Zind-Humbrecht
*located in Grand Cru Rangen de Thann
*sedimentary volcanics planted to Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris
Vin d’Alsace Cuvée Colette
Domaine Weinbach, Riesling
Named in honor of the late matriarch, Colette. Sourced from vineyards at the bottom of Schlossberg Grand Cru that are picked later than the other bottlings. Some of the vineyards fall outside the grand cru boundary, hence the AOP label.
Cuvée Sainte Catherine
Domaine Weinbach
Riesling, Schlossberg Grand Cru
They also make a special “L’Inédit! bottling from botrytised grapes, picked all at once
Quintessences de Grains Nobles
Weinbach
produced only in outstanding vintages; made from selected botrytized berries; production averages 34 cases/year (375-ml bottles): Inaugural vintage 1983
Hors Choix: who uses this, what does it mean?
Trimbach
This designation is used only for very special cuvees of their Vendage Tardive from Clos Ste Hune, when conditions are exceptional
Historical XIXth Century Blend
Palmer’s historical 19th century blend, VDF. They get Syrah from the N. Rhone, just like the old days
Les Jardins de Babylone
Didier Dagueneau
Jurancon
Icone WOW
Georges Vigouroux
Chateau de Haut-Serre
Cahors
