MS Rhone Flash Cards
Côte-Rôtie AOP Département:
Rhône
Côte-Rôtie AOP Communes of Production:
Ampuis, Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, Tupin-Semons
Côte-Rôtie AOP Styles and Encépagement:
Rouge: Syrah, max. 20% Viognier
Côte-Rôtie AOP Minimum Alcohol:
10.50%
Côte-Rôtie AOP Minimum Must Weight:
171 g/l
Côte-Rôtie AOP Minimum Planting Density:
6,000 vines per hectare
Côte-Rôtie AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
40 hl/ha
Côte-Rôtie AOP Principle Soils:
Côte Blonde (south): gneiss, Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock
Côte-Rôtie AOP AOC Established:
1940
Condrieu AOP Département:
Rhône, Ardèche, Loire
Condrieu AOP Communes of Production:
Condrieu, Vérin, and Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône are the original 3 communes of production. In 1967, Limony, Chavanay, Malleval, and Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf were added to the appellation.
Condrieu AOP Styles and Encépagement:
100% Viognier
Condrieu AOP Minimum Alcohol:
11.50%
Condrieu AOP Minimum Must Weight:
178 g/l
Condrieu AOP Minimum Planting Density:
6,500 vines per hectare
Condrieu AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
37 hl/ha
Condrieu AOP Principle Soils:
decomposed granite
Condrieu AOP AOC Established:
1940
Château-Grillet AOP Département:
Loire
Château-Grillet AOP Communes of Production:
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, Vérin
Château-Grillet AOP Size:
3.5 ha
Château-Grillet AOP Producer:
Neyret-Gachet (sold to François Pinault in 2011)
Château-Grillet AOP Styles and Encépagement:
100% Viognier
Château-Grillet AOP Minimum Alcohol:
11.50%
Château-Grillet AOP Minimum Must Weight:
178 g/l
Château-Grillet AOP Minimum Planting Density:
8,000 vines per hectare
Château-Grillet AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
37 hl/ha
Château-Grillet AOP Principle Soils:
granitic sand
Château-Grillet AOP AOC Established:
1936
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Département:
Drôme
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Communes of Production:
Beaumont-Monteux, Chanos-Curson, Crozes-Hermitage, Erôme, Gervans, Larnage, Mercurol, Pont-de-l’Isère, La Roche-de-Glun, Serves-sur-Rhône and Tain-l’Hermitage
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Marsanne and/or Roussanne, Rouge: Syrah plus a max. 15% combined Marsanne and Roussanne
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Minimum Alcohol:
10.50%
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Minimum Must Weight:
White Grapes: 161 g/l161 g/l, Syrah: 171 g/l
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Minimum Planting Density:
4,000 vines per hectare
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
45 hl/ha
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP Principle Soils:
North: Granitic slopes, similar to Hermitage, South: Alluvial soils of glacial origin
Crozes-Hermitage/Crozes-Ermitage AOP AOC Established:
1937
Hermitage/Ermitage AOP Département:
Drôme
Hermitage/Ermitage Communes of Production:
Tain-l’Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Larnage
Hermitage/Ermitage Size:
136 ha
Hermitage/Ermitage Major Lieux-dits:
Les Grandes Vignes, L’Hermite, Varogne, Les Vercandières, Les Bessards, Les Diognières, Les Beaumes, Le Méal, Les Murets, La Croix, Péleat, Les Rocoules, La Pierelle, Les Greffieux, Maison Blanche, L’Homme, Torras et las Garennes
Hermitage/Ermitage Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Marsanne and/or Roussanne, Rouge: Syrah plus a max. 15% combined Marsanne and Roussanne, Vin de Paille (Blanc): Marsanne and/or Roussanne
Hermitage/Ermitage Minimum Alcohol:
Blanc: 11%, Rouge: 10.5%, Vin de Paille: 19% (14% actual)
Hermitage/Ermitage Minimum Must Weight:
White Grapes: 170 g/l, Syrah: 171 g/l
Hermitage/Ermitage Minimum Planting Density:
6,000 vines per hectare
Hermitage/Ermitage Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
Blanc: 45 hl/ha, Rouge: 40 hl/ha, Vin de Paille: 15 hl/ha
Hermitage/Ermitage Principle Soils:
granite with topsoils of micaschist and gneiss
Hermitage/Ermitage AOC Established:
1937
Cornas AOP Département:
Ardèche
Cornas AOP Communes of Production:
Cornas
Cornas AOP Styles and Encépagement:
100% Syrah
Cornas AOP Minimum Alcohol:
10.50%
Cornas AOP Minimum Must Weight:
171 g/l
Cornas AOP Minimum Planting Density:
4,400 vines per hectare
Cornas AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
40 hl/ha
Cornas AOP Principle Soils:
granite
Cornas AOP AOC Established:
1938
Saint-Joseph AOP Département:
Ardèche, Loire
Saint-Joseph AOP Communes of Production:
26 communes
Saint-Joseph AOP Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Marsanne and Roussanne, Rouge: Min. 90% Syrah, plus Marsanne and Roussanne
Saint-Joseph AOP Minimum Alcohol:
Blanc 10.5%
Saint-Joseph AOP Minimum Must Weight:
White Grapes: 161 g/l, Syrah: 171 g/l
Saint-Joseph AOP Minimum Planting Density:
4,500 vines per hectare
Saint-Joseph AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
40 hl/ha
Saint-Joseph AOP Principle Soils:
schist and gneiss on granite bedrock
Saint-Joseph AOP AOC Established:
1956
Saint-Péray AOP Département:
Ardèche
Saint-Péray AOP Communes of Production:
Saint-Péray, Toulaud
Saint-Péray AOP Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Marsanne and Roussanne, Mousseux (Méthode Traditionnelle)
Saint-Péray AOP Minimum Alcohol:
Blanc: 10.5%, Mousseux 9 %
Saint-Péray AOP Minimum Must Weight:
Blanc: 161 g/l, Mousseux: 144 g/l
Saint-Péray AOP Minimum Planting Density:
4,000 vines per hectare
Saint-Péray AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
Blanc: 45 hl/ha, Mousseux: 52 hl/ha
Saint-Péray AOP AOC Established:
1936
Clairette de Die AOP Département:
Drôme
Clairette de Die AOP Communes of Production:
Aix-en-Diois , Aouste-sur-Sye , Aubenasson , Aurel , Barnave , Barsac , Beaufort-sur-Gervanne , Châtillon-en-Diois , Die , Espenel , Laval-d’Aix , Luc-en-Diois , Menglon , Mirabel-et-Blacons , Molières-Glandaz , Montclar-sur-Gervanne , Montlaur-en-Diois , Montmaur-en-Diois , Piégros-la-Clastre , Ponet-et-Saint-Auban , Pontaix , Poyols , Recoubeau-Jansac , Saillans , Saint-Benoit-en-Diois , Saint-Roman , Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois , Sainte-Croix , Suze , Vercheny , Véronne
Clairette de Die AOP Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc Mousseux (Méthode Traditionnelle): Clairette, Méthode Dioise Ancestrale: min. 75% Muscat à Petits Grains plus Clairette
Clairette de Die AOP Minimum Alcohol:
Méthode Traditionnelle: 9%/13.5%, Méthode Dioise Ancestrale: 9%/12.5%
Clairette de Die AOP Minimum Must Weight:
144 g/l
Clairette de Die AOP Additional Requirements Méthode Traditionnelle:
Max. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure, Max. 15 g/l of residual sugar
Clairette de Die AOP Additional Requirements Méthode Dioise Ancestrale:
Max. 3 atmospheres of pressure, Min. 35 g/l of residual sugar
Clairette de Die AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
60 hl/ha
Clairette de Die AOP AOC Established:
1942
Crémant de Die AOP Département:
Drôme
Crémant de Die AOP Communes of Production:
Aix-en-Diois , Aouste-sur-Sye , Aubenasson , Aurel , Barnave , Barsac , Beaufort-sur-Gervanne , Châtillon-en-Diois , Die , Espenel , Laval-d’Aix , Luc-en-Diois , Menglon , Mirabel-et-Blacons , Molières-Glandaz , Montclar-sur-Gervanne , Montlaur-en-Diois , Montmaur-en-Diois , Piégros-la-Clastre , Ponet-et-Saint-Auban , Pontaix , Poyols , Recoubeau-Jansac , Saillans , Saint-Benoit-en-Diois , Saint-Roman , Saint-Sauveur-en-Diois , Sainte-Croix , Suze , Vercheny , Véronne
Crémant de Die AOP Styles and Encépagement:
Blanc: Min. 55% Clairette, min. 10% Aligoté, 5-10% Muscat à Petits Grains
Crémant de Die AOP Minimum Alcohol:
9% (10% acquired)
Crémant de Die AOP Minimum Must Weight:
144 g/l
Crémant de Die AOP Additional Requirements :
Traditional Method Secondary Fermentation, The wines may not be sold before December 1 of the year following the harvest, and must spend a min. 12 months on the lees prior to dégorgement, Min. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure, Max. 15 g/l of residual sugar
Crémant de Die AOP Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base):
60 hl/ha (100 liters per 150 kg max. press yield)
Crémant de Die AOP AOC Established:
1993