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Northern Rhône Flashcards

1
Q

Where does the Mistral wind come from?

A

It blows down from the Massif Central in the winter and spring

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What is the predominant soil found in the Northern Rhône?

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Granite and Schist

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3
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What is arzelle and where is it found?

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Powdery, decomposed mica
Found in Condrieu

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4
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List the appellations of the Northern Rhône from North to South

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Côte-Rôtie
Condrieu
Château-Grillet
Saint Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
Saint-Péray
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois
Coteaux de Die
Crémant de Die

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5
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Which appellations must be 100% Syrah?

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Cornas

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6
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Which appellation may blend up to 20% Viognier into their Syrah?

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Côte-Rôtie

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7
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Where may Marsanne and Rousanne be blended with Syrah?

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Crozes-Hermitage (max 15%)
Hermitage (max 15%)
Saint-Joseph (max 10%)

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8
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Where is E. Guigal based?

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Ampuis in Côte-Rôtie

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9
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What cooling wind effects Côte-Rôtie?

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The bise

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10
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When did Gentaz-Dervieux retire?
Who works his vines today?

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1993
Rostaing

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11
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What vineyards in Côte-Rotie mark the divide between schist and granite soils?

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The Côte Brune (schist) and the Côte Blonde (granite)

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12
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What is the tributary the runs between the Côte Brune and Côte Blonde?

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The Reynard

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13
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Which Guigal vineyards are on the Côte Brune?

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La Turque

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14
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Which of Guigal’s vineyards is in the Côte Blonde?

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La Mouline

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15
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List 3 other important vineyards around Ampuis

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Chavaroche - borders cote brune with more pure schist and sw exposure

La Landonne - upstream from the côte brune. Schist and iron ore, facing se

Cote Rozier - se exposure. Extremely steep.

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16
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Name 2 important vineyards around Verenay

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Grandes Places- rocky and windy, se facing.

Vialliere- very steep! A little less finesse then Grandes Places

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17
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Name 5 top producers of Côte-Rôtie

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Jamet
Clusel-Roch
René Rostaing
Jean-Michel Stephan
Georges Vernay

18
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To whom is the chapel at the top of the hill of Hermitage devoted to?

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Saint Christopher

19
Q

How many hectares of vines does Hermitage have?

A

137 hectares

20
Q

Describe the soil of Hermitage

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Primarily granite, the closer to the Rhône river, so the further West, there is more granite

21
Q

Was Hermitage always on the West side of the River?

A

No! It used to be on the east side, but the river changed course at some point

22
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List the 4 most famous vineyard sites of Hermitage

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Bessards: South facing granite slab. Ultra-Hermitage
Le Meal: To the east of Bessards and more South facing. Riper, fruitier wines.
L’Hermite: Sits at the top of the hill. Fresh, high acid.
Greffeux: Below Meal, but a portion of it sticks up between Meal and Bessards to touch L’Hermite. Granite, clay, limestone.

23
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List 3 important producers of Hermitage

A

Chave
Jaboulet “La Chapelle” (in decline in the 90s)
Chapoutier - single vineyard designations

24
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Where in the Northern Rhône does Syrah ripen the earliest?

A

Cornas

25
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What is the smallest Northern Rhône appellation?

A

Château-Grillet

26
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What does gore refer to?

A

The solid granite soils of Cornas

27
Q

What are the two most famous sites in Cornas?

A

Reynard and Chaillot

28
Q

What is Allemand’s bottling with not vineyard name?

A

All from Reynard and sans souffe

29
Q

Where is Geynale?

A

Geynale is a lieux-dit essentially within Reynard with a particularly high concentration of granite.
A single bottling is made by Vincent Paris

30
Q

List 3 great producers of Cornas

A

Auguste Clape
Thierry Allemand
Frank Balthazar

31
Q

When did Noel Verset retire?
Who did his vines go to?

A

2006
The Reynard vines to Allemand
The Sabrotte vines to Clape and Courbis
The Chaillot vines (planted in 1912) to his nephew Frank Balthazar

32
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How many villages did the Saint Joseph AOC include at its inception in 1956?

A

6 villages, now it includes 26

33
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What are the most important 3 of the original 6 villages of Saint Joseph?

A

Mauves closest to Cornas.
Tournon next to Mauves and directly across from Hermitage
St.Jean-de-Muzols a hop skip and a jump over the valley from Tournon

34
Q

Where is St. Epine?

A

In Saint Jean-de-Muzols

35
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Who are the “Gang of Mauves”?

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Gonon, Chave, Coursodon, and Gripa

36
Q

What are the 2 most notable vineyards of Northern Saint Joseph?

A

Saint Desirat
Chavanay

37
Q

Which old school Saint Joseph producer gave their vines to Gonon?

A

Trollat

38
Q

What producers are responsible for the resurgence of Condrieu?

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Georges Vernay, Yves Cuilleron, and André Perret

39
Q

What appellations lie in the Drôme river?

A

Coteaux de Die
Cremant de Die
Clairette de Die

40
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What grape is Coteaux de Die and Crémant de Die based on?

A

100% Clairette for Coteaux
Crémant is based on Clairette and blended with Aligoté

41
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What styles of wine does Clairette de Die make?

A

Méthod Traditionelle sparkling from Clairette
Méthod Ancestrale from min 75% Muscat à Petits Grains + Clairette

42
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Where is Gamay made in the Northern Rhône?

A

Châtillon-en-Diois AOP
It may be blended with Pinot Noir and Syrah

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