Northern Rhone Flashcards
What is the difference between the Rhône Septentrionale and the Rhône Meridionale?
Septentrionale refers to the north
Meridionale refers to the south
What are the major soil types of the Northern Rhone?
Granite and schist bedrock, with fine sand and loess overtop. In the south, starting near the southerly limits of Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph, more clay appears.
What is arzelle?
Powdery soil of decomposed mica.
Why coferment red and white grapes?
To stabilize color and tannin extraction
What styles and varietals are allowed for Côte-Rôtie?
Red only: Syrah plus max 20% viognier
What are the departement and communes of Côte Rôtie?
Rhône: Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône, (Verenay,) Ampuis, Tupin-Semons (North to South)
What are the La La wines of Guigal?
La Landonne
La Mouline
La Turque
Name three producers of La Landonne
Guigal
Rene Rostaing
Delas Freres
What is the shared encepagement of Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage?
Red: Syrah plus max 15% Marsanne/Roussanne
White: Marsanne and Roussanne
What are the soils of Hermitage?
Granite with schist, mica, and gneiss topsoil
Name five lieu-dits of Hermitage
West to East, South to North La varogne LES BESSARDS, L'HERMITE (containing la Chappelle) LES GRÉFFIEUX, LE MÉAL BEAUME PÉLÉAT, Rocoule, Maison Blanche Les Diognières, Les Murets, L'Homme La Croix Torras et les Garennes
Name the four major producers of Hermitage
Jean-Louis Chave
Delas-Freres
M. Chapoutier
Jaboulet
Who produces La Chapelle?
Jaboulet
Who produces La Guiraude?
Alain Graillot (Crozes-Hermitage)
What are the department and communes of Hermitage?
Drôme: Tain-l’Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Larnage (South to North)
What is vin de paille?
A dessert wine from Hermitage made from dried grapes
What are the max yields for Hermitage Vin de Paille?
15hl/ha, the lowest in France
What is Gore?
The naked granite soils of Cornas
What is the only 100% Syrah appellation in the Northern Rhône?
Cornas
In what department is Cornas?
Ardèche
What are the four lieux-dits of Cornas?
Les Reynards, Les Mazards, La Côte, Les Chaillot
What commune is the original heart of St-Joseph?
Tournon-sur-Rhône, southwest of Tain l’Hermitage across the river
What departments does St-Joseph cover?
Loire, Ardèche
What is the encepagement for St-Joseph?
Red: Syrah plus max 10% Marsanne/Roussanne
White: Marsanne and Roussanne
What are the departments of Condrieu?
Rhône, Ardèche, Loire
What are the original 3 communes of Condrieu? When was the appellation expanded?
Condrieu, Vérin, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône (North to South)
1967
What is the minimum potential alcohol for dry Condrieu and Château-Grillet?
11.50%
What are the requirements for sweet Condrieu?
RS: min. 45 g/L Must weight: min. 220 g/L 13% potential alcohol Harvested in tries Chaptalization is prohibited
What is the sole grape allowed in Condrieu and Château-Grillet?
Viognier
What are the department and communes of Château-Grillet?
Loire: Vérin, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône
Who owns Château-Grillet?
François Pinault of Latour
Name three producers of Condrieu
Yves Cuilleron, André Perret, Georges Vernay
What are the styles and encepagements for Saint-Péray?
Blanc sec et Mousseux: Marsanne and Roussanne
Along what river (and in what department) will you find Clairette de Die and Châtillon-en-Diois?
Drôme
What are the requirements for Crémant de Die?
min. 55% Clairette plus Aligoté, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains Traditional method Aged en tirage for 12 months min. 3.5 atmospheres of pressure max 15g/L RS
How does Clairette de Die Blanc Mousseux differ from Crémant de Die?
Clairette de Die is 100% Clairette.
Aging en tirage is 9mos v. 12 for the Crémant
What is Clairette de Die Méthode Dioise Ancestrale?
min. 75% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains plus Clairette, made via méthode ancestrale, containing min. 35 g/L of RS
What is Coteaux de Die?
A still wine AOP for 100% Clairette
What are the styles and varietal requirements for Châtillon-en-Diois?
White: Chardonnay and Aligoté
Rosé/Red: min. 75% Gamay plus Pinot Noir and Syrah (min. 60% Gamay for the assemblage)
What is the minimum potential alcohol for reds of the Northern Rhône?
10.50%
Who is Gaspard de Stérimberg?
The Crusader-turned-hermit of Hermitage who built the chapel there (legendarily). Jaboulet’s La Chapelle is named for the chapel; his white Le Chevalier de Stérimberg is named for the man himself.
What are the departments of the Northern Rhône?
Rhône (Côte-Rôtie)
Loire (Condrieu)
Ardèche (S. to St. Peray)
Drôme (Hermitage to Châtillon)
