Northern Rhone Flashcards
producer who resurrected Hermitage vin de paille?
Chave
- Cave de Tain co-op produces a more affordable version
top Crozes-Hermitage producers
- Jaboulet
- Alain Graillot
- Domaine Pochon
- Domaine Combier
- Gilles Robin
- Sorrel
what % of Roussanne and Marsanne may be added to red wine from Saint Joseph
up to 10%
max yield in Cote-Rotie?
40 hl/ha
min planting density in Cote-Rotie?
6,000 vines per ha
4 major producers of Hermitage
- Jaboulet
- Chave
- Delas
- Chapoutier
for vin de paille from Hermitage, how long must grapes be dried?
45 days
soils of Cote Blonde?
granitic. softer earlier developing wines than Cote Brune
major lieu-dits of Cornas?
- La Cote
- Les Chaillot
- Ley Reynard
- Les Mazards
min abv of Condrieu
11.5%
grape used for Clairette de Die Method Ancestral wines?
min 75% Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
N. Rhone AOPs where Clairette is the primary grape:
- Coteaux de Die (100%)
- Cremant de Die (min 55%)
- Clairette de Die (TM method only)
what grapes are used for the red and white wines of Chatillon-en-Dios AOP?
red - Gamay based
white - Aligote and Chardonnay
top Cornas producers:
- Theirry Allemand
- Auguste Clape
- Jean Luc Columbo
- Courbis Brothers
- Domaine du Tunnel
original 6 communes of Saint Joseph? Which are best?
- Mauves (best)
- Glun
- Tournon (best)
- Lemps
- Vion
- St-Jean-du-Muzols
what lieu-dits of Hermitage produce the lightest and most aromatic wines?
Beaume and l’Hermite
which Hermitage lieu-dit is Jaboulet’s La Chappelle from?
L’Hermite
top Saint Joseph producers
- Chave
- Guigal
- Courbis
- Delas
- Pierre Gaillard
- Gonon
what style of wines are produced in Saint Peray?
still white and sparkling wines
where is Seyssuel?
left bank of the Rhone River in the north
- up and coming region
- Syrah and Viognier
- usually sold as Colline Rhodaniennes IGP
who was the hermit of Hermitage?
Gaspard de Steiremberg
what direction do vineyards of Cote Rotie face?
southeast
soils of Cote Brune
schist and heavier clay darkened by iron
- deep, tough wines
- La Landonne and La Turque
how much Viognier is allowed to be added to Cote Rotie wines?
up to 20%
what side of the Rhone River is Hermitage on?
east side
what % of Marsanne and Roussanne may be added to Hermitage?
up to 15%
what % of Cote Rotie’s vineyards belong to Guigal?
over 40%
how long are Guigal’s La La wines aged in new oak?
42 months
top Cote Rotie producers
- Guigal
- Barge
- Jamet
- Rostaing
- Gangloff
- Duclaux
- Ogier
- Clusel Roch
top producers of Condrieu
- George Vernay
- Andre Perret
- Yves Cuilleron
- Pierre Dumazet
- Guigal (La Doriane)
where is August Clape based?
Cornas
- does not destem grapes
- reds aged in large foudres
who produces Coteau du Vernon?
George Vernay
- Condrieu
what AOP are wines from the village of Chavannay sold as?
Condrieu or Saint Joseph
who owns Chateau Grillet?
Francois Pinault
top climats of Hermitage
- L’Hermite
- Les Bessards
- Le Meal
- Les Greffieux
- Les Beaumes
- Peleat
- La Croix
name a few Hermitage wines Chapoutier produces
- L’Hermite (blanc and rouge)
- Le Meal (blanc and rouge)
- Les Greffieux (elegant and aromatic wines)
- Le Pavillon (Syrah from 1910 plantings in Bessards)
producers of La Landonne?
- Guigal
- Jean Michel Gerin
- Rene Rostaing
best Hermitage vineyard for white wine
Roucoules (Chapoutier and Chave produce from here)
