Northern Rhône Flashcards
What is arzelle?
the thin topsoil near the village of Condrieu
-powdery decomposed mica
Name the 5 appellations in the Northern Rhône for Syrah.
Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage Cornas-100% Syrah Côte Rôtie St. Joseph
What percentage if Viognier is allowed to be added to Côte Rôtie?
20%
What percentage of Marssane and Roussane are allowed to be added to St. Joseph?
10%
What are the grape varietals allowed to be added to Crozes-Hermitage and Hermitage and to what percentage?
Marsanne and Roussane at a comined total of 15%.
Name the 2 communes located in Côte Rôtie.
Côte Brune-softer
Côte Blonde-stronger
Name 2 producers of La Landonne.
E. Guigal
Rene Rostaing
Name the 4 major producers of Hermitage.
Jean Louis Chave
Delas
M. Chapoutier
Paul Jaboulet
What is “La Chappelle”?
Jaboulet’s premier wine named for a small hillside that stands in commemoration of Gaspard de Sterimberg
Name 5 important climats of Hermitage.
Le Méal Les Bessards Gréffieux Beaume Péleat
What is the smallest red wine appellation of Northern
Rhône?
Cornas
Name the 4 lieux-dits of Cornas.
Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards
What is “gore”?
The naked granite soils of Cornas
Who is August Clape?
a standard-bearer for the traditional wines of Cornas
-whole cluster fermentation and demi-muids
Describe the wines of St. Péray AOP.
exclusively Marsanne and Roussane
-may be made in a methode traditionelle mousseux style
What is vin de paille?
a rare dessert wine made from dried Marssane and Roussane
Producers: Gerard Chave in the 1970s and Chapoutier
Name 3 major producers of Condrieu.
Georges Vernay
Yves Cuilleron
Andre Perrat
What is Chateau Grillet?
A monopole within Condrieu owned by Francois Pinaut as of 2011.
-formerly owned by Neyret- Gachet
100% Viognier
What are the AOP Regulations of Chateau Grillet?
100% Viognier Established in 1936 Min. Potential Alcohol-11.5% Max. Must Weight-178 g/l Max. Residual Sugar- 4 g/l Mandatory manual harvesting May not be releaseduntil 10/1 following harvest Max. Yield- 37 hl/ha
Name the 4 minor appellations of the Northern Rhône.
Coteaux de Die
Cremant de Die
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois
What is the tributary of the Rhône River on which the 4 minor appellations of the Northern Rhône lie?
The Drôme River
Name the 2 styles of sparkling wine of Clairette de Die.
methode traditionelle-100% Clairette
methode Diode ancestral- a minimum of 75% Muscat a Petite Grains
What is the methode ancestrale?
The old technique of sparkling wine wherein the wine is bottled without dosage before fermentation has concluded. The wines are disgorged into pressurized tanks and re-bottled without liqueur d’expedition.
“demi-sec” in style-min. 35 g/l
