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Northern Rhône Flashcards

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T/F Inexpensive reds may see semi-carbonic

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True

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White vinification

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Generally cool fermented and bottled within 6 months

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Marsanne Characteristics

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Pale skinned, less aromatic than Roussanne, notes of honeysuckle, marzipan, and almond, oily texture.
NOT allowed in CdP blends.

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Roussanne Characteristics

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Russet colored skin, waxy minerality.
Oxidizes easily.
Adds fruit and acidity, often gives an herbal tea aroma.

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Jaboulet famous wine AND classic bottling

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Hermitage La Chapelle
Le Chapelle 1961
Sources WINE from 150 growers
Chevalier de Stérimbeg - Roussanne

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Chapoutier

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Based in Tain-l’Hermitage Est. 1808

Max (son) early proponent of biodynamics

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Guigal

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Based in Ampuis (Côte-Rôtie) est. 1946
30 ha in Côte-Rôtie
Bought and revitalized Vidal Fleury 1984

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Guigal “Cru” Wines

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La Moulin (11% Viognier)
La Turque
La Landonne
Only 400-700 cs produced yearly. Dark, dramatic, mouth filling, okay expressions of Syrah. 100% new oak, 3 1/2 years aging, no fining/filtration. Parker praised.
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Château Grillet

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3.4 ha
Granite amphitheater slopes
2,000 cs annually
Purchased by François Pinaulyt of Latour in 2011

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Rhône Rangers

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Loose affiliation of American winemakers led by Bob Lindquist of Qupé and Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon, beginning in the 80s to produce reds and whites in the Rhône style. Used old plantings of Grenache and Mataro, and Syrah plantings grew.

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Mistral

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Cold, dry wind from Massif Central
pronounced effect in winter and spring
strong enough to damage the vines
dries vines, preventing mold and mildew

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N Rhône soils

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Heat-retaining granite and schist on steep slopes of Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage.
Fine sand and loess prone to erosion.

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Arzelle

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Soil of powdery, decomposed mica found near Condrieu

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Côte-Rôtie permitted white %

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Up to 20% Viognier

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Crozes-Hermitage/Hermitage permitted white %

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Up to combined total of 15% Marsanne and/or Roussanne

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St Joseph permitted white %

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Up to 10% Marsanne and/or Roussanne

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Effects of co-fermentation

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Offers the almost counterintuitive advantage of stabilizing red wine color and moderating tannin extraction

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Côte-Rôtie style

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More feminine than Hermitage, light and fresh

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Côte-Rôtie

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Some of France’s steepest vineyards 150-350m, with 55° + gradient
SE aspect behind Ampuis

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Hermitage

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One S facing hill
2nd smallest AOC in N Rhône
136 ha
40 hl/ha

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Hermitage notable producers

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Jean-Louis Chave

Négoiants Delas, M. Chapoutier, Jaboulet

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Hermitage important climats

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le Méal
les Bessards
Gréffieux
Beaume & Péléat

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Hermitage style

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Deeply colored, headily perfumed, and should evolve 2-3 decades, after which it can be mistaken for BDX

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Crozes-Hermitage

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Largest AOC in N Rhône 1510 ha

92% red, lighter and less ageworthy

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Cornas style

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Rustic, impenetrable in their youth and slow to develop in the bottle

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Cornas

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131 ha, 100% Syrah, no white permitted
Vineyards some of warmest in the Rhône
Shielded from Mistral winds

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Cornas lieux-dits

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Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards

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Cornas notable producers

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Auguste Clape - traditional style wines

Vincent Paris

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St Joseph

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Ambitiously expanded 875 ha 1996/1,211 ha 2013
Delightfully transparent expression of Syrah
Also produce small amount of white from Marsanne/Roussane

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St-Péray

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75 ha, cool AOC
Whites only from Marsanne/Roussanne
May be méthode traditionelle mousseux style

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Condrieu

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170 ha
Nearly extinct in 1960s
Stylistic differences; oak, malo

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Condrieu notable producers

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Georges Vernay
Yves Cuilleron
André Perret

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Coteaux de Die AOC

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dry white wine from 100% Clairette

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Crémant de Die AOC

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sparkling whites based mostly on Clairette

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Clairette de Die AOC

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2 styles of sparkling wine; méthode traditionnelle and méthode Dioise ancestrale

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Châtillon-en-Diois AOC

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Gamay based red/rosés and whites from Aligoté and Chardonnay

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% of Northern Rhône wine in whole valley

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5%

38
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Half of all wines bottled by which merchants

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Chapoutier, Jaboulet, Delas, Guigal

NEWA - WSET L4 / Unit 3 (Review Decks) (45 decks)

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