Northern Rhone Flashcards
Name the Northern Rhone’s wine regions from North to South
Cote Rotie Condrieu St. Joseph Hermitage Crozes-Hermitage Cornas St. Peray
Crozes-Hermitage AOC And Hermitage AOC varietals and max blend percentage
Red wines-Syrah with max 15% Marsanne, Roussanne
White wines- Marsanne, Roussanne
Cornas wines/varietals
100% Syrah
Wines of Cote Rotie AOC- Varietals and Blend Percentage
Produces only red wines from syrah wit a max of 20% viognier in the blend
Wines of Condrieu
White wines only from Viognier
Saint Joseph AOC wine types, varietals and blends
Red- Syrah with max 10% Marsanne, Roussanne
White- Roussane, Marsanne
Towns north and south of Northern Rhone
North-Vienne
South-Montelimar
Why blend Syrah with white varietals?
Stabilizing red wine color and moderation of tannin extraction
Name the four major producers on the south facing hill of hermitage
Jean Louis Chave
Negociants: Delas, M.Chapoutier, Jaboulet.
Why is Le Mistral so important?
it cools the vines that are heated from the granite soils that retain heat.
Viognier is produced exclusively in what regions of NRhone?
Chateau Grillet, Condrieu
What larger family owned firms produce wines in the Northern Rhone?
E. Guigal
M. Chapoutier
What are the two famous slopes of the Cote Rotie?
Cote Brune
Cote Blonde
