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Northern Rhone Flashcards

1
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When did viticulture arrive in the Rhone Valley?

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Romans brought viticulture to the Southern Rhone in 125 BCE, and the Northern by the 1st century CE

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When was Rhone syrah being blended into Bordeaux for strength?

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18th and 19th centuries

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3
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Where does the Mistral blow from?

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South from the Massif Central

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Which appelations can blend white grapes, and in what percentages?

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Cote-Rotie (max 20% Viognier)
Crozes Hermitage and Hermitage (max 15% Marsanne and Roussanne)
St Joseph (max 10% Marsanne and Roussanne)

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Name the AOPs of the Northern Rhone, North to South

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  • Cote-Rotie AOP
  • Condrieu AOP
  • Chateau-Grillet AOP
  • Saint-Joseph AOP
  • Crozes-Hermitage AOP
  • Hermitage AOP
  • Cornas AOP
  • Saint-Peray AOP
  • Chatillon-en-Diois AOP
  • Clairette de Die AOP
  • Coteaux de Die AOP
  • Cremant de Die AOP
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Who is the largest producer in Cote-Rotie AOP?

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E. Guigal

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What percentage of Rhone Valley wine is produced in the Northern Rhone?

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Less than 5%

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8
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Which AOP of the Northern Rhone produces the greatest volume?

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Crozes-Hermitage produces more than 50% of the Northern Rhone’s volume

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9
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Name the producers who dominate Hermitage’s production

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Jean-Louis Chave, Delas, Chapoutier and Jaboulet

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Who is Hermitage named after?

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Gaspard de Sterimberg, a medieval crusader turned hermit in the mid 13th century.

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Name 5 Lieux dits of Cote-Rotie AOP located in Ampuis

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Cote Blonde
Cote Brune
Chavaroche
La Roche
La Landonne
Rozier
Cote-Rozier
La Vialliere
La Taquiere
Gerine
Les Moutonnes
Marsanne
Lancement
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Name 5 lieux dits of Cote-Rotie AOP outside of Ampuis

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Le Remilly
Cumelle
Le Mont
La Servonniere
Le Village
Maison Rouge
Maisons Blanches
Tupin
Coteaux de Tupin
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13
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What are the communes of Cote-Rotie AOP?

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Ampuis
Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone
Tupin-Semons

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14
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Which AOPs of the Northern Rhone require manual harvesting?

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Cote-Rotie AOP
Condrieu
Cht Grillet
Hermitage
Cornas
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Difference between Cote Blonde and Cote Brune

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Cote Brune is north w Mica-Schistous rock.

Cote Blonde is south, with gneiss

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16
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Minimum alc for reds from the Northern Rhone AOPs

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10.5% abv

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17
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min alc for Condrieu and Cht Grillet

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11.5%

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What are terraces in Cote-Rotie AOP locally known as?

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Cheys

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19
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Who currently owns Chateau-Grillet AOP?

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Francois Pinault, purchased in 2011 from Neyret Gachet

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20
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Can Condrieu AOP be chaptalized?

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Yes, unless the wine has over 45 g/l rs

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21
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What is the name and appellation of Chateau Grillet’s second wines?

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Cotes-du-Rhone AOP (2011)

Condrieu AOP “La Carthery” (2018)

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22
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What is the minimum alcohol for white and red in Saint-Joseph?

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10.5% for both

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What are the original communes of Condrieu AOP?

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Condrieu
Verin
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone

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24
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What departments contain Saint Jospeh AOP?

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Ardeche and Loire

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25
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How many communes in Saint Jospeh?

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26 communes

26
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What is the department of Crozes-Hermitage AOP?

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Drome

27
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What are the permitted training methods of Crozes-Hermitage AOP?

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Cordon de Royat

Gobelet

28
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Principal soils of Crozes-Hermitage AOP

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North: Granitic slopes (similar to Hermitage)
South: Alluvial, glacial origin

29
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Principal soils of Saint Joseph AOP

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Schist and gneiss on granite bedrock

30
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Communes of Hermitage AOP

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Tain-l’Hermitage
Crozes-Hermitage
Larnage

31
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Minimum alc levels for Hermitage AOP

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Blanc: 11%
Rouge: 10.5%
Vin de Paille: 19.5% (12.5% acquired)

32
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Hermitage Vin de Paille requirements

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Grapes must be picked at 170 g/l, dried for min 45 days to a min 350 g/l sugar.
Max yield is 15 hl/ha

33
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Name some lieux-dits of Hermitage with any specific soils and styles

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L'Hermite- Sand, fine loess
Les Bessards-Sandy gravel topsoil, sturdy
Les Beaumes
Le Meal-limestone, larger stones, aromatic wines
Les Murets
La Croix
Peleat
Les Rocoules
Les Greffieux-clay
Maison Blanche
L'Homme
34
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Hermitage soils

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Granite with topsoils of mica, schist and gneiss

35
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Where are the most famous climats of Hermitage located? Name some

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on the western end of the hill, where it’s warmest.

36
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Which climats of Hermitage are monopoles?

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La Croix- Jaboulet (sells some of it)
Les Vercandieres- Chave. Walled plot
Peleat- Chave, Most of his blanc comes from here

37
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Which climats of Hermitage are mainly Marsanne?

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Chante Alouette
L'Homme
La Croix (mostly)
Les Doignieres (also Roussanne)
Doignieres et TorrasLes Murets
Les Roucoules (some roussanne)
Maison Blanche (also Roussanne)
Torras et les Garennes
38
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Which climats of Hermitage are 100% Syrah?

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Les Beaumes
Les Grandes Vignes (Gros des Vignes)
Les Greffieux
Plantieres
Varogne
Les Bessards (mostly)
39
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Name the major Lieux-Dits of Cornas

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Reynard
Chaillot
La Cote
Les Mazards
Thezier
Le Pigeonnier
La Geynale
Cayret
Sauman
CHampelrose
Les Saveaux-Nord/Sud
Les Cotes
Patou
40
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Where are most of the Cornas lieux-dits located within the appellation?

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West

41
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Which appellations of the Northern Rhone can make sparking wine?

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Saint-Peray
Clairette de Die
Cremant de Die

42
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What is the aging minimum for St Peray Mousseaux?

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12 months from date of tirage, no minimum lees time

43
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What river does the town of Die lie on?

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The Drome River, a tributary off the Rhone branching to the west

44
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What is the cepage of Chatillon-en-Diois AOP?

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Blanc: Chard and Aligote
Rouge: min 75% Gamay, plus PN and Syrah (min 60 gamay in assemblage)
Rose: same as rouge

45
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What is the style and cepage of Coteaux de Die AOP?

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dry, still white

100% Clairette

46
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What is the assemblage of Cremant de Die AOP?

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Clairette, Aligote, max 10% Muscat

Cepage requires min 55% Clairette in vineyard

47
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Max rs for Cremant de Die AOP?

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Max 15 g/l rs

48
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Cepage/assemblage of Clairette de Die AOP

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Mousseaux (traditional)- 100% Clairette

Methode Dioise Ancestrale- min 75% Muscat Blanc a petit grains, plus Clairette

49
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RS for Clairette de Die AOP?

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Methode Traditionelle: max 15 g/l

Ancestrale: min 35 g/l

50
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Minimum pressure and lees aging for Clairette de Die AOP?

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Methode Traditionelle- 3.5 atm, 9 mo on lees

Ancestrale- 3 atm, 4 mo on lees

51
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How is Clairette de Die often produced?

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Through transfer method

52
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Who produces most of the Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestrale?

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The local co-op “Cellier Hannibal” makes 3/4 of all production

53
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What is Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestrale often labeled as/called locally?

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“Tradition”

54
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How does Methode Dioise Ancestrale differ from Methode Ancestrale?

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Methode Dioise Ancestrale uses the transfer method, similar to Asti. Base wines are slowly (several months) fermented in steel at low temps. The wine is then filtered to remove most but not all of the yeast, bottled, and fermentation continues in bottle until 7-8.5% abv. After min 4 months (usually 6-12) it is filtered again and immediately transferred to new bottles. Tirage and dosage are prohibited.

55
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What years has Chave produced Cuvee Cathelin?

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Barrel Selection
1990
1991
1995
1998
2000
2003
2009
2010
56
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What was the inaugrural vintage of Jamet Cote Rotie?

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1976

57
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What years did Allemand only produce one bottling?

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1990
2002
2003

58
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What is the blend and inaugural vintage for each of Guigal’s LaLas?

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La Mouline 1966 89% Syrah, 11% Viognier 
La Landonne 1978 100% Syrah
La Turque 1985 93% Syrah, 7% Viognier
*Ex Voto started in 2001
Cht d'Ampuis started in 1995
59
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What was the inaugural vintage of Jaboulet’s La Chappelle?

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it’s a barrel selection
inaugural vintage is unclear. Maybe 1919?
1961 is legendary

60
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What producers bottle La Landonne cuvees?

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Guigal
Renee Rostaing
Jean-Michel Gerin
Delas
Xavier Gerard
61
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What estates are owned by Francois Pinault?

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Chateau Latour
Domaine d’Eugenie (formerly Rene Engel)
Eisele Vineyard (formerly Araujo)
Clos de Tart

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