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Northern Rhone Flashcards

1
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What is the climate of the Northern Rhone?

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Continental
-greater seasonal temperature shifts
-more rainfall than Southern Rhone
-fewer annual hours of sunshine than Southern Rhone

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What is the wind that blows through the Northern Rhone Valley?

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Mistral wind

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When does the Mistral wind have the biggest impact in the Northern Rhone?

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In the winter and spring.

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Where does the Mistral wind come from?

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The Massif Central

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What affect does the Mistral wind have on the vines?

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-It dries the vineyards.
-Prevents mold and mildew from taking hold

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6
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What is the soil that defines much of the Northern Rhone?

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Heat retaining granitic and schistous soils

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7
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What is the main soil and of Cote-Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage?

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-Steep slopes with schist and granite.
-Sand and loess topsoil

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What prevents the vineyards in the Northern Rhone from eroding?

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Terrace construction

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9
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Why are the vineyards in the Northern Rhone prone to eroding?

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Sand and loess topsoil.

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What is the soil of Condrieu?

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Thin topsoil that is rich and powdery decomposed mica called arzelle.

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11
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What is arzelle?

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The thin topsoil of Condrieu
-rich and powdery decomposed mica

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12
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What appellations in the Northern Rhone have higher proportions of clay?

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Saint Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Saint-Peray

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13
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What percentage of Viognier is allowed in Cornas?

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None
-100% Syrah

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14
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What white grape and up to what percentage is allowed to be blended in Cote-Rotie?

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Up to 20% Viognier

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15
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Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage are allowed to have up to what percentage of what white grape blended into it?

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Up to 15% Marsanne/Rousanne

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16
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Can Saint-Joseph rouge have white grape blended into it? If so, what grape and how much?

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Up to 10% Marsanne/Rousanne.

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17
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What appellation in the Northern Rhone is the farthest North?

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Cote-Rotie

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18
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How steep are the vineyards of Cote-Rotie?

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55 degree gradient or more

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19
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What does Cote-Rotie translate to?

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Roasted slope

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20
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What are the two most famous areas of Cote-Rotie?

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Cote Brune
Cote Blonde
-both are the heart of the appellations terroir

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21
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What vineyard site in Cote-Rotie can fetch first growth prices?

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La Landonne

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22
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Name 3 negotiants of Hermitage.

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Chapoutier
Jaboulet
Delas

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23
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Name 7 important producers of Cote Rotie

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E. Guigal (modern)
Bernard Levet (traditional)
Jamet (traditional)
Georges Vernay (modern)
Rene Rostaing (both)
Clusel-Roch (both)
Jasmin (traditional)

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24
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Where is La Chapelle located?

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Hermitage

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25
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What is La Chapelle named for?

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It is named for a small hillside chapel that stands in commemoration of Gaspard de Stérimberg, the legendary Crusader-turned-hermit.

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26
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La Chapelle is located within what climat in Hermitage?

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L’Hermite

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27
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Name other important climats of Hermitage.

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(E to W)
Les Bessards
l’Hermite
Méal
Gréffieux
Les Beaumes
Péléat
Rocoule
Maison Blanche
Les Diognières
Les Murets
L’Homme
La Croix
Torras et les Garennes

28
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Where are the warmest vineyards of Northern Rhone?

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Cornas

29
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Why is Cornas so warm?

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Shielded from the Mistral wind
Naked granite soils generate more heat

30
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What is the soil of Cornas?

A

Granite

31
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List the Northern Rhone appellations from North to South.

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Cote-Rotie
Condrieu
Chateau Grillet
St-Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
St-Peray
Cremant de Die
Clairette de Die
Coteaux de Die
Chatillon-en-Diois

32
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What are the top lieu-dits of Cornas?

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Reynard
Chaillot
La Cote
Les Mazards
Thézier
Le Pigeonnier
La Ge(y)nale
Cayret
Saumen
Champelrose
Les Saveaux-Nord/Sud
Les Cotes
Patou

33
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What are the Lala’s of Cote-Rotie?

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La Turque (inside Cote Brune)
La Landonne
La Mouline (inside Cote Blonde)

34
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Where is La Turque located

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Inside Cote Brune in Cote Rotie

35
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Where is La Landonne located?

A

Côte Blonde in Côte Rotie

36
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Where is La Mouline located?

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Inside Cote Blonde in Cote Rotie

37
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What are the boundaries of St-Joseph?

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Condrieu in the North to St-Peray in the South

38
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What are the grapes of Saint-Péray AOP?

A

Marsanne
Rousanne

39
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What styles of wine are allowed in Saint-Péray?

A

Blanc
Méthode Traditionelle
Mousseaux

40
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What does Roussanne add to the blend?

A

Acidity
Waxy
Minerality

41
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What does Marsanne add to the blend?

A

Broader
Marzipan texture

42
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What is Vin de Paille?

A

Sweet wine made from dried Roussanne and Marsanne grapes.

43
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Who revived the Vin de Paille style and when?

A

Gerard Ghave in 1970
Chapoutier in 1990

44
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Where is Condrieu located?

A

South of Cote-Rotie.

45
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What is the grape of Condrieu?

A

Viognier

46
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When did Viognier almost fall out of extinction?

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1960s

47
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What are 5 top producers of Condrieu?

A

Georges Vernay (modern and clean)
Andre Perret (traditional)
René Rostaing (both)
Yves Cuilleron (modern)
Jamet (traditional)

48
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Name 2 producers of Saint-Peray

A

August Clape
Alain Voge

49
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What monopole is located within Condrieu?

A

Chateau Grillet

50
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The Northern Rhone lies between what two villages?

A

Vienne in the North
Valence in the South

51
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What appellations in the Northern Rhone are located South of Valence?

A

Cremant de Die
Clairette de Die
Coteaux de Die
Chatillon-en-Diois

52
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What is the grape of Coteaux de Die AOP?

A

100% Clairette

53
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What are the grapes of Cremant de Die AOP?

A

Min 55% Clairette
10% Aligote
5-10% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains

54
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What is the max % of Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains allowed in Cremant de Die AOP?

A

Max 10%

55
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What is the aging requirement of Cremant de Die?

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Must spend 9 months on the lees before disgorgement
Can’t be released for a minimum of 12 months after the the date of tirage.

56
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What are the two styles allowed in Clairette de Die.

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Méthode Traditionelle
Méthode Dioise Ancestrale

57
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What is the grape(s) allowed in Clairette de Die Méthode Traditionelle?

A

100% Clairette

58
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What are the grape(s) allowed for Clairette de Die Méthode Diosie Ancestrale?

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Must contain a minimum of 75% Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains plus Clairette

59
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What is the minimum r/s of Clairette de Die Méthode Diosie Ancestrale?

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Min 35 grams r/s = demi sec

60
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What is the max rs of Clairette de Die Méthode Traditionelle?

A

Max 15 g/l rs

61
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What are the grape(s) and style of Châtillon-en-Diois AOP?

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White: Aligote and Chardonnay
Red and rosé: Gamay

62
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What direction does Hermitage face?

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South

63
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What 2 sections is Hermitage split into?

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Western side
-Granite outcropping
Eastern side
-Layer cake of glacier and river deposits that sits on top of limestone

64
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How many communes of Crozes-Hermitage?

A

11 communes

65
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How much bigger is Crozes-Hermitage than Hermitage?

A

10x surface area of Hermitage

66
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Soil of Crozes-Hermitage

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North: Granitic slopes, similar to Hermitage
South: Alluvial soils of glacial origin

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