Northern Rhone Flashcards
Where are situated most of the N Rhone vineyards?
Steep slopes next to the river Rhone between Vienne in the N and Valence in the S.
What is the climate of N Rhone?
Similar to Beaujolais, moderate and continental.
Where in N Rhone are located the best sites?
Steep slopes with S-Facing aspect, often lie in lateral valleys that feed into Rhone.
What are the benefits of the valleys that feed into Rhone?
Protect vine from Mistral wind.
How are the vines protected from Mistral?
-supported either by individual stake or by tepee-like arrangements of stakes.
What is the only black grape variety permited in N Rhone?
Syrah
Please list the main features of Syrah grape.
- deeply coloured, M-H tannin, black fruit 🫐black pepper or 💐 floral aromas.
- some use a high proportion of oak some prefer to ise older oak or larger barels.
With what grape variety was use Syrah to be fermented with?
Viognier -helps to stabilise the coloir extraction from red grapes, adds also extra aromatic intensity to wine.
Where is Cote Rotie vineyards situated ?
-around the town of Ampuis and is the most N appelation of the Rhone Valley.
What wines are being produced in Cote Rotie?
-only reds from Syrah and up to 20% Viognier can be added.
How are the wines of the Cote Rotie?
-deeply coloured, f- bodied, spicy, with an aromatic floral freshness.
What wines produced Condrieu?
Only whites mainly from Viognier.
What are the best vines in Condrieu?
-low yielding old vines, steep well exposed vineyards.
Where Saint-Joseph is located?
-along the western bank of the Rhone from Condrieu in N to Tournon in S.
What wines are being produced in Saint-Joseph?
-majority made from Syrah and some white are being produced from Marssane and Roussanne.
Which appellation produces large volumes light-body using carbonic maceration?
Saint Joseph
Where is located Hermitage?
-steep south-facing slope behind the town of Tain-l’Hermitage.
What is lieux-dits and what area is divided into these?
Hermitage , named sites and are not part of the appellation system.
-vary in steepness and aspect subtly different style and body.
Where can be found the fullest-bodied wines of the Northern Rhone that also ages well?
Hermitage
Syrah may be fermented with what grape varieties in Hermitage?
up to 15% of Roussanne and Marsanne.
Where can be found Crozes-Hermitage?
-lie of mixed terrain around the hill of Hermitage.
What grape varieties is used in Crozes-Hermitage?
-red made from Syrah with the option of adding up to a 15% Marsanne and Roussanne.
The wines of Crozes Hermitage depends on what the quality, style and price?
on the location of the vineyards
Ligther wines can be found in Crozes-Hermitage on which sites?
from high yields flat sites in south
