Northern Rhone and Cotes du Rhone Flashcards
varietal requirements for Cotes du Rhone Rose/Rouge
Grenache must account for the majority of the blend, and at least one complementary variety must be present. Vineyards north of Montélimar are excused from these requirements.
what departements produce Cotes du Rhone?
Ardèche, Drôme, Gard, Vaucluse, Rhône, Loire
Principal varieties for Cotes du Rhone blanc and minimum percentage required?
80% combined Marsanne, Roussane, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Clairette and Viognier
Accessory varieties for Cotes du Rhone blanc and maximum percentage required?
20% Picpoul Blanc and Ugni Blanc
approximate production of Cotes du Rhone and breakdown between rose, white and red
2,200,000 HL
89% red
7% rose
5% white
min pot alc for CdR?
11%
styles and grapes of Rose/rouge CdR?
Grenache must be a majority of the blend, at least one complementary variety must be present. Vineyards north of Montelimar are exempt from these requirements.
Rose may permit up to 20% combined white varieties
max RS for CdR blanc/rose/rouge?
3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 14%)
max RS for CdR primeur/nouveau?
2 g/l
principle, accessory and complementary red varieties for CdR south of Montelimar?
◾Principal Variety: Min. 40% Grenache, except for vineyards north of Montélimar
◾Complementary Varieties: Min. 15% combined Mourvèdre, and Syrah (min. 70% combined principle and complementary varieties)
◾Accessory Varieties: Max. 10% Marselan, plus Brun Argenté (Vaccarèse/Camarèse), Carignan, Cinsault, Clairette Rosé, Counoise, Muscardin, Piquepoul Noir, Terret Noir; max. 5% combined white varieties (Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Clairette, Ugni Blanc, and Viognier)
◦Rosé: As for Rouge wines, with the addition of up to 20% combined white varieties
◦Primeur/Noveau Rosé/Rouge
◦Producers farming less than 1.5 hectares are not required to include the min. 15% Syrah and Mourvèdre in their wines
◦The min. 15% Syrah and Mourvèdre applies after harvest 2019
department of Côte-Rôtie AOP
Rhone
Communes of production of Côte-Rôtie AOP?
Ampuis, Tupin-Semons, Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhone
wine style and permitted varietals for Côte-Rôtie AOP?
syrah with max 20%viognier
min pot alc for Côte-Rôtie AOP?
10.5%
max RS for Côte-Rôtie AOP?
3 g/l (4 g/l if potential alcohol is greater than 13.5%)
harvest method for Côte-Rôtie AOP?
Manual harvesting is mandatory
max yield for Côte-Rôtie AOP?
40 hl/ha
principle soil types for Côte-Rôtie AOP?
◦Côte Blonde (south): gneiss
◦Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock
approx. production of Côte-Rôtie AOP?
10,000 hl, (275 ha under vine)
Départements of Condrieu AOP?
Rhône, Ardèche, Loire
communes of production of Condrieu AOP?
Condrieu, Vérin, and Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône are the original 3 communes of production. In 1967, Limony, Chavanay, Malleval, and Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf were added to the appellation
min pot alc for Condrieu AOP?
11.5% (13% acquired alcohol required for wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar)
chaptalization in Condrieu AOP?
Chaptalization is prohibited for wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar
harvest methods in Condrieu AOP?
Manual harvesting is mandatory. For wines with at least 45 g/l of residual sugar, grapes must be harvested in successive tries.
max yields for Condrieu AOP?
41 hl/ha, (6500 vines/ha)
soils types of Condrieu AOP?
decomposed granite, decomposed flint chalk and mica (arzelle)
approx. production of Condrieu AOP?
6600 hl
ha under vine in Condrieu AOP?
167 ha as of 2012
department of Château-Grillet AOP?
Loire
communes of production of Château-Grillet AOP
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône, Vérin
sole producer of Château-Grillet AOP?
Neyret-Gachet (sold to François Pinault in 2011)
varietal(s) permitted in Château-Grillet AOP?
100% viognier
min pot alc in Château-Grillet AOP?
11.5%
max rs in Château-Grillet AOP?
4 g/l
planting density in Château-Grillet AOP?
8000 vines/ha
primary soil type in Château-Grillet AOP?
granitic sand
approx. production of Château-Grillet AOP?
30hl (2012)
ha under vine in Château-Grillet AOP?
3.5
max yield in Château-Grillet AOP?
37 hl/ha
harvest method in Château-Grillet AOP?
manual harvesting is mandatory
Départements of Saint-Joseph AOP?
Ardèche, Loire
as of 1969 how many villages are entitled to the Saint-Joseph AOP?
Name 6.
26
Limony, Ozon, Lemps, Vion, Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, Tournon-sur-Rhône, Mauves, Glun
wine styles and grapes of Saint-Joseph AOP?
white: Marsanne and Roussanne
red: min 90% syrah plus marsanne and roussanne
max rs for Saint-Joseph AOP?
3 g/l (4g/l if pot alc is greater than 13.5%)
min pot alc for Saint-Joseph AOP?
10.5%
planting density for Saint-Joseph AOP?
4500 vines/ha