Northern Rhône Producers Flashcards
Where did Clape get his vineyards, and when?
He took over his wife’s family vines after their marriage; 5ha dating back to 1890 in 1949.
Domaines that harvest at full ripeness, generally a bit later than the rest:
Chave Clape Allemand Jaboulet-Aine Chapoutier
Clape: Vineyards
Reynard Tézier La Côte La Geynale Pied de la Vigne La Sabarotte Plus some St. Peray and CdR
Clape: Vinification
Whole cluster Both punchdowns and pumpovers Fermentation in concrete, aging for Cornas in 10-12HL foudre St. Peray is raised in stainless steel CdR and Vin des Amis aged in foudre
What is Le Vin des Amis?
A blend of young vine Cornas and Syrah from outside the appellation, bottled by Clape as VDF
What is Renaissance?
Clape’s young vine bottling from Cornas
How are Allemand’s bottlings distinguished?
By age of vines.
Chaillot: vines under 40yo
Reynard: vines over 40yo
Plus the San Souffre, which is Reynard sans sulphur
Who were Allemand’s mentors?
Joseph Michel (father of Robert Michel) Noel and Louis Verset
What pruning technique did Allemand pioneer in Cornas?
Guyot. He was the first to wire-train, period.
Allemand: Winemaking
Generally whole cluster, but will destem
2-3 days of Carbonic
Low sulphur
Allemand: Viticulture
Guyot, at 10,000 vines per ha (v. more common 5000-6000)
Emphasis on low yields through heavy green harvesting
Organic
In what vintages did Allemand produce only one wine?
1990, 2002, 2003
Graillot: Wines
Crozes Hermitage Rouge Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude (barrel selection, only in top years) Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Saint-Joseph Hermitage (Greffieux) Vin de Paille (from Crozes)
In which years did Graillot not produce La Guiraude?
1993, 1997, 2000, 2002
First vintage 1988
What are the domaines of Maxime Graillot?
Domaine des Lise, Equis
