Northern Rhone - Red

Question 1

N. Rhône
Best sites are found where?
What does this protect vines from.

Answer 1

On south facing, very steep slopes

The cold North wind known as the mistral

Question 2

Climate of N.Rhone?

Answer 2

Moderate Continental

Question 3

Describe a typical N.Rhône red wine?

Answer 3

It has to be Syrah.
Deep colour
Medium to high tannin
Black fruit, black pepper, floral
Oak

Question 4

Why (oh why) is Viognier added to red wines here?

Answer 4

To “stabilise the colour extraction from the red grapes”.

Question 5

Typical N. Rhône stake arrangements for vines.

Answer 5

Individual or a tepee arrangement

Question 6

Côte Rôtie

1. Location in the N.Rhone?
2. What does the name mean?
3. Style?

Answer 6

1. The most Northerly
2. Roasted Slope
3. Deeply coloured, full-bodies, spicey
   Best have aromatic, floral freshness and textural elegance.

Question 7

N. Rhône
Saint-Joseph AC
Best wines from?

Answer 7

The steep terraced vineyards near Tournon

Similar to the legendary Hermitage

Question 8

Saint Joseph wines from the N. Rhône plateau and valley floor… describe style

Answer 8

Large volumes of relatively light bodied wine
Some carbonic maceration
Pepper, perfume

Question 9

Hermitage in N. Rhône

1. Where are the slopes?
2. Body and ageing potential?

Answer 9

1. South facing slopes behind Tain-Hermitage

2. Fullest body of N.Rhône wines. Ages well.

Question 10

Crozes-Hermitage

1. It’s importance?
2. Compared to Hermitage?

Answer 10

1. Sheer volume

2. Not a patch on Hermitage

Question 11

Cornas

1. Where is it on the N.Rhone?
2. Slopes?
3. Colour, body?

Answer 11

1. Most southerly of the N.Rhone ACs.
2. Sun baked south facing slopes.
3. Deeply coloured, full bodied. Similar to Hermitage