Rhôn't You Be My Lover? Flashcards
What is Rancio?
deliberately oxidative style of wine that is left out in open barrels.
Produced in Rasteau AOP
4 major producers of Hermitage?
JL Chave (singular)
- Delas
- M. Chapoutier
- Jaboulet
*negociants
Who is Baron de Roy?
Baron of CdP who created wine laws for protection against fraud, eventually became basis for AOC system
What is climate, aspect, and soil type of Northern Rhône?
Continental (Le Mistral influence)
steep slopes
Granite+shist in Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Hermitage
Clay in St. Joe, Crozes
What is co-fermentation? Why is it used in Rhône?
fermenting whites and reds together, which allows for stable color extraction and tannin levels
What is Le Mistral?
Heavy Mediterranean winds that can damage vines but also protect against rot and mold
Which crus of S. Rhône used to be a part of CdR-Villages? When did each gain AOP status?
Gigondas (1971) Vacqueyras (1990) Beaumes-de-Venise (2005) Vinsobres (2006) Cairanne (2016)
Which crus of S. Rhône require min 50% Grenache?
Gigondas
Vacqueyras
Vinsobres
Beames-de-Venise
What is min alc. content from CdP?
12.5%
Lirac AOP creates what styles of wine?
Grenache dom. R, W, R
What type of wine is Rasteau?
VdN and dry reds from Grenache Noir/Gris/Blanc
What is unique about each of these CdP producers?
- Ch. La Nerthe
- Ch. de Beaucastel
- Ch. Rayas
- First estate bottled
- Generally uses all 18 authorized varieties in cepage
- Generally 100% Grenache
Is Rosé allowed in CdP? Chapitalization?
Not up in my New Castle of the Pope!
What is traditional CdP aged in?
Oak Foudres
What style of wine is Muscat de Beames-de-Venise?
VdN from Muscat Blanc/Rouge à petit grains
Where are Ogier, Rostaing, Jamet?
The Roasted Slope (Côte-Rôtie)
Which 3 AOPs of Rhône make sparkling wine?
Crémant de Die
Clairette de Die
St. Peray
Traditional vessel for aging N. Rhône Syrah?
oak foudre
What does the papal embossed crest mean on a bottle of CdP?
Estate Bottled
What are 2 maine areas of Côte-Rôtie?
Côte Brune
Côte Blonde
What do “Blanc” and “Grenat” refer to in Rasteau AOP?
fresher “white” and “red” respectively styles of VdN produced in the AOP
When did Cairanne gain AOP status?
2016
Where is Clairete de Bellegarde? What style of wine?
- single commune AOP in Costieres-de-Nîmes
- whites from Clairette
What are soil types of:
- Gigondas?
- CdP?
Gig=Alluvial clays
CdP=Galets
What is Taille en Archet?
Vine training technique used to protect against Le Mistral winds (tying vine to wooden cordon)
Who originally colonized Rhône? Where and When?
Who followed? When? What contribution?
Greeks in 600 BCE around modern day Marseille
Romans followed in 125 BCE, built terraces of N. Rhône
What is Vin de Paille?
Rare dessert wine made fro dried (min 45 days) Marsanne+Roussane. Found in Hermitage
2 famous popes of CdP? Why?
Clement V (Moved papacy to Avignon) John XXII (built estate of CdP and surrounding vineyards)
What is Arzelle?
powdery mica soil of Condrieu AOP?
Name some notable producers of Condrieu?
Georges Vernay, Yves Cuilleron, André Perret, Clusel-Roche, Mathilde and Yves Gangloff, Neyret-Gachet
3 “la la” crus of Côte-Rôtie?
La Ladone
La Mouline
La Turque
What 4 AOPs are on the Drôme River?
Coteaux de Die
Crémant de Die
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Dios
How many villages may append their name to CdR-Villages? Name at least 6
20 Beaumes-de-Venise (pre 2005) Cairanne (pre 2016) Chusclan Loudan Rasteau Roaix Rochegue Rousset les Vignes Sablet St. Gervais St. Maurice Pantalean les Vignes Seguret Calreas Vinsobres (pre 2006) Visan
What are the 4 communal AOPs of Lirac?
Lirac
Roquemaure
St-Geniès-de-Camolas
St-Laurent-des-Arbés
4 lieux-dits of Cornas?
Les Reynaurds
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards
What are grapes of CdP? How many?
18 Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre Cinsault Counoise Picpoul Noir/Gris/Blanc Terret Noir Bourboulenc Clairette Blanc/Rosé Roussane Vacarése Picardin Muscardin
Name some important climats of Hermitage?
Le Méal Les Bessards Gréffieux Beaume Péléat
What is Le râpe?
AOP regulation that states min 2% of CdP crop must be declassified or discarded
When did Gigondas gain AOP status?
Vacqueyras?
Gig=1971
Vacq=1990
What is the min alc. content for Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Beaumes-de-Venise, and Cairanne?
12.5%
What labelling terminology is used in Rasteau to refer to wines showing oxidative character and undergo 3yrs of aging?
Ambré (amber)
Tuilè (tawny)
what was the former name for Grignan-les-Adhémar AOP? When did it change and why?
Côtes du Tricastin
2010
attempted to deassociate w/ Tricastin nuclear power plant
Where is Coteaux de Pierrevert?
What style of wine?
When did it achieve AOP status?
Provence
Still R+W from range of Rhône varieties
1998
Who is best known producers of Cornas?
Auguste Clape
What was 1st region of France to be struck by Phylloxera? Through which AOP?
S. Rhône
Lirac AOP
What is a demi-muid?
large traditional neutral oak barrel (600L) used in Rhône
Who is Hermitage named after?
Chevalier Gaspard de Sterimberg (famous crusader turned hermit)
What 2 styles of wine are produced in Clairette de Die?
Méthode Traditionelle=100% clairette, max 15 g/L RS
Méthode Dioise Ancestrale=min 75% Muscat à Petit Grains, min 35 g/L RS
What styles of wine in Châtillon-en-Dios?
R+R=Gamay
W=Aligoté+Chard
what are the 3 communes eligible for Rasteau AOP in VdN style?
In dry/red/unfortified style?
Rasteau, Cairanne, Sablet for VdN
Just Rasteau for table
What is the smallest Red wine AOP in N. Rhône? How many ha?
Cornas (100ha)
Who produces “La Chapelle”
Where where does it take it’s name?
Which climat is it located in?
Paul Jabolet
The chapel in Hermitage dedicated to Gaspard de Sterimberg
l’Hermite climat
What are the VdN AOPs of S. Rhône?
Rasteau AOP
Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOP
What is Tavel?
Dry full bodied rosé from S. Rhône. AOP is solely rosé
What does Côte-Rôtie mean?
roasted slope
Other names for N+S Rhône?
N=Septentrionale
S=Méridionale
CdP originally called?
Vin d’Avignon
What is monopole of Condrieu?
Style of wine?
Ch. Grillet AOP
Dry whites from 100% Viognier
What are galets?
large quartzite “pudding stones” found most famously in CdP
Name AOPs of N. Rhône N-S
Côte-Rôtie Condrieu Ch. Grillet St. Joseph Crozes-Hermitage (R Bank) Hermitage (R Bank) Cornas St. Péray Clairette de Die Châtillon-en-Dios
Grape composition of Côte-Rôtie?
80% Syrah+20% Viognier (red wine only)
What is AOP cépage reg for St. Joseph?
R=90% Syrah+10% Mars/Rous
W=Mars/Rous blends
What are AOP cépage reg. for Crozes-Hermitage/Hermitage
R=85% Syrah+15% Mars/Rous
W=Mars/Rous blends
What are AOP cépage reg. for Cornas?
Reds only, 100% Syrah
What are AOP cépage reg. for St.-Peray?
Still or sparkling whites only from Mars/Rous
Who makes Cuvées des Cadettes?
La Nerthe
Where does the Rhône Valley begin? What region?
Switzerland
Valais
