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Rhone Flashcards

1
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Benton

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Concrete vessel

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2
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Inox

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Stainless steal vessel

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3
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Demi-muids

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Foundres

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4
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Cote roitie AOC

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Red wine
Roasted slope
20% cofermented voignier

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5
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Condrieu AOC

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Dry and sweet white
Viognier
45g/l rare wine

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6
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Chateau Grillet

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Within condrieu
Viognier
Monopole (one of two outside Bourgogne)

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7
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Saint joseph

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Dry white, red
Softer wines
10% cofermented
Marsanne/roussane

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8
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Cornas AOC

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Granite amphitheater protection from wind
Burned earth
Syrah 100%

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9
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Saint peray AOC

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Dry white, sparkling
Most southern but coldest in north
Marsanne/roussane

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10
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Hermitage AOC

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Dry white, red, vin de paille
Marsanne roussane 15% cofermented
Syrah
Lieu dits

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11
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Crozes hermitage AOC

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Same as hermitage

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12
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Clairette de die AOC

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Sparkling white rose
Muscat, clairette 
96% production in the Diois 
Method 100% clairette 
Ancestral sweet muscat/clairette
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13
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Cremant de die

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Sparkling white

Clairette

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14
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Coteaux de die

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Dry white

Clairette

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15
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Chatillon-en-diois

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Dry white red rose

Chardonnay aligote Gamay

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16
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Cotes du Rhone AOC

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Dry white rose red
Bourboulenc, clairette Grenache blanc marsanne roussane Viognier Grenache Syrah Mourvèdre
South 60% min Grenache w/ two other primary
North one primary or more

17
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Cotes du Rhone villages

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Dry red rose white 
Same grapes as CDR
Stricter rules than CDR
66% blend of primary, one must be Grenache 
95% red production
18
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Vinsobres AOC

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Red wine

Grenache based

19
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Rasteau AOC

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Dry red, fortified white red rose
Grenache blanc
Grenache gris
Grenache 
South facing amphitheater 
Marls, red clay, sand
GSM
20
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Cairanne AOC

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Dry white red
Clairette Grenache blanc roussane 
Clairette rose
Grenache 
Grenache based wines
Stony soil
Half is exported internationally
21
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Gigondas AOC

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Rose and red
Whites-CDR +piquepoul and ugni blanc
Grenache
Limestone

22
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Vacqueyras AOC

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Dry white, rose and red
CDR whites
Clairette rose, Grenache blanc 
GSM, cinsaut 
Flesher and meater reds
Warm, sand, limestone marl
23
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Dentelles de montmirail

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Foothills serve as a sun trap for 3 regions

Helps with cooling

24
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Beaumes de venise

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Red
Same grapes as Gigondas 
Foothill of the dentelles wind break
Marls, limestone clay
Grenache is mandatory 60% must be GSM
25
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Chateauneuf du pape AOC

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Dry white, red
All the grapes 13 sanctioned (19 w/color variations)
Bourboulenc clairette Grenache blanc picardan piquepoul clairette rose Grenache gris piquepoul gris GSM cinsaut brun argente counoise muscardin piquepoul noir terret noir
Galets limestone sandstone clay
Least restrictive

26
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Lirac AOC

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Dry white red rose
Bourboulenc clairette Grenache blanc roussane
GSM cinsaut

27
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Travel AOC

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Rose only
Bourboulenc clairette Grenache blanc piquepoul blanc
Clairette rose Grenache gris piquepoul gris
GSM cinsaut piquepoul noir
9 sanction grapes ( 15 with color varieties)
Grenache must be in the blend and no more than 60% of primary in the blend

28
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Rasteau AOC sweet

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Fortified white rose red 45g/l 15% etoh
Dry red
Same as AOC 
Reductive, 90% Grenache blanc or gris
Release May 1 after harvest 
Oxidation any Grenache 90% of blend
March 1 of the 3year release 
Red grent (redec)or tuile(oxy) 75% all Grenache types and 90% of blend
29
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Hors d age

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5 years oxidation aging

30
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Rancio

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Taste of Rancio

31
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Muscat de Beaumes de venise

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Fortified all styles
100g/l 15% etoh
Muscat only
Reductive

32
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Ventoux AOC

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Dry white rose red
Bourboulenc clairette Grenache blanc roussane 
GSM cinsaut Carignan 
Mont ventoux
UNSECO biosphere reserve 
Largest production of the “other” AOCs 
Must blend 2 primary grapes
33
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Luberon AOC

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Dry white rose red
Bourboulenc clairette Grenache blanc roussane marsanne vermentino 
GSM
Part of Provence 
Wines more like this style 50% rose
UNESCO
34
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Costieres de Nimes

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Dry whit red rose

90% red rose

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