Rhone Flashcards
Amount CDR
50%
rank in AOC prod
2nd
red / rose trend
down / up
sales value change recently
up 64%
export volume change recently
-9%
which tribe first
Celts
who first planted slopes / terraced them
Romans
City housing Papal Palace
Avignon / 7 popes
which Pope had summer residence / called what ? made what ?
John XXII
Chat du Pape
Vins du Pape
what part of Church created Coste du Rhone what was Coste
Vicariate of Uzes
right bank
What did Louis XV do
edict of CDR on barrel branding
what hurt Mourvedre the most
Pylox / trouble grafting onto American roots
what grapes replaced Mourvedre
G and S
what did the winter freeze do
killed almost all crops but vines
What is Les Cotes du Rhone now vs Cote du Rhone
sub region / CDR AOC part of it
Rhone valley north south city
Vienne to Nimes
SW and SE border regions
Languedoc and Provence
length in miles
120
parallels
44 and 45 same as willamette
how many villages / departments
300 / 6
subregions (3)
North, South, Les Cotes du Rhone
North border cities
Vienne to Valence
South Border cities
Montelimar to Nimes
Cotes Du Rhone border cities
Vienne to Avignon
Can Cru in CDR zone de-classify
yes
where is the River inf stronger N or S
N
Training N traditional / now
Echelas for Syrah
Guyot
Training S
Gobelet low for grenache
North % of prod
4%
North threats
fog frost hail snow
N or S cultivated first
N
North soil
general
Crozes
Herm
granite sub soil mica schist, granatic sand top, LS pockets
Galets clay loess/molasse
some clay / sand
N white grapes
vio
marsanne
roussanne
what does vio add to syrah
fix pigment
left and perfume
marsanne adds to to syrah ? to white blend ?
aromatics
hi extract
waht does roussanne add to blends ?
perfume
N Harvest tech
manual
North
dom style
is sparkling allowed
where late harvest
where vin de paille
most powerful reds / most elegant
dry still
yes st Peray
condrieu
herm
cornas, herm / st joseph . cotie rotie
Vessel names
beton
inox
demi muid
concrete
stainless
cask
N new oak common or rare
rare
N where new oak used
Cotie Rotie, Herm
N red or white dom
red
Cotie Rotie
name
aspect
blend allowed ? reqs ?
terraced or slopes
roasted slope
SE
Vio
co-plant co-ferment
slopes
Condrieu
Terraced or not?
aspect
dom style
Terraced
E
dry white
Chateau-Grillet
loc
terrace or slope
age req
inside condrieu
terrace
2 years in tank or barrel
Saint Joseph
aspects
maturation note
red or white dom
whites in blend ? how ?
terrace or slope
varied
quickly
red
mars/ rouss , co-ferment
slope
Cornas
Terrace or slope
aspect / topo
soil
climate note
grape req
knows as ? by who?
name attrib
terrace
SE / amphitheater
granite
warmer
island of s in N, Columbo
100% S
celtic burned earth
Saint Peray
loc
slope or terrace
warmer / cooler ?
styles allowed ?
most south
slope
cooler
dry wh, sparkling
Hermitage
red / white dom ?
whites in blend ? how ?
red
mars /rouss, co-ferment
what is largest N app
Crozes Herm
Crozes Herm
loc
soil note
whites allowed in blend? how ?
compared to Herm
around hill / town
varied
mars / rouss, co-ferment
red and whites lighter
Dios
part of CDR ?
loc re rest of valley
landmass
Climate
seasonal / diurnal compared to rest
soil
elevation note
no
E
Massif du Vercors
conti with alpine
greater
ls, clay
among highest in France
Dios
white
red
gris
dom style
Clairette, muscat apg, chard, aligote
p noir, gamay, syrah, muscat apg noir
Clairette rose
sparkling
smallest N AOC
Saint Peray
Clairette de Die
% of Dios prod
wines made (2), which one dom?
method / grape for each
96^
Clairette de Die Methode Diose Ancestrale and CdD MT
MDA dom
MT 100% Clairette
MDA sweet, Musc or Clairette, Musc dom, wh or rose
South
vine locs from river
climate / risks
inf
topo
east / south border
soil
up to 50 miles
med / rain, drought
mistral, cool air from dentelles, elevation
broad rocky plains and mts
mt ventoux, luberon massif, dentelles / Alpilles near Avignon
galets garrigue(ls), sandstone, clay, loess / molasse
South grapes
White (4)
Gris (3)
Red
G Blanc , Bourboulenc clairette vio
Clairette rose, g gris, piquepoul gris
Grenache, Syrah Mourvedre
Vio S compared to N
more aromatic / less acid
Why clairette good for S
leaves protect from sunburn
common trait across all grenache
can oxidize
top white grape in S
G Blanc
top red in south
Grenache
Mourv reductive or oxi
reductive
Syrah reductive or oxi
reducitve
harvest tech S
either
where hand harvest req in S
Baumes de Vemise
Blend or co-ferment common in S
blend
S White vini
mostly neutral, some oak in CDP
S red vini
mostly large vessel, some hi q and CDP oak barrel
S vintage consistent or variable
consistent
Cotes du Rhone zone
Hi Q Villages located in N or S or both ?
What village promoted to Cru ?
what village promoted to CDRV + name
S
Landau
Nyons
Cote du Rhone AOC
Red/Rose req S/N of Montellimar
White req
2 P red = 60% blend. G mandatory. 1 P = 60% non-specific
any Ps = majority of blend
CDR villages
red or white dom
red req
white req
rose req
CDRV + name reqs
red
2 P red = 66%. G mandatory
any Ps = majority
no reqs
same as CDRV
S Cru
Red
White
Rose
VDN
GSM
GB, Bou, Clair, MArs, Rous
GS, Cinsaut
G Musc
Vinsobres
topo
red req
soil
terraced
G dom must contain S and M
sand clay LS gravel
Rasteau
topo
aspect
inf
soil
amphitheater
S
suntrap / blocks mistral
marl red clay sand pockets of gravel
Carianne
soil
red or white dom
stony pebbles
red
which 3 Cru influenced by dentelles
Gigondas Vacqueyras Baumes de Venise
Gigondas
soil
aspects
marl ls sand
NW W
Vacqueyras
soil
climate vs Gigondas
sand silt over LS
warmer
Baumes de Venise
soil
red req
marl ls clay
G required. GSM = majority
3 apps on valley floor
CDP, Lirac, Tavel
CDP
soil
notable aromas red / whites
assemblage rules
galets ls sandstone clay
kirch, garrigues / garrigues
none
Lirac
rose style / methods
dark
dp saignee
Tavel
soil
blend req
juice req
sand ls galet
G req. no grape more than 60%
cannot be used to make red wine
2 VDNs
Rasteau
Muscat de Baumes de Venise
Rasteau VDN
White by style / name / grape req / release
Red by style / name / grape req
Hors d’Age
Rancio
Rose grape req / aging
Blanc / reductive / 90% GB+GG / 3 mos
Ambre / Oxi / 90% any G / 3 yr
Grenat / reduct / 75% G Noir / 3 mos
Tuille / Oxi / 90% any G / 3 yrs
5 yrs Oxi
if rancio like
90% 3Gs
Muscat de Baumes de Venise
dom prod
Reductive or Oxi
white
reductive
Other AOCs outside CDR zone
grapes
% Rhone prod
same as CDR plus Macabeu and Vermentino
25%
Ventoux
Climate
dom red / wh / rose
coop or small
med with Alpine
red then rose
coop
largest other S App
Ventoux
Luberon
red / rose / white dome
climate
noteable in geo
rose
med with conti
flora
Costieres de Nimes
loc re river
climate note heat
inf
red / rose / white dom
RB
among hottest
Petite Camargues Mts
red / rose 90%
