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1
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Beaucastel
Top bottlings/inaugural
grape amounts
Lieux Dits

A 
Mouvedre Dominated but made from all 13
Hommage a Jacques 
Best years
Perrin
Veilles Vignes 3 h. plot Roussanne 75 years old vines, 1986 inaugural vintage
L.D. Chapouin, Coudeoulet
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Pegau

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Super Traditional
Founded 1987 but Cuvee Laurence started 1983
Cuvee de Capo only 5 vintages so for, special Barrel selection of reserves 1998

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3
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Which CTR 5 villages promoted to AOC?

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Beaume de Venice
Gigondas
Rasteau
Vacqueyras
Vinsobres
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4
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CDPs Min. Alcohol

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12.5%

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13 varietals

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Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris_
Mouvedre
Syrah
Cinsault
Counoise
Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
Terret Noir
Bourboulenc
Clairette/Rose
Roussanne
Vaccarese
Picardan
Muscardin
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6
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What is le rape?

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Must discard 2% of harvested grapes in CDP, called le rape

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7
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First Estate bottled CDP?

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La Nerthe, 1785

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8
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Vieux Telegraph’s
Style
Special bottles
Lieux Dits

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All made from La Crau lieux dit, small parcel that retains water
Appears on label since 94
Young vines (less 25yrs) bottled as Telegramme since 02

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9
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Henri Bonneau

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90% grenache, rich
When quality isn't up to snuff he sends to negociants
Marie Beurrier
Reserve des Celestins
Cuvee special in 90 and 98
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10
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Who was Andre Jullien

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Pioneering wine writer of early 1800’s wrote first guide of all wineregions. his Top were Bordeaux 1sts (similar to 1855) with Lafite, Romanee-Conti, and Hermitage uncontested top 3

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11
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Holdings of Frey family

A

Jaboulet
Ch. La Lagune
Ch. de Corton Andre in Burg.
Managed by Caroline Frey

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12
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Most exciting a plate on in N. Rhone according to Hermitage peeps

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St. Joseph

lower land prices (120k euro per acre Compared to million in Hermitage)

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13
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Town in Cote Rotie

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Ampuis

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14
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Where is Ampuis

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Town near Cote Rotie

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15
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Aspect and Soil Hermit-age

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South facing granit bank

Impossible to enlarge AOP as bank is clearly defined

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16
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Best area for whites Hermitage

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Top of hill on limestone

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17
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Birthplace of Syrah

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Hermitage

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18
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Name 3 climats Hermitage

A 
sandy gravel sturdy
Les Bessards 
Limestone finesse 
Le Meal
lower clay based 
Les Greffieux
Les Diognieres
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19
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Where / what is (es Bessards

A

Climat in Hermitage
sand/gravel give strength
Chapoutier Le Pavillon from here
JL Chave sources heavily

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20
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Two largest land holders Hermitage

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Cave de Tain

Chapooteeyay

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21
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Who makes Cuvee Cathelin

A

JL Chave only top years

Hermitage

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22
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Vintage 13 14 N Rhone Good /Bad

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13 challenging

14 Cool weather, plenty of ripening though, excellent

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23
Q

3 cuvees Guigal

A

All Rotie
La Landonne
La Mouline
La Turque

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24
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Who mates La Turque

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Guigal

Cote Brune Rotie

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25
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2 makers of Vin de Paille Rhone

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Chappooteeyay

Cave de Tain

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26
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Compare Rotie to Hermitage

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Elegance (Rotie) compared to GIRTH (Hermitage)

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27
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Which grapes In Chapoopyay N rhone blends

A

Marsanne

best is L’Hermite

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28
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What is Rhone Septentrionale

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Northern Rhone

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29
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What is Rhone Meridionale

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Southern Rhone

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30
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N Rhone Climate

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Continental

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31
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What is Arzelle

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White powdery decomposed mica

Condrieu

32
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Cote Rotie beets

A

Max 20% viognier
Min Pot. Alc 10.5%
Blonde=South gneiss
Brune=North mica schistous rock

33
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Condrieu beets

A

no chaptilazation to get wines over 45 gl

if over 45 gl harvested in Tries

34
Q

Who owns Chateau Grillet

A

francois pinault as of 2011

35
Q

St Joseph beets

A

Blanc Marsanne Roussanne
Rouge 90 % Syrah, 10 Marsanne/Roussanne
Always dry Red and white

36
Q

Cornas beets

A

100% Syrah

37
Q

St Peray beets

A

Blanc and tradish mousseaux

Marsanne Roussanne

38
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Clairette de die beets

A

tradish mousseaux from Clairette max 15gI

Methode dioise Ancestrale min. 75% Muscat petite grains plus clairette Min 35gI

39
Q

Chatillon en Diois beets

A

Blanc: Chard and Aligote
Rouge/Rose: Min 75% gamay plus PN and syrah
all dry

40
Q

Coteaux de Die beets

A

Dry still Clairette

41
Q

difference between Coteaux be Die

Clairette de Die

A

Coteaux is dry Still clairette

Clairette de Die is Mousseaux and Sweet MuscatPGrains ancestral

42
Q

AOP for Chardonnay N Rhone

A

Chatillon en Diois

Blanc is Chard and Aligote

43
Q

AOP for gamay N Rhone

A

Chatillon en Dois

75% gamay plus PN Syrah for Rouge and Rose

44
Q

Cramant de Die beets

A

basically Stricter clairette de Die mousseaux but More grape allowances
Min 55 clairette
min 10 aligote
max 10 MuscatPGrains

45
Q

What is La Mouline?

A

Cote Blonde bottling Guigal

46
Q

Names of Guigals single Brune and Blonde bottles

A 
la turque (brune)
la Mouline (blonde)
both 42 Mo. new oak
47
Q

Common proportion of Viognier in GuigaI Rotie

A

PROBABLY up to 10% but normaIIy 2-5%

48
Q

N-S Guigal’s famous bottlings

A

La landonne
La Turque
La Mouline

49
Q

Who was Gaspard de Sterimberg

A

Crusader hermit to whom Chapelle was dedicated in Hermitage

50
Q

What is Gore, where will you find N Rhone

A

exposed granite

prominent Soil in More Rustic, warm Cornas

51
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Climats and major producer Cornas

A

Les Reynards
La Cote
Les Chaillots
les Mazards

Auguste Clape
whole cluster, new oak

52
Q

AOP overlapping Condrieu

A

Chateau Grillet

St Joseph

53
Q

Red only N Rhone AOP

A

Cote Rotie

Cornas

54
Q

Roussanne VS Marsanne

A

Acidity, wax minerality

Oily texture, Marzipan

55
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Hermitage deets

A

Blanc: Marsanne Roussanne
Rouge: Max 15 Marsanne Roussanne
Vin de Paille: Marsanne Roussanne (45 days drying, 350 gI final must weight)

56
Q

Who makes Coteau de Vernon

A

Georges Vernay, Condrieu

on of firsts plots of this Appellation Savior

57
Q

Who makes Ayguet what is it

A

Cuilleron

Late Harvest Viognier

58
Q

Describe Methode Ancestrale

A

bottled without dosage pre fermentation

disgorged into pressurized tanks and rebottled sans liqueur d’expedition

59
Q

percentage of Rhone wine made in S. Rhone

60
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What does cinsault give to blends

A

balance and freshness

61
Q

min PA in CDP

62
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le rape meaning

A

the 2% of harvest CDP must chuck

to prevent under ripeness

63
Q

chaptalization CDP

A

not allowed

64
Q

How many communes May amend their names to CDR village

A

20

3 new villages in 16

65
Q

most recent CDR village promotion

A

Cairanne
basic Blanc and GSM rouge
Min 50% Grenache
max 30% combined anything other than Syrah/Mouvedre

66
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Date of CDR village promotions

A 
Gigondas 71 
Vacqueyras 90
Beaumes de Venise 05 
Vinsobres 06
Cairanne 16
67
Q

Gigondas beets

A

promoted 71
Red and Rose only
min 50% Grenache

68
Q

Vacqueyras beets

A

promoted 90
Red, Rose, White
rustic red
min 50% Grenache

69
Q

Beaume de Venise AOP beets

A

promoted 05
Red only
Min 80% grenache / Syrah

70
Q

Vinsobres AOP beets

A

promoted 06
Rouge only
min 50% grenache

71
Q

Lirac AOP beets

A

Red white rose
sandy soils,
basically another CDR village style
may have been gateway -to phyloxera in 1863

72
Q

Tavel AOP beets

A 
1936
Rose only
Grenache
based
soil is "Lauses" white calcerous soil and Galets
73
Q

Appellations in S. Rhone dedicated to vin doux naturel

A

Rasteau (VDN, and rouge)

Muscat Beaume de Venise (VDN only)

74
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Rasteau VDN Assemblage

A 
principle varieties are all grenade based with other grapes max 10%
VDN Blanc: Grenache Blanc and Gris
VPD Ambre (tawny blanc) : Grenache and Gris and blanc 
VDN tuile (Rouge): 75% Grenache plus gris and blanc
75
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Cote du Tricastin AOP beets

A

NUKULAR

changed their name to Grignan les Adhemar AOP 2010

76
Q

Luminescence is?

A

Guigal’sspecial condrieu cuvee

Made 1999, 2003, 2015

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