Rhone Flashcards
What AOP borders Provence?
Luberon
What is produced in Gigondas?
RP
What is the IGP of Northern Rhone?
Comtes Rhodaniens IGP
What is the minimum potential alcohol for VdN in France
21.5% w/15% acquired
Is Chateauneuf du Pape east or west of the Rhone?
east
What are the communes for CdP
CdP, Orange, Bedarrides, Courthezon, Sorgues
What is the minimum alcohol for CdP
12.5%
What is the soil type for Gigondas?
Stony red clay alluvium
What are the Lala’s?
La Turque, La Mouline, and La Landonne from Guigal
What CdRVillages are red only?
Massif d’Uchaux, Plan de Dieu, Puymeras, Signargues
What is the top vintage of the early 2000’s for Northern Rhone?
2001
What is RS for Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?
100 g/l
What is the primary grape used in Vielles Vignes Blanc from Chateau de Beaucastel?
Roussanne
Where and when did Phylloxera enter France?
Lirac in 1863
What is produced in St. Peray?
Still and Sparkling wine from Marsanne and Roussanne
What is gore in the northern rhone?
exposed granite soil in Cornas
What are the AOP of the Drome River?
Coteaux de Die, Cremand de Die, Clairette de Die, Chatillon en Dois
Who owns Chateau Grillet?
Francois Pinault (Ch. Latour… ) as of 2011 from Neyret Gachet
What AOP was transitioned from Languedoc to Rhone in 04?
Costieres de Nimes
What is allowed to be produced in Cotes du Rhone Villages?
Red. 50%+ Grenache
What are the lieu dits of Cornas?
Les Reynards, La Cote, Les Chaillot, Les Mazards
What is the minimum potential alcohol for Hermitage?
10.5% red, 11% white, 19.5(12.5) VdPaille
What city divides northern and southern rhone?
Montelimar
2nd label of Ch. Grillet
Pontcin
What are the communes of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?
Beaumes de Venise and Aubignan
What is the most westernmost climat in Hermitage?
Varogne
What is the soil type in Cote Brune?
Mica-Schistous Rock
What is the soil of Hermitage?
granite w/Mica, schist and gneiss
What is the soil type in Cote Blonde?
Gneiss
What are the soil types of CdP
Clay, Sand, limestone, and marl with diverse topsoils. Galets roules are common particularly in the north and northwest and are composed of Quartzite and silica
Where can dry reds be produced from in the Rasteau AOP?
Only the commune of Rasteau
What AOP is around Ampuis?
Cote Rotie
T/F: Marsanne may not be used in CdP AOP
True
What winery does Chateau Rayas own in Vacqueyras?
Chateau des Tours
What was the vintage of the suzukii fruit fly in the Rhone?
- They lay eggs under the skin of the grape during veraison, where they hatch and feed on the grape. If undetected they can spoil an entire vat.
What are the Lieu Dits of Hermitage?
L’Hermite, la Meal, Les Bessards, Greffieux, Beaume, Peleat, les Grandes Vignes, Varogne, Les Vercandieres, Les Diognieres, Les Murets, La Croix, Torras et les Garennes, Les Rocoules, La Pierelle, Maison Blanche, l’Homme
Who are the primary producers for Hermitage?
JL Chave, Chapoutier, Delas, Jaboulet
What are the permitted varieties for Chateauneuf du Pape?
Grenache (Noir, Gris and Blanc), Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Brun Argenté (Vaccarèse), Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Muscardin, Picardan, Piquepoul (Noir, Gris and Blanc), Terret Noir
What is the soil type of Beaumes de Venise?
clay and sand
What is the labeling terminology for Rasteau AOP?
Ambre/Tuille - 3y w/Oxidateive notes. Blanc and Grenat for fresher wines, and ‘Hors d’Age’ for 5+ years.
What is the northernmost AOP in the Southern Rhone?
Grignan-les-Adhemar
What is produced in Chatillon en Dois?
RWP from Gamay (PN/Sy) and Chard (Aligote)
What is Arzelle and where is it found?
Decomposed mica - Condrieu area
What is produced in Vacqueyras?
RWP
What is mutage?
the addition of spirit to stop fermentation
What River is the border between Provence and the Southern Rhone?
Durance
What is Lauses?
White calcareous stone in Tavel
What’s the RS for Rasteau VdN?
45 g/l
Name producers of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise; Jaboulet
What is the minimum alcohol for Cotes du Rhone Villages?
12%; 12.5% w/subzone
Which appellation is nearest to Avignon?
Tavel
What % of white is blended into northern rhone AOP’s
Hermitage and Crozes - 15% M&R; Cornas - none; Cote Rotie - 20%V; St. Jo - 10% M&R
What are the Lala’s Blends?
La Turque - 93/7 Brune, La Mouline - 89/11 Blonde, and La Landonne - 100% syrah. Single cru
What is the min alcohol for Rose from Lirac?
12%
What are the VdN’s of the Rhone Valley?
Rasteau and Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
What is the mmw for VdN in France?
252 g/l
What colors/grapes are used for Rasteau VdN?
RWP, all shades of Grenacge
What is the northernmost AOP in the Southern Rhone?
Grignan les Adhemar
What are the communes of Rasteau AOP?
Rasteau, Claranne, Sablet
What is the single commune AOP w/in Costieres de Nimes?
Clairette de Bellegarde
What is the min alcohol for Tavel?
11.5%
What is the smallest AOP in the northern Rhone?
Cornas w/100ha
What is the principle soil for Tavel?
Lauses (white calcareous stone) and galets
What is the minimum amount of Grenache required in Gigondas?
50%+
Where is Ancestrale method found in the northern Rhone?
Clairette de die Methode Doise Ancestralle, where Muscat takes over for 75%+ of the blend w/Clairette
What are the geographic designations for Cotes du Rhone Villages?
Chusclan, Gadagne, Laudun, Massif d’Uchaux, Plan de Dieu, Poymereas, Roaix, Rochegude, Rousset-Les-Vignes, Sablet, Saint Gervais, Saint Maurice, Saint Pantaleon les Vignes, Saint Cecile, Seguret, Signargues, Suze la Rousse, Vaison la Romaine, Valreas, Visan
What is produced in Chusclan?
Red and Rose - only CDRVillage with this restriction
What are the red wine only appellations of the Southern Rhone?
Beaumes des Venise, and Vinsobres
What is Luminescence?
Guigal’s top Condrieu cuvee. Only made in ‘99 and ‘03. ‘15 is next
