rhone Flashcards
minimum amount of grenache in Gigondas?
Min amount of Clairette in Gigondas blanc
50%
70%
a red wine labelled Chatillon en Dios would be based on what grape
gamay
method dioise ancestrale is predominantly what grape
75% muscat
minimum r/s of methode diosie ancestrale
35 g
name the AOC that Gentaz-Dervieux is based in
cote rotie
what communes are eligible for Rasteau VDN production
sablet, rasteau, cairanne
what is arzelle
a powderey mica found in condreau
4 lieux dit of cornas
la cote
les choillot
les raynards
les mazards
the diois is on what river
drôme
white lirac would be based on what grape/grapes
clairette + bourboulenc
Grignan les Adhémar was formally known as what
coteaux du tricastin
IGP for the Northern Rhone
collines rhodaniennes
vaccarèse is what colour grape
red
which AOC is closest to Avignon
Tavel
define Echalas
tipi-shaped vine training method meant to stand up to the strong mistral
biotype of Syrah commonly used in northern rhone
serine
parentage of syrah
Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche
Northern Rhone runs 45km between what 2 cities
Vienne + Valence
AOC in northern rhone known for sparkling wine
Saint Perey
what two AOCs in the northern rhone are on the left bank of the river
Hermitage + Crozes Hermitage
max amount of Viognier in cote rotie
20%
Ampuis is a town in what commune
cote rotie
what is the soil type of the cote brune
mica schist
what is the soil type of the cote blonde
gneiss
Cremant de Die is in what department
drome
what is the min amount of clariette in cremant de die
55%
w/ 10% aligote & 10% muscat
minimum amount of muscat in Clairette de Die
75%
what style of wine is Method Diosie Ancestrale
sweet (min 35g/l) sparkling wine based on muscat/clariette
what is the primary soil type of Chateau Grillet
Granitic Sand
what is the composition of a red wine labelled Chatillon-en-Diois
min 75% gamay w/ pinot noir and syrah
what rhone region prominantly features gamay, pinot noir and chardonnay
The Diois
Reynard, Chaillot and La Cote are Lieu-Dit of what northern rhone commune
Cornas
what is the max allowable white grapes in hermitage rouge
15% marsanne/roussanne
what is the minimum amount of drying grapes must go through for the production of Hermitage’s vin de paille
45 days
max yields for hermitage rouge
40 hl/ha
what is the minimum aging time for Saint-Peray Mousseux
12 months after date of Tirage (no mandatory lees time required)
Le Meal, le Croix and Les Bessards are Lieu Dit of what rhone commune
Hermitage
Name 2 of the 5 communes of production for Chateauneuf du Pape
CDP Orange Bédarrides Courthezon Sorgues
In Chateauneuf-du-Pape, define the term Râpé
producers must discard a minumum of 2% of their harvest
what style of wine is made in Baumes de Venise
still red
what is the minimum amount of Syrah in a Cotus du Vivarais
40%
(30% grenache(
what are max yields of CDR and CDRV
51
44 (41 if subzone is listed)
Two 2000 vintages good for white rhone
2004/2008
who produces Pignan
Rayas (younger vines)
what are the two communes of production for Tavel
Tavel, Roquemaure
what is the soil type of Condrieu
granite
what is the max yield for CDRV
44 hl/ha
what is the max yield for CDRV w/ commune listed
41 hl/ha
how many villages may affix their name to a bottle of CDRV
9
chusclan (red and rose)
red only
Massif d'Uchaux Signargues Plan de Dieu Puymeres Gadagne Saint-Cecile Suze-la-Rousse Vaison-la-Romaine
who produces Ex Voto
Guigal
Who produces ampodium
rene rustang
who produces cuvee cathlin
JL Chave
what is the soil type of Cornas
Gore (granite)
AOCs of Rhone valley that aren’t a part of the CDR appellation
Diois Cotes de vivrais Grignan Ventoux Luberon Costieries de Nimes Clairette de Bellgrade
Jean Michel Stephan is a producer in what AOC
Cote Rotie
What kind of soil is Gore and where is it located
Granite
Gigondas
What mountains effect the climate of gigondas and vacqueryes
Dentelles de Montmirail
Vaccarese is what colour grape
Red
Which common Rhone grape cannot be used in CDP blanc
Marsanne
Lirac Blanc is predom a blend of what two grapes
Clairette and Bourblanc
What is the river that runs through the Diois
Drome
What are the four lieu dit of Cornas
La Cote
Les Choillot
Les Reynards
Les Mazards
Local name for the mica-rich souls of condrieu
Arzelle
3 communes of Rasteau VDN production
Sablet, Cairanne, Rasteau
Min rs of Methode Diosie Ancestrale
35g/l
Min 75% Muscat
What is the minimum amount of harvest in CDP that must be disgarded
2%
how many Lieu Dit are there on the hill of hermitage
20
What Hermitage Lieu Dit are only for white wines
Chante Allouette/Maison Blanche/L’Homme (some more but who care)
what does Foullage mean?
foot trodden
what is the max yield for Gigondas
36 hl/ha
what are the difference in soil of the cote brune and cote blonde
cote brune = schistous rock
cote blonde = gneiss
La Mouline vs La Turque
La Mouline = Cote Blonde
La Turque = Cote Brune
both aged 42 months in new oak
what are Guigal’s top white wines
Ermitage Blanc Ex Voto
Condrieu La Doriane
both get new oak
what is the first vintage of Beaucastel’s Homage Jacques Perrin
1989
what climat provides the majority of fruit for Chave’s Hermitage rouge
Les Bressards
what was the first vintage of Chave’s Cuvee Cathelin
1990 (made only in good years ie 2000, 2003, 2009,2010)
who produces Vernillon? what grape is it based on
Jamet
Viognier (coindreau)
which of Guigal’s La La wines is 100% syrah
La Landonne (other two are cofermented with viognier)
Hermitage is in what department
drome
what is the max yield for Hermitage Vin de Paille
15 hl/ha
what style of wine is Coteaux de Die
still white based on clariette
what are the two permittable grapes for white Chatillion-en-Diois
chardonnay and aligote
who owns Chateau Grillet
Francois Pinault
who produces Pontcin? what grape is it?
Chateau Grillet, Viognier
how do the soils of crozes hermitage differ from north to south
in the north, they are granitic, similar to hermitage
in the south they are more alluvial
what is the top bottling of Alain Graillot
La Guiraude (barrel selection made in good years)
Alain Graillot has vineyard holdings in what climat of Hermitage
Les Greffieux
what is the min amount of Clariette in Cremant de Die
55%
george vernay is most known for his bottling from which aoc
condrieu
what is syrah called in argentina
balsamina
what is the primary grape in Beaucastel Vielles Vignes Blanc
Roussanne
Gore is the primary soil of what aoc
Cornas
chateau des Tours is in what aoc
Vacqueyras
min r/s of Dioise Methode Ancestrale
35
first vintage of Homage Jacques Perrin
1989
Clairette de Die is on what river
Drome
arzelle is a mica rich soil in what aoc
condrieu
arzelle is a mica rich soil in what aoc
condrieu
who produces La Barbarine
Yves Gangloff (Cote rotie)
what tributary runs through crozes hermitage
Isere
first vintage of cuvee cathelin
1990 (chave)
what styles of wine can be made in Carianne
white/red
what styles of wine can be made in st joseph
blanc/rouge
name 3 white only appellations in northern rhone
condrieu
chateau grillet
clairette de die
name 2 red only aocs in southern rhone
vinsobres
beaumes de venise
what southern rhone aocs cant make rose
cdp carianne vinsobres beaumes de venise gigondas clairette de bellegrade
what is the only white only appellation in southern rhone
clairette de bellegrade
Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre must make up at least how much of the blend in a CDR
70
what is the name of Guigal’s dessert condrieu
Lumenessance
who produces La Dorianne
Guigal condreau
what are the communes of production for Cote Rotie
Ampuis, Saint Cyr, Tupin-Semons
original communes of production for Condrieu
Condrieu, Verin, Saint Michel
what communes are shared by both St Joseph and Condrieu
Limony
Malleval
Saint Pierre de Boeuf
communes of production for hermitage
tain hermitage, crozes hermitage and Larnage
what is the name of Jamet’s condrieu bottling
Vernillon
what is Rene Rastaing’s Condrieu bottling
La Bonnette
name three lieu dit of Condrieu
Cote Bonnette
Cote Chatillon
Saint Agathe
max yield of ch. grillet
37 hl/ha
where is Chaillées de l’enfer
condrieu, bottling of Vernay
what commune is Chave in?
Mauves
name three differences between Clairette de Die Mousseaux Blanc and Clairette de die Mousseaux Methode Ancestrale
Mousseaux blanc = 9 months lees, traditional method, clairette grape, max 15 g/l
Methode Ancestrale = 4 months lees, ancestrale method, 75% muscat blanc, min 35 g/l
min abv of CDP
12.5
how many varieties can be used in CDP
18
13 if you dont count different colours of the same grape
name two producers who use every allowable grape in CDP
Beaucastel
Clos des Papes
is mouvedre early, mid or late ripening
late
what commune is Rayas in
Courthezon
where is the Ouveze river
western border of Gigondas
avg rainfall in southern rhone
27 inches
how was the 2019 vintage
4.5/5
warm, avoided drought with well timed rain, long late harvest
Rene Rostaing’s La Bonnette is based on what grape
viognier
The Reynaud family owns what rhone estate
Rayas
Fonsalette
Chateau du Tours
all of Le Vieux Telegraphe’s vineyards are in what lieu dit
La Crau
who produces reserve des celestins
henri bonneau
cuvee des cadettes is an old vine cuvee from what cdp producer
Chateau La Nerthe
in relation to condrieu, what does Les Chaillées refer to
terraces
which CDR-V village only makes red/rose wines
chusclan
who used to own Ch Grillet
Nerat-guichet
what common rhone grape is not allowed in gigondas
carignan
CDP is in what department
vaucluse
Frank Balthazar is in what aoc
Cornas
what are the names of the three Rayas vineyards
Le Couchant
Le Levant
Le Coeur
what grapes in the southern rhone require gobelet training
grenache
mouvedre
picpoul noir
terret noir
what river runs through Gigondas
Ouveze
in relation to CDP, what is Au Carré
spacing between the vines (2.5 metres)
what are galet roulets made of
quartzite
what is the principal soil type of Tavel
Lauses - limestone rich
only aoc of the southern rhone that requires viognier
Duché d’Uzes (min 40% w/ grenache, clairette, ugni
principal grape of gigondas blanc
min 70% clairette
what aoc in the southern rhone dont make rosé
cairanne, laudon, cdp
what percentage of muscat beames de venise consists of neutral spirit
5-10% of 96% alcohol
what grapes are allowed in Cremant de Die production
clairette
Aligote
Muscat Petit Blanc
describe the soil types of Saint Peray
alluvial plateau with limestone and some granite
Champon and Cote Rozier are lieu dit where
cote rotie
what year in the past five years was the rhone severly affected by frost
2021
Domaine Raspail-Ay, Domaine to Cayron and Domaide de la Garcette are in what aoc
gigondas
