Rhone Flashcards
what is the soil profile fo northern rhone
granite hillsides
which is the only black grape of northern rhone
Syrah
Name the white grapes of northern rhone
viognier
roussane
marsanne
Name the districts of northern rhone
Cote rotie condrieu st-joseph hermitage crozes-hermitage cornas st-peray
what is the soil profile of cote rotie
schist
which grapes are used in the cote rotie AOC
Syrah + 20% viognier
* viognier = natural chaptalisation and helps stabilise color of syrah
which AOC in rhone produces wine made 100% of viognier grapes
Condrieu
Name the single vineyard appellation within condrieu AOC
Chateau - Grillet AOC
* one of the smallest AOCs
what is a monopole
Name one monopole in rhone
single vineyard appellation
chateau- grillet AOC in condrieu AOC
name the grapes used in st-joseph
- majority is red - syrah + upto 10% of white grapes
- white - roussanne and marsanne
# not much body
Soil profile of AOC hermitage
granite slopes of a hill
Hermitage history?
Chevalier de strerimberg lived as a hermit in a small church.
Hermitage wine profile? grapes?
Mostly 100% syrah
but upto 15% of roussanne and marsanne allowed
hermitage white wine grapes
blend of roussanne and marsanne
what is vin de paille
straw wine
grapes are dried on straw mats to dehydrate and increase sugar
where is vin de paille sold in rhone and under which appellation
in hermitage
hermitage vin de paille AOC
Name the grapes of crozed-hermitage AOC
lesser AOC
RED - syrah + upto 15% of Roussane and Marsanne
WHITE - Roussane and Marsanne
which AOC in N.rhone uses 100% syrah
Cornas AOC
which AOC is the most southerly of the N.Rhone ?
St-peray
what are the wines produced in st peray
still white
sparkling - champagne method
* marsanne and roussanne grapes
What is ‘Cremant de die’ famous for in St-Peray in Rhone
light dry sparkling wine from
100% Clairette grape
clairette de die methode dioise ancestrale AOC??
st peray, rhone
sweeter sparkling wine
min 75% muscat a petite grains varietal + clairette (optional)
** bottling partly fermented must with 55g sugar fermenting down to 35g residual sugar.
filtered and then rebottled. ABV = 6-8
name a few prominent grapes of southern rhone
72% grenache 10% syrah 7% mourvedre. white varities only 7% planting
what is VDN
vin doux natural
naturally sweet wine
addition of spirit to arrest fermenation
which wines does beaumes de venise AOC make
red table wine - 50syrah, 25grenache, 25 other grape
- white and rose are sold as cote de rhone village AOC.
- Muscat de beaumes de venise = VDN
what is muscat de beaunes de venise
VDN wine
14-15% abv
fruit and flavour
desser wine
what does chateauneuf du pape mean
ruined summer palace of a 14th century pope.
soil profile of chateauneuf du pape
gallettes/ pudding stones.
large smooth rounded stone- drains the ground, storage heaters to warn vines at night
prevent bottom soil from drying out
name the grape used in chateauneuf du pape
blend of 18 grape varieties
- grenache
- syrah
- cinsault
- counoise
- mourvedre
- muscardin
- robust, strong. high alcohol. min 12.5%
what is the meaning of the embossed cross keys on a chateauneuf du pape bottle
it is from one of the best estates
and may require upto 20 yrs of maturation.
name 4 top estates of chateauneuf du pape.
chateau besucastel (30 grenache + other grapes) chateau rayas vieux telegraph domaine du pagau clos de papes
name the chateau in cheteauneuf du pape that makes wine using 100% grenache
chateau rayas
name the grapes used in cotes du luberon in rhone valley
red, white and rose.
RED - grenache syrah, pinot noir
WHITE - clairette, grenache blanc, roussane, ugni blanc, etc
name a few AOCs of southern rhone
costieres de nimes coteaux de pierrevert cotes du vivaras cotes du ventoux gigondas vacqueras
what was grignan les adhemar previously called as?
coteaux du tricastin
* GSM, carignan, cinsault.
when did rasteau (rhone) gain its own AOC
2009
red rose and white
the AOC for VDN wines originated from which villages of rhone
rasteau
sablet
cairanne
Name the 3 basic AOCs of rhone
cotes du rhone AOC
CDR primeur
CDR nouveau
which is the only french AOC specifically for rose wines
Tavel AOC
name the grapes used in tavel rose
grenache
cinsault
mourvedre
picpoul
** there are total 10, none which can exceed 60% in blend.
** strong dry rose wine with max 13.5% abv, onion skin color.
when was vinsobres awarded an AOC for red.
2006
50% grenache
50% syrah or mourvedre
what is le rape?
pruning of unwanted grapes in chateauneuf du pape. to save from under ripeness.
