Rhone Valley Flashcards
Grapes of Rhône valley
Syrah
Viognier
Marsanne
Roussanne
What is the wind that blows through the Rhône valley
Mistral
What is the climate in rhone valley
Moderate continental
Name the 7 Appelation of Rhône valley
Cote rotie
Condrieu
St joseph
Hermitage
Croze hermitage
Cornas
Saint peray
What’s the most important city in Côte rotie
Ampuis
“Roasted slopes”
Where are the steepest vineyards of Rhône valley located?
Cote rotie
How is Côte rotie divided
Cote brune: north - clay and ironstone
Cote blonde: South- granite and limestone (stone walls called cheya)
What wines can be produced in cote rotie?
Only red from Syrah
But in poor years Viognier can be added for : natural chaptalization and stabilize colour
Monopole in Condrieu
Chateau Grillet
Saint Joseph what wine produces
Red: red (up to 10% Marsanne and roussanne)
White: Marsanne and roussanne
Hermitage soil
Granite
What is the fullest body red we find in the Rhône valley
Hermitage
Up to 15% Marsanne and roussanne can be added
What hermitage produce
Red (up to 15% Marsanne and roussanne)
White from Marsanne and ruissanne
Vin de palle AOC
Crozes- hermitage wines
Red with up to 15% Marsanne and roussanne
White from Marsanne and roussanne
Cornas wine
Can only be made from 100% Syrah
Which appellation in the Rhône valley produces sparkling wine? And from what grapes
Saint-peray
Marsanne roussanne
Why is the city of Die famous?
How is the river called
How is the appellation called
Drome River
Famous for producing 100% clairette
Cremant de Die is the Appelation
Clairette de die methode Dioise ancestrale AOC
Sweeter sparkling with min 75% Muscat a petit grains
Bottling a partly fermented must with at least 55g of sugar and fermenting down to 35g > filtered and re bottled (transversage)
Alcohol is low 6-8%
Typical soil of southern rohone
Galets
Climate in southern Rhône
Mediterranean
Wind in southern Rhône + advantages and disadvantage
Mistral
A: dries up so no fungal deseases
D: disrupt fruit
Black varieties in southern Rhône
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre
Cinsault
White varieties in southern Rhône
Grenache blanc
Viogner
Marsanne
Roussanne
Clarette
Bourbolenc
Rose varieties in southern Rhône
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvedre
Beaumes-de-venise red
Varieties
R: 50% Syrah 25% Grenache
Cote du Rhone village AOC
White and rose
Muscat beaune de venise
Muscadet a petit grains
15%abv
100g residual sugar
Cairanne
Red e white varieties
Red
min 60% Grenache
20% Syrah/Mourvedre
20% others
White and rose
50% Clairette, Grenache blanc and roussanne
Chateauneuf du pape
Symbol: Crossed keys
Best producer: chateau beaucastel, Vieux telegraph and clos de papes
Soil in Chateauneuf du pape
Gallettes
Why is Chateauneuf du pape historically important
First to have “appellation controlè” status
Cotes du Luberon AOC
Red and rose
Min 60% Grenache and Syrah
White
Clairette, Grenache blanc, roussanne, Ugni blanc, vermentino
Costieres de Nimes
Red
Min 60% granache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan
Rosè: same varieties as red + max 10% white varieties
White: min 50% Grenache blanc + roussanne and Marsanne
Gigondas
Red and rose
80% Grenache
min 15% Syrah, Mourvedre
max 10% others
Min 12,5% abv
Grignan-le-adhemar rosè method
Saignèe method
Lirac
Red: min 40% Grenache + 25% Mourvedre and Syrah
Rasteau
VDN
90% Grenache
252g residual sugar
15% abv
Rancio style wine
Tavel
First French rosè AOC to receive aoc status
No variety can exceed 60% in a blend
Grenache and Cinsault
Tavel soil
Lauzes > flat white stones
Vaqueras
Min 50% Grenache in red and rose
Cote du rhone
Usual blend: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre
If a village is mentioned, all the grapes must come from there
Coteaux de pierrevert
Located in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence but for administrative reason is attached to the Rhône valley
It’s not part of Rhône valley nor Provence
