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Northern Rhone location

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From Vienne to Valence

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Northern Rhone climate

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Continental
Mistral = cold dry wind (not as much as in souther Rhone)

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Only black grape variety in Northern Rhone

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Syrah (sometimes blended with Viognier/roussane/marsanne

Smoke/black olives, grilled meat/lavender/peppercorn

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Cote Rôtie

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“Roasted slope”
Most northerly appellation in N rhone
Some of steepest slopes in France

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Famous slopes near Ampuis in Cote rotie

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Cote blonde: granite with higher limestone percentage = softer wines

Cote brune: higher clay content rich in ironstone = stronger wines

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Grapes allowed in cote rotie

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Syrah + 20% Viognier

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Leading producer in Northern Rhone

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Guigal:
- la mouline
- la turque
- la landonne
- blonde et brune

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Condrieu AOP:

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100% Viognier

Apricot / peach/ golden colour / dry / spicy

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Single vineyard appellation within Condrieu

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Chateau Grillet

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Saint Joseph AOP

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Syrah + 10% roussane/marsanne

Lighter than cote rotie / hermitage

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Hermitage AOP

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South facing slope overlooking Tain

Syrah + 15% roussane/marsanne

Best producers: chapoutier / jaboulet / Jean Louis Chaves / Delas

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Crozes-Hermitage AOP

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Land surrounding Hermitage

Syrah + 15% roussane/ marsanne

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Cornas AOP

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100% Syrah

Among the warmest sites in NortherRhone / shielded from Mistral

Granite soils ( GORE)

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St Peray AOP

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Most southerly

Roussane / marsanne

Still / sparkling (moussex)

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Coteaux de Die AOP

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Cremant de die = 100% clairette

Clairette de Die = 75% muscat 25% Clairette (sweet sparkling = methode Dioise Ancestrale)

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Methode Dioise Ancestrale

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Sweet sparkling

Partially fermented must with at least 55g/L fermented down to 35g/L

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Southern Rhone climate

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Mediterranean climate

Mistral influence = cold dry wind , reduce humidity and fungal disease pressure , moulds, troublesome insects / dries soils quick after rain / can break established shoots during spring reducing yeald but increasing quality / dry the grapes during ripening reducing yea Lsd but increasing concentration of the juice

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Main varieties southern rhone

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Grenache
Syrah
Mourvèdre

Grenache blanc
Clairette
Marsanne
Roussane
Bourboulenc
Viognier

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Beumes de venise

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AOP since 2005 / red table wine (Syrah, Grenache + cote du rhone varieties)

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Muscat de beaumus de venise

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VIn Doux Naturels = muscat blanc a petit grain / naturally sweet

Grape spirit ( brandy) is added to stop fermentation = 100g/L residual sugar / min 15%abv

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Cairanne

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Red = Grenache + Syrah, Mourvèdre

White = clairette, Grenache blanc, roussane + local V

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Typical Chateanouf du pape soils

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Galets = big round white smooth stones

Help drain the ground / stores heat / prevent soils from drying out

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Grape varieties in CdP

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Syrah
Mourvèdre
Cinsault
Counoise

Bourboulenc
Clairette Blanche.
Clairette rose
Picardin
Picpoul blanc/noir/rose
Muscardin
Grenache blanc/gris
Roussane
Vaccarese
Terret noir

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Best producers in CdP

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Chateau de boucastel
Chateau Rayas (100% Grenache)
Vieux Telegraph
Domaine du Pegau
Clos des Papes

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Largest appellation in southern Rhone

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Cote du rhone (2/3 of total rhone valley production )

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Costieres de Nimes

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Next to Languedoc

Mainly red: min 60% Grenache, Mourvèdre, cinsault , Syrah , Carignan

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Gigondas

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Similar to CdP in style and alcohol strength

Max 80% Grenache

AOP since 1971

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Vacqueyras AOP

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AOP since 1990

Rustic wines , usually red / small amount white e rose

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Vinsobres aop

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Rhone valley

Since 2006

Red: Grenache , Syrah, Mourvèdre

Rose under cote du rhone village aoc

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Lirac AOP

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Sand + pebbles / clay + large pebbles over limestone

Rose’ similar to Tavel

Deep coloured reds

4 communes

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Tavel AOP

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Only French AOC specifically for Rose only

Deep colour, strong flavour rose / can age for years / Grenache based

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Rasteau AOP

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VDN = naturally sweet fortified wine

90% Grenache

Rose and amber coloured wines = Saignee method

Minimum of 252g/L residual sugar / 15% abv

Mature up to 10 years / as they maderize they become RANCIO

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Chatillon en dios AOP

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Next to Die / Aligote + Chardonnay / Gamay + Pinot noir + Syrah

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