Rhône valley 2 Flashcards
What are the first regions of the Southern Rhone ?
Cote de Vivarais and Coteaux de Tricastin
Name a Co-operative in the Rasteau, producing under the Cote du Rhone
Cave de Rasteau
Name a notable producer in Cairanne?
Domaine de Boisson
What kind of wines are produced by Domaine Jean David
very good reds produced from Grenache grown organically
What kind of wine is Domaine Coulange?
Cote du Rhone
Domaine de Durban is producer in which southern rhone region?
Beams de Venise
What is Domaine de Grange Blanche?
A producer in Rasteau
Where is Domaine de Terre des Chardons
Costieres de Nimes
Describe Nicolas Croze
Very good full bodied Cote du Rhone
Who is the wine maker of Chateau de Saint Cosme and where is the winery located?
Louis Barruol, Gigondas
What is the Soil Gigondas ?
The soil is limestone Scree,safre (a soft sandstone),marls and clay
Where did Domaine de St Cosme get its name from ?
from a Romanesque chapel erected in the 11th century, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian.
A vineyard on a plot of land cultivated at least since the end of the Middle Ages?
Le Poste Lieu Dit at least as documented on records of that period
Name a top tier Gigondas from Chateau Saint Cosme ?
Le Claux aged for 12 months in barrels in 30% new wood.
Domaine Georges Vernay produces excellent wines in which region?
Condrieu (Viognier )
Name a wine dubbed the Pope of Condrieu
Domaine Georges Vernay
Name three great wines of the Condrieu appellation excluding Chateau Grillet
Domaine Georges Vernay
Coteaux du Vernon
les Chaillees (Shayi)
Who are the owners of Chateau de Beaucastel
The Perrin family
what is the size of beaucastel
247 acres about 100 ha
when did beaucastel start farming organically and biodynamic
1950 and 1974
What is Vieilles Vignes (viye vinyi)
Old vines
What is the main grape for Chateau de Beaucastel Blanc ?
Roussanne
Name two young appellation of the Rhone ?
Vinsobres and Beams de Venise 2005
When can young vines in Vinsobres start producing wines ?
After seven years
Type od wines produced in Vinsobres
GSM with a least 5% white grapes permitted in the reds.
what is the soil type in Vinsobres
Pebbles on clay
Where do you find this kind of Geological composition,Urgonian limestone, sand,clay and pebbles
Chateaunuef Du Pape
Name vineyards located on the foothills of Dentelles de Montmirail?
Beams de Venise
Gigondas
Vacqueyras( Vak-ke-Rhas)
What kind of wines does Beams de Venise produce?
Grenache at least 50% and Syrah at 25%
Name three soil types of Chateau Gardine and when was the winery acquired by Gaston Brunel
Sand
limestone
Clay
topped with pebbles
What is the name of the Sulphate free Chateauneuf du Pape produced by Chateau de la Gardine
Peur Bleue (Pa-rh Blue)
When was Clos Mont Olivet established ?
1932
What is a second wine of Clos Mont Olivet and when was it created ?
Le Petit Mont, 2005
Made from 95% young Grenache vines and 5% young Syrah
What is Clos Mont Olivet finest wine and when was it first made? and who’s is the wine maker?
La Cuvee Du Papet,
1989
Thierry Sabon
When did M. Chapoutier start farming organic and biodynamic
1990s
A Michel Chapoutier Estate in Roussanne ?
Bila Haut
A Michel Chapoutier Estate in Victoria, Australia ?
Tournon Estate
Who owns Trenel in Maconnais
M. Chapoutier
When was Lirac and Tavel made official AOC
Lirac 1947
Tavel 1936 same year CTP
When was Cote du Ventoux name change occur and what is the new name?
Ventoux 2008
A rhone sub-region Nested between the Rhône valley and Provence
Luberon used to be Cote du Luberon until 2009
What kind of wines are produced in Luberon
Those similar to Chateauneuf Du Pape .
Name a Chateau in Luberon AOP
Chateau Canorgue
What is the size of Costieres de Nimes
About 10,000 acres
Style of wines produced in costieres de nimes?
Those similar to that of Chateaunuef du Pape (GSM BLENDS )
What kind of wine is Beams De Venise?
GSM
Where does the Southern rhone begin and how far does it stretch ?
Montelimar to Mediterranean coast
What is the main red grape of the Southern Rhone?
Grenache
Beams de Venise is 50% Syrah and 25% Grenache. True or False?
True
What style of wine is muscat beams de venise?
VDN FROM MUSCAT A PETIT GRAINS
What are the grapes for Cairanne ?
50% Grenache
25-50 Syrah
and other Cote Du Rhone varietals
When did Chateaunuef Du Pape become an AOC
1936
What is Galets Roulés( Galey Rhu-le)?
A kind of soil type found Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC and other top wine producing areas in the regions such as Gigondas_AOC and Vacqueyras_AOC.
the name means rolled pebbles
Best producers of Chateaunuef Du Pape?
Beaucastel Chateau Rayas Domaine du Pague Clos du Pape Mont Olivet Henri Bonneau (An-Rhi Bhonu)
What are the Grapes that usually make Henri Bonneau Chateaunuef Du Pape ?
90% Grenache
Mourvèdre
Counoise
Vaccarese
When did Henri Bonneau produce his first vintage ?
1956
What Rhône valley region is permitted Pinot Noir and Gamay?
Luberon
What still of wine is Cote du Luberon
Grenache(60%) and Syrah
What style of Wine is produced in Costieres de Nimes?
GSM
Wines produced in Coteaux de Pierrevert ? What is considered the best?
Red, white, Rose…Rose
Style of wines produced in Cote De Vivarais (Vivarey)
90% Syrah and Grenache plus Roses
When did Gigondas become an AOC
1971
Name other Rhone wine wines similar to Chateauneuf du Pape ?
Vacqueyras
Gigondas
Vinsobres
Grignan Les Adhemar was previously known as ? effective from what vintage did the name change?
Coteaux de Tricastin, 2010
What made the Coteaux Du Tricastin change its name?
In 2008 an accident occurred, 18 000 litres of uranium were accidentally released while conducting repair work. Bad press associated with this event affected the region’s wines since they carried the same name.
When was rasteau granted an AOC for reds
2009
Fortified wines from Rasteau can be red, white and rose. True or False?
True
What are the sub regions of Rasteau
Rasteau Orange Courthezon Bedarrides (Bheda Read) Sorgues
Maximum Alcohol for Tavel?
13,5
When did Vacqueyras get upgraded ?
1990 leaving the Cote du Rhone
When did Vinsobres get awarded an AOC and style of wine is it?
2006…GSM
Cote Du Rhone Villages with a name of village attached is considered the better cote du rhone. True or False?
True
16 Villages allowed to append their names to Cote Du Rhone
Chusclan (Shusclan) Laudun (Luda) Massif d'Uchaux (Massif du Shu) Plan de Dieu (Plan du Dyu) Puymeras (Pew Mera) Red Only Roaix (Ru-e) Rochegude (Roche -Gud) Rousset Les Vignes( Ruse Les Vinye) Sablet Saint Gervais (St. Ger-Ver) St Maurice- Sur Eygues St. Pantaleon( St. Pantalon Le Vigne) Seguret (Sigure) Signargues (Sinyag) Valreas Visan
Name 8 Vins Doux Naturels of France?
Hermitage Vin de Paille Rasteau Banyuls Banyuls Grand Cru Rivesaltes Maury Frontignan Vin Jaune
What is Mutage?
The process of adding alcohol to a fermenting must, which raises alcohol levels to about 15% or higher and this kills the active yeast resulting to a sweet wine that’s high In alcohol.
What are examples of Mutage wines from France? Red and white?
Banyuls, Rivesalts and Maury for reds
Muscat beaumes de venise,muscat de rivesalts and Muscat de Frontignan for whites
What are the communes of Beaumes De Venise ?
Lafare,Suzette and La Roque-Alric
What is Rasteau ?
The fortified wines are produced from grapes which must reach a maturity of at least 252 grams sugar per liter must, or close to 15 per cent of potential alcohol, which corresponds to very mature grapes. The allowed base yield is 30 hectoliter per hectare. The wine must be fortified by the addition of neutral alcohol (with a minimum strength of 96 per cent by volume), the volume of which must correspond to 5 to 10 per cent of the volume of the grape must. The alcohol level of the finished wine must be at least 15 per cent, and a maximum of 21.5 per cent by volume, and the sugar content at least 45 grams per liter
What are the main grapes for Rasteau ?
Grenache Noir, Grenache Gris and Grenache Blanc
Before 2009 what was red dry Rasteau Sold under?
Cote Du Rhone AOC
When were fortified wines introduced in Rasteau? What year did the area become an official AOC?
1934, Rasteau AOC 1944 Effective from vintage 1943
When did the producers in Rasteau request to have their own AOC and when was it officially granted ?
2002
2010
Rasteau Labelled as Hors d’Age and Rancio must be aged for how long?
Five years for hors D’age
Rasteau Rancio wines are aged for a minimum of 12 months. During this time they are deliberately allowed to oxidize as the wine naturally evaporates from the barrel.
two producers in Rasteau
Domaine Bressy Masson and Domaine des Escaravailles.
Describe Rasteau wines?
The wines are port like combining sweetness with soft tannis.
What is the largest AOC for Vin Doux Naturel wines ?
Rivesaltes
What are the tree rivers of Rivesaltes
the Agly, the Têt and the Tech
four main types of Rivesaltes?
ambré, grenat, tuilé and rosé
Which AOC is considered the little brother of Chateauneuf Du Pape?
Gigondas
What are the origins of the Gigondas name and what does it mean?
The name of the appellation is of Roman Origin and it means great pleasure and enjoyment
What is the climate of the Southern Rhone ?
Mediterranean Climate (Hot summer and cold winters)
What is the geographical feature of Gigondas?
Dentelles de Montmirail, a small range of mountains that divide the appellation into two distinct areas – one with a cooler climate and one with a hotter.
In 1592, white wine from Gigondas is mentioned. However, no white wine is produced today. True or False?
True
According to the INAO, Gigondas Rouge is to be made from a maximum 80% Grenache, a minimum 15% Syrah and/or Mourvedre, and a maximum 10% from the other Rhône varieties, minus Carignan.
True
Before the 19th Century what was Chateaunuef Du Pape bottled under?
vin d’Avignon
What was the first quality region in France to be struck by Phylloxera and when did this happen?
Rhone Valley in 1863
During the decades of grafting and replanting following the epidemic, the growers of Châteauneuf-du-Pape prepared and imposed a set of rules for production. These rules became the prototype for the Appellation Contrôlée system, and in 1936, Châteauneuf-du-Pape became the first AOC (now AOP) in France.
True
What is the climate of the northern rhone?
Continental climate
The Northern Rhone has more rainfall, and fewer annual hours of sunshine than the southern appellations? true or false
True
The cold, dry Mistral wind, a defining climatic element of the Southern Rhône and Provence, blows down from the Massif Central and affects the Northern Rhône in winter and spring.
True
What are the benefiting factors of the mistral winds?
The keep vineyards dry preventing mold and mildew for taking hold
What is arzelle ? and where is this found?
Near the commune of Condrieu, this is thin topsoil rich with powdery, decomposed mica, known locally as arzelle
The wines of the Rhone Valley are typically fermented in what kind of large Vats?
Oak barrels known as Foudres, some producers are now experimenting with new barriques
What are the sizes of the following barrels, Bordeaux, Burgundy,Cognac and Foudres
225
228
300
600 to 30,000 liters
On parts of the slope, the gradient is a precipitous 55 degrees or more
True
The two slopes near the Town Ampuis, considered to be the heart of the appelllation,Cote Rotie?
Cote Brune and Cote Blonde
The difference between the Côte brune and the Côte blonde?
is due to the geological origin of this substrate(underlying substance or top layer of the soil).
Explain Cote Blonde ?
Southern part of the appellation. The vineyards lie atop a substrate mainly composed primarily of gneiss (nice).Gneiss is a metamorphic rock.
Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism this is caused by high temperatures.
On the Côte blonde, and in similar locations, the clay soil or “arzel” that results from erosion to this substrate is extremely crumbly and unstable. They cannot be cultivated without being held in place by a series of dry stone walls known locally as “cheys”.
Explain Cote Brune
To the north of the appellation, the Côte brune’s parcels lie atop a substrate composed of mica-schist. When these rocks degrade, they form less siliceous soils with a higher clay content, richer in iron and dark in colour. On the hillsides of the Côte brune or similar areas, there is more clay and therefore greater stability. The hillside is carved into narrow terraces, or “chaillées”, forming a type of stairway that secures the vines on its relatively flat steps.
Difference between the wines of Cote Brune and Cote Blonde
Côte Blonde yields softer, alluring wines, whereas the wines of Côte Brune are stronger and more assertive.
Where and what is La Landonne?
A leui Dit in Cote Rotie fetches prices that can equal those commanded by the first growths of Bordeaux.
Four major producers that dominate the hill of hermitage?
Jean-Louis Chave
Delas,
M. Chapoutier,
Jaboulet
Who produces a premier wine called La Chapelle
Paul Jaboulet named after the chapel of Gespard de Sterimberg
In what climat is the chapel located in?
The climat of L’Hermite
Other important Climats of Hermitage ?
Le Meal Les Bessards (le Bee Sarhd) Les Rocoules (Rho-cool) Gréffieux (Gri-few) Beaume Péléat (Phe-liya)
Crozes-Hermitage are generally lighter and less ageworthy, although the better wines can approach Hermitage in quality.
True
In Cornas, the Syrah wines are traditionally rustic, impenetrable in their youth, and slow to develop in the bottle.
True
What are the four noteworthy Lieux dits of Cornas ?
Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot (Le Shayu)
Les Mazards (Le Mazar)
The smallest red wine appellation of the northern rhone?
Cornas
Name a classic producer of Cornas wines?
Auguste Clape (Uguste Clap)
known for eschewing destemming for whole-cluster fermentation and new oak barriques for the old demi-muids (mwi)
of the region
What is a Demi Muid?
600 liter french Barrel
In Hermitage, producers have the traditional option of drying either grape for the rare dessert wine vin de paille, a style revived by Gérard Chave in the 1970s and again by Chapoutier in 1990.
True
Name three noteworthy producers of Condreiu ?
Georges Vernay
Yves Cuilleron (Yiv kwiron)
André Perret (An Dre Per- Rhe)
Viognier wines tend toward honeyed lushness, intriguing floral aromas, and rich texture; however, important stylistic decisions, such as the use of oak and malolactic fermentation, vary widely by producer
true
Château Grillet is often incorrectly cited as the smallest appellation in France; this distinction belongs to La Romanée in Burgundy
Château Grillet ( 9,4 acres)
La Romanée (2.09 acres corresponding to about 3700 bottles )
Minor AOC of the Rhone Southeast of Valence on the Dome River
Coteaux de Die AOP
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois (Shatiyon diwa)
Styles of wines produces in Coteaux de Die?
White wines from 100% Clairette
Two style of wine produced Clairette de Die ?
méthode traditionnelle ( 100% clairette)
méthode Dioise ancestrale (75% Muscat a Petit Grians with up 25 clairette)
The méthode ancestrale is an old technique of sparkling wine production in which the wine is bottled without dosage before fermentation has concluded. The wines are disgorged into pressurized tanks and rebottled without liqueur d’expédition. A minimum 35 grams per liter residual sugar remains, implying demi-sec sweetness. Méthode traditionnelle wines are basically brut in style, with a maximum 15 grams per liter of sugar after dosage
true
Styles of wine produced in Chatillon en Diois?
Reds from 75% Gamay PLUS Pinot and Syrah
Rose from 75% Gamay plus Pinot and Syrah
White. Chardonnay and Aligote
The southern Rhone accounts for 95% of the wines coming from the Rhone Valley ?
True
Where does Grenache originate from and what is the local name ?
Garnacha from Spain
Carignan is the last major red grape of the Southern Rhône, but acreage is on the decline?
True
What is the climate of the Southern Rhone?
Mediterranean
What are the puddling stones in Chateauneuf Du pape called ?
Galets
AOP regulations mandate that producers declassify or discard at least 2% of harvested grapes (le râpé), a process that serves as a safeguard against underripeness.True or false?
True
Who was the first to bottle an estate Chateaneuf du pape and what year was it?
Chateau La Nerthe in 1785
What is the Southern Rhone largest AOP ?
Cote Du Rhone.And the base designation for entire wines coming from the Rhone Valley.
Between Cote Du Rhone and Cote Du Rhone Villages AOC which appellation is more superior?
Cote Du Rhone Villages AOP
How many communes can append their names to Cote Du Rhone for their own AOP
22 Communes
Of the Cote Du Rhone varietals name one excluded from the production of Gigondas?
Carignan
In chronological order, including the years. Name Cote Du Rhone communes that have been awarded their own individual AC’s?
1971 Gigondas 1990 Vacqueyras 2005 Beaumes de Venise for the reds 16 Feb 2006 Vinsobres 2016 Cairanne
All AOC share the CTP 12,5 minimum
Lirac is spread over four communes what are they ?
Lirac
Roquemaure (Rock Moo)
Saint-Geniès-de-Comolas (San Jeniye de Comola)
Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres (Saint Laurent des Arb)
Red, white, and rosé versions. Grenache Noir and Blanc are prevalent in Lirac, although the white wines may see a significant proportion of Clairette and Bourboulenc added. True or False
True
In 1863 phylloxera arrived in Lirac. In fact, a winemaker at Château de Clary may have been responsible for introducing it?
True
two VDN Appellation of the Southern Rhone ?
RASTEAU AND MUSCAT BEAUMES DE VENISE AOP
A co-operative in Beaumes de Venise producing about 90% of the wines labelled as Muscat Beaumes de venise?
Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise
Muscat beaumes de venise is produced from the communes of beaumes de venise and Aubignan?
True
What are the communes of Rasteau ?
Rasteau, Cairanne and Sablet
In 2011, vignerons in Rasteau adopted the labeling terminology established by the producers of Rivesaltes in Roussillon: ambré and tuilé indicate, respectively, white and red VDN wines displaying a more oxidative character and subject to at least three years of aging prior to release.
True
Fresher versions of white and red Rasteau VDN wines are now labeled blanc and grenat, whereas producers may affix the term Hors d’age to wines that have matured for at least five years prior to release?
True
Explain Rasteau Rancio?
deliberately oxidative and maderized style in which the wine is left in open barrels, exposed to the ravages of sunlight and temperature
The Southern Rhone northernmost appellation?
Grignan Les Adhemar
A single-commune appellation within Costières de Nîmes?
Clairette de Bellegarde AOP (produces white wines from 100% Clairatte)
established in 1949.
