Rhone Valley Flashcards
Hermitage cepage?
Red wines from Syrah and up to 15% Roussanne and Marsanne
Whites from Roussanne adn Marsanne
Crozes-Hermitage cepage?
Red wines from Syrah with up to 15% Roussanne and Marsanne
Whites from Roussanne and Marsanne
What are the typical soil types of the Northern Rhone Valley?
Steep slopes with granite soils in Cote Rotie, Condrieu and Hermitage
Granite in Cornas
Heavier, clay-oriented soils in St. Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage
What are the 8 Northern Rhone AOPs?
Cote Rotie
[kot hro-tee]
Condrieu
[ko(n)-dryuh]
Chateau-Grillet
[shah-to gree-yeh]
St. Joseph
[sa(n) zo-zehf]
Crozes-Hermitage
[kroz ehr-mee-tahzh]
Hermitage
[ehr-mee-tahzh]
Cornas
[kohr-nahs]
St. Peray
[sah(n) pay-hray]
Cote Rotie cepage?
Red wines from Syrah with up to 20% Viognier allowed
Condrieu cepage?
White wines only from Viognier
Chateau-Grillet cepage?
White wines only, Viognier, from a single, small estate
St. Joseph cepage?
Red wines from minimum 90% Syrah and up to 10% Roussanne and Marsanne
Whites from Roussanne and Marsanne
Cornas cepage?
Red wines from 100% Syrah (tend to be rustic and tannic)
St. Peray cepage?
Still and sparkling wines from Roussanne and Marsanne
Highly regarded vintages of Northern Rhone?
1999
2003
2006
2009
2010
Primary Southern Rhone white varieties?
Roussanne
Clairette
Piquepoul Blanc
Bourboulenc
Picardan
Grenach Blanc
Primary Southern Rhone red varieties?
Syrah
Grenache
Mourvedre
Cinsault
Counoise
Terret Noir
Vaccarese
Muscardin
What are the typical soil types of the Northern Rhone?
Alluvial clays in Gigondas to alluvial deposits ad river rock stones (galets) in Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Southern Rhone Appellations?
Cotes-du-Rhone
[kot dew hron]
Cotes du Rhone-Villages
[kot dew hron vee-lah-zh]
Chateaneuf-du-Pape
[shah-to nuhf dew pahp]
Gigondas
[zhee-go(n)-dahs]
Vacqueyras
[vah-kay-hrahs]
Tavel
[tah-vehl]
Lirac
[lee-hrahk]
Beaumes-de-Venise
[bom duh vuh-neez]
Vinsobres
[vah(n)-sobr]
Rasteau
[hrahs-to]
Gigondas wines?
Red wines using minimum of 50% Grenache
Vacqueyras wines?
Red blends from Grenache with Syrah and Mourvedre
Tavel wines?
Grenache based rose
Lirac wines?
Red, white and rose wines, Grenache predominates
(phyloxera first started in France here)
Beaumes-de-Venise wines?
Red wines based on Grenache and Syrah
Vinsobres wines?
Red wines with a minimum of 50% Grenache
Rasteau wines?
Red wines and vin doux naturel (VDN) wines based on Grenache Noir, Blanc and Gris
Southern Rhone highly regarded vintages?
1998
2001
2005
2007
