Rhone Valley Flashcards
Explain chateau de Beaucastel?
Established in 1549 CNDP focus wines owned around 100 Ha of vine + a large negoce production
Name the VDN producer’s appellation of the RV?
Rasteau VDN Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
Where is located the producer René Rostaing
Cote Rôtie
Name some lieu dits of Cornas AOP?
- Reynard - La Côte - Chaillot - Les Mazards - Patou - Sauman - Champelrose
What is the size of Condrieu AOP
150 Ha
What are GV / blending req for Gigondas?
Rouge / Rose only - 50% Grenache min + Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault
What CDR village have benn upgraded to their own AOP? Precise date?
- Vacqueras: 1990
- Beaumes de Venise: 2005 (red only)
- Vinsobres: 2006 (red only)
- Rasteau: 2010 for red wine / VDN since 1944
- Cairanne: 2015
What is Coteaux de Die?
Dry white wine only: 100% Clairette
What is the most recent AOP of the RV?
Cairanne - 2016 wine produced in 2015 can benefit its AOP
Name the all GV of CNDP, What producer use all of them?
Chateau de Beaucastel white: Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Picquepoul, Vaccarese Red: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, Carignan, Picardin, Terret, Counoise
What are GV / blending req for Vinsobres?
Red Only: 50% Grenache + min 25% combined Syrah / Mourvèdre
What are the communes of Cote Rotie Production?
Ampuis, Tupin-Semons, , Saint Cyr sur Rhone
What are the communes of Hermitage?
Tain l’Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Larnage
what is the birthplace of Saint Joseph AOP?
Mauves, Tournon Sur Rhone mainly (southern part of the AOP)
Name some producers of Rasteau AOP?
- Ortas - Domaine de l’Espigouette - Domaine Richaud
Who’s producing “La Chapelle”? Precise some iconic vintage?
Jaboulet - 1961, 1985, 1990
What is the first vintage of “Hommage a Jacques Perrin”? Who’s producing it?
Chateau de Beaucastel 1989 - Red wine only Mourvèdre base (60%) + Grenache
What is the soil type of Condrieu?
Arzelle: Granitic base and Limestone mix
Where is Paul Avril located?
Cornas
Who’s producing Cornas “Renaissance” and “Vins des Amis”?
August Clape First VTG of Renaissance: 1955
What is the curent size of CNDP AOP?
3 000 Ha: largest AOP of the Rhone Valley
Explain Clairette de Bellegarde AOP?
Southern RV / within the Costières de Nimes AOP (South part) - Still/Spk white wine: based in clairette GV
Explain the situation of Chateau Grillet?
Located on the mid-slopes, middle of the Condrieu AOP 4 Ha base between Saint Michel du Rhone & Verain South facing slopes, Arzelle soil
What is Cremant de Die?
Classic “Cremant” rules from Die area (South of the NRV) Traditionnel method - 12 mth OTL min 3,5 ATM Clairette, Chardonnay, Muscat PG
What are the varieties allowed for red - Côte Rotie? - Hermitage? - Crozes Hermitage - St Joseph?
CR: Syrah + up to 20% Viognier Herm: Syrah + up to 15% Roussane/Marsanne St Joseph / CH: Syrah + up to 10% Roussane Marsanne
Who’s producing Deus Ex Machina? What AOP?
CNDP – Philipe Gambie and Vincent Maurel
What is the first vintage of “Reynard”and Chaillot from Thierry Allemand? Where is it located?
Cornas AOP - single parcels wines Reynard: 1991 Chaillot: only produced in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004
Who’s producing “cuvée Eugène de Monicault”
Domaine Lombard – CDR Brézème
What wine are produced in Ventoux? Where is it located?
White, Red Rose, + Primeur wines Left bank - Vaucluse
What is “foudre”
Large oak barrel involve on the ageing or vinification of red wine
Name all 5 communes of Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
- Orange
- Bedaride
- Sorgues
- Courtheson
- Chateauneuf du Pape
Who’s Alain Voge?
What appellation does he produce his wines?
Iconic winemaker in Cornas AOP
helps the re-birth of the Appellatgion
When does the Costières de Nimes changed umbrella organisation?
2004
Name as many climate as you can from Hermitage?
Bessarts, Hermite, Greffieux, Meal, Peleats, Beaumes, Muret, l’Homme, Donnières…
Who’s Auguste Clape? Where would you find him?
Cornas, the most iconic producer of the appellation. Make the name, show quality of its wine around the world
What is Mistral? Explain influences
Strong and cold wind Northward. Flowing all along the Rhone Valley. Bring safety, limit disease pressure.
Who’s producing those cuvée? Could you tell their first vintages? - Chaillees de l’enfer - Côteaux du Vernon - Bonde du Seigneur
George Vernay - 1992 - Condrieu - 1940 - Condrieu - 2000 - Cote Rotie
Who’s produced the cuvée “Seigneur de Mongiron”?
Delas Frère – Côte Rôtie: 100% Syrah blend from Cote Brune and Blonde
What is Clairette de Die? Explain differences in term of style? Name a producer
Sparkling wine from the south of the NRV. 2 method production: - Ancestral method: 75% Muscat PG min, Single fermentation, low ABV, fruity style, 35g of residual sugar Traditionnel method: 100% Clairette - 2nd fermentation in bottle - max 15g of sugar - 9 mth on the lees ageing Jaillance - produces more than 80% of the total average
Explain Brézème, what is it? Where is it located? Name 2 producers
Small area (around 50 Ha planted under vine) - South of Saint Peray, on the junction between Drome River and Rhone River: (Livron sur Rhone town) – Northern RV GV: Syrah, Roussane, Marsanne, Viognier - Sold as CDR Brezème, but not conceder as a village – Lombard (most prominent winemaker) – Teixier: Négociant – Luc Pouchoulin
Who’s producing “La Guiraude? What is the first Vintage?
Alain Graillot Crozes Hermitage AOP 1985
What are GV / blending req for Vacqueras?
- Red / Rose: 50% Grenache, + 20% combined Syrah, Mourvèdre - White: 80% max each grapes: Clairette, Grenache, Bourboulenc, Roussane, Marsanne
Explain the re-birth of condrieu
1960’s-70: industrial development on the valley floor: chemical industry mainly: easier job for peoples: slopes vineyards has been abandoned. 80’s: G. Vernay stay on the winery, then wet back to and show up the high standard.
Who’s produces the condrieu “Vermillon”?
Jamet estate
What is the soil type of Condrieu? Cornas?
Cornas: Gore - Decomposed granite Condrieu: Arzelles
What is the name of the White Hermitage from Chapoutier (blended cuvée)?
Chante Alouette
What is the smallest red wine AOP of the RV?
Cornas
What is the first vintage of Roussanne vielle vignes? Who’s the producer? What AOP?
- Château de Beaucastel
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape white AOP
- Sourced from the oldest Roussane plantation on the Rhône Valley: 80 years old
what are the communes of Condrieu? (7)
Condrieu, Limony, Verin, Saint Michel du Rhone. Saint Pierre de Boeuf, Malleval, Chavanay
Where is hand harvest required on the Rhone Valley?
Hermitage, Cornas, Condrieu, Cotes Rôtie, Saint Peray
Explain the process of the co-fermentation? Where would find it on the RV?
Côte rôtie mainly - Alcoholic fermentation take place with different GV on the same tank (all mix-up) Extract more elegance within the final wine, more integrated flavours – Here, Syrah & Viognier are used in co-fermentation
What CDR village AOP produce only red wines?
Gadagne Plan de Dieu Puymeras Massif d’Uchaux
What wine are produced in Luberon? Where is it located?
White, Red, Rose Right bank - Vaucluse
What was the first quality region in France to be affected by phylloxera? When?
Lirac then the all Southern RV 1866
Where could you find a “Vin de paille” production in France out of Jura?
Hermitage AOP Corrèze AOP - 2017
Where is Henrie Bonneau located?
CNDP
What are the planting req of CNDP?
50% Grenache min on the vinyard
What are GV / blending req for Beaume de Venise? Name the commune of production
Dry red only: 80% Grenache and/or Syrah combined. + Terret Noir, Piquepoul Noir, Mourvèdre, Counoise, Muscardin Max 10% white GV – Beaumes de Venise, Lafare, La Roque-Alric, Suzette
What is the high regarded wine from Alain Graillot? What AOP?
Crozes Hermitage “La Guiraude” - 1985
What is Bonbonne? Where would you find it?
small glass container. (20L) Use for ageing in liquor wines after fortification. Go in process of the Oxydative style: Banuyls / Rasteau
What wine can be produced under Rasteau AOP? What are the communes of production?
VDN: Red, white and rose Stil dry: Red only based in Grenache – Rasteau, Sablet, Cairanne
What is the top “Côte-Rotie” cuvée of Jamet estate?
Fructus Voluptas – 2008 first VTG
What style of wine can Rasteau produce?
White (reductive) / ambre (oxidative) Grenat(reductive) / Tuilé (oxidative)
Explain Costières de Nimes AOP? What’s happen to them in 2004?
Southern most AOP of the RV: Close to Montpelier (Languedoc) - it change umbrella organisation (was under the Languedoc syndicat, now controlled by the Cote du Rhone)
What is the northern most AOP of the Southern RV?
Grignan-les-Adhemars 2012 – Was previously named “Côteaux du Tricastin” located close the the Nuclear central name similar. producers had some troubles to sell their wine, (called nuclear wine)
Explain climate of the Northern / Southern RV?
North: Continental base climate, with cold winter, moderately warm summers. However, some Mediterranean influences helps to warm up vineyard South: Warm, more closer to mediteranean - moderate winter, hot and dry summer,
Explain briefly the soil differences between the “Cote Blonde” and the “Cote Brune”?
Both are granit/Gneiss base Blonde: higher limestone content: more elegant wines Brune: mainly iron rich clay on top soil: firmer structure wines
What/ Where is Gore?
Cornas soil Gneiss soil
What is the main soil type on the SRV?
Alluvial soil: pebble, stone, clay, limestone mix
Where is located Muscat-de-Beaume-de-Venise?
Explain what is it?
Name the 2 communes of production?
- VDN from the Southern Rhône Valley
- Located southern edge of the Dentelle de Montmiraille mountain (limestone influence)
- White, Red, Rose wine
- Muscat blanc a Petits Grains (or red)
- RS: 100g/L
- Mutage: 96° neutral alcohol (5-10% of total amount) -
- AOP: 1945
- Villages: Beaume-de-Venise, Aubignan
What is “Gneiss”
Northern Rhone valley soil type: Decomposed granitic base: mainly found on the right bank on steep slopes
Who’s produced Fructus Voluptas? What is the first vintage? Where is it located?
Northern RV - Côte-Rôtie Jamet 2008
Give 2 producers of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOP?
- Balma Venetia (Vigneron de Beaumes de Venise) - Domaine des Bernardins - Domaine Durban - Domaine de Fenouillet
Who’s the largest producer of Cote Rotie?
E. Guigal
Who’s producing Chateau Fonsalette?
Chateau Rayas
What is Chatillon en Diois?
Still production from Diois area (South of the NRV) Red: 75% Gamay, Pinot Noir White: Alligote - Chardonnay
Explain the Vin de Paille production from the Rhone Valley? RS? Producer? Appellation? Drying Period…
- Straw wine production from the Hermitage hill only - Can be made only on the bests vintages - Roussane / Marsanne GV - 189 g/L before drying process - Must spent 45 days min in natural air dry lodge (room) - Reach at least 350 g/L of sugar - 12,5% ABV acquired (18% potential) – Gérard Chave (father to JL) refreshed the style in 1980’s – more recently: M. Chapoutier, Paul Jaboulet Ainé
What are the villages of production to Saint Peray AOP?
Saint Peray &; Toullaud
Is M. Chapoutier using Roussane on its white blend?
No, Michel found this grape too bitter, and miss the elegance of the Marsanne
Who’s the producer of “Ex-Voto”? In what appellation?
E. Guigal - Hermitage AOP 2001: First VTG Unproduced in 2002, -04, -08
What is the only CDR village to allow Red/Rose in production?
Chusclan
What are the communes of Chateau Grillet?
Verin and Saint Michel du Rhone: 4 Ha
Explain Saint Peray AOP?
Souther most AOP of the North RV(main region) White wine production only still or spk calcareous base and gneiss soil
Explain Tavel?
only appellation in France to be classified for rose wine production (without white or red wine allowed) – Taveloise methode: short maceration then gentle pressing
Precise the all Official CDR villages
- Plan de Dieu
- Gadagne
- Rouaix
- Seguret
- Sablet
- Visan
- Valreas
- Chusclan
- Laudun
- Massif d’Uchau
- Signardes
- Rochegude
- Saint Gervais
- Saint Maurice
- Saint Pantaleon les Vignes
- Rousset les Vignes
- Sainte Cecile les Vignes (2017)
- Suze La Rousse (2017)
- Vaison la Romaine (2017)
- Saint Andéol
Who’s is current owner of the Chateau Grillet?
François Pineau since 2011 Since 1830, the family Neyret-Gachet overlook the estate
What is the min ageing req for spk wine in St Peray AOP?
12 mth on the lees by the traditional method
Who’s producing Chateau des Tours?
Rayas
Where could we find the lieu dit “La Crau”
small plateau in CNDP: Vieux Telegraphe vineyard
Who’s producing “Da Capo” and “A Tempo” wine? What AOP?
Both by Domaine Pegau - CNDP A tempo: white: 1/3 each: Grenache, Clairette, Roussane Da Capo: Red: 70% Grenache + 20% cinsault,: 2 years in large oak
What is the min ageing for an “Hors d’Age” Rasteau?
5 years min. - Must show a prononce oxidative character
Who are the producers involved in “Les Vins de Vienne”? Where is it, and why?
Y. Cuilleron, P. Gaillard, F. Villars – North of Vienne city (North to Cote Rotie), on the left bank of the rhone river – they want to reintroduced the old vineyards, created during roman time on the area. Same base than Condrieu/Cote-Rotie: but with opposite exposure
What is echalas?
wooden pick use in heavy slopes’s vineyard along the rhone River: Hermitage, St Joseph, Cornas, Condrieu, Cote Rotie
What is the min alc of CNDP?
12,5% ABV higher in France
Who’s producing “Le Pavillon” and Monier de Sizerane?
M. Chapoutier, blended cuvée from Hermitage only produced in red Pavillon: first VTG: 1989
What is the only AOP monopole of the Rhone Valley?
Chateau Grillet AOP
Who’s producing Ampodium? What is it? and where?
René Rostaing Côte Rotie AOP Only produced for export market
What wine are produced in Côtes du Vivarais? What bank is it located?
White, Red, Rose right bank - Ardèche
What is Arzelle? Where would you find it?
Soil type of condrieu: decomposed granite base, mix with limestone
what was the first AOC of France? When?
1936 in CNDP It was organised by Baron Leroy de Boiseaumarié
Give some dominant producers of Hermitage?
JL Chave M. Chapoutier Paul Jaboulet Ainé + other leading= Delas, E. Guigal, Y. Chave…
Explain the LA LA wines of Guigal? precise first vintage and GV
“La Mouline”: 1966 - Cote blonde: Syrah + up to 11% Viognier “La Landonne”: 1978 - Syrah 100% “La Turque”: 1985 - Syrah + up to 7% Viognier / Brune
What is the RS for Clairette de Die “Methode Ancestrale” Traditional Method?
- 45 g/L for Ancestral (Muscat a PG 75%) - TM: 12 g/L based on Clairette GV
Give the AOP of the NRV north to South
Côte-Rôtie, Condrieu, Saint Joseph, Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Cornas, Saint Peray
Where would you find “Gallet Roulets”? What is it?
Big roll pebble makes Chateauneuf du Pape as particular. Been deposed their from Alps mountains, moved away by the Rhone river
Where is located “La Landonne” parcel?
Côte brune - Ampuis
What is the name of the USA Venture of Cuilleron?
Domaine des 2 Mondes Partnership with Morgan Clendenen – Santa Maria Valley (Santa Barbara County)
Name the AOP regional of the SRV
Côtes de Rhone, Côtes du Rhône Village, Ventoux, Côtes du Vivarais, Luberon
Give some high regarded producers of Condrieu?
Georges Vernay, André Perret,
Who’s producing “Belle Hélène” and “Lancement? Where is it located? Could you tell first VTG of it?
Stephane Ogier Côte Rotie AOP BH: 1995
When Chateau Rayas has been established?
1880 by the grand father of Emmanuel Reynaldo (current owner)
Who’s George Vernay? Name some highly regarded cuvée?
atypic and elliptique winemaker of Condrieu. Helps hardly the re-birth of the appellation - Chaillees de l’enfer - Condrieu - Côteaux du Vernon - Condrieu - Bonde du Seigneur: Côte Rotie * He passed away in 2017 (now runs by his daughter Christine)
Explain the soil type of the NRV
Granitic base soil on right bank (volcanic base): affect and degraded along the river: Gneiss, can has some limestone &/or clay on left bank, alluvial plain (CH) and hermitage hill presents the 4 geologic era
name some cuvées of chateau Rayas?
Rayas Reserve (Grenache) Chateau des Tours Chateau Fonsalette
What was the first estate bottle wine from CNDP?
Chateau la Nerthe - 1930
Where does the name of Condrieu comes from?
Means “Coin du Rieu” in old french language. Translate as “corner of the River”
Why Chateau Grillet is so famous? How does he created its name?
Was a close partnership between the family Neyret-Gachet (owner of the estate since 1830), and Fernan Point (michelin star chef of La Pyramide restaurant in Vienne -Biggest city on northward to CG 25 Km away) - The all production was allocated to the restaurant. – Any peoples who wanted have a bottle of it, needed to have a dinner on the iconic restaurant
What vintages are Cuvée Cathelin produced? Who’s created this wine? Explain shortly?
1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2010 JL Chave - Hermitage Produced from the best parcels, in best vintages, from the best barrels only
is chaptalisation allowed in Condrieu AOP?
No
On what AOP you can find the lieu dits “Coudoulet” and “Chapouin”?
CNDP AOP Chateau de Beaucastel’s area production
What is the min RS of Rasteau? Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?
Rasteau: 80 g/L Muscat de BdV: 45 g/L
Name the villages AOP of the SRV
Cairanne (2016), Gigondas, Vacqueras, Beaumes de Venise, Tavel, Lirac, Chateauneuf du Pape, Vinsobres, Muscat de Beaume de Venise, Grignan les Adhemars (2012), Duche d’Uzes, Clairette de Bellegarde, Costière de Nimes
Who is the producer of cuvee “Casimir”?
Franck Baltazar - Cornas AOP
which AOPs is 100% Syrah?
Cornas
Name some Hermitage’s lieu dits produced by M. Chapoutier as single vineyard?
White: Hermite, De l’Orée Red: Meal, Bessard, Hermite, Greffieux
Who awas the first Pope in CNDP? When?
Clement V - 1305 Real name: Bertrand de Got
Who’s the largest producer of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?
The co-op: Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise – recently renames as Balma Venitia
Explain Mutage
- Is process of fortification during; prior or after fermentation for liquor wine or VDN (=Vin Doux Naturel)
- Fermentation stops due to an high alcohol content into the final product
What is the minimum amount of Grenache for the production of red Cairanne AOP?
The final blend must be at least 50% of Grenache
Complementary varieties: Syrah, Mourvèdre
White varieties are allowed in accessories, not higher than 7% of the final blend: Bourboulenc, Clairette blanc, Marsanne Piquepoul…
In Cairainne AOP, what is the youngest vines age to be labelled under the AOP?
every vines of te plot must be at least 5 years old
Vielles Vignes term can be use in Cairanne AOP from what aged?
All vines must be at least 30 years old to be labelled Vielles Vignes
Syrah and Viognier are exceptions: Allow from 20 years old vines
What is / are the commune of production of the Cairanne AOP?
Cairanne only
What are the principal grape variety of white Cairanne AOP
Principales
- Bourboulenc;
- Clairette Blanc
- Grenache Blanc
- Marsanne
- Viognier
Accesories:
- Picpoul Blanc and UGNI Blanc
In what appelation of the Rhône Valley is UGNI Blanc allowed?
Cairanne
What are the villages of production of Beaumes-De-Venise AOP?
- Beaumes-De-Venise
- Lafare
- La Roque-Alric
- Suzette
How must grapes be picked for the production of Beaume-De-Venise AOP?
Hand harvest is mandatory by low
80% combined Syrah and Grenache
(with at least 50% Grenache, and 25% of Syrah)
What is Râpe?
In Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2% of the total production must be discarded or used for table wine by law. This is call Le Râpé
Historical tradition, was the part of the wine for personal consomption of the growers
What are the 2 planting densities of vine under the appelation Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
- Au Carre: (AKA Square): 2,500 vines per hectares
- En Ligne: (AKA in raw): 3,000 vines per hectares
When was the Costières de Nîmes AOP Created?
What was the first name of the appelation?
- 1986 under the Costières du Gard
- Renamed in 1989 as Costières de Nîmes
What is the Gress Soil?
Where is it located?
- This is a alluvial rounded pebbled above a sandy matrix
- This is the soil type of the Costières de Nîmes AOP
What is the particular soil type of Costières de Nîmes AOP?
Precise the particular name here.
Alluvial rounded pebbles over a sandy matrix with Clay
= Gress
What are the principales white grape varieties of Costières de Nîmes?
Min 50% combined: Grenache Bl, Roussane, Marsanne
- No single grape varieties, must be a blend of at least 2 varieties
- Accesories: Bourboulenc, Macabeu, Vermentino, Viognier (20% max), Clairette
What is the newest added Côte du Rhône Villages to be added to the list?
(Since 2019)
Saint-Andéol
What are the 3 Côte du Rhône Villages been added to the list in 2017?
- Vaison-La-Romaine
- Suze-La-Rousse
- Sainte Cecile
What is the minimum amount of Grenache required for the production of Côte du Rhône Villages rouge?
For the production of red wine, Grenache must cover at least 40% of the total blend
For straight Côte du Rhône, the amount is only for 30%
What are the principal grape varieties of white Côte du Rhône Villages?
80% Combined
- Bourboulenc;
- Marsanne
- Roussane
- Grenache Blanc
- Clairette
- Viognier
