Rhone Valley Flashcards
What properties are owned by the Reynaud family?
Chateau Rayas (CdP)
Chateau de Fonsalette (CdR)
Chateau des Tours (Vacqueyras)
What AOCs in the Rhone can produce sweet wines?
Muscat Beaumes de Venise VDN
Rasteau VDN
Hermitage VDP
Condrieu
Is Muscat allowed in Beaumes de Venise AOP?
No
What are the AOPs of the Southern Rhone that allow the production of white, red, and rose?
Vacqueyras
Ventoux
Luberon
Lirac
Where does the Rhone river begin?
Switzerland in the Alps
The Northern Rhone runs between what two towns?
Vienne to Valence
What are alternative names for the Northern and Southern Rhone?
Northern: Rhone Septentrionale
Southern: Rhone Meridionale
What pope moved his court from Rome to the Rhone?
Where was it, who was it, when was it?
Avignon
Pope Clement V
1309-1378
Who constructed the actual Chateaunuf-du-Pape papal residence?
Pope John XXII
It remained the property of the papacy until 1791
When did Phylloxera appear in the Southern Rhone?
1863
What was the first AOC in France?
Chateaunuf-du-Pape
1936
What is the general climate of the Northern Rhone?
What soils?
Continental
Heat-retaining granite and schist
More clay in portions of St. Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, and St. Peray
What special soil is found in Condrieu?
Arzelle
Powdery, decomposed mica-schist
What are the Syrah appellations of the Northern Rhone?
What are the blending allowances?
Cote-Rotie: up to 20% Viognier
Crozes-Hermitage: up to 15% Marsanne and Roussane
Hermitage: up to 15% Marsanne and Roussane
St. Joseph: up to 10% Marsanne and Roussane
Cornas: 100% Syrah
What is the benefit of co-fermenting red and white grapes in the Northern Rhone?
Color stabilization and moderating tannin extraction
What producers make a La Landonne bottling?
E. Guigal Rene Rostaing Domaine Jamet Delas Freres Jean-Michel Gerin
Who produces “La Chapelle?”
What climat is it sourced from?
Who was the knight who retired here?
Jaboulet
L’Hermite
Gaspard de Sterimberg
What are some of the most important climats of Hermitage?
le Meal, les Bessards, Greffieux, Beaume, and Peleat
What is the naked granite soil of Cornas called?
Gore
What are the lieux-dits of Cornas?
Les Reynards, La Cote, Les Chaillot, Les Mazards
What is the smallest appellation in France?
La Romanee in Burgundy
Who owns Chateau Grillet?
Francois Pinault
What types of wines are produced in Chatillon-en-Diois AOP?
Blanc: Chardonnay and Aligote
Rouge/Rose: min. 75% Gamay with Pinot Noir and Syrah
What types of wines are produced in Clairette de Die AOP?
Mousseux Blanc: 100% Clairette, 9 months of lees
Methode Ancestrale Blanc/Rose: min. 75% Muscat a Petits Grains with Clairette (and Gamay for Rose), min. 35 g/l RS.
What types of wines are produced in Coteaux de Die AOP?
Whites from 100% Clairette
What are the varietal requirements for Cremant de Die AOP?
What other requirements exist?
min. 55% Clairette, min. 10% Aligote, max. 10% Muscat a Petits Grains
9 months on lees, max 15 g/l RS
What tributary river runs along the four minor appellations (Die, etc.) of the Northern Rhone?
What tributary river forms the Southern Border of Crozes-Hermitage AOP?
Drome
Isere
Who are some notable producers of classic Cornas?
What are some special bottlings they make?
August Clape
-Cornas, $200
Thierry Allemand
-Cornas, $800 (also at 300-400$ Reynard and Chaillots)
Franck Balthazar
-Cornas Chaillot, $110
Who are some notable producers of modern Cornas?
Alain Voge
-Les Vielles Fontaines, $150
Jean-Luc Colombo
-Les Ruchets $120
Who are some pioneering Northern Rhone producers who have retired in the past 20 years?
Where were they based?
Noel Verset - Cornas
Marius Gentaz - Cote Rotie
Ernest Trollat - St. Joseph