Rhone Valley RGS Flashcards
What was the first AOC in France?
Chateauneuf du Pape
when-1936
What are the main climactic differences between
N Rhone and S?
Southern - Mediterranean (ave 14.8)
Northern - Continental (ave 11.5)
What soil type does Condrieu have?
ARZELLE - powdery, decomposed mica
Who produces Pignan?
Chateau Rayas
(10% Grenache CnP)
(means Pine Tree)
also “Le Pailaid” a declassified CnP
What is the encepagement for Saint Joseph?
Syrah + max 10% Marsanne/Rousanne
What is the encepagement of Crozes Hermitage
Syrah + max 15% Marsanne/Rousanne
Of the La La wines, which one is a leiux dits?
La Landonne in Ampuis
(La Turque (Cote Brune)
(La Moulin (Cote Blonde)
are Climats
Want is the soil composition found in Saint Joseph?
Schist and Gneiss on Granite
Can you name 3 producers of La Landone?
Delas
Rene Roustaing
Guigal
What are the soils types of Cote Rotie?
(N) Cote Brune - Gneiss
(S) Cote Blonde - Mica and schist
what soil types are found in Cornas?
primarily Granite
What training system is found in Crozes-Hermitage?
Cordon de Royal / Gobelet
What is the smallest red wine appellation of the Northern Rhone?
Cornas 4 lieux dits 1. Les Reynards 2.La Cote 3. Les Chaillot 4. Les Mazards
Who produces “Renaissance”
August Clape - From 12 parcels in Cornas
1st Vintage- 1998
What is the measurement of a Demi Muid
600ltr
What are the inaugural vintages of the Guigal La La wines?
La Mouiline - 1966
La Landonne - 1978
La Turque - 1985
(Ex Voto - 2001 (Herm W and R)
What is Arzelle?
soil type found in Condrieu
powdery decomposed mica
What 2 AOP of the Northern Rhone produce red wines only?
Cornas and Cote Rotie
Cornas - 100% Syrah
Cote Rotie - Max 20% Viognier
What AOP of the Northern Rhone produce sparkling wine using the Traditional Methode?
Saint Peray (Marsanne and Rousanne) 4g/ltr
Cremant de Die (min 55% Clairette + min 10% Aligoté 5- 10% Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
Clairette de Die - 100% Clairette (15g/ltr)
Who is the owner of Chateau Grillet?
Francois Pinault (2011) Formerly - Neyret-Gachet
also owns Latour / Clos du Tart
What is the rendement de base for AOP Condrieu?
47hl/ha (37 pre 2011) Chateau Grillet (37hl/ha)
Name 2 Climats of Cote Rotie?
L'Hermite le meal les Bessards Greffeaux Beaume Peleat
What AOP in the Northern Rhone produces wines from Clairette?
Coteaux de Die (100% - still wine)
Cremant de Die (Min 55% - sparkling)
Clairette de Die (100% - sparkling)
What style of wine is made in the Saint Peray AOP?
White only
Still and sparkling (Traditional Method)
Marsanne / Rousanne
What style of wines are made in the Chantillon-en-Diois AOP?
White - Chardonnay and Aligote)
Red - min 75% Gamay + PN+Syrah)
Rose - same as red)
What type of barrel might you commonly find in the Southern Rhone?
Demi - Muid (600ltr)
What AOP in France has the highest Min AbV for a dry wine?
CnP (12.5%)
Who produced the first estate bottles Chateauneuf du Pape wines?
Chateau La Nerthe
in 1785
Which Cote du Rhone Village may produce red and rose only?
Chusclan
producers - Lauden-Chusclan / Serabel
What were the most recent appellations allowed to add their name to Cotes du Rhone Village wines?
Saint-Cecile
Suze la Rousse
Vaison La Romaine
(all Red only)
What Rhone grape is not allowed in Gigondas
Carignan
R + RS
after 2014:
min 50% Grenache and min 15% syrah/mourvedre
What is the maximum RS for Tavel?
4g/ltr
(min ABV 11.5%)
(30-60% blend GRENACHE NOIR must be in blend)
What AOP sits within the Costières de Nîmes AOP
Clairette de Bellguarde
100% Clarette
Who produces Cuvee Colombis?
Doamine Saint Prefert
CnP
2004
Who makes Cuvee du Papet?
Clos du Mont Oliviet
100yr old Grenache vines
1989
only in best years
What single vineyard wines does Chapoutier produce in the Southern Rhone valley?
CnP
Barbe Rac (1989)
Croix du Bois (1998)
both 100% Grenache
Who produces Cornelia Constanza?
Domaine de la Solitude
2005
(also;
Cuvee Barbarini (1999)
Who produces La Plume du Peintre
Domaine de a Morderee
2003
100% New French oak
(also makes La Reine des Bois (1994)
What are at the three top wines Close Saint jean produce in CnP?
La Combe des Fous Deus Ex Machina 2003 for both AND Sanctus Sanctorum 2007 - USA market exclusive
What s the second wine of Chateau La Nerthe?
Clos de la Graniere
Cuvee Cadettes - 1970
What Liuex dits does Vieux Donjon have a substantial holding of?
Piedlong (5acres)
What wines does Henri Bonneau produce?
Réserve des Celestins
Cuvée Marie Beurrier
Cuvée Spéciale (only released in 1990 & 1998)
Who makes Cuvee da Capo?
Domaine de Pegau.
(formerly Domaine Feraud)
1998
What Lieux Dits does the fruit come from for Cuvee da Capo?
Le Crau
Who produces it?
Domaine de Pegau
What was the inaugural vintage of Hommage à Jacques Perrin
1989
OV Wht - 1986
Name 3 lieux dits of Hermitage.
Le Méal (Chapoutier/Marc Sorrel/Ferraton) Les Bessards ( Les Greffieux L'Homme L'Hermite Les Grandes Vignes Varogne Les Vercandières Les Diognières Les Beaumes Les Murets La Croix Péleat Les Rocoules La Pierelle Maison Blanche Torras et les Garennes
What soils will you find in Gigondas?
red stoney clay alluvium
List the AOP of the Northern Rhone from N-S
Cote Rotie Condrieu St Joseph Crozes Hermitage Hermitage Cornas St Peray Clairette de Die Chantillon en Diois (DeWAH)
What are the principal soils of Crozes Hermitage?
N - Granitc (closer to Hermitage)
S - Alluvial
What are at the lieux dits of Cornas
- Les Reynards (Thierry Allemand)
- La Cote (Yves Cuilleron)
- Les Chaillot (Frank Balthazar)
- Les Mazards
Sabarotte (August Clape +1 & 4)
What is the assemblage for Hermitage AOP?
W - Marssanne / Roussanne (no%)
R - max 15% combined M/R
What soils are found in Hermitage?
granite with topsoils of mica, schist and gneiss
What style of wine is made in Clairette de Die
Sparkling:
Trad Meth - Clairette (15g)
(producer - Jaillance)
Meth Ancest - Min 75% Muscat PGrains(35g)
(Producer - Bautin)
What style of wine is produced in the Beaume de Venice AOP?
R only - min 80% Grenache combined +++
MIN 50 Grenache
Min 20-50 Syrah
What were great vintages of the Southern Rhone in the 1980’s and 1990’s
1978 1981 1983 1985 1990 1995
Name some of the greatest vintages in the 2000’s
2000 2001 2005 2010 (epic) 2012 2015
What was the newest AOP in the Southern Rhone?
Cairanne (2016)
Boutinot / Perrin / etc
What principal soils make up the Southern Rhone?
clay (argillaceous) sand (siliceous) limestone (calcareous) marl (molasse) Topsoils vary galets roulés : quartzite and silica
What is the min ABV for hermitage blanc
11%
R - 10.5%
How long must grape dry for in the production of Vin de Paille in Hermitage?
45 days
Have to reach min must weight 350g/l
What area the principal soil types of Cote Rotie?
Côte Blonde (south): gneiss
Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock
The VdN wines labeled Rasteau can come from what communes?
Rasteau / Sablet / Cairanne
What styles of sweet wine can be produced under the Rasteau AOP?
Rosé Blanc - 2yrs Grenat - 2yrs Ambré - 3yrs Tuilé - 3yr Hors d'Age - 5yrs
What is the assemblage for Chateau Rayas blanc?
Grenache Blanc / Clairette
50 / 50
What area the different wines Chateau Rayas produces?
Chateau Rayas R and W; W (CnP)
Rayas Pignan (2nd wine - northern vineyards)
Chateau Fonsalatte R & W (CdR)
Chateau Rayas ‘le Pailaid’ (declassified CnP)
Chateau de Tours R & W (either Vacqueryas or Vaucluse
What is the Assemblage for Gigondas AOP?
min 50% Grenache (as of 2014)
min 15% Syrah & Mourvedre
What two grapes are mandatory for Gigondas Rose?
Grenache and or Mourvedre
What are at the communes of production for Chateaunuef du Pape?
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Orange Bédarrides Courthézon Sorgues
Who makes Ampodium?
Rene Rostaing
Cote Rotie
What year did Rene Rostaing first produce his Cote Brune Cote Rotie?
2013
Who produces Puech Noble?
Rene Rostaing in Coteaux du Languedoc
(syrah on Limestone)
(formerly Puech Chaud)
What are the communes of production for Cote Rotie?
Ampuis
Saint-Cyr-sur-Rhône
Tupin-Semons
Who produces La Barbarine?
Yves Gangloff
(Cote Rotie)
1st - 1997
Who produces La Sereine Noir?
Yves Gangloff
(Cote Rotie)
(line dits of: Mollard & Cote Rozier)
What is the assemblage for Hermitage?
Syrah plus
Max 15% Marsanne / Roussanne
