Rhone Valley Wine Flashcards
Alain Graillot is based where?
Crozes-Hermitage
Chateauneuf du Pape communes?
Chateauneuf du Pape
Orange
Bedarrides
Courthezon
Sorgues
Clairette de Bellegarde AOP is a single commune appellation within what larger AOP?
Costières de Nîmes
How does Gigondas differ from Chateau-Neuf-du-Pape?
The best vineyards in Gigondas are located up to 600m above sea level whereas in Ch-du-Pape the highest point is 120m. This helps preserve acidity and allow ripeness to rise steadily without grape sugars spiking
How long are Guigal La La La wines aged for?
42 months
How many communes can append their name to Cotes du Rhone Villages?
21
How many liters are in a demi-muid?
600 L
Important climats of Hermitage are?
Les Bessards
L’Ermite
La Chappelle
Le Meal
In the last decade, which vintage would have seen the most amount of wines declassified In the Southern Rhone.
2014
In what year was Châteauneuf-du-Pape granted AOC status?
1936
In which appellation in Northern Rhone is Syrah bottled as a 100% varietal wine?
Cornas
La Chapelle is located in which climat?
L’Ermite
Minimum RS of Banyuls?
45 g/L
Name 3 producers of La Landonne.
Guigal
Rene Rostaing
Jean-Michel Gerin
Name 3 white grapes allowed in the production of AOC Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc.
Clairette Grenache Blanc Bourboulenc Roussanne Picpoul Picardin
Not Marsanne or Viognier!!
Name 4 producers from Cornas.
Thierry Allemand
Noel Verset
Auguste Clape
Vincent Paris
Name producers of Chateauneuf-Du-Pape.
Chateau de Beaucastel
Henri Bonneau
Clos des Papes
Ogier
Pegau
Chateau Rayas
Pierre Usseglio
Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe
Name some top producers of Gigondas?
Château de Saint Cosme
Domaine des Bosquets
Name the 5 former Cotes du Rhone Villages that have been awarded distinct appellations
Gigondas
Vacqueyras
Beaumes de Venise
Vinsobres
Cairanne
Predominant varietal of Chateau de Beaucastel’s “Hommage a Jacques Perrin” cuvée?
Mourvedre
Rasteau wines may be _____, a maderized style in which the wines are left in open barrels, exposed to sun and heat.
Rancio
Requirements in CNP?
Hand harvesting
Rape-minimum 2% of harvest must be used for table wine or discarded
Chaptalization is prohibited for red wines
Flash pasteurization is permitted
Smallest appellation of Northern Rhone?
Cornas
Soil of Chateauneuf du Pape?
Galets
Soil type in Cornas?
Naked granite called ‘gore’
What % of Viognier can be blended with Syrah in Cote Rôtie?
Up to 20%
What appellation in the Southern Rhone is rose only?
Tavel
What are galets?
“pudding stones” - larger stones made of quartzite which store heat and release it to warm the vines at night
What are the 2 appellations for vin doux naturel in the Southern Rhone?
Rasteau
Muscat de Baumes de Venise
What are the 5 appellations for Syrah in Northern Rhone?
Hermitage
Crozes-Hermitage
Cornas
Cote-Rotie
St Joseph
What are the four quarters or lieux-dits of Cornas?
Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards
What grape varietal accounts for the majority of the blend in Château de Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin?
Mourvèdre
What indicates an estate bottled wine in CNP?
A papal crest embossed on the shoulder of the bottle
What is ‘gore’?
Naked granite in Cornas
Best vintages in the Northern Rhône from 1990-1999?
90,98,99
