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1
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Montélimar

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Town that marks the northern tip of the Southern Rhône

Vineyards north of which have different varietal minimums

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Encépagement for Côtes du Rhône Blanc

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Min. 80% combined Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier
Max. 20% combined Piquepoul Blanc, Ugni Blanc

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Encépagement for Côtes du Rhône Rouge

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Min 70% GSM:
Min. 40% Grenache (not in north)
Min. 15% combined Mourvèdre + Syrah
Min. Abv 11%

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Départements from which CDR can come

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Ardèche
Drôme
Gard
Vaucluse
Rhône
Loire
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AOPs of N. Rhône from north to south

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Côte Rotie
Condrieu
Château Grillet
St-Joseph
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Cornas
St-Péray
Coteaux, Crémant & Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois
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AOPs on Drôme tributary

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Coteaux de Die
Crémant de Die
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois

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Coteaux de Die

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AOP on Drôme tributary in Northern Rhône for 100% Clairette with RS w/in 2g/L of acid

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Crémant de Die

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AOP on Drôme tributary in Northern Rhône for traditional method sparklers

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Clairette de Die location/styles

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On Drôme tributary in Northern Rhône
Méthode Traditionnelle (dry)
Méthode Dioise Ancestrale (sweet)

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Châtillon-en-Dioise styles

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Blanc
Rosé
Rouge

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St-Péray department/styles

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Ardèche dept.
dry white only: still & Traditional Method from Marsanne & Roussanne
St-Péray grapes

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White only AOPs of Northern Rhône

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Condrieu
Château-Grillet
St-Péray
Coteaux de Die
Crémant de Die
Clairette de Die
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Original communes of Condrieu

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Vérin
Condrieu
St-Michel-sur-Rhône

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Neyret-Gachet

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Sole owner of Château-Grillet who sold to François Pinault in 2011

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Red only AOPs of Northern Rhône

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Côte-Rôtie (max 20% Viognier permitted)

Cornas (100% Syrah)

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Communes of Côte-Rôtie

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Ampuis
St-Cyr-sur-Rhône
Turpin-Semons

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Soil types of Côte-Rôtie

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Côte Blonde (south): gneiss

Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock

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Côte-Rôtie cepage

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Min. 80% Syrah
Max. 20% Viognier
Usually co-fermented

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La Landonne

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Cru of Côte-Rôtie bottled by Guigal, Rostaing & others

As expensive a s first growths of Bordeaux

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Important lieux-dits of Hermitage

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L'Hermite
Le Méal
Les Bessards
Gréffieux
Beaune
Péléat
Et. Al.
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La Chappelle

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Premier wine of Jaboulet from hillside in L’Hermite lieu-dit of Hermitage

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Hermitage

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South-facing hill above Tain-l’Hermitage encased in Crozes-Hermitage

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Crozes-Hermitage styles/cepage

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Blanc (Marsanne &/or Roussanne)

Rouge (min 85% Syrah, plus Marsanne &/or Roussanne)

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Cornas styles/ABV

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AOP for 100% Syrah

Min. 10.5% abv

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St-Joseph styles/cepage

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White (Marsanne &/or Roussanne)
Red (min. 90% Syrah, plus Mars/Rous)
26 communes
Min 10.5% abv

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Key producers of Hermitage

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Chave
Delas
Chapoutier
Jaboulet

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Key producers of Côte-Rôtie

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Guigal

Rostaing

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Key producers of Cornas

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Auguste Clape

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Lieux-dits of Cornas

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Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards

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Demi-muids

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Traditional fermentation vessels of N. Rhône

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Key producers of Condrieu

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George’s Vernay
Yves Cuilleron
André Perret

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Le rapé

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Process mandated in CNP whereby producers must discard or declassify at least 2% of their grapes

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CNP styles/ABV

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Red & whites, min 12.5% (highest in France)

All 13 permitted for reds, but musts must be blended prior to fermentation

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Famous CNP bottlings

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Château de Beaucastel (mostly Mourvèdre with all 13)

Château Rayas (often 100% Grenache)

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Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rose/Rouge cepage

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min. 50% Grenache + min. 20% Mourvèdre &/or Syrah for min. 80% of blend

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Red only villages do CDR-Villages

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Massif d’Uchaux
Signargues
Plan de Dieu
Puyméras

Chusclan (rosé & red)

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Villages of CDR-Villages

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18
Cairanne, Chusclan
Gadagne, Laudun, Massif d'Uchaux
Plan de Dieu, Puyméras
Roaix, Rochegude, Rousset les Vignes
Sablet, Séguret, Signargues
St-Gervais, St-Maurice, St-Pantaleon-les-Vignes
Valréas, Visan
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Grignan-les-Adhémar

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Northernmost AOP area of Southern Rhône

Formerly Coteaux de Tricastin

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Beaumes-de-Venise

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AOP area of Southern Rhône for reds only
Grenache+Syrah-based
Min 12.5% abv

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40
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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise styles/cepage

A

VDNs
Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains for blanc
Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains for rouge
Both permitted for rosé

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Côtes du Vivarais styles

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AOP area of Southern Rhône for
Red
Rosé
White

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Clairette de Bellegarde

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AOP area of Southern Rhône for 100% Clairette (dry)

In southwest of Rhône Valley

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Costières de Nîmes styles

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AOP area of Southern Rhône for
White
Red
Rosé

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Gigondas styles/cepage

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Min 90% GSM: min 50% Grenache, min 15% Syrah+Mourvèdre

Red & rosé only

45
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Lirac styles

A

AOP area of Southern Rhône for
White
Red
Rosé

46
Q

AOP zones outside of Côtes-du-Rhône area in Southern Rhône valley

A 
Côtes du Vivarais (NW)
Grignan-les-Adhémar (N)
Ventoux (SE)
Lubéron (SE)
Pierrevert (SE)
47
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AOP zones outside of Côtes-du-Rhône area in Northern Rhône

A 
Crozes-Hermitage
Hermitage
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois
Coteaux de Die
Crémant de Die
48
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Téoulier

A

Grape variety in Southern Rhône AKA Manosquin

49
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Pierrevert location/styles

A

AOP in far east of Southern Rhône for
White
Rosé
Red

50
Q

Lubéron location/styles

A

AOP in SE Southern Rhône for

White, Red, Rosé

51
Q

AOPs for VDNs in Southern Rhône

A

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Rasteau

52
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Communes for VDN Rasteau

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Sablet
Cairanne
Rasteau

53
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AOP Rasteau Rouge cepage

A

From Rasteau commune only
Min 50% Grenache
Min 20% Syrah+Mourvèdre
Max 15% accessory varieties (including max 5% whites)

54
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Rasteau VDN cepage

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Min 90% Grenache (Blanc, Gris & Noir depending on style)

Max 10% other white & red Rhône varieties

55
Q

Rasteau VDN Blanc & Grenat release

A

May 1 of year following harvest through June 30 of 2nd year

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Ambré & Tuilé

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Oxidative styles of white & red VDN respectively aged for min 3 years

57
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Cru that can append Côtes du Vivarais

A

Orgnac
St-Montant
St-Remèze

58
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Tavel

A

AOP of Southern Rhône for rosé (most famous)

59
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Vacqueyras location/styles

A

AOP in Southern Rhône adjacent to Gigondas & Rasteau

White, Red, Rosé

60
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Ventoux location/styles

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AOP in Southern Rhône for
White
Rosé
Red

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Vinsobres location/styles

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AOP in Southern Rhône for red only

62
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Cremant de Die cepage/aging

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min. 55% Clairette, plus Aligoté & max. 10% Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains
Min. 12 mos. on lees, max. 15g/L RS

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Clairette de Die cepage/RS

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Méthode Traditionnelle: 100% Clairette, max. 15 g/L RS

Méthode Dioise Ancestrale: min. 75% Muscat à Petit Grains plus Clairette, min. 35 g/L RS

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Châtillon-en-Dioise Rosé/Rouge cepage

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min. 75% Gamay, plus PN & Syrah

65
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Châtillon-en-Dioise Blanc cepage

A

Chard & Aligoté

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Hermitage styles/cepage

A

White (Marsanne &/or Roussanne)
Red (min. 85% Syrah, plus Mars/Rous)
Vin de Paille (Marsanne &/or Roussanne

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Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage min. abv

68
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CNP grapes

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Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
Mourvèdre
Syrah
Cinsault
Counoise
Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
Terret Noir
Bourboulenc
Clairette/Clairette Rosé
Roussanne
Vaccarèse
Picardin
Muscardin
69
Q

Côtes du Rhône-Villages abv

A

Min. 12%, 12.5 with subzone

17 sub-zones, all produce rouge

70
Q

Grignan-les-Adhémar styles/cepage

A

white, red & rosé
Viognier-based whites
Grenache+Syrah-based reds/rosés

71
Q

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise ABV/RS

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21.5% min abv, 100 g/L RS

96* neutral alcohol 5-10%

72
Q

Côtes du Vivarais rouge cepage

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min 90% Grenache + Syrah

73
Q

Côtes du Vivarais rose cepage

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60-80% Grenache

74
Q

Côtes du Vivarais blanc cepage

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min 50% Grenache Blanc, min 30% Marsanne+ Clairette

75
Q

Costières de Nîmes blanc cepage

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min 50% Grenache Blanc+Marsanne+Rousanne (min 2 varieties)

76
Q

Costières de Nîmes rouge cepage

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min 60% Grenache+Syrah+Mourvèdre

77
Q

Costières de Nîmes rose cepage

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min 60% Grenache+Syrah+Mourvèdre (like red) with max 20% white varieties

78
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Lirac Blanc cepage

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up to 60% each Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc; plus up to 25% each accessory varieties

79
Q

Lirac Rouge cepage

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min 40% Grenache, max 25% Syrah+Mourvèdre, max 10% Carignan, Cinsault

80
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Lirac Rose cepage

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min 40% Grenache, max 25% Syrah+Mourvèdre, max 10% Carignan, Cinsault (as for red) with max 20% white varieties

81
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Pierrevert blanc cepage

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min 50% combined Grenache Blanc & Vermentino, plus accessory varieties

82
Q

Pierrevert rouge cepage

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min 70% Grenache+Syrah, plus accessory varieties

83
Q

Pierrevert rose cepage

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min 70% Grenache+Syrah+Cinsault, plus accessory varieties

84
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Lubéron blanc cepage

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Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussane, Rolle; plus max 50% Ugni Blanc, max 10% Viognier

85
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Lubéron rouge cepage

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min 60% Grenache+Syrah plus Mourvèdre; max 20% each Cinsault, Carignan; max 10% white varieties

86
Q

Lubéron rose cepage

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min 60% Grenache+Syrah plus Mourvèdre; max 20% each Cinsault, Carignan; max 20% white varieties

87
Q

Rasteau VDN ABV/RS

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Min 21.5% abv

min 45 g/L RS

88
Q

Rasteau VDN Ambré (Tawny Blanc) & Tuilé release

A

March 1 of 3rd year following harvest

89
Q

Rasteau VDN Rose release

A

12/31 of year following harvest

90
Q

Rasteau VDN Hors d’Age release

A

9/1 of 5th year following harvest

91
Q

Tavel communes

A

2
Tavel
Roquemaure

92
Q

Tavel cepage/RS

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30-60% Grenache (all 3); plus others
Max 60% any variety, max 10% each Carignan & Calitor
Max 4 g/L RS

93
Q

Vacqueyras blanc cepage

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(max 80% any one variety) Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussane

94
Q

Vacqueyras rose cepage

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(max 80% any one variety) Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Syrah

95
Q

Vacqueyras rouge cepage

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min 50% Grenache, min 20% Syrah+Mourvèdre, max 10% combined others including max 5% whites

96
Q

Ventoux blanc cepage

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Clairette, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne; plus max 10% Marsanne, Vermentino, Viognier

97
Q

Ventoux rose/rouge cepage

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min 80% Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah; plus accessory varieties including whites

98
Q

Vinsobres cepage/ABV

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Min 80% GSM (min 50% Grenache, min 25% Syrah+Mourvèdre)
Max 20% others including max 5% whites
Min abv 12.5%

99
Q

Where are the vineyards of the northern Rhône located in relation to the river?

A

All AOPs except Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage on western banks, Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage across from southern half of St-Joseph

100
Q

Where are the vineyards of the southern Rhône located in relation to the Rhône river?

A

Most are to the east and north of Avignon

Exceptions: Côtes du Vivarais, Lirac, Tavel, Costières de Nîmes

101
Q

Monopoles of the Rhône Valley

A

Ch. Grillet (Condrieu) François Pinault

102
Q

Where are the vineyards of the northern Rhône located in relation to the river?

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All AOPs except Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage on western banks, Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage across from southern half of St-Joseph

103
Q

Where are the vineyards of the southern Rhône located in relation to the Rhône river?

A

Most are to the east and north of Avignon

Exceptions: Côtes du Vivarais, Lirac, Tavel, Costières de Nîmes

104
Q

Monopoles of the Rhône Valley

A

Ch. Grillet (Condrieu) François Pinault

105
Q

Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 2000s

A

2001
2005
2009
2010

106
Q

Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 1990s

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1990 (better in south)

1999 (better in north)

107
Q

Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 1980s

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1989 (better in south)

108
Q

Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 1970s

109
Q

Really bad Rhone Valley vintages

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2008
2002
1991 (in the south only)
1987
1973 (in the south only)

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