Rhône Valley_revised-Jan-2013 Flashcards
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Montélimar
Town that marks the northern tip of the Southern Rhône
Vineyards north of which have different varietal minimums
Encépagement for Côtes du Rhône Blanc
Min. 80% combined Marsanne, Roussanne, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier
Max. 20% combined Piquepoul Blanc, Ugni Blanc
Encépagement for Côtes du Rhône Rouge
Min 70% GSM:
Min. 40% Grenache (not in north)
Min. 15% combined Mourvèdre + Syrah
Min. Abv 11%
Départements from which CDR can come
Ardèche Drôme Gard Vaucluse Rhône Loire
AOPs of N. Rhône from north to south
Côte Rotie Condrieu Château Grillet St-Joseph Crozes-Hermitage Hermitage Cornas St-Péray Coteaux, Crémant & Clairette de Die Châtillon-en-Diois
AOPs on Drôme tributary
Coteaux de Die
Crémant de Die
Clairette de Die
Châtillon-en-Diois
Coteaux de Die
AOP on Drôme tributary in Northern Rhône for 100% Clairette with RS w/in 2g/L of acid
Crémant de Die
AOP on Drôme tributary in Northern Rhône for traditional method sparklers
Clairette de Die location/styles
On Drôme tributary in Northern Rhône
Méthode Traditionnelle (dry)
Méthode Dioise Ancestrale (sweet)
Châtillon-en-Dioise styles
Blanc
Rosé
Rouge
St-Péray department/styles
Ardèche dept.
dry white only: still & Traditional Method from Marsanne & Roussanne
St-Péray grapes
White only AOPs of Northern Rhône
Condrieu Château-Grillet St-Péray Coteaux de Die Crémant de Die Clairette de Die
Original communes of Condrieu
Vérin
Condrieu
St-Michel-sur-Rhône
Neyret-Gachet
Sole owner of Château-Grillet who sold to François Pinault in 2011
Red only AOPs of Northern Rhône
Côte-Rôtie (max 20% Viognier permitted)
Cornas (100% Syrah)
Communes of Côte-Rôtie
Ampuis
St-Cyr-sur-Rhône
Turpin-Semons
Soil types of Côte-Rôtie
Côte Blonde (south): gneiss
Côte Brune (north): mica-schistous rock
Côte-Rôtie cepage
Min. 80% Syrah
Max. 20% Viognier
Usually co-fermented
La Landonne
Cru of Côte-Rôtie bottled by Guigal, Rostaing & others
As expensive a s first growths of Bordeaux
Important lieux-dits of Hermitage
L'Hermite Le Méal Les Bessards Gréffieux Beaune Péléat Et. Al.
La Chappelle
Premier wine of Jaboulet from hillside in L’Hermite lieu-dit of Hermitage
Hermitage
South-facing hill above Tain-l’Hermitage encased in Crozes-Hermitage
Crozes-Hermitage styles/cepage
Blanc (Marsanne &/or Roussanne)
Rouge (min 85% Syrah, plus Marsanne &/or Roussanne)
Cornas styles/ABV
AOP for 100% Syrah
Min. 10.5% abv
St-Joseph styles/cepage
White (Marsanne &/or Roussanne)
Red (min. 90% Syrah, plus Mars/Rous)
26 communes
Min 10.5% abv
Key producers of Hermitage
Chave
Delas
Chapoutier
Jaboulet
Key producers of Côte-Rôtie
Guigal
Rostaing
Key producers of Cornas
Auguste Clape
Lieux-dits of Cornas
Les Reynards
La Côte
Les Chaillot
Les Mazards
Demi-muids
Traditional fermentation vessels of N. Rhône
Key producers of Condrieu
George’s Vernay
Yves Cuilleron
André Perret
Le rapé
Process mandated in CNP whereby producers must discard or declassify at least 2% of their grapes
CNP styles/ABV
Red & whites, min 12.5% (highest in France)
All 13 permitted for reds, but musts must be blended prior to fermentation
Famous CNP bottlings
Château de Beaucastel (mostly Mourvèdre with all 13)
Château Rayas (often 100% Grenache)
Côtes du Rhône-Villages Rose/Rouge cepage
min. 50% Grenache + min. 20% Mourvèdre &/or Syrah for min. 80% of blend
Red only villages do CDR-Villages
Massif d’Uchaux
Signargues
Plan de Dieu
Puyméras
Chusclan (rosé & red)
Villages of CDR-Villages
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
Grignan-les-Adhémar
Northernmost AOP area of Southern Rhône
Formerly Coteaux de Tricastin
Beaumes-de-Venise
AOP area of Southern Rhône for reds only
Grenache+Syrah-based
Min 12.5% abv
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise styles/cepage
VDNs
Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains for blanc
Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains for rouge
Both permitted for rosé
Côtes du Vivarais styles
AOP area of Southern Rhône for
Red
Rosé
White
Clairette de Bellegarde
AOP area of Southern Rhône for 100% Clairette (dry)
In southwest of Rhône Valley
Costières de Nîmes styles
AOP area of Southern Rhône for
White
Red
Rosé
Gigondas styles/cepage
Min 90% GSM: min 50% Grenache, min 15% Syrah+Mourvèdre
Red & rosé only
Lirac styles
AOP area of Southern Rhône for
White
Red
Rosé
AOP zones outside of Côtes-du-Rhône area in Southern Rhône valley
Côtes du Vivarais (NW) Grignan-les-Adhémar (N) Ventoux (SE) Lubéron (SE) Pierrevert (SE)
AOP zones outside of Côtes-du-Rhône area in Northern Rhône
Crozes-Hermitage Hermitage Clairette de Die Châtillon-en-Diois Coteaux de Die Crémant de Die
Téoulier
Grape variety in Southern Rhône AKA Manosquin
Pierrevert location/styles
AOP in far east of Southern Rhône for
White
Rosé
Red
Lubéron location/styles
AOP in SE Southern Rhône for
White, Red, Rosé
AOPs for VDNs in Southern Rhône
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Rasteau
Communes for VDN Rasteau
Sablet
Cairanne
Rasteau
AOP Rasteau Rouge cepage
From Rasteau commune only
Min 50% Grenache
Min 20% Syrah+Mourvèdre
Max 15% accessory varieties (including max 5% whites)
Rasteau VDN cepage
Min 90% Grenache (Blanc, Gris & Noir depending on style)
Max 10% other white & red Rhône varieties
Rasteau VDN Blanc & Grenat release
May 1 of year following harvest through June 30 of 2nd year
Ambré & Tuilé
Oxidative styles of white & red VDN respectively aged for min 3 years
Cru that can append Côtes du Vivarais
Orgnac
St-Montant
St-Remèze
Tavel
AOP of Southern Rhône for rosé (most famous)
Vacqueyras location/styles
AOP in Southern Rhône adjacent to Gigondas & Rasteau
White, Red, Rosé
Ventoux location/styles
AOP in Southern Rhône for
White
Rosé
Red
Vinsobres location/styles
AOP in Southern Rhône for red only
Cremant de Die cepage/aging
min. 55% Clairette, plus Aligoté & max. 10% Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains
Min. 12 mos. on lees, max. 15g/L RS
Clairette de Die cepage/RS
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
Châtillon-en-Dioise Rosé/Rouge cepage
min. 75% Gamay, plus PN & Syrah
Châtillon-en-Dioise Blanc cepage
Chard & Aligoté
Hermitage styles/cepage
White (Marsanne &/or Roussanne)
Red (min. 85% Syrah, plus Mars/Rous)
Vin de Paille (Marsanne &/or Roussanne
Hermitage/Crozes-Hermitage min. abv
10.5%
CNP grapes
Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris) Mourvèdre Syrah Cinsault Counoise Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris) Terret Noir Bourboulenc Clairette/Clairette Rosé Roussanne Vaccarèse Picardin Muscardin
Côtes du Rhône-Villages abv
Min. 12%, 12.5 with subzone
17 sub-zones, all produce rouge
Grignan-les-Adhémar styles/cepage
white, red & rosé
Viognier-based whites
Grenache+Syrah-based reds/rosés
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise ABV/RS
21.5% min abv, 100 g/L RS
96* neutral alcohol 5-10%
Côtes du Vivarais rouge cepage
min 90% Grenache + Syrah
Côtes du Vivarais rose cepage
60-80% Grenache
Côtes du Vivarais blanc cepage
min 50% Grenache Blanc, min 30% Marsanne+ Clairette
Costières de Nîmes blanc cepage
min 50% Grenache Blanc+Marsanne+Rousanne (min 2 varieties)
Costières de Nîmes rouge cepage
min 60% Grenache+Syrah+Mourvèdre
Costières de Nîmes rose cepage
min 60% Grenache+Syrah+Mourvèdre (like red) with max 20% white varieties
Lirac Blanc cepage
up to 60% each Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc; plus up to 25% each accessory varieties
Lirac Rouge cepage
min 40% Grenache, max 25% Syrah+Mourvèdre, max 10% Carignan, Cinsault
Lirac Rose cepage
min 40% Grenache, max 25% Syrah+Mourvèdre, max 10% Carignan, Cinsault (as for red) with max 20% white varieties
Pierrevert blanc cepage
min 50% combined Grenache Blanc & Vermentino, plus accessory varieties
Pierrevert rouge cepage
min 70% Grenache+Syrah, plus accessory varieties
Pierrevert rose cepage
min 70% Grenache+Syrah+Cinsault, plus accessory varieties
Lubéron blanc cepage
Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussane, Rolle; plus max 50% Ugni Blanc, max 10% Viognier
Lubéron rouge cepage
min 60% Grenache+Syrah plus Mourvèdre; max 20% each Cinsault, Carignan; max 10% white varieties
Lubéron rose cepage
min 60% Grenache+Syrah plus Mourvèdre; max 20% each Cinsault, Carignan; max 20% white varieties
Rasteau VDN ABV/RS
Min 21.5% abv
min 45 g/L RS
Rasteau VDN Ambré (Tawny Blanc) & Tuilé release
March 1 of 3rd year following harvest
Rasteau VDN Rose release
12/31 of year following harvest
Rasteau VDN Hors d’Age release
9/1 of 5th year following harvest
Tavel communes
2
Tavel
Roquemaure
Tavel cepage/RS
30-60% Grenache (all 3); plus others
Max 60% any variety, max 10% each Carignan & Calitor
Max 4 g/L RS
Vacqueyras blanc cepage
(max 80% any one variety) Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussane
Vacqueyras rose cepage
(max 80% any one variety) Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Vacqueyras rouge cepage
min 50% Grenache, min 20% Syrah+Mourvèdre, max 10% combined others including max 5% whites
Ventoux blanc cepage
Clairette, Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne; plus max 10% Marsanne, Vermentino, Viognier
Ventoux rose/rouge cepage
min 80% Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah; plus accessory varieties including whites
Vinsobres cepage/ABV
Min 80% GSM (min 50% Grenache, min 25% Syrah+Mourvèdre)
Max 20% others including max 5% whites
Min abv 12.5%
Where are the vineyards of the northern Rhône located in relation to the river?
All AOPs except Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage on western banks, Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage across from southern half of St-Joseph
Where are the vineyards of the southern Rhône located in relation to the Rhône river?
Most are to the east and north of Avignon
Exceptions: Côtes du Vivarais, Lirac, Tavel, Costières de Nîmes
Monopoles of the Rhône Valley
Ch. Grillet (Condrieu) François Pinault
Where are the vineyards of the northern Rhône located in relation to the river?
All AOPs except Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage on western banks, Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage across from southern half of St-Joseph
Where are the vineyards of the southern Rhône located in relation to the Rhône river?
Most are to the east and north of Avignon
Exceptions: Côtes du Vivarais, Lirac, Tavel, Costières de Nîmes
Monopoles of the Rhône Valley
Ch. Grillet (Condrieu) François Pinault
Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 2000s
2001
2005
2009
2010
Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 1990s
1990 (better in south)
1999 (better in north)
Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 1980s
1989 (better in south)
Really good vintages of the Rhone Valley in the 1970s
1978
Really bad Rhone Valley vintages
2008 2002 1991 (in the south only) 1987 1973 (in the south only)