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Southern Rhône Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 regions in S Rhône

A
  1. Flat Valley Floor
  2. NE - 3 hilltops
  3. Foothills of Dentelles de Montmirail
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What 3 AOCs are found in the Flat Valley

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Châteauneuf du Pape - Left Bank
Tavel - Right Bank
Lirac - Right Bank

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3
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What impacts the Flat Valley the most?

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The Mistral

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4
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What are the 3 Hilltop AOCs?

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Vinsobres
Rasteau
Cairanne

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5
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What 3 AOCs are found in the Dentelles Foothills

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Gigondas
Vacqueryras
Beaumes de Venise

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6
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S Rhône is located between which towns?

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Montelimar
Nimes

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7
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Why is most training done Goblet?

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Protect from Mistral

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8
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What are the crus that only make red wine in S Rhône?

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Vinsobres
Beaumes de Vinese

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9
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What are the NTK non-crus AOCs of S Rhône that only make dry white, rose and red wines?

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Ventoux
Luberon
Nimes

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10
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What is the primary grape for Vinsobres?

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Grenache +S or M

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11
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What are the soils of Vinsobles

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Sand and clay
Pockets of gravel and limestone

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12
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How many vineyards are organic in Vinesobles

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30%

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13
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What AOC makes fortified white, rosé and reds?

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Rasteau

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14
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What are the soils of Rasteau

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Red clay, marls and pockets of gravel

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15
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What is the style of Rasteau red

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GSM

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16
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What does Rasteau produce other than red

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VDN - white,red, rosé

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17
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What protects Rasteau from the Mistral?

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South facing amphitheater

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18
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What does Carianne make?

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Whites - Clairette based with Roussanne, Grenache Blanc
Red - Grenache based

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19
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What AOC can you find stony pebbles in S Rhône?

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Cairanne

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20
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How much does Cairanne export?

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50%

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21
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What is interesting about the Gigondas vineyard aspects?

A

Face NW or W
Produce freshness

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22
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What can Gigondas produce?

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White, red, rosé

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23
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What are the soils of Gigondas?

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Marls, limestone and sand

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24
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What AOC has a warmer climate next to Gigondas which produces fleshier, meatier reds?

A

Vacqueyras

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25
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What type of soils are found in Vacqueryras?

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Complex mix of sand and silt on limestone and sandstone

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26
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What does Beaumes de Venise make?

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Only reds

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27
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What serves as a windbreak from the Mistral for Beaumes de Venise?

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Dentelles

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28
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What are the soils of Beaumes de Venice

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Marls, limestone and clays

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29
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What can Châteauneuf-du-Pape product?

A

White and Red

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30
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What is the largest AOC in the S Rhône?

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape

31
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Which AOC has least restrictive rules in S Rhône and in France?

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape

32
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How many approved varieties are required in Châteauneuf-du-Pape ?

A

A minimum 1

33
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How much exports for Châteauneuf-du-Pape ?

34
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Where would you find a red wine that are powerful, full bodied, with ripe tannins and sweet, jammy fruit, Kirsch or garrique?

A

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

35
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What are the benefits of Lirac’s soil?

A

Dry and poor quality
Retard growth, reduce yields and make top quality fruit

36
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What is Lirac production?

A

White, red and rosé

37
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What are Lirac’s white wine made from?

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Clairette, Bourboulenc and Grenach Blanc

38
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Lirac Red and rosés are made from?

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Grenache, Cinsaut, Syrah and Mourvedre

39
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What is the weather like in Lirac?

A

Hot, sunny and dry

40
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What is the S Rhône that makes only rosés?

41
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What are the soils of Tavel?

A

sand, limestone and gallets

42
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How many sanctioned grapes in Tavel?

43
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What is the 1 grape required in Tavel?

A

Grenache (but no more than 60%.

44
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What is unique about Tavel’s vinification?

A

Maceration only
Same as saignée but all juice used for rosé (no reds allowed)

45
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What rosés stand out for concentration, structure and depth of color

46
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S Rhône largest producer outside of Cóte du Rhône?

47
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What is the climate of Ventoux?

A

Med with Alpine fomr Mt Ventoux

48
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What AOC are UNESCO Bioreserves?

A

Ventoux and Luberon

49
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What AOC has an overwhelming production from COOPS in S Rhône?

50
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What is Ventoux’s rosé production?

51
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What are the primary grapes of Ventoux?

A

Carignan
Cinsaut

52
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What “outside” S Rhône AOC produces 50% Rose and mirrors more Provence?

53
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What “other” S Rhône sits on the right bank and is the southern most in Rhône?

54
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What location in S Rhône has the highest summer temps?

A

Nimes - gets summer drought

55
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Where is Syrah the most dominate in S Rhône?

56
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What mountain cools Nimes AOC at night?

A

Petite Camarque

57
Q

Blends can be made from just one approved grape varieties?

A

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

58
Q

AOC that makes reds and VDNs?

59
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AOC that only makes red and rosé?

60
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Only makes red wines in S Rhône?

A

Vinrobles
Beaumes-de-Venise

61
Q

Only AOC making dry white and reds?

A

Cairanne

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

62
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Only makes VDNs

A

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

63
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What are the S-Rhône Crus AOCs allowed to produce dry white, red, and rosé?

A

Lirac
Vacqueryras

64
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What is the only S Rhône that requires hand harvesting?

A

Beaumes de Venise

65
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Hours of sun?

A

2,600-2,800

66
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What red grape is high in alcohol, moderate in color and acidity?

67
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What grape is a good counterpart to Grenache with its higher acidity and more tannis and more reductive to counterbalance Grenache’s oxidative tendency?

68
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What contributes alcohol, tannins, acid, pigment and reductiveness to the GSM blend?

A

Mourvèrde

69
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Primary white grape in S Rhône?

A

Grenache Blanc

70
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Produces moderate alcohol and high acidity. It is used to balance high alcohol and low acid grapes such as Grenache Blanc. and Clairette?

A

Bourboulenc

71
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What grape has large leaves which protect it from the sun and suitable for S Rhone?

72
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What grape is important for VDN?

A

Muscat à Petit Grains

73
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What is a demi-mud?

A

600L oak barrel

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