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Southern Rhone #2 Flashcards

1
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When did Clement V move the papacy to Avignon, and when did it depart? Who planted the vineyards?

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1309
1378
Clement’s successor, John XXII

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What is the primary viticultural benefit of the Mistral?

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It dries the vineyards, preventing mold and mildew

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Broadly, what is the major soil type of the Southern Rhône?

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Alluvial soils over limestone

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What are the galets of CdP made of?

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Quartzite

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What is the minimum abv for CdP rouge? What other AOPs share this minimum?

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12.5%

Gigondas, Vinsobres, Vacqueyras, Beaumes-de-Venise, Rasteau Rouge

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What is le rapé?

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The mandatory discarding or declassification of 2% of the CdP harvest annually.

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What are the allowed grapes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

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  • Grenache (noir/blanc/gris)
  • Syrah
  • Mourvèdre
  • Cinsault
  • Counoise
  • Vaccarèse
  • Terret Noir
  • Muscardin
  • Picardin
  • Picpoul (noir/blanc/gris)
  • Bourboulenc
  • Clairette (blanc/rosé)
  • Roussanne

NO MARSANNE

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What are the department and communes of CdP?

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Vacluse: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Courthézon, Orange, Bédarrides, Sorgues

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Which Cotes du Rhone Village communes produce red only?

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Massif d’Uchaux, Signargues, Plan de Dieu, Puyméras

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Which Cotes du Rhone Village communes produce red and rosé only?

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Chusclan

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Name five geographic designations of CdR-V

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

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What are the styles and required assemblage of Gigondas?

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Red and Rosé: min. 50% Grenache plus Mourvèdre and/or Syrah
Other varieties are also authorized.

Encépagement is min. 90% Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre, plus

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Vacqueyras?

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Red: min. 50% Grenache, plus Syrah, Mourvèdre, and others
Rosé: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre (all max 80%), plus
White: Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier (all max 80%)

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Vinsobres?

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Red only: min. 50% Grenache plus Syrah and/or Mourvèdre, plus

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What are the styles and varietal requirements for Beaumes-de-Venise?

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Red only: min. 50% Grenache, 25-50% Syrah, plus

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What are the styles and varietal requirements of Lirac?

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Rouge: min. 90% Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Cinsault, plus
Rosé: min. 80% Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Mourvèdre, plus
White: Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Clairette (all max 60%, min. 90% combined)

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Where is ground zero for phylloxera?

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Lirac

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What is the communal AOP of the Rhône for rosé? What are the varietal requirements?

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Tavel

30-60% Grenache, plus

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What is the minimum abv of Tavel?

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11.50%

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What are the two VdN appellations of the Southern Rhône?

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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

Rasteau

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What are styles and varietals of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?

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  • Red, White, and Rosé
  • **Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains
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What is the minimum RS of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?

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RS: 100g/L

Must Weight: 252g/L

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What is the minimum potential alcohol of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?

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21.5% (15% acquired)

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Who produces the bulk of Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise?

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Vignerons de Beaumes-de-Venise, the local coop, make up 90% of production

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What communes are authorized to produce Rasteau VdN? What about Rasteau Rouge?

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  • Rasteau
  • Cairanne
  • Sablet for VdN v. Rasteau only for rouge sec.
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What are the styles and varietals of Rasteau VdN?

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  • Blanc
  • Ambré
  • Grenat
  • Tuilé
  • Rosé
  • Grenache based (noir/blanc/gris depending on color), plus max 10% combined Bourboulenc, Brun Argenté, Carignan, Cinsault, Clairette (blanc/rosé), Counoise, Marsanne, Muscardin, Pinquepoul Blanc/Noir, Roussanne, Terret Noir, Ugni Blanc, Viognier
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What is the difference between Blanc, Ambré, Grenat, and Tuilé?

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Blanc and Grenat are fresher styles, bottled no later than June 30 of the second year after the harvest, whereas Ambrée and Tuilé are oxidative and require 3yrs of age pre-release.

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What does Hors d’Age indicate on a bottle of Rasteau?

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A VdN with at least five years of age before release.

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29
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What is rancio?

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Wines that are made in a deliberately oxidative and maderized style, left in open barrels, exposed to the ravages of sunlight and temperature.

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What is the minimum RS, and alcohol for Rasteau VdN?

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RS: 45 g/L

ABV: 21.5% (15% actual)

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When were dry reds authorized for Rasteau? What is the required encepagement?

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2010

min. 50% Grenache plus Mourvèdre and/or Syrah, plus

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What are the only two AOPs in France authorized for both VdN and Rouge Sec wines?

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Maury and Rasteau

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Grignan-les Adhémar AOP was formerly known as what?

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Coteaux de Tricastin

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What styles and varietals are authorized for Grignan-les-Adhémar?

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Red/Rosé: min. 70% Grenache and Syrah, plus
Red and Rosé may include max 10% and max 20% white grapes respectively
White: min. 30% Viognier plus Bourboulenc & Clairette (max 50% of blend), Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne (all max 80%)

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Styles and varietals of Côtes du Vivarais

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Red: min. 40% Syrah, min. 30% Grenache, plus
Rosé: 60-80% Grenache, min. 10% Syrah, plus
White: min. 50% Grenache Blanc plus min. 30% Marsanne and Clairette, plus

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Styles and Varietals of Costières de Nimes

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Red/Rosé: min. 50% Grenache, Mourvèdre, and/or Syrah, plus, max 10% Marselan
**Rosé may add min. 20% white varieties

White: Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne (all max 80%), plus, max 20% Viognier

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What is Clairette de Bellegarde?

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A single-commune AOP for 100% Clairette.

38
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What is the newest AOP in France?

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Duché d’Uzès (Dec 2013).
White: min. 40% Viognier, min. 30% Grenache Blanc, plus
Rosé: min. 50% Grenache plus Syrah, Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvèdre
Rouge: min. 40% Syrah, plus Grenache, Carignan, Cinsault, Mourvèdre

39
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Styles and varietals of Ventoux

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Rouge/Rosé: Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, plus
White: Bourboulenc, Clairette,
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, plus

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Styles and varietals of Luberon

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White: Bourboulenc, Grenache, Clairette, Marsanne, Roussanne, Rolle, plus
Rouge/Rosé: Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre, plus
**Rosé may include max 20% white grapes

41
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Styles and varietals of Pierrevert

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White: Grenache Blanc and Vermentino, plus
Rosé: Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, plus
Red: Grenache and Syrah, plus

42
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What are the departments of the Southern Rhône?

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Ardèche (Côtes de Vivarais)
Gard (Lirac, Tavel, Costieres de Nimes)
Drôme (Grignan-lès-Adhemar to Vinsobres)
Vacluse (Rasteau to Luberon)
Alpes-de-Haut-Provence (Pierrevert)
43
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In what year did the INAO transfer administration of Costières de Nimes from the Languedoc to the Rhône?

44
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CdP lies on what side of the Rhone River

45
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When did CdP become and AOC?

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1936
first AOP in France

46
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What producers in CdP use all 13 varietals:

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  • Chateau Beaucastel
  • Clos du Papes
  • Da Capo (Domaine du Pegau)
47
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Synonym for Vaccarese?

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  • Brun Argente
  • Camarese
48
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What producer released the first estate-bottled CdP in 1785?

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Chateau la Nerthe

49
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A

Chateau la Nerthe

50
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Clos du Papes

51
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A

Domaine du Janasse

52
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A

Le Vieux Donjon

53
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A

Le Vieux Donjon

54
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Chateau Rayas

55
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A

Pierre Usselgio

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57
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Chateau d’Aquareia

58
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“La Crau” appears on what famous CdP bottle?

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Vieux Telegraphe

59
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A

Vieux Telegraphe

60
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What is mutage?

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  • Pure grape spirit added to arrest fermentation
  • Used in Rasteau AOP and Muscat de Beaumes Venise AOP
61
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For CdP, may red wines be blended post-vinification?

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No, must be blended before

62
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A

Chateau Fortin
Prestige - “Cuvee Baron”

63
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Principe white grape of Cairanne AOP?

A

Bouboulenc with Clairette

64
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Style of Beaumes de Venise
(not Muscat de Beaumes)

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  • rouge only
  • combined **min 80% Grenach and Syrah, max 10% Bourboulence, Rousanne, Clairette
65
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What is the white calcareous stone in Tavel called?

66
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What is the mountain range located north of Vacqueras?

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Dentelles de Montmicail

67
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Beaucastel Vielles Vignes Blanc is made with 100% what

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100% Roussane

68
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What year did phyloxerra begin?

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1963, Tavel

69
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What are bonbonnes?

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Large glass jugs (demi-johns) used to age VDL and Rasteau
- balloons are placed over the tops to age Banyuls

70
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How many communes can append to Cotes du Rhone

71
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Soil of Gigondas?
Cepage?

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  • red clay alluvial soils
  • contains **min 50% grenache, with Syrah and Mouvedre
72
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Beaumes de Venise/Vinsobres require what percentage of Grenache?

73
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Min. ABV for Chateauneuf du Pape?

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min 12.5%
highest min in France for dry wine

74
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Producers that make 100% Grenache CdP?

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  • Chateau Rayas
  • Dom de la Barroche (Pure/Terroir)
  • Chapoutier “Barbe Rac”
  • Bosquet des Papes
  • Dom de la Mordoree “La Plume de Pientre”
75
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A

Dom de la Barroche

76
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A

Dom de la Morderee

77
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Producers of CdP that don’t destem?

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  • Pegau
  • Rayas
  • Saint Cosme
  • Cros Briard
  • Mont Thabar
78
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A

Dom de Pegau

79
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Authorized white grapes for CdP

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  • Grenache Blanc
  • Picpoul Blanc
  • Bourboulenc
  • Clairette
  • Roussanne
  • Picardin
80
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What is the term for marl in CdP

A

**Molasse*

81
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What single commune appellation w/in Costieres de Nimes produces white wines from Clairette

A

Clairette de Bellegarde AOP

82
Q

What blue marl escarpment runs through Rasteau vineyards?

A

Ventalren Massif

83
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Three sections of Rateau

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  • Le Plan (flattest)
  • Le Centre (blue marl, begins to rise)
  • Le Montagne (highest land)
84
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What plateau seperates Lirac and Tavel?

A

Vallougues
galet roules

85
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Cotes du Rhone Rouge must be at least

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30% Grenache

86
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Permitted varietals in Cotes du Rhone Blanc

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Min 80% combined:
- Marsanne
- Roussane
- Bourboulenc
- Grenache Blanc
- Clairette
- Viognier

Accessories max 20% combined:
- Picpoul Blanc
- Ugni Blanc

87
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A

Le Vieux Donjon

France - Rhone (9 decks)

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