Southern Rhone Flashcards

1
Q

What was the first region in france to be struck with phylloxera?

A

CDP- 1863

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2
Q

What year was CDP made the first AOC in france?

A

1936

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3
Q

What was the AOC in france based on?

A

The APC system of CDP

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4
Q

What is the climate of the Southern Rhone

A

Mediterranean

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5
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Who is the pioneer of organics in the Southern Rhone?

A

Gramenon

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6
Q

Name al the grapes of CDP

A
Grenache x 3
Picpoul x 3
Syrah
Mouvedre
Cinsault
Counoise
Terret Noir
Bourbolenc
Clairette
Clairette Rose
Rousanne
Vaccarese
Picardin
Muscardin
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7
Q

What is famous about Beaucastel Production?

A

They use all 13 grapes, dom by mourved

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8
Q

What is the cep age of rayas

A

100% grenache

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9
Q

What is the 2nd label of rays

A

la paliad

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10
Q

What is la rape?

A

Federal regulations make producers dump 2% of their harvest to serve as a safeguard for udnerripenesss

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11
Q

Who has the highest min potential alc in france? what is it?

A

CDP 12.5%

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12
Q

First producer to estate bottle what year?

A

Chateau la nerthe 1785

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13
Q

What does the papal cross indicate

A

Estate bottling

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14
Q

Name three other major soils types in CDP other than Galets?

A

Gravel, Calcerous Clay & Sand

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15
Q

How many villages may spend their name to CDR?

A

20 as of 2016

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16
Q

GIGONDAS AOP

A

Min 12.5% alc
Red and Rose Allowed
Red-min 50% grenache, no other grape may exceed 10%
NO Carignan is Allowed
Awarded AOP in 1971 for its unique red clay alluvial soils

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17
Q

Vacqueyras AOP

A

Min 12.5% Alc
Red white rose
Red must be 50% grenache
AOP-1990

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18
Q

Beaumes-de-Venise AOP & Vinsobres AOP

A

Min 12.5% alc
Both only produce red at min 50% grenache
BdV-AOP 2005
Vinsobres-AOP 2006

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19
Q

Cairanna AOP

A

Min 12.5% alc
Red and white wines
AOP-2016

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20
Q

Name one producer that makes wine in Lirac

A

Pffifferling

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21
Q

Lirac AOP

A

Red white and rose

Grenache Noir and Blanc are very prevalent

22
Q

Where was the gateway for phylloxera?

A

Lirac-1863

23
Q

Tavel AOP

A

France’s only appellation solely for rose production
Wines based on grenache
min 11.5 alc

24
Q

How many appellations exist in the S Rhone for VdN

A

2

25
Q

Who produces over 90% of MdBdV?

A

90% is produced by the local coop the vignereons de Beams-de-Venise

26
Q

Where is the fruit for MdBdV sourced from?

A

Communes of Beaumes-de-Venise and Aubignan

27
Q

What is Mutage?

A

When fermentation is arrested due to the addition of alcohol (i.e.. Red white and rose MdBdV)

28
Q

What style of MdBdV may be made

A

Red white and rose

29
Q

What percentage of alcohol is usually added

A

5-10%

30
Q

What are the approved wine training methods in CDP

A

En Ligne

Au Carre

31
Q

One red and one white wine only in the southern rhone

A

Vinsorbes & Rasteau- Red

Clairette de belgradde- only white only

32
Q

2 sweet wine appellation in the southern rhone

A

Rasteau & Muscat de baume de venise

33
Q

Five communes of production for CDP

A
CDP
Orange
Bedarrides
Courthezon
Sorguese
34
Q

Climate of the S. Rhone

A

Strictly Mediterranean

35
Q

What is garrigue

A

Scrublan (low growing bushy plants) that dominate the S Rhone

36
Q

Why do producers plant their vines on an angle

A

So the mistral doesnt blow them over

37
Q

Describe the climate of the S Rhone

A

Med

Hot summers are tempered by massive diurnal shifts a
Mild Winters
Heavy Autmn Rains

38
Q

Soils of the S rhone

A

Alluvial soils
Lime stone sub soils
Sand gravel and clay deposited from the river
Galets

39
Q

Most planted Grape S rhone

A

Grenache- Spanish import

40
Q

Min alc CDP

A

12.5%- highest in all of france

41
Q

La Rape

A

2% discarded to protecht from underripeness

42
Q

1st producer to estate bottle in CDP

A

Chateau La Nerthe

43
Q

En ligne

A

Line planting in CDP-

3000 Vines/Hectare

44
Q

Au Carre

A

Square planting - not exact measurement but around

2500 vines/hectare

45
Q

CDP harvesting requirements hand vs macine

A

Hanfd

46
Q

18 Grapes of CDP

A
Grenache Noir, B, Gris
Picouls Noir, B, G
Clairette B, Rose
Syrah
Mouvedre
Cinsault
Rousanne
Picardin
Mouscardin
Terret Noir
Bourbolenc
Conoise
Vaccarese (Brun Argente)
47
Q

Cotes du Rhone allows blending from where

A

The entire rhone valles

48
Q

Cotes du Rhone Village may make wines from where and in what styles

A

Delimitted area in the SOuthern Rhone for Red white and rose

49
Q

Gigondas AOP

A

1st deloimitted area -1971
Red and Rose
Min 50% Grenache
Awarded for unique red clay alluvial soils

50
Q

Soils of Gigondas

A

unique red clay alluvial soils

51
Q

Lauses soil are found where and are made of what

A

Tavel- WHite Calvereous stone