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Southern Rhône Flashcards

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Vine training

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Mainly Gobelet, Syrah vines usually singe Guyot

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Irrigation permitted?

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Yes, if drought persists

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Department producing mosts whites

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Vaucluse. Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Vermentino, Chardonnay. IGP wines

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Ugni Blanc

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Trebbiano

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% of white Côtes du Rhône

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4%

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% of rosé

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7%

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Côtes du Rhône ha

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33,510

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What white grape is not allowed in CdP?

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Marsanne

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Côtes du Rhône permitted yields

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51 hl/ha

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Côtes du Rhône Villages permitted yields

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42 hl/ha

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Who drew up rules for CdP and in what year

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Baron Le Roy of Ch Fortia. 1923

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CdP min. abv

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12.5%, the highest in France. No chaptalization

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CdP max yields

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35 hl/ha

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What is the term for discarding berries? How many must be discarded CdP?

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Râpé. Min 2%

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CdP ha

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3,161 ha

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How does carbonic maceration affect readiness to drink?

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Produces lighter, fruitier wine, which can be drunk from about 3 years rather than 5 or 6

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Gigondas style

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Similar to CdP. Benefits from higher elevations and more limestone

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Gigondas yields

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Gigondas min abv

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Gigondas ha

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Year Gigondas its own AOC

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Does Gigondas allow rosé

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Lirac style

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Full-bodied, soft, earlier maturing reds. Some full-bodied whites and rosé

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Lirac required blend

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Min 40% Grenache, min 25% Mourvèdre/Syrah

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Lirac ha
782 ha
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Tavel ha
900 ha
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Tavel top Producers
Ch d'Acqueria | Domaine de la Mordorée (also in Lirac)
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Tavel soils
Sand and clay
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Vacqueyras style
Super-concentrated CdR village. More rustic than Gigondas. Also white/rosé
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Year Vacqueyras its own AOC
1990
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Vacqueyras ha
1,406 ha
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Vacqueyras producers
Ch des Tours (Rayas)
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Beaumes-de-Venise style
Spicy reds from Grenache/Syrah
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Beaumes-de-Venise ha
600 ha. High elevation terroirs
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Year Beaumes-de-Venise its own AOC
2005
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Vinsobres style
80% Grenache, with cool climate Syrah
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Vinsobres ha
441 ha
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Year Vinsobres its own AOC
2006
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Rasteau style
Heady, concentrated red, whites rosé. Rivals CdP
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Rasteau AOC
2010 for dry reds, Grenache dominant
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Jérôme Bressy
Domaine Gourt de Mautens. Using indigenous varieties, field blends in Rasteau
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Luberon
1988. Med-bodied rosé, light reds from 60% Grenache/Syrah. Whites GB, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Rolle
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Ventoux
Cooler climate, reds and rosé from Syrah/S. Rhône grapes
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Costières de Nîmes
Transfered to Rhône in 2004. GSM min 60% of reds. Between bulk wine and quality production. Rosé

NEWA - Burgundy - Advanced Sommelier (9 decks)

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