Southern Rhône Flashcards

1
Q

Vine training

A

Mainly Gobelet, Syrah vines usually singe Guyot

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2
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Irrigation permitted?

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Yes, if drought persists

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3
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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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4
Q

Ugni Blanc

A

Trebbiano

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5
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% of white Côtes du Rhône

A

4%

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6
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% of rosé

A

7%

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7
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Côtes du Rhône ha

A

33,510

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8
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What white grape is not allowed in CdP?

A

Marsanne

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9
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Côtes du Rhône permitted yields

A

51 hl/ha

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10
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Côtes du Rhône Villages permitted yields

A

42 hl/ha

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11
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Who drew up rules for CdP and in what year

A

Baron Le Roy of Ch Fortia. 1923

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12
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CdP min. abv

A

12.5%, the highest in France. No chaptalization

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13
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CdP max yields

A

35 hl/ha

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14
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What is the term for discarding berries? How many must be discarded CdP?

A

Râpé. Min 2%

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15
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CdP ha

A

3,161 ha

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16
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How does carbonic maceration affect readiness to drink?

A

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

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17
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Gigondas style

A

Similar to CdP. Benefits from higher elevations and more limestone

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18
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Gigondas yields

A

35 hl/ha

19
Q

Gigondas min abv

A

12.5%

20
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Gigondas ha

A

1,216 ha

21
Q

Year Gigondas its own AOC

A

1971

22
Q

Does Gigondas allow rosé

A

Yes

23
Q

Lirac style

A

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

24
Q

Lirac required blend

A

Min 40% Grenache, min 25% Mourvèdre/Syrah

25
Q

Lirac ha

A

782 ha

26
Q

Tavel ha

A

900 ha

27
Q

Tavel top Producers

A

Ch d’Acqueria

Domaine de la Mordorée (also in Lirac)

28
Q

Tavel soils

A

Sand and clay

29
Q

Vacqueyras style

A

Super-concentrated CdR village. More rustic than Gigondas. Also white/rosé

30
Q

Year Vacqueyras its own AOC

A

1990

31
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Vacqueyras ha

A

1,406 ha

32
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Vacqueyras producers

A

Ch des Tours (Rayas)

33
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Beaumes-de-Venise style

A

Spicy reds from Grenache/Syrah

34
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Beaumes-de-Venise ha

A

600 ha. High elevation terroirs

35
Q

Year Beaumes-de-Venise its own AOC

A

2005

36
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Vinsobres style

A

80% Grenache, with cool climate Syrah

37
Q

Vinsobres ha

A

441 ha

38
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Year Vinsobres its own AOC

A

2006

39
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Rasteau style

A

Heady, concentrated red, whites rosé. Rivals CdP

40
Q

Rasteau AOC

A

2010 for dry reds, Grenache dominant

41
Q

Jérôme Bressy

A

Domaine Gourt de Mautens. Using indigenous varieties, field blends in Rasteau

42
Q

Luberon

A
  1. Med-bodied rosé, light reds from 60% Grenache/Syrah. Whites GB, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Rolle
43
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Ventoux

A

Cooler climate, reds and rosé from Syrah/S. Rhône grapes

44
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Costières de Nîmes

A

Transfered to Rhône in 2004. GSM min 60% of reds. Between bulk wine and quality production. Rosé