Southern Rhone Flashcards
Grignan-les-Anhemar
Southern Rhone AOC. previously called Coteaux du Tracastain, renamed after a nuclear accident of the same name occured nearby. Northmost, SE of Montelimar, LB. Red, Rose: Grenache & Syrah +. White Viogn +
Cotes de Vivarais
Southern Rhone AOC, LB, northern, SW of Montelimar. Red: Gren, Syr, +. Rose: Gren +, White: Gr Bl +
Cotes du Rhone Villages
Southern Rhone AOC (no acreage in Northern rhone unlike the basic AOP) 21 villages may append their name as a geo des. Red/Rose: min 66% Gren. White: min 50% combined Bourboulenc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Clairette, Grenache Blanc. Encepagement is different
Chateauneauf du Pape AOC rules
France 1st AOC and model fro the rest, est. 1936. Southern Rhone AOC. Red and White, NO ROSE. min 12.5% abv. Hand-harvesting is required. A min. 2% of the harvested grapes must be used for table wine or discarded (râpé). Papal Crest, embossed on the shoulder of all estate botttled CDP
CDP grapes
Grenache (Noir, Gris and Blanc), Mourvèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Brun Argenté (Vaccarèse), Clairette, Clairette Rosé, Muscardin, Picardan, Piquepoul (Noir, Gris and Blanc), Terret Noir
Duche d’Uzes
Southern Rhone AOC. Between Nimes and Ales. Red, White, Rose from Gren, Syr, Viogn +
Gigondas
Southern Rhone AOC, elevated in 1971. Red, Rose: min 50% Gren + Syr, Mourv +. NO WHITE. red clay and alluvial soils
Vacqueyras
Southern Rhone AOC. Red/Rose: min 50% Gren. White: Bourbelenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier (no single variety may account for more than 80%)
Vinsobres
Southern Rhone AOC. Red only: min 50% Gren
Beaumes de Venise
Southern Rhone AOC. Red only: Gren & Syr must be a majority
Cairanne
Southern Rhone AOC. Red: majority Gren + Syr, mourv, + White: majority Bourboulenc, Clairette Blanc, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viogner
Accessory Varieties: Picpoul Blanc, Ugni Blanc. NO ROSE
red only Southern Rhone AOCs
Vinsobres, Beaumes de Venise, Rasteau (not including VDN)
Red, White but No Rose Southern Rhone AOCs
CDP, Cairanne
Red, Rose, but No White Southern Rhone AOCs
Gigondas
Rose only Southern Rhone AOCs
Tavel
White only Southern Rhone AOCs
Clairette de Bellegarde
Rasteau (unfortified)
Southern Rhone AOP. Red only: majority Gren
Lirac
Southern Rhone AOP. RB, north of Tavel. Red, White, Rose
Tavel
Southern Rhone AOP, Rose only: Gren required
Costieres de Nimes
Southern Rhone AOC. Red, White Rose
Clairette de Bellegarde
Southern Rhone AOC. Borders Costieres de Nimes to the NW. White only: 100% Clairette
Ventoux
Southern Rhone AOC. Red, white, Rose
Luberon
Southern Rhone AOC. Red, White, rose
Chusclan
CDRV geo des. RB, across the river from Orange, north of Lirac
Gadagne
CDRV geo des. LB, southmost, SE of Avignon
Laudun
CDRV geo des. RB, south of Chusclan
Massif d’Uchaux
CDRV geo des. LB, north of Orange, west of the other geo des
Plan de Dieu
CDRV geo des. LB, south of Cairanne, west of Gigondas and Vacqueyras
Puymeras
CDRV geo des. LB, south of Vinsobres, east of Rasteau
Roaix
CDRV geo des. LB, south of Vinsobres, east of Rasteau
Rochegude
CDRV geo des. LB, west of Cairanne
Rousset-les-Vignes
CDRV geo des. LB, northmost