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1
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Who cultivated the first vines in France? Where? When?

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Greeks. Massalia- (Marseilles) 600BCE

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What is Vinum Picatum? Exported to where, by whom? When?

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Romans arrive to Souther rhone 125 BCE

Nothern Rhone by the first century CE

“Pitched Wine” w Resin- or Tarry syrah- it is unclear historically

Romans- At Vienne- exported to Rome

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What was the first AOC in France, When?, Why?

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CDP- 1936. It was a response to fraud and a way to define geographical boundaries

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When did Pope Clement V move from Rome to Avignon and build the CDP palace and plant vine?

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1309

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5
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The Southern Rhone accounts for what percentage of total Rhone production?

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95%

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List 5 main red grapes of the Southern Rhone

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Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Carignan

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Grenache provides?

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Rich body, sweet fruit, warmth

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Syrah Provides?

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color, structure

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Mourvedre provides?

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color, structure

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Cinsault provides

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freshness and finesse, often used for rose’

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Carignan

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on a serious decline of plantings

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What is the Climate of the Southern Rhone?

Hot days cool nights- big diurnal shift- mild winters and heavy autumn rains

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Very Mediterranean

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13
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What is Garrigue?

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low growing vegetation in the limestone hills of the mediterranean coast

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14
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List 3 soil types of the S Rhone

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Sand, Clay, Limestone

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15
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What are galets roules? What are they made out of?

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pudding stones of the southern rhone. Quartzite

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What do galets roules provide for the vines

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they store heat at night, but more importantly they protect soils like clay from drying out in the sun so vines can still receive water

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17
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What is the minimum ABV of CDP?

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12.5% ABV- Highest min for dry red in France, often hits 15% or more

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18
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What is le rape’?

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2% of harvest must be disregarded by law to protect against underipeness in CDP

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What are wines in sand in CDP like?

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Smooth, elegant, fine structure, floral

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What are wines in limestone soils in CDP like?

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linear, angular tannins with spark and engery

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What are wines like in CDP in clay soils

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fleshy and deep

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Clay and sand mixed in CDP

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deep but energetic

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23
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Many producers are planting more of what grape in CDP? Why?

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Mourvedre- it ripens 2-4 weeks earlier- warm climates- Brunier says even 30 year old vines are too young for mourvedre in Vieux Telegraphe

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24
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The Papal Crest is now on?

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All estate bottles within CDP AOC

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25
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List all 13/18 grapes of CDP

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Grenache Mourvedre Syrah Cinsaul Counoise Picpoul Terret Noir Bourboulenc Clairtette/ clar rose rousanne vaccarese picardin muscardin Great Men Should Constantly Consider Calculated Practice To Be Considered Really Very powerful men

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26
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What is the largest appellation in the Rhone

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Cotes Du Rhone

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27
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CDR how many communes?

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21

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28
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How much of rhone wine is released as CDR?

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2/3

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29
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CDR allows red white and rose, true or false?

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true

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30
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CDR rouge is a min what % grenahce?

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30

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31
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List 5 villages that have been upgraded to AOP status with dates

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Gigondas- 1971 Vacquerays- 1990 Beaumes de Venise 2005 Vinsobres 2006 Cairanne 2016

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32
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What is the soil type of Gigondas?

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red clay alluvial

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33
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What styles are allowed in Gigondas

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red and rose’

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34
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What is the cepage of Gigondas rouge?

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50% grenache min plus syrah and mourvedre, 10% other varities except carignan

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35
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List a top producer of Gigondas

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Chateau St Cosme

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36
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What year did Vacquerays gain AOP status?

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1990- 2nd CDR village to upgrade to AOP status

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What is the cepage of Vacquerays

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min 50% grenahce

38
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What styles are allowed in Vacquerays

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red white and rose

39
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Beaumes de Venise and Vinsobres cepage and styles allowed?

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red from min 50% grenache

40
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what year was Cairanne upgraded to AOP status?

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2016

41
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All above appellations are at a min what % abv?

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12.5

42
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Which commune was the first victim of Phylloxera?

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Lirac 1863

43
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What is the soil type of LIrac?

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Sandy

44
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What styles are allowed in Lirac?

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Red white and rose

45
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What grapes are allowed in Lirac

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grenache noir and blanc clairette adn bourboulenc

46
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Tavel AOP

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One of the only communal AOPs in France based on Rose’ only

47
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What is the premeir rose in France?

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Tavel

48
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What is the main grape of tavel?

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Grenache

49
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What is the soil type of Tavel?

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lauses soil

50
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What is lauses soil?

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white calcareous stones and galets

51
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What is Vin Doux Naturel?

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Mutage is employed to arrest fermentation using 95% neutral grape spirit in 5-10% proportion in the wine.

52
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What is Vin Doux Naturel?

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Mutage is employed to arrest fermentation using 95% neutral grape spirit in 5-10% proportion in the wine. (77% in port)

53
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Do the VDN’s of Southern France pre date port?

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Yes

54
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What are the two AOP’s in the Southern Rhone for VDN?

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Rasteau and Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOPS

55
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90% of Muscat de Beaumes de Venis production comes from?

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Co OP- Vignerons de Beaumes de Venise from grapes sourced from the communes Beaumes de Venis and Aubignan

56
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Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is made in what styles?

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White, red and Rose

57
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What are the grapes of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise?

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Muscat blanc a petit grains and Muscat Rouge a petit grains

58
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What sytles are allowed in Rasteau?

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White red and rose

59
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What are the grapes of Rasteau?

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Grenache noir, blanc, and gris

60
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What communes are eligible for Rasteau AOP?

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Rasteau Cairanne Sablet

61
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Describe the style of Muscat de Beaumes de Venise

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fresh and aromatic

62
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Describe the style of Rasteau

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Tawny flavors

63
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What do Ambre and Tuile indicate on a Rasteau label?

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Red and white VDN that have oxidative character and aged at least 3 years prior to release

64
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What do blanc and grenat mean on rasteau label?

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Fresher style of red and white rasteau VDN

65
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What does Hors d Age mean on a rasteau label?

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5 years of aging prior to release

66
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What is rancio?

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A deliberately oxidative style where wine is left to age in open barrels

67
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Does rasteau permit dry unfortified reds?

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yes

68
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What is the northernmost Appelation in the Southern Rhone?

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Grignan les Adhemar

69
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Why was the appelation of Grignan les Adhemar renamed in 2010?

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Hoping to avoid association with the Tricastin nuclear plant

70
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What is the famous landmark of Ventoux?

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Mount Ventoux- cyclist haven- fresh cooler climate wines

71
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List a producer from Ventoux

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Vielle Ferme- made by Beaucastel

72
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What river provides a border of Rhone from Provence

A

Durance

73
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What AOP adjoins the Rhone with Provence and the Languedoc

A

Costere de Niemes

74
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The communes of Ventox, Luberon and Cotes de Vivarais make what styles of wine?

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red white rose

75
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Where is Clairette de Bellegarde? What styles do they make from what grapes?

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Within Costere de Niemes, dry white made from Clairette

76
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What styles dominate Duche d Uzes?

A

Red are allowed by whites and roses’ are more important here than the rest of the Rhone

77
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Gigondas often tends to be fresher and more aromatic than CDP. Why?

A

More calcareous soils and more elevation

78
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100% grenache wines have been allowed in Gigondas since?

A

2009

79
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Beaumes de Venise AOC gained status for dry red in?

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2004- rouge only, min 80% Grenache

80
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Vacquerays allows for red, white, and rose’. T or F?

A

True

81
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What are the grapes of Vacquerays blanc?

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Grenache blanc mostly, bourbelenc, clairette, marsanne roussane viognier are allowed, no more than 80% for any grape

82
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Rasteau AOP gained status for what in 2009?

A

Dry red based on min 50% Grenache. No dry whites.

83
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At high elevation Vinsobres is exceptionally suitable for ?

A

Syrah

84
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List 4 Gigondas producers

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Chateau St Cosme Domaine Santa Duc- both are more refined burgundian styles Domaine Raspail-Ay St Gayan- both are deep powerful styles

85
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What are the top Southern Rhone vintages of 2010-Present? What are the worst?

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2016- 99pts very warm days but cool nights 2015- 97 pts 2010- 98pts warm days cool nights 2014- low yields lots of disease tricky

86
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What are the best vintages in the Southern Rhone of the 2000’s? Worst?

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2005- 97 pts Cocentrated pure structured- drought 2007- 95 pts- indian summer 2002- tart torrential rain at harvest

87
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Top Vintages of the Southern Rhone in the 1990’s? Worst?

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1998- 97pts dense and rich 1990- 95pts massive, concentrated 1991 and 1992- bad lean thin washed out rains

88
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Other noteable vintages?

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1989- 1981 1979 1978 1970 1967 1966 1961

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91
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What is Rhone Septentrionale? What is Rhone Meridionale?

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Septentrionale- Nothern

Meridionale- Souther

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