SOUTHERN RHONE / CDP

Question 1

Who owns Chateau Rayas?

Answer 1

Reynaud Family

Question 2

Second wine of Chateau Rayas

Answer 2

Pignan
Pine Trees - refers to the pine trees in the area
‘young vines’ 100% grenache

Question 3

Tete Cuvee of Domaine de la Solitude

Answer 3

Cuvee Cornelia Costanza
100yr+ vine grenache

Question 4

Name 3 producers who have vineyard plots in La Crau

Answer 4

Telegraph

Question 5

Producers that produce all 13 varieties

Answer 5

Chateau la Nerthe
Beaucastel

Question 6

Who produces the wine ‘Sanctus Sanctorum’

Answer 6

100yr+ OV Grenache from Clos St Jean
Only sold to US Market

Question 7

Name a producer that uses new oak in CDP

Answer 7

Pierre Usseglio ‘ Reserve des Deux Freres’
-60% New Oak OV Grenache

Domaine de la Solitudee
-Higher percentage of Syrah + 25% New Oak

Question 8

Papal Tiara

Answer 8

Over keys of St Peter to mark authenticity

Question 9

La Mitral

Answer 9

Only the bishops mitra is etched in
apart of a syndicate that didn’t want to pay the fee for using papal tierra

Question 10

Name producers that use their own etching on a bottle of CDP

Answer 10

Chateau la Nerthe
Beaucastel
Chateau de la Gardine
Chateau Rayas (doesn’t have one)

Question 11

Which producer in Chateauneuf du Pape is known for producing wines from 100% Grenache?
Can you name 2 other labels for this producer?

Answer 11

Chateau Rayas

Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone
Chateau des Tours

Question 12

What is Le Rape?

Answer 12

CDP must declassify or dispose of 2% of all grapes. Usually the least ripe or rotten

Question 13

. How many villages may append their names onto Cotes du Rhone Villages AOP? Name 5 of
them.

Answer 13

22

Plan de Dieu
Nyons
Vinsobres
Visan
Sablet

Question 14

What is mutage?

Answer 14

Addition of alcohol to grape must to stop fermentation. By stopping fermentation of sugars, a sweet flavor profile is achieved.

Question 15

What Southern Rhone AOP only produces red wine?

Answer 15

Beaumes de Venise
Vinsobres

Question 16

What is the minimum % of Grenache mandated for Gigondas AOP red wines?

Answer 16

50%

Question 17

What is the name of the wind that blows across the Southern Rhone?

Answer 17

Le Mistral

Question 18

What is the min abv for CDP?

Answer 18

12.5%

Question 19

What is En Ligne?

Answer 19

(line) 3000 vines / ha

Question 20

What is Au Carre

Answer 20

(square)
2500 vines / ha

Question 21

What communes are allowed to label their VDN wine as Rasteau AOP?

Answer 21

Cairanne, Rasteau, Sablet

Question 22

Where in the Southern Rhone would you find mutage? What are the requirements?

Answer 22

Rasteau
min 96 proff neutral alcohol in 5-10% proportion to the wine

Question 23

How many liters are in a demi muid?

Answer 23

600L
a common barrel size in the rhone valley

Question 24

What AOP served as the entry for phylloxera into France in the 1860s?

Answer 24

Lirac AOP

Question 25

In what year was Châteauneuf-du-Pape granted AOP status?

Answer 25

1936

Question 26

Which AOP is the northernmost AOP in the Southern Rhône?

Answer 26

Grignan Les Adhemar

Question 27

What AOP is not on the Rhone river?

Answer 27

Diois AOP

Question 28

Rasteau ambré and tuilé wines are aged for a minimum of ________ years

Answer 28

Wines may not be release until March 1st of the 3rd year of harvest

Question 29

Which property produced the first estate-bottled Châteauneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 29

Chateau La Nerthe

Question 30

In what century did the Roma Catholic Popes preside in Avignon?

Answer 30

12th Century

Question 31

Can a Côtes de Rhône wine be 100% Syrah?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

Out of the total Rhône Valley production, what % does the Southern Rhône represent?

Answer 32

95%

Question 33

What AOP in the Southern Rhône allows the production of white wines only?

Answer 33

Clairette de Bellegarde

Question 34

Bedarrides and Couthezon are communes of production in which AOP?

Answer 34

Vaucluse

Question 35

Can you name 4 factors that contribute to the significant stylistic differences between CdP red wines?

Answer 35

Fermentation tank choice Cepage Soil Whole cluster vs. destem Maceration lengths

Question 36

What is thermovinification? What producer is famous for using it?

Answer 36

a pre-fermentation process which involves heating whole or crushed grapes to promote rapid extraction of phenolic compounds, particularly colour in reds. The obvious advantage is the rapid extraction of colour. However, there are disadvantages. Heat may kill native yeast populations Beaucastel

Question 37

4. Where’s La Crau located? What producer is famous for using this lieu-dit? Can you name another producer sourcing from it?

Answer 37

The Var department in CDP Vieux Telegraphe Rayas

Question 38

Who’s the producer of CdP Reserve de Celestines

Answer 38

Henri Bonneau