The Northern Rhone Flashcards
What is the climate of the Northern Rhone?
The climate is similar to that of Beaujolais. The temperatures are noticeably cooler than in the Southern Rhone.
Moderate and continental
At this point along its course the Rhone Valley is quite narrow and steep. The vineyards are mainly planted close to the river where the best sites occupy ______1_____ with a _____2____aspect.
1= steep slopes 2= south-facing
These sites often lie in lateral valleys that feed into the Rhone, valleys that also serve to protect the vines from the cold north winds known as mistral, which can easily damage them.
What methods can be taken?
Vines are supported either by an individual stake or by a tepee-like arrangement of stakes.
The Northern Rhone is most closely associated with powerful red wines made from _____1____. However, although only a small amount of white wine is made it has a significant reputation thanks in large part to the popularity of _____2____ among drinkers of premium wines.
1=Syrah
2= Viognier
What is the only black variety permitted in the Northern Rhone?
Syrah
(Syrah)
The wines tend to be _____1_____ and have __________2________ of tannin with ____3____fruit, and sometimes ______4_____ or_____5____ aromas.
1=deeply coloured 2= medium to high levels 3= black 4= black pepper 5= floral
(Syrah)
The addition of the white grapes can help to ____1_____the colour extraction from the red grapes; _____2_____ in particular can also add an extra aromatic intensity to the wines.
1= stabilise
2=Viognier
_______1_____ makes full-bodied white wines with perfumed aromas of blossom and apricots, and flavours of stone fruits. The wines tend to have low acidity and high alcohol as the grapes do not develop their signature aromas until very late in the season when they have reached a very high levels of sugar ripeness.
Viognier
Viognier makes _____1_____ white wines with perfumed aromas of ____2____ and ____3____, and flavours of stone fruits.
1= full-bodied
2=blossom
3=apricots
(Viognier)
The wines tend to have ____1____ acidity and ____2____ alcohol as the grapes do not develop their signature aromas until very late in the season when they have reached a very high levels of sugar ripeness.
1= low 2= high
(White varieties)
_____1____ and _____2____are also grown in the Northern Rhone and are usually blended together. 1 has richness and weight whereas 2 offers acidity and perfumed fruit characteristic. These wines do not have the aromatic intensity of Viognier but they can age well and develop complex ____3____aromas.
1= Marsanneマルサンヌ
2=Roussanneルーサンヌ
3= hazelnut
These vineyards around the town of Ampuis are the most northerly appellation of the Rhone valley. ____1____, which translates as ‘roasted slope’, gives some idea of their exposure to the sun. Only_____2____ wines are produced, although up to 20 percent Viognier can be added.
1=Cote Rotie
2=red
(Cote Rotie)
These wines are deeply coloured, ____1____, spicy and the best have an aromatic, floral freshness and textual elegance that distinguishes them from Hermitage.
1= full-bodied
This is a white wine made solely from the Viognier grape. What is the name of the area?
The best wines come from low-yielding old vines, grown on steep, well-exposed, terraced vineyards.
Condrieuコンドリュー
_____1____runs along the western bank of the Rhone from Condrieu コンドリューin the north to Tournonトゥルノンin the south. The vast majority of the wines here are reds made from Syrah. Some white wines are made from ____2___ and ____3____.
1=Saint-Josephサンジョセフ
2=Marsanne
3=Roussanne