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The Southern Rhône Flashcards

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1
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Which vineyard area is greather, Northern Rhône or Southern Rhône ?

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Southern Rhône

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What is the climate of southern Rhône

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Mediterranean
mild winters and warm dry summers

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What are the climatic hazards of Southern Rhône ?

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  • Drought
  • Mistral (wind) gain speed and can cause damage to vineyards
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How can Southern Rhône can manage the Mistral effects on vines ?

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  • windbreaks have to be planted
  • Vines are gush trained low to the ground, to protect and benefit from the warmth of the soil.
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5
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What is the more easily damaged grape from the Mistral?

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Syrah

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What is the difference between the terrain of Northern and Southern Rhône ?

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Northern : slopes
Southern : much flatter terrain

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Describe the location and soils of southern Rhône

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Flatter terrain than northern rhône
Stony soils that absorb the sun’s heat and warm, aiding ripening

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What is the soil particularity of Chateauneuf-du-pape?

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Stones or galets completely cover the soil surface , aiding ripening by absorbing sun’s heat

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9
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Is Southern Rhône dominated by single varietal of blend ?

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Often complex blends
Some are made from a dozen or more grape varieties

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10
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What is the general wine quality of Southern rhône ?

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Wide range of wines
from high-colume and inexpensive to premium
Dominated by red wine,
High quality white and rosé

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11
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Name the black grape varieties of Southern Rhône

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Grenache
Syrah
Mourvèdre
Cinseault

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12
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What is the most used and widely planted red grape variety in Southern Rhône

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Grenache

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Describe the characteristic of Grenache of Southern Rhône

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Warm summers = fully ripen
Concentrated red fruit flavours
Can become baked and jammy in hot years

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14
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What is the rôle of Syrah and Mourvèdre in Southern Rhône ?

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Supporting role to Grenache in blend

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What provides Syrah in a blend ?

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extra colour and tannin, but struggle in the hottest sites

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Describe grapegrowing and characteristics of Mourvèdre of Southern Rhône

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Southern Rhône is the northern limit of where it can ripen successfully
Deeply coloured and very high in tanning
When fully Ripe, it can have densed black fruit and gamey and flavours meaty aromas and are highly prized in Châteauneuf-du-pape

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Describe the role and characteristics of Cinsault of Southern Rhône

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Supporting role in blend
provide red fruit flavours
Best known as a blending partner to grenache in rosés

18
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Describe the red winemaking techniques used in Southern Rhône

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Wide range, no typical red
Must manage high tannins and alcohol to have a balanced wine

Vary from cold pre-fermentation maceration and storage in stainless to
Warm extractive fermentations in traditional open fermenters and maturation in large oak vesserls

Winemakers will make up their blends from wines fermented using different techniques
New oak is used or not
Styles vary from light to medium bodied fres fruity wines with low tannin to
highly tannic full-bodied reds with flavours of spice meat and earth.

19
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What are the white grape varieties of Southern Rhône ?

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Clairette
Grenache Blanc
Bourboulenc

Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne as Northern rhône

20
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What is the equivalent of Condrieu or Viognier in Souther rhône ?

A

There is no equivalent. White grapes remains a minority concern

21
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What are the characteristics of the best whites from Southern rhône ?

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Richly textures, full-bodied, high alcohol, low to medium acidity , subtle fruity aromas
New oak rarely used

22
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What are the 2 generic appellations of the southern rhône?

A

Côtes du Rhône

Côtes du Rhône Villages

23
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Explain the Côtes du Rhône appellation

A

Accounts for more than half of entire production in the southern rhône
Medium-bodied, fruity but simple wines
Fruit rosés and white wines under this appellation too

24
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Explain the Côtes du Rhône Villages appellation

A

witin Côtes du Rhône, a number of villages can call their red and in some cases white and rosé wine Côte du Rhône Villages

More stringent minimum alcohol levels and maximum yields
Greater percentage of the blend must be made from grenache syrah and mourvèdre

Some village can add their wine to lavl if 100% of the wine comes from the named village Ex ; Côtes du rhône villages Séguret.

These are the best wine outside of the crus

All of the villages can applied for crus status

25
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Where is Chateauneuf-du-pape located ?

A

Southern rhône
East bank of the Rhône

26
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Which is the largest cru in the rhône valley ?

A

Chateauneuf-du-pape

27
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Why Châteauneuf-du-pape has a special place in french wine history?

A

First area to have Appellation controlée status

28
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What are the grapes of the Southern Rhône’s G-S-M blend?

A

Grenache
Syrah
Mourvèdre

29
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Describe the vineyards of chateauneuf-du-pape

A

Notably flat
Samll variations in aspect can have a marked impact on how well syrah and mourvèdre perform
Wide range of soil types, aspects and large number of grape varieties

30
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How many grape varieties winemaker can choose from, in chateauneuf-du-pape ?

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13 grape varieties

31
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What grape variety dominates in chateauneuf-du-pape?

A

Grenache, as eslsewhere in the southern rhône

32
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Can you make a 100 % grenache Châteauneuf-du-pape ?

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Yes

33
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Describe the characteristics of best wine of chateauneuf-du-pape

A

Full-bodied
Richly textured
Concentrated spiced red fruit
high alcohol

34
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Is chateauneuf-du-pape red or white ?

A

You can do both, but smaller quantity of white

35
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Is every châteauneuf-du-pape good ?

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No, some are rather diluted and unbalanced by the high alcohol

36
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What are the two southern rhône crus on the west bank ?

A

Tavel and Lirac

37
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Describe Lirac crus

A

AC for rosé wines only
made mainly from Grenache and Cinsault
Full-bodied
Intensely flavoured
capable of developing greater complexity when aged in bottle

38
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Describe Tavel Cru

A

Top-quality red and white in the style of châteauneuf-du-pape
AlsoProduces rosé

39
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What are 2 longstanding crus to the east of chateauneuf ?

A

Gigondas
Vacqueyras

40
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What is the style of wine of Gigondas and Vacqueyras

A

Red Grenache-led blends, similar to Châteauneuf-du-pape (spicy, full-bodied)

41
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Are there Cru permitting rosé in Southern Rhône ?

A

yes

42
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What is the AC for fortified Muscats in Southern Rhône?

A

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

WSET 3 - Fall 2023 (42 decks)

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