Advanced Rhone Flashcards
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“Vinum Picatum”
“Pitched Wine”
Roman name for northern Rhone wine.
May refer to the resin flavor imparted by the amphorae or to Syrah’s gravel note
Date Romans arrived in S Rhone
125 bce
History of CDP
1309- pope Clement V moves to Avignon
His successor pope John XXII builds summer papal palace and plants surrounding vineyards
Bottled as Vin d’Avignon until
19th century
Northern Rhone Syrah blends
Cornas: 100% Syrah
Cote-Rotie: up to 20% Viognier
Crozes-hermitage and Hermitage: up to 15% marsanne and rousanne combined
St. Joseph: up to 10% marsanne and rousanne combined
Reason for cofermenting white grapes with Syrah
Cofermentation stabilizes red color in wine
Moderates tannin extraction
Important climats of Hermitage
Le Meal Les Bessards Greffieux Beaume Peleat
Who is Gaspard de Sterimberg?
The famous crusader-turned-hermit who lived on the hill that is now known as Hermitage.
A small chapel erected in his honor is the inspiration for Jaboulet’s “la Chappelle”
Soil in Cornas
“Gore”- naked gravel
Magnifies the sun’s heat
Area is also shielded from the Mistral –> warmest area of N Rhone
Lieux-Dits of Cornas (4)
Les Reynards
La Cote
Les Chaillots
Les Mazards