France: Top Producers & Bottlings Flashcards

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Le Pavillon

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Chapoutier
Ermitage
Rouge (Syrah)

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2
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L’Ermite

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Chapoutier
Marsanne
Hermitage

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3
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What are Guigal’s 4 La La’s?

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La Landonne
La Turque
La Mouline
La Reynard

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4
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Colombis

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Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Domaine Isabel Ferrando, Saint Prefert
almost 100% Grenache

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5
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La Combe des Fous

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Clos Saint-Jean
Chateauneuf-du-Pape

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6
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Chave’s Hermitage Blanc: what’s in the blend?

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80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne from the l’Ermite, Péleat, and les Rocoules lieux-dits

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7
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Collection Charles Giraud

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Saint Prefert
CdP
60% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre

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8
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La Landonne

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Guigal, Cote Rotie
- 100% Syrah
- Cote Brune
- 42 months in new oak
- This is the one wine that is rarely destemmed
- this is the portrait square label

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La Turque

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Guigal, Cote Rotie
- Syrah + Viognier
- Cote Brune
- 42 months in new oak
- this is the confetti label

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La Mouline

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Guigal, Cote Rotie
- Syrah + Viognier
- Cote Blonde
- their 1st single vineyard Cote Rotie
-42 months in oak

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What is the name of Guigal’s Ermitage bottlings?

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Ex-Voto, rouge and blanc

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12
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Ex-Voto Rouge

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Guigal, Hermitage
100% Syrah from Bessards (30%), Greffieux (30%), L’Hermite (20%), and Murets (20%)

Only released in great vintages. 40 months in new French.

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13
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Ex-Voto Blanc

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Guigal, Hermitage
Only released in great years.
Predominately Marsanne, with some Roussanne.
30 months in oak, with malo

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14
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La Doriane

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Guigal
Condrieu
12 months in 100% new oak with malo

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15
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Hommage Jacques Perrin

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Beaucastel, last vintage in 2020. NOT made in 2002 and 2008. Heavy proportion of Mourvèdre.

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16
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Cuvee da Capo

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Domaine Pegau
11 vintages so far. In the past 10 years, NOT made 2011 to 2014 and in 2017
Blend of all 13 grapes

17
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La Meal Blanc

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Chapoutier
Hermitage
Marsanne

18
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Pure

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Domaine la Barroche
100% Grenache
100 year old vines in sandy soil

19
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Cuvee XXL

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Domaine Janasse
only produced in 2007 and 2016

20
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La Chapelle

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Jaboulet
Ermitage

21
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Deus Ex Machina

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Clos Saint-Jean
CdP
Grenache, Mourvedre
first vintage in torrid 2003

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Cuvee Imperiale

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Raymond Usseglio, CdP

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La Porte de Ciel

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Chatea de la Negly
La Clape
Languedoc-Roussillon

24
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r.i.

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Bilahaut by Michel Chapoutier
Syrah from Cote de Roussillon Villages

25
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Garrus

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Chateau d’Esclans
Rose
Cotes de Provence

26
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Occultem Lapidem

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Bilahaut by Michel Chapoutier

27
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L’Ancely

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Chatea de la Negly
La Clape
Languedoc-Roussillon

28
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Clos Ste Hune

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A historical monopole within the Rosacker Grand Cru containing 50+ year old vines on limestone soils. Owned by the Trimbach family for over 200 years.

29
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Cuvee Frederic Emile

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A blend of Geisberg and Osterberg Grand Crus. Named for Frédéric Emile, who is known for providing a new guarantee of quality and authenticity for Trimbach in 1898.

30
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Clos St. Urbain

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Zind-Humbrecht
*located in Grand Cru Rangen de Thann
*sedimentary volcanics planted to Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris

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Vin d’Alsace Cuvée Colette

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Domaine Weinbach, Riesling

Named in honor of the late matriarch, Colette. Sourced from vineyards at the bottom of Schlossberg Grand Cru that are picked later than the other bottlings. Some of the vineyards fall outside the grand cru boundary, hence the AOP label.

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Cuvée Sainte Catherine

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Domaine Weinbach
Riesling, Schlossberg Grand Cru
They also make a special “L’Inédit! bottling from botrytised grapes, picked all at once

33
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Quintessences de Grains Nobles

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Weinbach
produced only in outstanding vintages; made from selected botrytized berries; production averages 34 cases/year (375-ml bottles): Inaugural vintage 1983

34
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Hors Choix: who uses this, what does it mean?

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Trimbach
This designation is used only for very special cuvees of their Vendage Tardive from Clos Ste Hune, when conditions are exceptional

35
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Historical XIXth Century Blend

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Palmer’s historical 19th century blend, VDF. They get Syrah from the N. Rhone, just like the old days

36
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Les Jardins de Babylone

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Didier Dagueneau
Jurancon

37
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Icone WOW

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Georges Vigouroux
Chateau de Haut-Serre
Cahors