Northern Rhône 4.24.23

Question 1

Describe the 2021 vintage in the Northern Rhône Valley?

Answer 1

Frost, Rain, Hail

Question 2

what is the maximum amount of Viognier allowed in Côte-Rotie?

Answer 2

20%

Question 3

What is Arzelle?

Answer 3

decomposed granite with mica, schist, clay in Condrieu

Question 4

Who produces ‘La Belle Hellene”?

Answer 4

Ogier

Question 5

What is the primary grape variety of Rene Rostaing’s ‘La Bonnette?

Answer 5

Viognier

Question 6

Besides Guigal can you name two producers who bottle a ‘La Landonne’?

Answer 6

Jamet, Rostaing

Question 7

What is the first vintage of Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin?

Answer 7

1990

Question 8

What is the minimum Alcohol for Hermitage Blanc?

Answer 8

11%

Question 9

First vintage of Guigal La Landonne

Answer 9

1978

Question 10

First vintage of Guigal La Mouline

Answer 10

1966

Question 11

First vintage of Guigal La Turque?

Answer 11

1985

Question 12

What is the stream that separates the cote brune and the cote blonde

Answer 12

Le Reynard

Question 13

4th ‘La La’

Answer 13

La Reynarde (in Fongeant)

Question 14

Parentage of Syrah

Answer 14

Dureza x Mondeuse Blanche

Question 15

Advantages of co-fermenting viognier with syrah?

Answer 15

Stabilizing color, managing tannin extraction, ripeness in lean vintages (viognier ripens earlier) floral aromas

Question 16

Who produces the wine La Carthery? What is its Appellation?

Answer 16

Chateau-Grillet, condrieu

Question 17

Must weight for Hermitage Vin de Paille (before and after drying)

Answer 17

170 g/l (Vin de Paille grapes must be subject to drying for a minimum 45 days, after which they must have a minimum must weight of 350 g/l.)

Question 18

minimum drying time for Hermitage Vin de Paille?

Answer 18

45 days

Question 19

Minimum % of Syrah for Hermitage Rouge?

Answer 19

85%

Question 20

What is Poudingue, where do you find it?

Answer 20

alluvial sediment in Hermitage

Question 21

Which Lieux-Dits is the majority of Chave’s hermitage most vintages?

Answer 21

Bessards

Question 22

With which AOP would you most closely associate Noel Verset?

Answer 22

Cornas AOP

Question 23

Last vintage of Noel Verset Cornas?

Answer 23

2006

Question 24

two Producers farming plots purchased from Noel Verset

Answer 24

Allemand, Clape

Question 25

3 communes of Cote-Rotie

Answer 25

Saint-Cyr-Sur-la Rhone, Ampuis, Tupis Et Semons

Question 26

Producer of Ex Voto

Answer 26

Guigal

Question 27

Grape variety of Coteaux de Die

Answer 27

Clairette

Question 28

Red/White grapes of Chatillon de Diois AOP

Answer 28

Gamay + PN, Syrah Chardonnay + Aligote

Question 29

Maximum yield of Chateau Grillet?

Answer 29

37 hl/ha

Question 30

What is the name for single post vine training in the Northern Rhone?

Answer 30

Echalas

Question 31

What is Echalas?

Answer 31

single post vine training in the Northern Rhone

Question 32

Most recent vintage of Chave Cuvee Cathelin?

Answer 32

2015

Question 33

3 Vintages of Cuvee Cathelin

Answer 33

2015, 2010, 2009, 2003, 2000, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1991, 1990, 1988

Question 34

Great Vintages Northern Rhone

Answer 34

2010, 2015,

Question 35

Soil of the Cote Brune

Answer 35

Schist

Question 36

Soil of the Cote Blonde

Answer 36

Gneiss

Question 37

Original Communes of St Joseph

Answer 37

Tournon, Mauves, Glun, Lemps, Vion, Saint Jean du Muzols

Question 38

Benefits of planting on granite in cote rotie

Question 39

Lieux dits of cornas

Question 40

La bise

Answer 40

Wind of cornas from the east