Northern Rhone Flashcards
(19 cards)
Cornas AOP Grapes
100% Syrah
Crozes-Hermitage Grapes
85% Syrah15% Marsanne/Rousanne Allowed
Hermitage Grapes
85% Syrah15% Marsanne/Rousanne Allowed
Cote Rotie Grapes
80% Syrah up to 20% Viognier allowed
St Joseph
90% Syrah10% Marsanne/Rousanne allowed
Condrieu
100% Viognier
Northern Rhone AOPs [North to South]
Cote Rotie Condrieu Chateau Grillet St-Joseph Crozes Hermitage Hermitage Cornas St-Peray Coteaux/Cremant/Clairette de Die AOP/ Chatillon-en-Dios AOP
Northern Rhone Climate
Continental Climate
Nothern Rhone Moderating Factors
-Mistral = cold winds originating in Switzerland that pickup speed along river as it heads south into Northern Rhone.-Rhone river moderates [warms adjacent slopes, reflects sunlight] -steep slopes, machine harvesting impossible [south facing best]
Northern Rhone Topography
Steep hillside vineyards [hand harvesting only]
Northern Rhone Grapes
Reds: SyrahWhites: Viognier, Marsanne, Rousanne
Northern Rhone Vintages
2015 Great!2013 Good, may age well
Northern Rhone Vinification
-typically fermented/aged in large oak fordres-some ferment in steel then age in new/used oak-reds sometimes co-fermented w/ whites
Northern Rhone Soils
-Granite & Schist [Cote Rotie, Condrieu, Hermitage]-More clay based further south [St Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, St-Peray]
Arzelle is?
topsoil in Condrieu from decomposed mica
Hermitage Climats
L’Hermite Le Méal Les Bessards Gréffieux Beaume Péléat
Gore is?
naked granite soil in Cornas
Saint-Peray Grapes/style
-Marsanne/Rousanne -Dry & traditional sparkling Mousseaux style
Chatillon-en-Dios AOP grapes/style
-reds/rose from Gamay-whites from Aligote & Chardonnay
