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Northern Rhone Producers Flashcards

1
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Where did André Perret grow up?

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Charvanay

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Where is Charvanay located?

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Southwest of Condrieu

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What was André Perret’s land planted today before he planted vines?

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Orchards

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Where are André Perret’s roots?

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Burgundy
-Forefathers worked vineyards in Chassagne-Montrachet until they had to relocate after WWII

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What did André Perret study before becoming a winemaker?

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Biology and was a cancer researcher

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When did André Perret return home after enology school?

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1982

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Where did André Perret get his vines from initially?

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His Uncle

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How many winemakers were in Charvanay when André Perret started making wine?

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2

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How did André Perret develop his own wine estate?

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He rented vineyards and replanted his family’s land to vines.

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What is Perret’s approach to winemaking?

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Traditional
Produces single vineyard wines
No chemical treatments
Makes his wines in a Burgundian style
Not too much wood

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Grape of André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018

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100% Viognier

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12
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How old are the vines of André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018?

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15 year old vines

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What is the soil of André Perret’s Viognier vines of his André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018.

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Granite

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14
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What directions do André Perret’s Viognier vines face for his André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018?

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South/Southeast

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What are farming practices of André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018?

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Hand harvested
Green harvesting in July/August
-remove extra grape bunching which allows the grapes to ripen

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What is the vinification of André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018?

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Half fermented in stainless steel
Half in barrique (25% new)
Aged one year on the lees before bottling

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Who is the winemaker for Domaine de L’Iserand?

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Jean Francois Malsert

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18
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When was Domaine de L’Iserand established?

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2011

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19
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Where did Jean Francois Malsert get his vines?

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From his grandfather

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20
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What did Jean Francois Malsert own before owning vines?

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A wine bar located in Tournon called Carafes En Folie

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21
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Where is Tournon?

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South of Crozes-Hermitage

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What are the farming practices of Domaine de L’Iserand?

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Organically farmed vineyards
Uses treatments like herbal teas of horsetail and nettle
Minimal use of copper and sulphur

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What are viticulture practices of Domaine de L’Iserand?

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Native Yeast
Neutral wood or amphorae
little to no SO2 at bottling
No fining or filtering

24
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Where is Domaine de L’Iserand located?

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Sécheras

25
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Domaine de L’Iserand Saint Joseph 2017

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Young estate fruit in Sécheras and Ozon and purchased fruit grown by his friend
Granite/Mica Schist
No sulphur at vinification
Demi-Muids and Amphora
Aged 16 months in demi-Muids

26
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Domaine de L’Iserand ‘Les Sabots de Coppi’

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Granite and mica schist in Sécheras and Ozon
Vinified without sulfur in a combination of demi-muids and amphoras
Aged 16 months in demi-muids

27
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Lou Taissou

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-introduced in 2018
-From terraced vineyards in Secheras and Ozon
-granite and loess
-40% destemmed, 60% whole cluster. 2 week fermentation in stainless steel, remontage (pumpover) for one week followed by light pigeage (punchdown) 1x per day for the other week. The idea is to achieve elegant tannins and not too much extraction.

28
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Domaine de L’Iserand VDP

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Syrah and Gamay
-From terrassed vineyards in hilltop village of Secheras (overlooking the Vallee de l’Iserand). 30-45 year old vines
-Granite
-Vinified in stainless steel and concrete tanks. 30% whole cluster
-Aged 6 months in concrete tanks.

29
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Where was August Clape’s family originally from?

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Languedoc
-1906 and 1907 the grower strikes forced August’s grandfather out of the Languedoc and into Northern Rhone

30
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Who was the first to bottle his own wine in Cornas?

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August Clape

31
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August Clape paved the way for whom?

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Contemporaries like Thierry Almand

32
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When did August Clape die?

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2018 at the age of 93

33
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Who runs the Clape Estate?

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August’s son Pierre Marie and grandson Olivier

34
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How many hectares are farmed by August Clape?

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8 ha
-Tightly stacked terraced vineyards
-No machines
-Hand harvested

35
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What is the soil of August Clape’s vineyards?

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Granite subsoil
-Behind the village with optimal sun exposure

36
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Name the vineyards that Clape farms.

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La Cote
Geynale
Tézier
Petite Cote
Les Mazards
Patou
Pied la Vigne
Coullet
Sabarotte

37
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What vineyard did Clape purchase from Noel Verset?

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Sabarotte

38
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What are general practices of August Clape?

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Old vines and optimal ripeness
Parcels fermented separately
Whole cluster
Long elevage 12-22 months
Old oval foudres

39
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August Clape Vin de Amis 2018

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40 year old vines
Alluvial with gallets
Whole Cluster
Native yeast
Open air cement with punch down or pump over twice a day for 12 days
Malo in foudre
12 months passage in foudre and cement before bottling

40
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Where are the vineyards of the Vin de Amis located?

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Between the village of Cornas and Rhone River
-Young vine Cornas and Syrah grown South of the Village

41
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Who is the winemaker of Domaine de Colombier?

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Florent Viale
-Used to be two brothers. Florent took the wine, brother took the orchard.

42
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Where are Domaine Colombier’s Crozes-Hermitage vineyards located?
What is the topsoil?

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To the easet and south of Hermitage where glacial and river alluvium make up the topsoil

43
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The upper terraces of Colombier’s vines in Crozes-Hermitage is what soil type?

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Loess and limestone like Eastern section of Hermitage

44
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Where are Colombier’s younger vines located?

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South of Hermitage on Les Chassis

45
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What is soil of Le Chassis?

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alluvial plain created by the Rhone and the once torrential Isére River

46
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Where does Colombier’s Hermitage vines come from?

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Domaine du Colombier Hermitage Rouge is made from 100% old, vine Syrah. The vines are planted in three lieux-dits,
“les Baumes,”
-clay and sandstone and alluvium
“Peleat”
-lower on the hill which is lighter soil with clay, silex, rounded pebbles - produces more elegant wines
“La Grande Diogniere.”
-sand, clay, chalk
-The grapes are whole bunch fermented.
-The wine is then aged for 18 months in 30% new, French oak barrels before bottling.

47
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When was Bernard Levet domaine established?

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1936

48
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When did Bernard and Nicole Levet take over the estate?

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1983 from Nicole’s father Marius Chambeyron

49
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What does Levet work with?

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100% Syrah in Cote Blonde and Cote Brune

50
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What strain of Syrah does Levet use?

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Petite Sérine

51
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How old are Chavaroche vines?

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Planted in 1944
40 year old vines

52
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What is the soil of the Chavaroche vines?

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Schist

53
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How old are Cote Brune and Cote Blonde vines?

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Cote Brune:
-younger vines
Cote Blonde:
-oldest vines
planted in 1929

54
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When were Levet’s La Landonne vines planted?

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1944-1946

55
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Innagural vintage of Levet Chavaroche

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1983

56
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Innagural vintage of Levet “Les Journaries”

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2004

57
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Levet Chavaroche

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whole cluster
fermentation epoxy lined concrete vats up to 3 weeks
aged 2 years 600L demi muids - 30% new
no filtration

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