Northern Rhone Producers

Question 1

Where did André Perret grow up?

Answer 1

Charvanay

Question 2

Where is Charvanay located?

Answer 2

Southwest of Condrieu

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Orchards

Question 4

Where are André Perret’s roots?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What did André Perret study before becoming a winemaker?

Answer 5

Biology and was a cancer researcher

Question 6

When did André Perret return home after enology school?

Answer 6

1982

Question 7

Where did André Perret get his vines from initially?

Answer 7

His Uncle

Question 8

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

Answer 8

2

Question 9

How did André Perret develop his own wine estate?

Answer 9

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

Question 10

What is Perret’s approach to winemaking?

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Grape of André Perret, Condrieu Estate 2018

Answer 11

100% Viognier

Question 12

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

Answer 12

15 year old vines

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Granite

Question 14

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

Answer 14

South/Southeast

Question 15

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

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Who is the winemaker for Domaine de L’Iserand?

Answer 17

Jean Francois Malsert

Question 18

When was Domaine de L’Iserand established?

Answer 18

2011

Question 19

Where did Jean Francois Malsert get his vines?

Answer 19

From his grandfather

Question 20

What did Jean Francois Malsert own before owning vines?

Answer 20

A wine bar located in Tournon called Carafes En Folie

Question 21

Where is Tournon?

Answer 21

South of Crozes-Hermitage

Question 22

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

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What are viticulture practices of Domaine de L’Iserand?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Where is Domaine de L’Iserand located?

Answer 24

Sécheras

Question 25

Domaine de L'Iserand Saint Joseph 2017

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Domaine de L'Iserand 'Les Sabots de Coppi'

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Lou Taissou

Answer 27

-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.

Question 28

Domaine de L'Iserand VDP

Answer 28

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.

Question 29

Where was August Clape's family originally from?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

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

Answer 30

August Clape

Question 31

August Clape paved the way for whom?

Answer 31

Contemporaries like Thierry Almand

Question 32

When did August Clape die?

Answer 32

2018 at the age of 93

Question 33

Who runs the Clape Estate?

Answer 33

August's son Pierre Marie and grandson Olivier

Question 34

How many hectares are farmed by August Clape?

Answer 34

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

Question 35

What is the soil of August Clape's vineyards?

Answer 35

Granite subsoil -Behind the village with optimal sun exposure

Question 36

Name the vineyards that Clape farms.

Answer 36

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

Question 37

What vineyard did Clape purchase from Noel Verset?

Answer 37

Sabarotte

Question 38

What are general practices of August Clape?

Answer 38

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

Question 39

August Clape Vin de Amis 2018

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Where are the vineyards of the Vin de Amis located?

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Who is the winemaker of Domaine de Colombier?

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

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

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Loess and limestone like Eastern section of Hermitage

Question 44

Where are Colombier's younger vines located?

Answer 44

South of Hermitage on Les Chassis

Question 45

What is soil of Le Chassis?

Answer 45

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

Question 46

Where does Colombier's Hermitage vines come from?

Answer 46

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.

Question 47

When was Bernard Levet domaine established?

Answer 47

1936

Question 48

When did Bernard and Nicole Levet take over the estate?

Answer 48

1983 from Nicole's father Marius Chambeyron

Question 49

What does Levet work with?

Answer 49

100% Syrah in Cote Blonde and Cote Brune

Question 50

What strain of Syrah does Levet use?

Answer 50

Petite Sérine

Question 51

How old are Chavaroche vines?

Answer 51

Planted in 1944 40 year old vines

Question 52

What is the soil of the Chavaroche vines?

Answer 52

Schist

Question 53

How old are Cote Brune and Cote Blonde vines?

Answer 53

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

Question 54

When were Levet's La Landonne vines planted?

Answer 54

1944-1946

Question 55

Innagural vintage of Levet Chavaroche

Answer 55

1983

Question 56

Innagural vintage of Levet “Les Journaries”

Answer 56

2004

Question 57

Levet Chavaroche

Answer 57

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