Rhone Flashcards
(93 cards)
1
Q
Amount CDR
A
50%
2
Q
rank in AOC prod
A
2nd
3
Q
red / rose trend
A
down / up
4
Q
sales value change recently
A
up 64%
5
Q
export volume change recently
A
-9%
6
Q
which tribe first
A
Celts
7
Q
who first planted slopes / terraced them
A
Romans
8
Q
City housing Papal Palace
A
Avignon / 7 popes
9
Q
which Pope had summer residence / called what ? made what ?
A
John XXII
Chat du Pape
Vins du Pape
10
Q
what part of Church created Coste du Rhone what was Coste
A
Vicariate of Uzes
right bank
11
Q
What did Louis XV do
A
edict of CDR on barrel branding
12
Q
what hurt Mourvedre the most
A
Pylox / trouble grafting onto American roots
13
Q
what grapes replaced Mourvedre
A
G and S
14
Q
what did the winter freeze do
A
killed almost all crops but vines
15
Q
What is Les Cotes du Rhone now vs Cote du Rhone
A
sub region / CDR AOC part of it
16
Q
Rhone valley north south city
A
Vienne to Nimes
17
Q
SW and SE border regions
A
Languedoc and Provence
18
Q
length in miles
A
120
19
Q
parallels
A
44 and 45 same as willamette
20
Q
how many villages / departments
A
300 / 6
21
Q
subregions (3)
A
North, South, Les Cotes du Rhone
22
Q
North border cities
A
Vienne to Valence
23
Q
South Border cities
A
Montelimar to Nimes
24
Q
Cotes Du Rhone border cities
A
Vienne to Avignon
25
Can Cru in CDR zone de-classify
yes
26
where is the River inf stronger N or S
N
27
Training N traditional / now
Echelas for Syrah
Guyot
28
Training S
Gobelet low for grenache
29
North % of prod
4%
30
North threats
fog frost hail snow
31
N or S cultivated first
N
32
North soil
general
Crozes
Herm
granite sub soil mica schist, granatic sand top, LS pockets
Galets clay loess/molasse
some clay / sand
33
N white grapes
vio
marsanne
roussanne
34
what does vio add to syrah
fix pigment
left and perfume
35
marsanne adds to to syrah ? to white blend ?
aromatics
hi extract
36
waht does roussanne add to blends ?
perfume
37
N Harvest tech
manual
38
North
dom style
is sparkling allowed
where late harvest
where vin de paille
most powerful reds / most elegant
dry still
yes st Peray
condrieu
herm
cornas, herm / st joseph . cotie rotie
39
Vessel names
beton
inox
demi muid
concrete
stainless
cask
40
N new oak common or rare
rare
41
N where new oak used
Cotie Rotie, Herm
42
N red or white dom
red
43
Cotie Rotie
name
aspect
blend allowed ? reqs ?
terraced or slopes
roasted slope
SE
Vio
co-plant co-ferment
slopes
44
Condrieu
Terraced or not?
aspect
dom style
Terraced
E
dry white
45
Chateau-Grillet
loc
terrace or slope
age req
inside condrieu
terrace
2 years in tank or barrel
46
Saint Joseph
aspects
maturation note
red or white dom
whites in blend ? how ?
terrace or slope
varied
quickly
red
mars/ rouss , co-ferment
slope
47
Cornas
Terrace or slope
aspect / topo
soil
climate note
grape req
knows as ? by who?
name attrib
terrace
SE / amphitheater
granite
warmer
island of s in N, Columbo
100% S
celtic burned earth
48
Saint Peray
loc
slope or terrace
warmer / cooler ?
styles allowed ?
most south
slope
cooler
dry wh, sparkling
49
Hermitage
red / white dom ?
whites in blend ? how ?
red
mars /rouss, co-ferment
50
what is largest N app
Crozes Herm
51
Crozes Herm
loc
soil note
whites allowed in blend? how ?
compared to Herm
around hill / town
varied
mars / rouss, co-ferment
red and whites lighter
52
Dios
part of CDR ?
loc re rest of valley
landmass
Climate
seasonal / diurnal compared to rest
soil
elevation note
no
E
Massif du Vercors
conti with alpine
greater
ls, clay
among highest in France
53
Dios
white
red
gris
dom style
Clairette, muscat apg, chard, aligote
p noir, gamay, syrah, muscat apg noir
Clairette rose
sparkling
54
smallest N AOC
Saint Peray
55
Clairette de Die
% of Dios prod
wines made (2), which one dom?
method / grape for each
96^
Clairette de Die Methode Diose Ancestrale and CdD MT
MDA dom
MT 100% Clairette
MDA sweet, Musc or Clairette, Musc dom, wh or rose
56
South
vine locs from river
climate / risks
inf
topo
east / south border
soil
up to 50 miles
med / rain, drought
mistral, cool air from dentelles, elevation
broad rocky plains and mts
mt ventoux, luberon massif, dentelles / Alpilles near Avignon
galets garrigue(ls), sandstone, clay, loess / molasse
57
South grapes
White (4)
Gris (3)
Red
G Blanc , Bourboulenc clairette vio
Clairette rose, g gris, piquepoul gris
Grenache, Syrah Mourvedre
58
Vio S compared to N
more aromatic / less acid
59
Why clairette good for S
leaves protect from sunburn
60
common trait across all grenache
can oxidize
61
top white grape in S
G Blanc
62
top red in south
Grenache
63
Mourv reductive or oxi
reductive
64
Syrah reductive or oxi
reducitve
65
harvest tech S
either
66
where hand harvest req in S
Baumes de Vemise
67
Blend or co-ferment common in S
blend
68
S White vini
mostly neutral, some oak in CDP
69
S red vini
mostly large vessel, some hi q and CDP oak barrel
70
S vintage consistent or variable
consistent
71
Cotes du Rhone zone
Hi Q Villages located in N or S or both ?
What village promoted to Cru ?
what village promoted to CDRV + name
S
Landau
Nyons
72
Cote du Rhone AOC
Red/Rose req S/N of Montellimar
White req
2 P red = 60% blend. G mandatory. 1 P = 60% non-specific
any Ps = majority of blend
73
CDR villages
red or white dom
red req
white req
rose req
CDRV + name reqs
red
2 P red = 66%. G mandatory
any Ps = majority
no reqs
same as CDRV
74
S Cru
Red
White
Rose
VDN
GSM
GB, Bou, Clair, MArs, Rous
GS, Cinsaut
G Musc
75
Vinsobres
topo
red req
soil
terraced
G dom must contain S and M
sand clay LS gravel
76
Rasteau
topo
aspect
inf
soil
amphitheater
S
suntrap / blocks mistral
marl red clay sand pockets of gravel
77
Carianne
soil
red or white dom
stony pebbles
red
78
which 3 Cru influenced by dentelles
Gigondas Vacqueyras Baumes de Venise
79
Gigondas
soil
aspects
marl ls sand
NW W
80
Vacqueyras
soil
climate vs Gigondas
sand silt over LS
warmer
81
Baumes de Venise
soil
red req
marl ls clay
G required. GSM = majority
82
3 apps on valley floor
CDP, Lirac, Tavel
83
CDP
soil
notable aromas red / whites
assemblage rules
galets ls sandstone clay
kirch, garrigues / garrigues
none
84
Lirac
rose style / methods
dark
dp saignee
85
Tavel
soil
blend req
juice req
sand ls galet
G req. no grape more than 60%
cannot be used to make red wine
86
2 VDNs
Rasteau
Muscat de Baumes de Venise
87
Rasteau VDN
White by style / name / grape req / release
Red by style / name / grape req
Hors d'Age
Rancio
Rose grape req / aging
Blanc / reductive / 90% GB+GG / 3 mos
Ambre / Oxi / 90% any G / 3 yr
Grenat / reduct / 75% G Noir / 3 mos
Tuille / Oxi / 90% any G / 3 yrs
5 yrs Oxi
if rancio like
90% 3Gs
88
Muscat de Baumes de Venise
dom prod
Reductive or Oxi
white
reductive
89
Other AOCs outside CDR zone
grapes
% Rhone prod
same as CDR plus Macabeu and Vermentino
25%
90
Ventoux
Climate
dom red / wh / rose
coop or small
med with Alpine
red then rose
coop
91
largest other S App
Ventoux
92
Luberon
red / rose / white dome
climate
noteable in geo
rose
med with conti
flora
93
Costieres de Nimes
loc re river
climate note heat
inf
red / rose / white dom
RB
among hottest
Petite Camargues Mts
red / rose 90%
