Rhone

Question 1

Beaucastel
Top bottlings/inaugural
grape amounts
Lieux Dits

Answer 1

Mouvedre Dominated but made from all 13
Hommage a Jacques 
Best years
Perrin
Veilles Vignes 3 h. plot Roussanne 75 years old vines, 1986 inaugural vintage
L.D. Chapouin, Coudeoulet

Question 2

Pegau

Answer 2

Super Traditional
Founded 1987 but Cuvee Laurence started 1983
Cuvee de Capo only 5 vintages so for, special Barrel selection of reserves 1998

Question 3

Which CTR 5 villages promoted to AOC?

Answer 3

Beaume de Venice
Gigondas
Rasteau
Vacqueyras
Vinsobres

Question 4

CDPs Min. Alcohol

Answer 4

12.5%

Question 5

13 varietals

Answer 5

Grenache (Noir/Blanc/Gris_
Mouvedre
Syrah
Cinsault
Counoise
Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris)
Terret Noir
Bourboulenc
Clairette/Rose
Roussanne
Vaccarese
Picardan
Muscardin

Question 6

What is le rape?

Answer 6

Must discard 2% of harvested grapes in CDP, called le rape

Question 7

First Estate bottled CDP?

Answer 7

La Nerthe, 1785

Question 8

Vieux Telegraph’s
Style
Special bottles
Lieux Dits

Answer 8

All made from La Crau lieux dit, small parcel that retains water
Appears on label since 94
Young vines (less 25yrs) bottled as Telegramme since 02

Question 9

Henri Bonneau

Answer 9

90% grenache, rich
When quality isn't up to snuff he sends to negociants
Marie Beurrier
Reserve des Celestins
Cuvee special in 90 and 98

Question 10

Who was Andre Jullien

Answer 10

Pioneering wine writer of early 1800’s wrote first guide of all wineregions. his Top were Bordeaux 1sts (similar to 1855) with Lafite, Romanee-Conti, and Hermitage uncontested top 3

Question 11

Holdings of Frey family

Answer 11

Jaboulet
Ch. La Lagune
Ch. de Corton Andre in Burg.
Managed by Caroline Frey

Question 12

Most exciting a plate on in N. Rhone according to Hermitage peeps

Answer 12

St. Joseph

lower land prices (120k euro per acre Compared to million in Hermitage)

Question 13

Town in Cote Rotie

Answer 13

Ampuis

Question 14

Where is Ampuis

Answer 14

Town near Cote Rotie

Question 15

Aspect and Soil Hermit-age

Answer 15

South facing granit bank

Impossible to enlarge AOP as bank is clearly defined

Question 16

Best area for whites Hermitage

Answer 16

Top of hill on limestone

Question 17

Birthplace of Syrah

Answer 17

Hermitage

Question 18

Name 3 climats Hermitage

Answer 18

sandy gravel sturdy
Les Bessards 
Limestone finesse 
Le Meal
lower clay based 
Les Greffieux
Les Diognieres

Question 19

Where / what is (es Bessards

Answer 19

Climat in Hermitage
sand/gravel give strength
Chapoutier Le Pavillon from here
JL Chave sources heavily

Question 20

Two largest land holders Hermitage

Answer 20

Cave de Tain

Chapooteeyay

Question 21

Who makes Cuvee Cathelin

Answer 21

JL Chave only top years

Hermitage

Question 22

Vintage 13 14 N Rhone Good /Bad

Answer 22

13 challenging

14 Cool weather, plenty of ripening though, excellent

Question 23

3 cuvees Guigal

Answer 23

All Rotie
La Landonne
La Mouline
La Turque

Question 24

Who mates La Turque

Answer 24

Guigal

Cote Brune Rotie

Question 25

2 makers of Vin de Paille Rhone

Answer 25

Chappooteeyay | Cave de Tain

Question 26

Compare Rotie to Hermitage

Answer 26

Elegance (Rotie) compared to GIRTH (Hermitage)

Question 27

Which grapes In Chapoopyay N rhone blends

Answer 27

Marsanne | best is L'Hermite

Question 28

What is Rhone Septentrionale

Answer 28

Northern Rhone

Question 29

What is Rhone Meridionale

Answer 29

Southern Rhone

Question 30

N Rhone Climate

Answer 30

Continental

Question 31

What is Arzelle

Answer 31

White powdery decomposed mica | Condrieu

Question 32

Cote Rotie beets

Answer 32

Max 20% viognier Min Pot. Alc 10.5% Blonde=South gneiss Brune=North mica schistous rock

Question 33

Condrieu beets

Answer 33

no chaptilazation to get wines over 45 gl | if over 45 gl harvested in Tries

Question 34

Who owns Chateau Grillet

Answer 34

francois pinault as of 2011

Question 35

St Joseph beets

Answer 35

Blanc Marsanne Roussanne Rouge 90 % Syrah, 10 Marsanne/Roussanne Always dry Red and white

Question 36

Cornas beets

Answer 36

100% Syrah

Question 37

St Peray beets

Answer 37

Blanc and tradish mousseaux | Marsanne Roussanne

Question 38

Clairette de die beets

Answer 38

tradish mousseaux from Clairette max 15gI | Methode dioise Ancestrale min. 75% Muscat petite grains plus clairette Min 35gI

Question 39

Chatillon en Diois beets

Answer 39

Blanc: Chard and Aligote Rouge/Rose: Min 75% gamay plus PN and syrah all dry

Question 40

Coteaux de Die beets

Answer 40

Dry still Clairette

Question 41

difference between Coteaux be Die | Clairette de Die

Answer 41

Coteaux is dry Still clairette | Clairette de Die is Mousseaux and Sweet MuscatPGrains ancestral

Question 42

AOP for Chardonnay N Rhone

Answer 42

Chatillon en Diois | Blanc is Chard and Aligote

Question 43

AOP for gamay N Rhone

Answer 43

Chatillon en Dois | 75% gamay plus PN Syrah for Rouge and Rose

Question 44

Cramant de Die beets

Answer 44

basically Stricter clairette de Die mousseaux but More grape allowances Min 55 clairette min 10 aligote max 10 MuscatPGrains

Question 45

What is La Mouline?

Answer 45

Cote Blonde bottling Guigal

Question 46

Names of Guigals single Brune and Blonde bottles

Answer 46

``` la turque (brune) la Mouline (blonde) both 42 Mo. new oak ```

Question 47

Common proportion of Viognier in GuigaI Rotie

Answer 47

PROBABLY up to 10% but normaIIy 2-5%

Question 48

N-S Guigal's famous bottlings

Answer 48

La landonne La Turque La Mouline

Question 49

Who was Gaspard de Sterimberg

Answer 49

Crusader hermit to whom Chapelle was dedicated in Hermitage

Question 50

What is Gore, where will you find N Rhone

Answer 50

exposed granite | prominent Soil in More Rustic, warm Cornas

Question 51

Climats and major producer Cornas

Answer 51

Les Reynards La Cote Les Chaillots les Mazards Auguste Clape whole cluster, new oak

Question 52

AOP overlapping Condrieu

Answer 52

Chateau Grillet | St Joseph

Question 53

Red only N Rhone AOP

Answer 53

Cote Rotie | Cornas

Question 54

Roussanne VS Marsanne

Answer 54

Acidity, wax minerality | Oily texture, Marzipan

Question 55

Hermitage deets

Answer 55

Blanc: Marsanne Roussanne Rouge: Max 15 Marsanne Roussanne Vin de Paille: Marsanne Roussanne (45 days drying, 350 gI final must weight)

Question 56

Who makes Coteau de Vernon

Answer 56

Georges Vernay, Condrieu | on of firsts plots of this Appellation Savior

Question 57

Who makes Ayguet what is it

Answer 57

Cuilleron | Late Harvest Viognier

Question 58

Describe Methode Ancestrale

Answer 58

bottled without dosage pre fermentation | disgorged into pressurized tanks and rebottled sans liqueur d'expedition

Question 59

percentage of Rhone wine made in S. Rhone

Answer 59

95%

Question 60

What does cinsault give to blends

Answer 60

balance and freshness

Question 61

min PA in CDP

Answer 61

12.5

Question 62

le rape meaning

Answer 62

the 2% of harvest CDP must chuck | to prevent under ripeness

Question 63

chaptalization CDP

Answer 63

not allowed

Question 64

How many communes May amend their names to CDR village

Answer 64

20 | 3 new villages in 16

Question 65

most recent CDR village promotion

Answer 65

Cairanne basic Blanc and GSM rouge Min 50% Grenache max 30% combined anything other than Syrah/Mouvedre

Question 66

Date of CDR village promotions

Answer 66

``` Gigondas 71 Vacqueyras 90 Beaumes de Venise 05 Vinsobres 06 Cairanne 16 ```

Question 67

Gigondas beets

Answer 67

promoted 71 Red and Rose only min 50% Grenache

Question 68

Vacqueyras beets

Answer 68

promoted 90 Red, Rose, White rustic red min 50% Grenache

Question 69

Beaume de Venise AOP beets

Answer 69

promoted 05 Red only Min 80% grenache / Syrah

Question 70

Vinsobres AOP beets

Answer 70

promoted 06 Rouge only min 50% grenache

Question 71

Lirac AOP beets

Answer 71

Red white rose sandy soils, basically another CDR village style may have been gateway -to phyloxera in 1863

Question 72

Tavel AOP beets

Answer 72

``` 1936 Rose only Grenache based soil is "Lauses" white calcerous soil and Galets ```

Question 73

Appellations in S. Rhone dedicated to vin doux naturel

Answer 73

Rasteau (VDN, and rouge) | Muscat Beaume de Venise (VDN only)

Question 74

Rasteau VDN Assemblage

Answer 74

``` principle varieties are all grenade based with other grapes max 10% VDN Blanc: Grenache Blanc and Gris VPD Ambre (tawny blanc) : Grenache and Gris and blanc VDN tuile (Rouge): 75% Grenache plus gris and blanc ```

Question 75

Cote du Tricastin AOP beets

Answer 75

NUKULAR | changed their name to Grignan les Adhemar AOP 2010

Question 76

Luminescence is?

Answer 76

Guigal'sspecial condrieu cuvee | Made 1999, 2003, 2015