Southern Rhone

Question 1

What are the 4 main black grapes in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 1

Grenache
Mouvedre
Syrah
Cinsault

Question 2

How is Grenache generally trained in the Southern Rhone?

Why?

Answer 2

Bush vines
Protection from mistral winds
Make the most of stony soils

Question 3

What are the stony soils that many of the best sites depend on called?

Answer 3

Galets

Question 4

What must be planted in much of the Southern Rhone to protect from the mistral? What happens to the mistral as it reaches the Southern Rhone?

Answer 4

Windbreaks

Gains speed

Question 5

Which grape dominates the Southern Rhone both in planting and blend-makeup?

Answer 5

Grenache

Question 6

What flavours are typical of best Grenache?

Answer 6

Spiced red fruit

Question 7

What flavours might develop in Grenache during a hot year?

Answer 7

Overly jammy, baked fruit aromas

Question 8

What climatic issues are typical of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 8

Drought

Wind

Question 9

The Southern Rhone is the northern limit of which grape that thrives here?

Answer 9

Mourvedre

Question 10

What characters compliment the black fruit aromas of Mourvedre when fully developed?

Answer 10

Meat and Game

Question 11

Mourvedre is …. coloured and …. in tannin

Answer 11

Deeply

High

Question 12

What aromas of Mourvedre are highly prized in Chateaneuf du Pape?

Answer 12

Meat and Game

Question 13

While it does not contribute much in the way of colour or tannin, what does Cinsault bring to a blend?

Answer 13

Red fruit characters

Question 14

What is Cinsault mainly used for in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 14

Blending with Grenache to make rose

Question 15

Where might Syrah struggle in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 15

Hotter sites

Question 16

Why must Syrah be trellised in the Southern Rhone?

Answer 16

Easily wind-damaged, needs support

Question 17

What is the general climate of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 17

Warm, Mediterranean

Question 18

What are the 7 relevant appellations of the Southern Rhone?

Answer 18

Cotes du Rhone
Cotes du Rhone Villages
Chateaneuf-du-Pape
Tavel and Lirac
Vacqueyras and Gigondas

Question 19

Which two crus are known for rose production, which one is rose only?

Answer 19

Tavel and Lirac

Tavel is rose only

Question 20

Which cru was awarded the first ever AC status in France?

Answer 20

Chateaneuf-du-Pape

Question 21

What differentiates Cotes du Rhone from Cotes du Rhone Villages? (3)

Answer 21

Maximum yields are observed
Higher percentage of village wines must be Grenache, Mourvedre or Syrah
Higher minimum alcohol

Question 22

How many varieties are allowed in the production of Chateaneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 22

13

Question 23

Can white wine be produced in Chateaneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

What is it about the size of Chateaneuf-du-Pape that offers interest but also contributes to the inclusion of mediocre wines?

Answer 24

A wide variety of soil types and aspects in the region

Question 25

What grape dominates in Chateaneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 25

Grenache

Question 26

In which 3 crus might you find red wine made in a similar style to Chateaneuf-du-Pape?

Answer 26

Lirac Gigondas Vaqueyras

Question 27

Intensely flavoured, more full bodied and age-worthy descrived rose from where?

Answer 27

Tavel and Lirac

Question 28

What are the main grapes of Tavel and Lirac?

Answer 28

Grenache and Cinsault

Question 29

Why would wines from Gigondas and Vacqueyras be cheaper than Chateaneuf-du-Pape, despite being just as good?

Answer 29

Reputation

Question 30

What grapes are found here that would also be found in the Northern Rhone?

Answer 30

Viognier Marsanne Roussanne

Question 31

What white grapes, aside from Northern Rhone varietals, can be found in the Southern Rhone? (3)

Answer 31

Clairette Grenache Blanc Bourboulenc