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1
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Name the generic red appellations of Southern Rhone

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Cotes du Rhone

Cotes du Rhone Villages

2
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Name the cru appellations of Southern Rhone

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CDP
Tavel
Liric
Gigondas
Vacqueyres
3
Q

Name the Southern Rhone appellation that produces Rose and white wine

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Beaumes de Venise

4
Q

Name the Southern Rhone appellation that produces fortified wine

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Muscat de beaumes de venise

5
Q

List 2 crus that lie to the east of CDP?

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Giogondas and Vacqueyras

  • Grenache heavy in the GSM
  • full body
  • spicy in style
6
Q

2 Southern Rhone crus on the West bank?

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Tavel- Rose style wines
         -Grenache & cinsault
         -full body
         -capable of complexity with age
Lirac- Red and white style of CDP
7
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Describe CDP

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east bank of the Rhone
largest of the crus
1st to have Appellation Controlee Status
large range of soil types
13 grapes allowed   GSM dominates
*best--> full bodied, rich texture, spicy red fruit
8
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Describe Cotes du Rhone Villages

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Red, some case white & rose
-min alcohol
-max yields
-greater % of blend from GSM
add name of village to label if 100% came from that village
-have option to apply for cur
9
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describe Cotes du Rhone

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accounts for more than half of production
most is red wine
most medium, body fruity, simple,
Fruity Rose and white

10
Q

List the white grapes grown in Southern Rhone?

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Viognier
granache blanc
marrson
rousanne

11
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Describe white wine produced in Southern Rhone

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best are rich in texture
-full body
-high alcohol
-Acid -low to med
-Aroma  fruity subtle
new oak rarely used
12
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Describe wine making methods in southern Rhone with black grapes?

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-impossible to describe
-cold preferment
-maceration and storage in stainless
-warm ferment traditionally open fermented in large oak vessels
light to med body - fresh fruity with low tannin
to full body spicy, meaty, earthy, and high tannin

13
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Describe the characteristics of the Grenache grown in Southern Rhone?

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G: dominates, with the warm summers, it fully ripens, concentrates spicy red fruit

14
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Describe the characteristics of syrah grown in Southern Rhone?

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it supports the grenache
adds color and tannin
struggles even in the hottest sites

15
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Describe the characteristics of mourvedre grown in Southern Rhone

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northern limit to ripen successfully
deep in color
high in tannin
black fruit, gamy, meaty

16
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Describe the characteristics of Cinsault grown in Southern Rhone?

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supports granache
red fruit
best know as a blending partner with grenache for rose

17
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describe the climate of Southern Rhone

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Mediterranean, mild winter, warming summer
drought can be a problem
mistral wind, gain speed & can be damaging
region has fewer slopes to protect from wind damage

18
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Describe the grapes grown in Southern Rhone?

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south of Valence
flat terrain
may have stony soil that absorbs heat Galets –> CDP
Fewer slopes to protect from mistral

19
Q

describe grape growing in Southern Rhone?

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grenache is bush trained low to benefit from heat & protect from wind.
Syrah needs support of trellising system

20
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Name the black grapes grown in Southern Rhone?

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Grenache
syrah
mourvedre
cinsault

21
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name the white grapes grown in Southern Rhone

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Viognier
marsanne
roussane
clairette
grenache blanc
22
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describe the best white wine produced in Southern Rhone?

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best is usually rich textured full body
high alcohol
low-med acidly
fruity aromas