N-Rhone/Condrieu AC White Viognier Continental: warm summers Best: lo yielding Dry ****+ Chateau Grillet AC: Granitic soil Needs careful handling Lo acidity single property Winds prevent fungal diseases Use of new oak Hi alcohol Steep well exposed terrace vineyards increasing Rich Exotic apricot, and floral aromas AC Red Continental: warm summers Possible to add Deep colour ****+ Granitic soil Roussanne + Marsanne Fullest bodied Rhone wine Winds prevent fungal diseases up to 15% for co Hi tannins Well exposed steep slopes behind the fermentation Black fruit, black pepper, town of Tain and along the Rhone floral aromas Can age very well Red Syrah Continental: warm summers > Possible to add Lighter machine harvested ** Less prestigious higher AC Granitic soil Roussanne + Marsanne with carbonic maceration to volume region Winds prevent fungal diseases up to 15% for co full bodied complex North-> slopes fermentation concentrated wines -> Flat plain > Carbonic maceration for less expensive light wines > Oak-ageing for expensive wines S-Rhone/Cotes du Red Grenache, Mediterranean > Grenache bush Medium bodied * 18 Villages: greater Rhone Syrah, Flatter terrain vs. N-Rhone trained low to the Fruity percentage of Cotes du Rhone Mourvedre, Hi ground to protect from Simple & soft Grenache, Syrah, village AC others wind & warmth from Mourvedre soil More body, structure and > Carbonic maceration spiced red fruit flavours vs. Can be found in frequent generic Northern rhone as well Storage in stainless steel > More stringent yields and minimum alcohol to reach for Red Grenache Mediterranean Full bodied **** 1st area to get AC du Pape AC Syrah, Hi alcohol Rosé not permitted Mourvedre East bank of the Rhone Concentrated spiced red Reasonably flat fruit flavours Part of the 7 crus: Wide range of soils Vacqueyras, Gigondas, Galets soil that reflect and absorb heat Tavel, Beaume de during the day and redistribute it at Venise, Vinsobres night
N-Rhone/Condrieu AC White Viognier Continental: warm summers Granitic soil Winds prevent fungal diseases Steep well exposed terrace vineyards Best: lo yielding Needs careful handling Use of new oak increasing Dry Lo acidity Hi alcohol Rich Exotic apricot, and floral aromas ****+ Chateau Grillet AC: single property AC Red Continental: warm summers Granitic soil Winds prevent fungal diseases Well exposed steep slopes behind the town of Tain and along the Rhone Possible to add Roussanne + Marsanne up to 15% for co fermentation Deep colour Fullest bodied Rhone wine Hi tannins Black fruit, black pepper, floral aromas Can age very well ****+ AC Red Syrah Continental: warm summers Granitic soil Winds prevent fungal diseases North-> slopes -> Flat plain > Possible to add Roussanne + Marsanne up to 15% for co fermentation > Carbonic maceration for less expensive light wines > Oak-ageing for expensive wines Lighter machine harvested with carbonic maceration to full bodied complex concentrated wines ** Less prestigious higher volume region S-Rhone/Cotes du Rhone Cotes du Rhone village AC Red Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, others Mediterranean Flatter terrain vs. N-Rhone Hi > Grenache bush trained low to the ground to protect from wind & warmth from soil > Carbonic maceration frequent Storage in stainless steel > More stringent yields and minimum alcohol to reach for Medium bodied Fruity Simple & soft More body, structure and spiced red fruit flavours vs. generic * 18 Villages: greater percentage of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre Can be found in Northern rhone as well du Pape AC Red Grenache Syrah, Mourvedre Mediterranean East bank of the Rhone Reasonably flat Wide range of soils Galets soil that reflect and absorb heat during the day and redistribute it at night Full bodied Hi alcohol Concentrated spiced red fruit flavours **** 1st area to get AC Rosé not permitted Part of the 7 crus: Vacqueyras, Gigondas, Tavel, Beaume de Venise, Vinsobres
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