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Where is Chateau Beaucastel located?
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Northeast Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France.
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Who is the winemaker for Chateau Beaucastel?
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François Perrin
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Describe the vineyard holdings of Chateau Beaucastel.
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100 hectares of vines. ¾ of the vineyards lie in CdP, ¼ across the highway/border making Coudoulet de Beaucastel (cote-du-Rhone).
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Who owns Chateau Beaucastel?
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Belonged to the Perrin family since 1921.
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Describe the CdP blend used by Chateau Beaucastel.
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30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% syrah, the rest a blend of all remaining Cdp varieties.
Mourvedre percentage is unusually high. |
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Describe the winemaking style of Chateau Beaucastel.
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No chemicals are used in their viticultural practice.
Grapes are destemmed. Pre-crushing, the whole grapes are heated to 80˚C (170˚F) for 2 minutes, then rapidly cooled. The heat really affects only the skins: this aids in extraction of color, softening of tannins, and kills many of the enzymes that make the grapes oxidize quickly. Therefore the need for sulphur is reduced. Natural yeasts. 15 day ferment, then blended and matured in oak foudres (50 hL) Unfiltered. |
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What is 'Hommage a Jacques Perrin'
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A Chateau Beaucastel blend created when the winemakers found a particularly good barrel of mourvedre that “required special treatment.” They blended a different blend than their standard CdP, including some particularly good Counsoise, and created a bottling in homage of their father.
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What sets Chateau Beaucastel apart from other southern Rhone producers?
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Their wines are extrememly well aging. The most elegant, ageworthy CdP out there. Plus, that higher Mourvedre percentage.
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Who is the winemaker for Jean-Louis Chave?
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Winemaker: The Chave family (Gerard, Jean-Louis…)
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Where is Jean-Louis Chave based?
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Located: hermitage, Rhone, France.
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Brief history of J-L Chave.
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Making hermitage since 1481, in an unbroken family line.
Every other generation one child is named Jean-Louis. |
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Describe the vineyard holdings of J-L Chave.
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Hermitage plantings
5 ha of white grapes: 80-90% Marsanne, 10-20% Rousanne. 10 ha of Red: Syrah. |
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J-L Chave has holdings in Bessards, L'Hermite, Meal, and Peleat. What are the differences between the climats?
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Bessards: grantie soil. Gives structure.
L’Hermite: loess soil, leading to spiciness. Meal: limestone-quartz: fleshy grapes with floral tones. Peleat: sand and pebbles- purity and aroma. |
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Describe the Chave winemaking style.
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100% destemmed.
Cap punch downs twice daily. High toned fruit and flower aromas. After alcoholic fermentation, the red wine is aged for 18 to 24 months in oak, utilizing just 10% new oak since Gérard Chave believes that its use is unnecessary to add structure to his wine (this makes the 250 odd cases of Cathelin a bit of an anathema since it is aged in 100% new oak - more on that later.) The wine is bottled without filtration and fining only if truly necessary. The white wine is aged 80% in oak, the remainder in stainless-steel vats with a similar level of new oak. |
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Summarize the difference between J-L Chave and other Hermitage producers.
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Brighter acidity.
A lot less oak. Should age 10 to 20 yrs. |
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Who makes Cuvee Cathelin?
What is it? |
J-L Chave. not produced every year, and not always produced in great vintages. Blend of all 7 Chave Lieu-dits. It is simply a different blend. 100% new oak. named after the designer of the label Bernard Cathelin.
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Where is E Guigal based?
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Cote Rotie, Rhone, France
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Who is the winemaker for E Guigal?
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Marcel Guigal (and son Phillipe? )
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what are the top wines of E Guigal?
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La turque, La Ladonne, La Mouline are the 3 top wines.
3 Cote Roties! |
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there is a wine called Chateau d'Ampuis. What is it?
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E Guigal's
Chateau d’Ampuis is made from le Pavillon and La Pommiere vineyards. |
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Describe E Guigal's winemaking method.
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Guigal’s wine spends more time in wood than almost any in france. Up to 3.5 years.
All single vineyard offerings are aged for 40+ months in French oak. Maturation is done in 100% new oak. Casks made in Burgundy from Tronçais oak. Guigal believes that new oak develops a wines aromas faster than in a foudre, and that old oak casks are dangerous because after time cleanliness cannot be guaranteed. Wine are unfined and unfiltered. |
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Who makes Hermitage ‘Ex-Voto’? What is it?
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E Guigal. produced only in the great vintages. Ex Voto: Pulled from the finest parcels Guigal owns in Hermitage. 70 second finish. Licorice. licorice, camphor, and creme de cassis, massive body, low acidity, huge concentration,
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What is Chateau d'Ampuis?
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Château d’Ampuis This cuvee comes from some of the top vineyards planted on the steep hillsides of Cote Rotie, such as Le Clos, La Grande Plantee, La Pommiere, Pavillon Rouge, Le Moulin, and Guigal’s most recent purchase, La Viria, which I suspect will become another single vineyard Cote Rotie in a few years. There are around 2,000 cases of this cuvee, and it is aged 30 or more months in 100% new oak.
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Describe the vineyard Côte Brune.
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The Côte Brune, exclusively planted with Syrah vines, is recognisable by its virile vegetation. Has a richer darker clay content in the schistous soil and a higher iron content.
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Describe the vineyard Côte Blonde
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Côte Blonde is more serenely feminine due to the inclusion of Viognier vines which add refinement to the Syrah.
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Who makes Saint-Joseph ‘Lieu-Dit Saint-Joseph’ in red and white, as well as the famous Saint-Joseph red « Vignes de l’Hospice ».?
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E Guigal.
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Where is La Mouline? describe it.
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situated on the Côte blonde, distinguished by its form which resembles a Roman amphitheatre. The soil in the vineyard is limestone, mica, flint. They blend in 11% viognier. Intense flavor, less structured than the Ladonne.
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Where is La Turque? Describe?
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(Cote Brune): benefits from full Southern exposure and from a complex terroir made up of shale and iron oxide which lend finesse and strength to this wine. Flavors of Blackcherry, raare in a cote-rotie. Hermaphroditic, brune et blonde in character.
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Where is La Landonne? Describe it.
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slopes of nearly 45 degrees. La Landonne is planted 100% Syrah. This is the toughest, richest, and longest lived of Guigal’s wines. This is also the only OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED VINEYARD of the three ‘la la’s”
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Where is Paul Jaboulet Aîné based?
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Hermitage, Rhone, France
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Who manages the winemaking for
Paul Jaboulet Aîné? |
Phillipe Jaboulet is the managing director
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Describe the vineyard holdings of
Paul Jaboulet Aîné. |
Paul Jaboulet Aîné owns about ¼ of the vienyards on the hill of Hermitage, including the land that holds the famous chapel of St-Christophe.
All over the place. Makes everything. CDP, Cornas, Hermitage, Gigondas. Still manually harvest because the hill is so steep. |
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Describe the winemaking methods used by Paul Jaboulet Aîné.
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100% destemmed.
Ferments for 3 days at 30˚C (86˚F) to extract color, then cooled to 26-28˚C (79-82˚F) and left with skins for 3-4 weeks. Does not use a ton of new oak. Most years, all syrah is sold as La chapelle. |
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expatiate
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v. to speak or write at length
she expatiated on working-class novelists. |
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What is Le Chevailier de Sterimberg?
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white hermitage (Marsanne/Rousanne) from 35 year old vines.
made my Paul Jaboulet Aine |
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Who is Daniel Brunier?
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Daniel Brunier, 46, is vigneron and owner of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe and La Roquète in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, along with his brother, Frédéric. He also co-owns Domaine Les Pallières in Gigondas with U.S.-based wine importer Kermit Lynch.
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Who owns and makes wine for Vieux telegraphe?
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Daniel Brunier
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Give a brief history of Vieux Telegraphe.
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Vieux Télégraphe was established in 1898 by Hypolithe Brunier on the highest terrace of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation, called Plateau de la Crau. Today, the domaine extends over 170 acres and is one of Châteauneuf-du-Pape's leading wineries year in and year out.
VT is based 100 percent on [grapes from] the La Crau plateau, which is well known for producing grapes with a big potential for minerality and richness. They make a red and white Chateaneuf-du-Pape. |
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Who runs Domaine La Roquete?
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Frédéric & Daniel Brunier make the wine. Brunier and his brother purchased La Roquète in 1986, and they recently completed a renovation of the winery, which is located in the center of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Unlike the one domaine-one wine theory practiced at Vieux Télégraphe, La Roquète has introduced a small-production cuvée, called L'Accent, culled from its best vineyard parcels, to go alongside the regular cuvée.
The vines of the domaine are 45+ years old. |
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Describe Domaine La roquete's holdings and vineyards.
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La Roquète is divided among three different vineyards: Les Pialons, Pignan and Colombis. The vineyards are planted 70% grenache, 20% syrah, 10% mourvedre.
This make up give you some idea of the blend of the wine. The wine is vinified traditionally, and is not fined or filtered. |
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How would you pair CdP with food?
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Red CDP and red meats, especially game and lamb, go together very well. The older the CDP, the better with the game.
Whtie CDP should be paired with Lobster, Shellfish, Scallops. Asparagus. |
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Describe Chateau La Nerthe's blend.
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classic Grenache based CDP blend. The website proudly claims that they grow all 13 varietals in their vineyards, btu the majority of the beldsn seems to be about 40% Grenache, followed by mourvedre and syrah and cinsault.
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Who is the winemaker for Rene Rostaing?
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Rene Rostaing
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Describe Rene Rostaing's winemaking style.
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After partial destemming, the wines are fermented in stainless-steel tanks with regular punching-down after which the wine is matured in both oak barriques and demi-muids, with a conservative use of new oak no more than 10%. After a maximum of 20 months, the wines are fined and bottled without filtration.
Sometimes a bit overblown and suffering from excessive brettanomyces. |
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Who is the winemaker for Chateau Rayas?
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Emmanuel Reynaud
The nephew of the famous wine maker took over in 1997, and so recent vintages are good but with the winemaker still finding his feet. |
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Where is Chateau Rayas located?
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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What does Chateau Rayas make?
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Grenache based South Rhone Blends.
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Who is the winemaker for Chateau Rayas?
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Emmanuel Reynaud
The nephew of the famous wine maker took over in 1997, and so recent vintages are good but with the winemaker still finding his feet. |
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Where is Chateau Rayas located?
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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What does Chateau Rayas make?
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Grenache based South Rhone Blends.
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TRUE OR FALSE: M. CHAPOUTIER is a biodynamic producer.
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TRUE. Chapoutier is now the largest proprietor of biodynamic vines with over 250-hectares in France (80-hectares in the Rhône.)
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M. Chapoutier's labels have been inscribed in Braille since 1995. Why Braille?
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One of the original owners of "La Sizeranne" (one of the vineyards), Maurice Monier, was the inventor of abbreviated Braille (although amusingly, Livingstone-Learmonth recounts the tale of a blind man who brought it to Michel's attention that his white wine actually read "rouge").
Legend has it that the cellar master who was in charge of the wines was blind. |
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M Chapoultier makes "La Pavillon." What is it?
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"Le Pavillon: from low-yielding, 65-year old Syrah vines located around the distinctive "Chapoutier" sign in "Bessards", with bunches completely destemmed, then fermented in open-top wooden vats then matured in 50% new oak for between 15 and 18 months.
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M Chapoultier makes "La Bernadine." What is it?
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2005 Chateauneuf du Pape La Bernardine: is mostly Grenache, is an elegant take on this appellation, with notes of sweet cherry, currant, and hints of olive and roasted herbs. This is a fruit-driven, dark ruby, medium-bodied wine to drink in its first 7-8 years of life.
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how does Domaine de La Janasse make wines?
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STYLE: Partial removal of stems from 50 to 80 % depending on stems maturity.
Cold pre-fermentation macération for 2 to 4 days on some granche parcels (mostly sandy soils) Manual must pressing (for smooth extraction), usually once a dayTemperature control (28 to 32°C)Very long maceration (3 to 4 weeks) for an optimum extraction of phenolic composites, tannins and all skin contained elements. Separation of drip juice and pressing juice. Tasting will decide whether to reassemble them or not.Some micro-oxygenation tries on Merlots as Vin de Pays and unballasting. |
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Domaine de la Janasse makes Cuvee Chaupin. What is it?
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Cuvee Chaupin: 100% Grenache. Made in Late Vintages. Is the most voluptuous, sexy offering in the Janasse portfolio. It's the Brigitte Bardot of Chateauneuf du Pape ... full-bodied, rich, and sexy. A sweet, expansive perfume of red and black fruits is followed by a wine of great purity and balance displaying a surprising combination of fat, power, and elegance. Already delicious because of its low acidity as well as its expansive, ripe fruit, it will drink well for 12-15 years.
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Domaine de la Janasse makes Cuvee Vieilles Vignes. What is it?
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Cuvee Vieilles Vignes: (70% Grenache and 30% Syrah and Mourvedre) was “rocking.” The 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Vieilles Vignes represents the essence of kirsch liqueur intermixed with pepper. Sexy, full-bodied, layered, and multidimensional. 95 points.
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Domaine Charvin makes what style of wine?
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CdP that is Lean, elegant, with finesse.
It is a traditional blend of 82% Grenache, 8% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre, and 5% Vaccarese. It should hit its prime in 4-6 years, peak at around age 10-15, and last for 20+ years |
