Inter Rhone and Grenache Association present

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Inter Rhone and Grenache Association present:
GRENACHE, the quintessentially Rhone grape
Master class
Rhône Wine Festival – Saturday 14th September 2013
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GRENACHE LOVERS UNITE!
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We are representing the Grenache Association, a not-for-profit
organisation open to fine wine’s lovers. Members of the Association are
leading International wine organizations, producers, critics, wine
enthusiasts.
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Created on the back of the first ever International Grenache
Symposium, a world summit on Grenache, which took place in 2010,
and brought together 270 leading wine experts, critics and producers
from 23 countries.
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The idea started with Walter McKinlay, the owner of Domaine de
Mourchon in Seguret. It was chaired by Steven Spurrier, editor of
Decanter Magazine, and Michel Bettane, the leading French Wine
Critic. It was hosted at the Chene Bleu wine estate of Nicole & Xavier
Rolet.
The purpose of the Symposium and the Association is to bring better
knowledge of this great grape. Most winemakers know and like
Grenache, but consumers rarely do. WE ARE PLANNING TO CHANGE
THAT! Our goal is to make sure that Grenache gets the place it
deserves in the Olympus of Wines!
+ SO LET’S TASTE SOME
WINES!
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Which wines will you taste?
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Roaix
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Plan de Dieu
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Rasteau
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Séguret
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Gigondas
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Cairanne
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Jouques (13)
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Rasteau VDN
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Domaine PiqueBasse
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Grape variety: 100% Grenache Blanc
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Age of vines: 45 years
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Terroirs: sandy-clay with fresh ground
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Yield: 35 hl/ha
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Ageing: The wine is made half in demimuid and half in stainless steel.
After a three-month fermentation, the
wine stays on the lees without stirring.
Final blend is done on tank one month
before bottling with light filtration.
L’atout du Pique– 2012
Côtes du Rhône Villages
Roaix
France
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Domaine du
Trapadis
Blanc 2010
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Grape variety: 90% Grenache Blanc
and 10% Clairette blanche
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Age of vines: 20 years
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Terroirs: Clay and limestone, situated
on a plain, made of red clay and small
round pebbles.
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Yield: 10 to 15 hl/ha
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Ageing: The beginning of the alcoholic
fermentation takes place in tanks with
local yeasts at a temperature of 18 ° C.
The wine is aged in barrels for 8
months without sulfur and without
racking and bottling before the
summer.
Côtes du Rhône
France
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Domaine du Terme
Rosé 2012
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Grape variety: 80% Grenache and 20%
Mourvèdre
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Age of vines: 45 years
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Yield: 10 to 15 hl/ha
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Manual harvesting. Stemming 80%.
« Rosé de saignée »: wine from
bleeding method. No Malolactic
fermentation.
Bottled the following spring to ensure
maximum freshness.
Gigondas
France
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Château Revelette
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Grape variety: 100% Grenache
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Age of vines: 50 years
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Terroir: clay and red limestone
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Yield: 32hl/ha
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Ageing: Hand harvest, extraction in
small 500l-fermenters at 25°C during 28
days, raised in old barrels for 10
months.
Pur 2011
Vin de France
France
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Domaine des
Ondines
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Grape variety: 100% Grenache
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Age of vines: 45 years
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Terroirs: limestone gravel based on
blue clay or on sandstone safres,
ensuring in summer upwelling of
significant moisture.
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Yield: 45hl/ha
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Ageing: in tank for 6 to 8 months
La Folie des Frères 2012
Côtes du Rhône
France
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Domaine de
Mourchon
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Grape variety: 100% Grenache
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Age of vines: 60 years
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Terroirs: grey sandstone on steep
slopes
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Yield: 15 hl/ha
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Ageing: Maceration in open demimuids (600 litres) for 25 days, ageing in
demi-muids and oak barrels (about 10
months)
Family Réserve Grenache – 2010
Côtes du Rhône Villages
Séguret
France
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Domaine de
Galuval
Rouge– 2006
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Grape variety: Grenache, Syrah,
Carignan, Cinsault
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Ages of vines: 40 years
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Terroirs: Clay and limestone
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Yield: 30hl/ha
Côtes du Rhône Villages
Cairanne
France
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Cave de Rasteau -
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Grape variety: 100% Grenache noir
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Age of vines: 50 years or more
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Terroirs: Clayey limestone hill slopes
AOC Vin Doux Naturel Rasteau
Ambré
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Yield: 25hl/ha
France
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Ageing: This wine is only ever made
with exceptional harvests of very ripe
but absolutely healthy old grenache.
Manual harvesting and sorting.
Complete destemming. Pure bled rosé.
50% of the blend is matured in barrels
for 12 months before bottling.
Ortas
Vintage – 2007
+ WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT GRENACHE?
The Association and Grenache Activities
+ THE GRENACHE ASSOCIATION
•  If you enjoyed these wines and this presentation, please let us
know!
•  Our Association is a non-profit organisation created to increase
awareness and appreciation of Grenache around the world-- We
educate, inform, celebrate!
•  Like Grenache itself, which is a team player and blends well
with other grapes, our philosophy is to be very inclusive.
•  We believe that everyone benefits from a high level of wine
knowledge: we are not here just to say « we’re the best », « our
wine or our regions are better than theirs ».
•  We think that all winemakers who work hard and make good
wine should be recognises and appreciated, all grapes that
inspire them to greatness should be respected and understood.
•  Grenache, as the most widely planted red grape in the world
deserves its place in the sun.
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Grenache ac)vi)es around the world:  
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Knowlegde: technical informa)on, discussions and workshops for professionals to develop a database of cultural and winemaking prac)ces and ampelographic knowledge.   Grenache Symposium   G-­‐Think: round-­‐table for producers to share their knowledge about Grenache. The worldwide recogni/on: celebrate the Grenache the 3rd Friday in September to bring together influencers and inform customers.   Interna)onal Grenache Day aka G-­‐Day. Diversity and entertainment: show the Grenache in a fun, fes)ve and cultural way, create events and share in a friendly spirit.   Grenache Night or G-­‐Night: events with producers, a special )me to share with producers. Local events to promote Grenache.   Grenache & the Arts : Grenache as an ar)s)c and cultural inspira)on. +
Our philosophy and how to:  
An associa)on based on values  
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The philosophy of the associa)on is based on sharing and friendliness with a sense of community where everyone can express themselves, par)cipate and find high quality informa)on. How to? • 
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With the social networks, according to targets and objec)ves, the provided informa)on are numerous and accessible to everyone. A stamp “Grenache Associa)on” to promote Grenache and to unify in the same state of mind. A coordinator, Execu)ve Director of the associa)on, to organize, promote and channel energies and ideas. Next G-­‐Day: the 20th September 2013. Let’s celebrate the Groovy Grape!
GRENACHE IS GRAND– BUT DOESN’T
WANT TO TAKE ITSELF TOO SERIOUSLY
OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS
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Thank you for your aWen)on!  
Execu/ve Director Marlene Angelloz Tel : +33 (0)6 61 60 95 96 [email protected]  
Other contacts Press Rela/ons Director: Jane Silverman [email protected]  
Useful resources: Grenache Associa/on: www.grenache-­‐associa/on.com G-­‐Day website: www.grenacheday.com G-­‐Day Facebook page: www.facebook.com/grenacheday Grenache Symposium Facebook page: ww.facebook.com/grenachesymposium TwiNer account: @grenache_global + KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER
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Grenache is actually the #1 most widely planted red grape in the world.
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It is the main grape of Mediterranean-style climates and reflects the
wonderful food and lifestyle of those hot, sunny, dry places.
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It comes in many styles because it changes a lot depending where it is
grown, and can make white, red, rosé and even sweet wine.
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The most famous regions for Great Grenache are, in France, the Southern
Rhone, Languedoc & Roussillon, in Spain: Priorat , Campo de Borja &
Calatayud ,but many more.
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It’s a team player: it has soft, velvety tannins that blend well with many
other grapes and marry well with many flavours, and aromas of fresh red
fruit like strawberries, cherries and plums, and soft spices.
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This is why it is so fantastic for food pairing, especially well with
mediterranean food, red goes well with rich meat.
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The next International Grenache Day is on September 20, 2013.
Celebrate with us!
+ THANK YOU!