Ep 485: The Grape Miniseries -- Marsanne

Wine for Normal People

Alcohol, Lifestyle, Arts, Education, Food, Wine, Dining, Grapes

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🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This time we dive into one of the three main grapes of the Northern Rhône: Marsanne. Related to Roussanne, the grape with which it is almost always blended, this grape reaches its heights in the wines of Hermitage in northern Rhône and does exceptional things around the world from Victoria and South Australia, to the US, to New Zealand and South Africa.

Photo: Chante-Alouette from Chapoutier, the wine we mention in the show.
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Although not a grape you will encounter as a standalone varietal that often, its contribution to the great whites of the Rhone can’t be underestimated. This grape is vital to understand if you are interested in diving deeper into the world of Rhône whites (which you definitely should do!).

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Sources used in the show:

Wines of the Rhone, Matt Walls (also listen to Episode 458 with Matt Walls)
Wine Grapes, Dr. José Vouillamoz, Jancis Robinson, and Julia Harding
Grapes & Wines, Oz Clarke and Margaret Rand
Tablas Creek Blog (Also, episodes 162, 281, 440 with Jason Haas of Tablas Creek)
Tahbilk Winery Site
The Wine Cellar Insider

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0:45.6	In my effort again to get back to some of the more traditional MC Ice Elizabeth shows.
0:53.6	Because we're not doing it on the road this time.
0:55.6	Well, we're not doing it on the road.
0:58.1	I do have a guest joining next week.
1:00.1	You know, I'm trying to keep it at, like, you know, as we've, every success, it's about
1:03.4	50, 50, 50 now on guests, which it used to be way, way less, but I think now we've progressed
1:11.0	and we've done so many shows on so many topics that at this point now it's more evidence
1:16.9	based who's actually doing it.
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