北隆河产区

北隆河历史悠久，是法国境内最古老的葡萄园之一。这里气候温和，受地中海影响不大，属于半大陆性气候，雨量相对稳定，常年阳光热烈。由于该地区河谷狭窄，葡萄园多位于陡峭的梯田上，却酿出全世界最为经典最为精彩的西拉（Syrah）葡萄酒。

罗帝丘（Cote Rotie）是北隆河的代表，它通常分为棕丘（Cote brune）和黄金丘（Cote blonde），棕丘（Cote brune）土壤呈现褐色，由黏土混合铁氧化物组成，酿出艰涩紧实的葡萄酒。黄金丘（Cote blonde）表面盖一层沙质石灰石，色泽较浅，酿出的酒更加均衡优雅，大多数罗帝丘（Cote Rotie）的葡萄酒混合两边的葡萄酿成，有三个单一葡萄园的酒最为有名，被称为La La La，分别是La Landonne、La Truque、La Mouline。罗帝丘（Cote Rotie）使用单一红葡萄品种西拉（Syrah），但最多可以使用20%的维欧涅（Viognier）调配，给酒增添更多的新鲜度并均匀西拉（Syrah）艰涩的口感，最好的罗帝丘（Cote Rotie）能体现隆河酒最均衡优雅的一面。

找不到什么好的介绍北隆的中文文章啊

总结一下，

1，北隆的气候比南隆冷。

2，syrah是北隆唯一的红葡萄品种。

3，北隆的红经常添加白葡萄品种——viognier，marsanne，roussanne。

4，尽管添加白葡萄品种符合AOC标准，也只有cote-rotie用。

5，condrieu 和chateau grillet用viognier酿白葡萄酒。crozes-hermitage，hermitage，saint joseph和saint peray用marsanne和roussanne酿白葡萄酒。

今天会有人带COTE ROTIE嘛

我喜欢cote rotie啊

Northern Rh?ne

The relatively small appellations of the north produce less wine than those of the south, but they are equally famous if not more so. The most northerly is C?te R?tie (the "roasted slope"), which produces fine wine from the Syrah grape, sometimes with a small percentage of Viognier blended in to add an extra dimension to the wine. The slopes on which the grapes for these wines are grown are precipitous, vertigo-inducing affairs, but the wines are so fine that the vignerons will always persist here despite the difficult conditions. This pleases me immensely - I think C?te R?tie can be the finest wine of the Rh?ne Valley. They are certainly wines for the long haul - from a good vintage many will be at their best when fifteen or twenty years old.
My top wines: Many would say Guigal's single vineyard cuvées, La Landonne, La Mouline and La Turque, but these are prohibitively expensive. Good value can be found with Ogier, Burgaud, Barge and Jasmin. Négociant efforts from Guigal and Delas can also give pleasure.

Just south of C?te R?tie we find Condrieu, and here the colour changes from red to white. This is a wine made solely from the Viognier grape, a lovely variety, which is also used to add interest to C?te R?tie. This, in my opinion, is the Rh?ne's finest white wine. At its best it is heady and intense, but it maintains balance, with fresh acidity and sensible alcohol - this latter characteristic being the point on which all New World Viognier wines disappoint me - they can be intense, but generally have excessive, mouth-searing alcohol. Unlike many wines of the Rh?ne, Condrieu is best enjoyed young- within a few years of bottling.
My top wines: Les Chaillets fromCuilleron and Coteau du Chéry from Perret are the best wines. Guigal's oaked La Doriane isn't cheap but their négociant bottling is good and widely available.

Chateau Grillet is the next appellation, one of the smallest (but not the smallest) appellations in France. This is a single domaine with its own appellation, and the wine produced is essentially Condrieu (100% Viognier), but of a lesser quality and a higher price tag. I stick with Condrieu.

St-Joseph is one of the less significant appellations of the Northern Rh?ne, but there are some excellent wines produced here, and they can be good value. This appellation produces red (Syrah) and white (Marsanne and Rousanne) wines. The reds are the more interesting.
My top wines: Jaboulet Le Grand Pompée.

Like St-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitageproduces wine for relatively early consumption, perhaps within a decade of the vintage, although some can certainly last much longer than this. It is another source of value wines.
My top wines: My two favourites are Graillot La Guiraude and Jaboulet Domaine de Thalabert. The Louis Belle cuvée from Albert Belle is also very good. The Les Grisières cuvée fromAndre Perret provides excellent value for money.

After C?te R?tie, Hermitage is the other truly great red wine of the Northern Rh?ne. Amazingly, there was a time when red Hermitage was frequently used to bolster thinner wines from Bordeaux or Burgundy, a practice that nowadays is wholely illegal. Hermitage now has a fine reputation of its own, and accordingly it commands a price similar to many of the wines which it was once used to doctor. Unlike C?te R?tie, Hermitage may also be white, and unlike Condrieu, white Hermitage is made from Marsanne and Rousanne, and may age well for years. Red Hermitage is generally 100% Syrah, although appellation laws do in fact allow for the blending in of some white grapes.

My top wines: JL Chave,Jaboulet La Chapelle (off-form in recent vintages, admittedly), Marc Sorrel's Le Gréal cuvée as well as his regular bottling, Faurie's Le Méal cuvée and regular bottling, Chapoutier make a number of excellent red and white cuvées, also Albert Belle. All command a considerable price, particularly the special cuvées. There are many other producers worth trying. Delas Marquis de Tourette can be excellent, whilst the Les Bessards cuvee is closer to outstanding.

Cornas is another favourite appellation of mine, not least because some great Rh?ne wines can be had at some very fair prices. They are red wines made from 100% Syrah, and they can be impenetrably dark and intensely, richly flavoured.
My top wines: Undoubtedly the wines ofNoel Verset and Thierry Allemand, but also Alain Voge and Augustus Clape. Those of Jean Luc Colombo are also excellent, although in a different style.

Finally, St Péray, a small appellation producing some unexciting still white wines, but also some quite reasonable sparkling wines, both made from Marsanne and Rousanne. I have fond memories of chilling a bottle of Chaboud St-Péray in a tributary of the Rh?ne, when exploring the Valley in 1997.
My top wines: Chaboud.