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39 Cards in this Set
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Name the AOP's included in the Yonne department. |
Chablis, Petit Chablis, Grand Cru Chablis, Irancy, Saint-Bris, Bourgogne |
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Name the four Départements of Burgundy from North to South: |
Yonne Côte d'Or Saône-et-Loire Rhône |
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What is the primary soil type and minimum potential alcohol for Petit Chablis AOP:
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Portlandian Limestone Min. Alcohol: 9.5% |
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What is the primary soil type found in Chablis AOP:
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Kimmeridgian clay-limestone |
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What is the minimum potential alcohol for Chablis AOP and Chablis 1er Cru:
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Min. Alc. Chablis: 10% Premier Cru: 10.5% |
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What is the dominant soil type found in Chablis Grand Cru & minimum potential alcohol?
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Kimmeridgian clay-limestone Min Alc: 11% |
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Name the Grand Cru's of Chablis from North to South.
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Bougros Preuses (La Moutonne) Vaudesir Grenouilles Valmur Les Clos Blanchot |
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What river runs through Chablis? |
Serein |
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What is a "feuillette" and what is it used for? |
A feuillette = traditional barrel, usually used oak, used in Chablis for aging &/or selling wine. It is 132 Liters.
"piece" - Burgundy = 228L "barrique" - BDX = 225L
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Name 5 producers who make a "Les Clos" bottling. |
Francois Raveneau Vincent Dauvissat Christian Moreau Louis Michel Benoit Droin Francois Servin Pinson |
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What are the permitted training methods in Chablis? |
Guyot (Single + Double) Cordon Royat Taille Chablis |
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Who produces "Chateau les Grenouilles" |
La Chabliesienne |
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True or False. Chablis is Burgundy's largest white wine producing region. |
True |
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Name the 17 "major" 1er Crus of Chablis |
Beauroy, Berdoit, Cote de Lechet, Cote de Vaubarousse, Chaume de Talvat, *Fourchaume, Les Forneaux, Les Beauregarde, Montee de Milieu, *Montee de Tonnere, *Montmains, *Vaillons, Vaucoupin, Vaudevey, Vos-Ligneau, Vosgros, Cote de Jouan |
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Give a tasting note for 1er Cru Chablis |
M/M- color, pale straw w/ green. M/M+ Viscosity lemon/lime. green/gold apple. crunchy green pear. white peach, green plum. white flowers (apple blossom, Acacia) Flint, burnt match/cabbage. LEES-cheese rind, nuts, marzipan, hazelnuts Chalk/Limestone, oyster shells, wht mushrooms M+ Acid, M/M+ Alcohol - Long Finish |
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What is the only Sauvignon Blanc producing region in Burgundy? What other grape is allowed in the blend? |
St.-Bris AOP Sauvignon Gris |
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Irancy AOP is produced from what grapes? |
90% minimum PN + max 10% Sauv. Gris, Cesar |
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Discuss 2013 as a vintage in Chablis |
Challenging. Rot, Rot, ROT! Cold & damp with heat & humidity at end. Late October harvest. Low yields but great quality. Rich wines w/ M+ alcohol and M+ acid. |
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What did 2010, 2011, 2012 vintages in Chablis have in common? |
LOW YIELDS!
2012 - frost, lots of rain, lucky dry Aug. 2011- hot/dry start, WET July, humid + heat spikes in Aug. Ripe but w/ lower acids. 2010 - cool vintage. Summer hot/dry days alternate cool/wet. concentrated + high acid
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Discuss 2009 vintage in Chablis |
Mother Nature smiled on the whole of France! WARM vintage. Ripe fruit w/ good acid (might be a touch on the low side) |
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What 5 communes in the Yonne can append thier name to Bourgogne AOP? |
Tonnere Chitry Coulanges-les-Vineuse Epineuil Vezelay |
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Who makes "Cote de Bouguerots"? Which vineyard does it come from? |
Fevre Grand Cru Bougrots |
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What % of Chablis is machine harvested? |
95% |
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In what year were the Premier Cru's added to the basic Chablis AOP regulations? |
1967 |
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In what year's were the boundaries of Chablis expanded (1000 ha) to include several new Premier Crus? |
1978 1986 |
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When were Chablis AOP laws established? |
1938 |
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When was the Petit Chablis AOP established and what wines did it find a home for? |
1944 Chardonnay wines produced on plateaus of Portlandian Limestone. - higher, colder, & more wind exposed |
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What is the total acreage in "ha" of Chablis AOP? How many total hectares do Grand Cru Chablis vineyards encompass? |
Total Chablis AOP = 5000ha GC = approx 100ha |
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Who makes "Clos des Hospice"? |
Domaine Christian Moreau (vineyard in Les Clos) |
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Name the lieux-dits of Fourchaume |
L'Homme Mort Vaupulent Cote de Fontenay Vaulorent (faces Bougros) |
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Name the lieux-dits of Montee de Tonnere |
Cote de Brechain Pied d'Aloup Chapelot |
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Name the lieux-dits of Les Forneaux |
Morein Cote des Pres-Girots |
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Name the lieux-dits of Montmains |
Butteaux Les Forets |
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Name the lieux-dits of Vaillons |
Melinots Beugnons Roncieres Chatains Secher Les Lys Les Epinottes |
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What are the 3 allowable RED varieties of the Yonne? Which one is no longer allowed to be replanted? |
Pinot Noir Cesar Tressot (NO replant) |
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Name the private organization whose members control more than 1/2 of Grand Cru acreage? |
Union des Grands Crus des Chablis |
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True or False. Chablis Grand Cru AOP is a single appellation? |
True.
within Chablis GC AOP there are 7 official geographical designations |
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Name 5 producers that hand harvest. |
William Fevre Vincent Dauvissat Francois Raveneau Billaud-Simon Servin |
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Who makes "Reserve de l'Obedience" and where do the grapes come from? |
Made by Michel Laroche GC Blanchots (50 year old vines) 100% barrel fermentation - 33% new wood |
