4.0 Beaujolais copied to L4.3 WoW Flashcards
What grape is associated with Beaujolais?
Gamay
What winemaking technique is associated with Beaujolais?
Carbonic maceration
What percentage of total Bourgogne production does Beaujolais account for?
Approximately half
What percentage of Beaujolais production is Beaujolais Nouveau?
Approximately 38%
When is Beaujolais Nouveau released?
The third Thursday after vintage and cannot be sold after the following 31 August.
When can Beaujolais Primeur be sold?
Not until after 31st January following vintage. Usually to trade not consumers.
What cannot be sold as Nouveau or Primeur?
Beaujolais Crus
How many villages are under the appellation Beaujolais Villages AC?
38
6 key facts re Beaujolais Nouveau
- Beaujolais Nouveau is 38% of the total crop of Beaujolais
- Made for early drinking
- Released to Consumers on third Thursday after vintage and cannot be sold after the following 31st August
- Beaujolais Primeur May be the same wine but not sold to the trade after 31st January following vintage
- Beaujolais crus cannot be sold as Nouveau or Primeur
- Made using Gamay
How many villages producing wines of distinction do not need to state Beaujolais on the label?
10 villages (the same as the number of letters in Beaujolais)
Name the 10 Beaujolais Crus that do not need to state Beaujolais in the label?
From North to South
- Saint-Amour AC
- Juliénas AC
- Chénas AC
- Moulin á Vent AC
- Chiroubles AC
- Fleurie AC
- Morgon AC
- Régnie AC
- Côte de Brouilly AC
- Brouilly AC
What soil suits Gamay best?
Granite based soils
Beaujolais wines from the rolling hills of granite schist in northern and western Beaujolais have greater complexity and depth than those produced on alluvial soils to the east and limestone soils to the south.
What are two Beaujolais Crus producing full bodied Beaujolais that will improve in bottle?
Moulin á Vent AC
Morgon AC
Where is Beaujolais?
In the Borgogne
Between the Mâconnais and the city of Lyon
What is the climate in Beaujolais?
Continental
Distinctly warmer and drier than Northern Bourgogne
What are the soils in North, East, South and West of Beaujolais?
North - Granite hills
East - Alluvial plains
South - limestone
West - Granite hills
Beaujolais wines from the rolling hills of granite schist in northern and western Beaujolais have greater complexity
How is Gamay trained?
Gamay in Beaujolais is mostly trained on freestanding goblet
Some vineyards in the East and South are trellised along wires
How is Gamay harvested?
Mainly hand harvested to preserve whole bunches for semi-carbonic maceration.
Machine harvested is now permitted in some areas but not Cru vineyard sites.
3 Semi-Carbonic maceration facts
- Semi-Carbonic maceration is common in Beaujolais (the amount of subsequent skin contact with vary according to style).
- Mainly hand harvested to preserve whole bunches for semi-carbonic maceration.
- Semi carbonic maceration extracts colour and flavour (kirsch, raspberries, bananas, bubblegum and cinnamon) with limited tannin
