Beaujolais Flashcards
Old Wine Book often describe Grand Bourgogne as consisting of five sub regions. Which 5?
Chablis, Cote d’Or, Chalonnaise, the maconnais and Beaujolais.
The province of Bourgogne includes Beaujolais prior to ___.
French Revolution.
After French Revolution, France was divided up into ___ and ___.
Regions Department
True or False: Wine region boudaries do not correspond to the adminstrative districts within France.
True
Beaujolais is divided between the department of ___ and ___.
Saone et Loire
Rhone
What organization promotes Bourgogne?
Bureau Interprofessionel des Vins de Bourgogne
What organization promotes Beaujolais?
Inter Beaujolais
Which wine can incorporate fruits from Beaujolais in Greater Bourgogne?
Coteaux Bourguignon, Blanc, Rouge and Rose, Pinot Noir, Aligote and Gamay
How many comnues in Beaujolais that can provide fruits for inclusion in Bourgogne Aligote?
How about blanc?
How about rouge and rose?
6
42 communes to provide chardonnay
19 communes, Gamay
Bourgogne Aligote will no longer accept fruit from Beaujolais as of ___
2035
less planting in Beaujolais because of this.
Who first cultivated Beaujolais?
Romans
The cultivation by Romans in Beaujolais goes from the mouth of ___ through the ___.
Rhone
Saone River Valley
Beaujolais takes its name from ___
Dukes of Beaujeu, which is the name of the town
Beaujolais Nouveau
During 1950s, Parisian became enamored of the Laynnais tradition of drinking Beaujalais as it was first vinified, ie. en primeur, thus creating the fashsionable tread, It is not exclusive to Beaujolais, seen all over the world.
en primeur
first vinified
Why is Beaujolais good for Nouveau experience
soft fruitiness and low level of tannin
What is the date for Beaujolais Nouveau?
Nov 15
What organization sets the date for Beaujolais Nouveau?
UIVB. The Union Interprofessionelle des Vins du Beaujolais (UIVB)
Who eventually changed Beaujolais Nouveau and when is the official day now?
3rd Thursday of Nov.
By INAO (Institue National des Appeations d’Origine
1985
Beaujolais Nouveau accounted for ___ of the total production
1/3
The vines in Beaujolais is a stretch land of __ miles long from north and south, ___ miles from east to west.
34, 7-9
Beaujolais is bordered by __ to north, ___ to south, ___ to west, ___ to east.
Macon (Bourgogne), Lyon, Monts de Beaujolais Mountains, Saone River
The region is naturally divided into northern and southern halves by ___
Nizerand River
Where is the vineyard planted?
Similar to Alsace, placed between a mountain range to block clouds and rain, also the temperature moderating effect of a large river.
What is the climate of Beaujolais?
semi continental. with mediterranean influences.
four seasons.
summer warm and ry
srping cool and wet
Which grape is susceptibel to grey rot?
Gamay
What is the soil of northern Beaujolais?
granite, created 300m years go. with schist surfaced along.
sandy soils between the rocks, composed of weathered feldspars, micas and other minerals.
What is arene or gorrhe?
Interspersed midst the Northern Beaujolais granites are the sandy soils compared of weathered feldspars, micas, quartz and other minerals, they collectively referred to as arene or gorrhe.
What is the soil of Southern Beaujolais?
Clayey limestone from the same period as the soilds of the Maconnais to the north.
broken yellow limestone, known as Pierres Dorees are found among alluvial deposits
What are the other name for broken yellow limestone?
Pierres Dorees (golden stone)
How does the soil impact Gamay?
Northern, granite and schist, more structured, complex wines. crus
Southen, limestone and clazy, lighter, fruitier and easy drinking wine
Where are the crus located for Beaujolais?
steep granite outcropping of the Monts de Beaujolais in the northern-western part of the region.
What is the highest peak in Beaujolais?
Mont Saint Rigaud
Where are the village wines produced in Beaujolais?
south and east from the granite peaks and the gentle slopes.
What are the main red grapes?
Gamay Noir (98%) and Pinot Noir
What are the white grapes in Beaujolais?
very little, mainly Chardonnay, Aigote, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot Gris
What are the policy for field blend?
Beaujolais Superieus, Beaujalais Villages, can supplement with Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Aligote and Melon
only if they are co-planted
only if enter the vat as field blend
secondry grape no more than 15% in total
___ training is mandatory in the red Beaujalais Villages category and crus.
Goblet
___ and ___ are now authorized training alternatives in Beaujolais.
Cordon and Eventail
What is Gobelet and its benefits
keep the wine low to the ground, no stake or trellis. The wine is pruned to 5-6 spurs that form a bowl.
It limits yield and concentrats the flavor, providing high quality grapes that deliver full flavor with aging potential.
Guyot method is only permitted for ___ and ___.
red and white Beaujolais
white Beaujalais village.
What is Guyot training and its characters.
It invovles one 6-10 bug cane with renewable two bud spur. This lifes the vine higher off the ground and puts the fruit zone at the height for hand harvesting. It provides max sun exposure within the grape canopy, it generates higher yield than the gobelet.
What is the major fermentation method in Beaujolais?
semi carbonic maccreation
Steps for Carbonic maceration
- the grapes are pressed after enzymatic fermentation is complete and free run is racked. ( a few days afer being tanked)
- racked off their lees and aged in oak casks, concrete or stainless stells
- may undergo a filteration before being bottled
True or False: Beaujolais Nouveau is early bottled with the aging period.
False. No aging.