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Beaujolais Flashcards

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  1. What is to the NSEW of Beaujolais?
  2. Climate? Avg rainfall?
  3. Hazards?
A 
1. North- Macconais
South- Lyon
East: Seine River
West: Monts du Beaujolais
2. Semi continental, around 29" a year
3. Spring frost, autumn rain, grey rot for Gamay
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Soils:

  1. Southern Beaujolais?
  2. Northern Beaujolais?
  3. What river splits the two N/S?
A
  1. Sedimentary- Clayey limestone (“golden stones” also found)
  2. Granite with Schist and some sandy soils
  3. Nizerand River
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Gamay:

  1. covers what % of Beaujolais soils?
  2. Prefers what type of soil?
  3. What other grape is supplementary in Beaujolais?
A
  1. 98%
  2. Granite
  3. PN (very small)
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What is the primary white grape of Beaujolais?

What other white grapes are grown?

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  1. Chardonnay (2% all plantings)

2. Aligote, Melon, Pinot Gris

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  1. In Beaujolais, what is named after Julius Caesar?
  2. What is Fleurie dervied from?
  3. What are Brouilly and Cote de Brouilly named after?
A
  1. Julienas (one of the 10 Crus), village of Julie
  2. Floricum, a Roman soldier. Rumor is the floral trait of the wines
  3. Mont Brouilly ( which is named after a soldier named Brulius)
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  1. What was the historic capital of the region? What is it now?
  2. What area nearby spurred demand for Beaujolais? What later development in 19th century spurred it even more?
  3. What is the “vin premieur”?
A
  1. Beaujeu, Villefranche sur Saone
  2. Lyon, railway to Paris
  3. Parisians celebrating the Lyon tradition by drinking Beaujolais when first vinified
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  1. In ___ the Union Interprofessionale des Vins du Beaujolais set the date of ___ for the release of en primeur Beaujolais wines.
  2. In ___ this date was changed to ___
A

1951, November 15

1985, 3rd Thursday of November

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  1. As of now is there any sparkling Beaujolais AOC?

2. As of 2035, ____ will no longer accept fruit from Beaujolais

A
  1. No, it is used in Cremant de Bourgogne

2. Bourgogne Aligote

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  1. Who championed carbonic maceration? What else did he develop?
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  1. Jules Chauvet The INAO/ISO tasting glass, and father of the natty wine movement
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  1. What started in 2003?
  2. What is the Chateau de L’Eclair?
  3. What started in 2009?
A
  1. Collecting Gamay clones to build a national Gamay conservatory
  2. Where 1000+ Gamay variants are collected
  3. Extensive soil assessment over 8 years
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  1. What is the topography and soil south of the Nizerand River?
  2. What about north?
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  1. Flat, Clay and limestone soils. Broken yellow limestone (Pierres Dorees) on the south Saone plain.
  2. Hillier with granite/schist soils. Arene or Gorrhe- minerals in sandy soils
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  1. Most common vine training in BJ?
  2. What other 2 methods are approved for BJ VIllages AOC and Cru AOC wines?
  3. What is approved for BJ AOC and white BJ AOC only?
A
  1. Gobelet (short or spur pruning)
  2. Cordon, Eventail
  3. Guyot (due to higher yields)
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  1. Is machine harvesting permitted in BJ?

2. Where is machine harvesting not allowed?

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  1. Yes, but not widely used in hilly areas. Handpicking is dominant
  2. BJ Nouveau
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  1. How is Gamay usually fermented in BJ?

2. When was it embraced and why?

A
  1. Semi Carbonic Maceration

2. 1950s, to boost wine aromas

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  1. What is a current/growing trend on how to vinify Gamay in BJ?
  2. Where is this technique never used?
A
  1. traditional Bourgogne red winemaking techniques- destem, crush, yeast driven ferment, some oak aging.
  2. Never for BJ Nouveau
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  1. Which designations can Rose BJ wines be made?
  2. Has Rose production increased or decreased from 2015-2019?
  3. Where is BJ Nouveau Rose developing a presence?
A
  1. BJ AOC and BJ Villages AOC
  2. Increased (35%)
  3. France, Britain, Japan
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  1. Is there BJ Blanc made?

2. Oaked or unoaked

A
  1. Very little, but demand increasing

2. Majority unoaked

18
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What grapes grown in BJ are used in Cremant de Bourgogne?

A
  1. Chardonnay, Gamay, PN
19
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Sweet sparkling rose in BJ is labeled as?

A
  1. Vin de France (no AOC, no mention of BJ on label)
20
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What is Terra Vitis?

A

Sustainable vine growing certification started by BJ in 1998.

21
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Beaujolais AOC:

  1. Produces?
  2. Red and Rose BJ is mostly what grape?
  3. BJ Blanc is what grape?
A
  1. Red, rose, dry white (99% red)
  2. Almost always 100% Gamay (but can have up to 15% chardonnay, PN, melon, PG)
  3. Usually 100% chardonnay
22
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BJ Superieur:

  1. Is it a separate AOC?
  2. Requirements of Superieur label?
A
  1. No (part of BJ AOC)

2. Lower yields, slightly higher ETOH

23
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BJ plus Village name:

  1. Is it a separate AOC?
  2. How many villages are recognized for producing wines of higher quality?
A
  1. No (part of BJ AOC)

2. 30 (can add village name after BJ)

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Beaujolais Villages AOC:
1. Produces?
2. How is red BJ VIllages different from standard BJ?
3 How is BJ Villages Blanc different from BJ Blanc??

A
  1. Red, rose, dry white
  2. Deeper color, berry fruit, distinct core of minerality (attributable to granite in soils of BJ Villages)
    3, More concentrated.
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BJ Nouveau:

  1. How is it classified?
  2. Who is allowed to make nouveau? What was production in 2018?
  3. It can be labeled as Nouveau or ____
  4. For BJ Nouveau, ____ harvesting and _____ vinification are required.
A
  1. BJ AOC (2/3) or BJ Villages AOC
  2. All 96 BJ villages can make. 22 million bottles (20% total BJ production)
  3. Primeur
  4. Hand, semi-carbonic
26
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BJ Nouveau:
1. General tasting notes?
2. How is it served?
3 Any aging?

A
  1. Candied fruit, banana, bubble gum
    2 Slightly chilled
  2. No
27
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BJ Cru:
1. Soft and light style (3)
2 Medium body (4)
3. Powerful/generous/aging(3)
4 Grape composition of BJ Cru wines?
A
  1. St. Amour, Fleurie, Chiroubles
  2. Julienas, Regnie, Brouilly, Cote de Brouilly
  3. Chenas, Moulin a Vent, Morgon
  4. Always red, usually 100% gamay, but can have up to 15% Aligote, Chardonnay, Melon
28
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Saint Amour AOC:

  1. Location?
  2. When is it heavily promoted?
  3. Produces wines of short or long maceration times?
A
  1. Northernmost Cru
  2. Valentine’s Day
    3 Both
29
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Julienas AOC:

  1. Named after?
  2. Wines are typically…
A
  1. Julius Caesar

2. Layered and complex

30
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Chenas AOC:
1. Size claim to fame?
2 Where is name from?
3. Flavor trait?

A
  1. Smallest of all BJ Crus
  2. Forest (chene means “oak tree”
  3. Concentrated, may need aging, often has wood notes even if wood wasn’t used
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Moulin a Vent AOC:

  1. Named after…
  2. Nickname. Why?
  3. What is “pinotent/pinoter”
A
  1. Local landmark windmill
  2. “King of BJ”, most full bodied and tannic of all crus. Many locals favor traditional Bourgogne vinification methods. Can last up to 10 years.
  3. Many of these wines become pinot like with age
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Fleurie AOC:

1. Nickname?

A
  1. Queen of BJ- elegant refined, age can bring sweet spice notes
33
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Chiroubles AOC:

1. Claims to fame?

A
  1. Highest in elevation of crus, also coolest so harvest starts later than the others
34
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Regnie AOC:

1. Claim to fame, and soils?

A
  1. Newest cru, soils have lots of sand (aromatic wines quick to mature)
35
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Morgon AOC:

  1. Sizewise?
  2. Wine traits?
  3. What is “roches purries”?
  4. The most famous lieu dit in BJ is ___?
  5. What is “ sous bois” and “morgonner”
A
  1. 2nd largest cru (after Brouilly)
  2. ripe cherry (cherry jam or Kirsch)
  3. “Rotted rocks”- decomposed schist soils that contribute to cherry notes
  4. Cote du Py
  5. Earthy notes with age like PN. The transformation from aroma to bouquet
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Cote de Brouilly AOC:

  1. Claim to fame:
  2. What to the soils contain?
A
  1. Only Cru with vineyards on slopes facing every point of compass
  2. Diorite, a volcanic element that gives wines a spicy, peppery note
37
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Brouilly AOC:

  1. Claim to fame:
  2. Location note:
A
  1. Largest of BJ crus

2. Most south of BJ Crus, more warmth and sun that others

38
Q

All BJ Crus have lieux dits- eventual goal is to have these recognized as ____

A

Premier Crus

39
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BJ production top 4:

A
  1. BJ AOC (34%)
  2. BJ Villages AOC (26%)
    3, Brouilly AOC (8%)
  3. Morgon AOC (8%)
  4. Fleurie AOC (5%)
40
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What is the Coteaux du Lyonnais?

A

Local AOC, south of BJ, semicricle around Lyon. Whites mostly Chardonnay, reds/roses mainly Gamay.

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