Beaujolais Flashcards
Country
Grape variety
Climate
Beaujolais, France
Gamay
(Chardonnay)
Continental
Typical Beaujolais
3,6,8
3 Light-bodied
6 Low to medium tannins
8 Red fruit
Why are wines from Beauojolais often served slightly chilled?
To highlight their bright acidity and delicate fruit flavors.
The very ___ part of Beaujolais overlaps a bit of the ___ part of the ___.
northern
southern
Mâconnais
Red grape in beaujolais
Gamay
Traditional training method in Beaujolais
Gobelet (Bush vine)
Winemakers can use a specific winemaking technique to craft a particular style of Beaujolais:
Carbonic maceration
What is carbonic maceration?
Wine making technique that extracts intense colour and fruit flavours but little tannin.
Process of Carbonic maceration
1 ___ of Gamay are put into tanks, ___ is pumped into the tank and the tank is ___, creating an ___.
2 Due to the absence of oxygen the berries undergo an ___ (without the help of ___). In this environment ___ and ___ are transferred to the ____ from the ___ while the grapes are building up ___.
Anaerobic respiration of the grapes will convert the ___ in the grapes into ___. Once the alcohol inside the grapes reaches ___%, they ___, ___.
3 Once carbonic maceration has completed (Nornally ___ weeks) the winemaker pumps both the___ and ___ from the skins into another vessel to allow ___ to finish ___, rendering the wine ___ and very ___.
1
Whole clusters
carbon dioxide
sealed
anaerobic environment
2
intracellular fermentation
yeasts
some tannin
lots of color
flesh
skins
carbon dioxide
sugars
ethanol
2
burst
releasing their juice naturally
3
1-3
free run
pressed juice
yeast
primary fermentation
dry
fruity
What are some of the flavors derived from carbonic maceration?
Bubble gum
Banana
Kirsch
Cinnamon
Gum drops
Red licorice
How are the soils different from northern Beaujolais to southern Beaujolais?
Northern Beaujolais has more granite and schist soils, and the northern landscape has more rolling hills than the south.
Southern Beaujolais is on an alluvial plain with sandy soils, and the earth here is flatter than in the north.
Gamay is king in Beaujolais but there can be some white wines - ___ found on ___. They are sold as ___.
Chardonnay
limestone outcroppings
Beaujolais Blanc
What is the hierarchy of quality wines in Beaujolais?
From highest to lowest:
Crus of Beaujolais
Beaujolais-Villages
Beaujolais
What are the 10 Crus of Beaujolais from north to south?
From north to south, the 10 are:
Saint-Amour
Juliénas
Chénas
Moulin-à-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Régnié
Côte de Brouilly
Brouilly - Brouilly surrounds Côte de Brouilly
What style of wine would one expect from one of the Crus of Beaujolais compared to others?
A more structured, more concentrated wine with medium to pronounced red fruits aromas.
(The Crus of Beaujolais generally do not use Carbonic Maceration.)
Which Crus of Beaujolais offer wines with the most structure and concentration?
Morgon
Moulin-à-Vent
Which Crus of Beaujolais offer wines that are more perfumed and aromatic, and tend to be lighter in style?
Brouilly
Fleurie
Grapes for Beaujolais ___ can only come from ___ and
NOT allowed to come from___.
Nouveau
Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages
Crus of Beaujolais
Is most Beaujolais Nouveau produced via carbonic maceration or traditional methods?
Beaujolais Nouveau is intentionally made for ___.
Carbonic maceration
early drinking
Beaujolais Nouveau can be released on the ___ the same year of harvest.
Beaujolais Nouveau cannot be sold after ____ the year after harvest.
third Thursday of November
August 31
How many villages lie within the Beaujolais-Villages AOP?
39 villages
Most of the wines in Beaujolais-Villages are ___, which is why ___ villages are rarely seen on labels.
blended across villages
individual
In the 10 Crus of Beaujolais, the winemaking technique most often used is traditional or carbonic maceration?
Traditional
The reds from Beaujolais will ___ display oaky notes as the wines are fermented and aged in ___ vats.
rarely, if ever
large, neutral
If a Beaujolais winemaker makes their wine traditionally in large, neutral casks, what 2 techniques can they use to give the wine brighter fruit characteristics?
Semi-carbonic maceration
Small proportion of whole bunches
How is semi-carbonic maceration different from carbonic maceration?
Semi-carbonic maceration does not utilize ___. Instead, a winemaker will rely on the ___.
Whole clusters at the bottom of the tank will be ___ from the ___ of the grapes above, allowing ___ that were on the grapes to start ___ the juice released from burst berries.
pumped-in carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide naturally produced by fermentation
crushed
weight of the grapes
natural yeasts
fermenting
What are some of the flavors derived from semi-carbonic maceration?
florals
candied banana
Kirsch
tutti-fruity
