Beaujolais Flashcards
How many AOP’s are there in Beaujolais?
11
Beaujolais AOP
&
the 10 crus
Is the majority of Beaujolais Nouveau grown in the north or the south?
In the south
What styles of wine are produced under Beaujolais AOP?
Blanc
Rouge & Rosé
Rouge & Rosé Nouveau
Rouge “Supérieur”
Beaujolais-Villages
What are the requirements for Beaujolais Superieur AOP?
Min. alcohol 10.5% max. alcohol 13%
58 hl/ha max. yield
What happened to Beaujolais-Villages AOP in 2011?
It was subsumed into Beaujolais AOP
How many different villages can amend their name to Beaujolais Villages AOP?
38
What is the most northern Cru of Beaujolais?
Saint-Amour AOP
Where is the lieu dit “Côte du Py” ?
Morgon AOP
Where is the lieu dit “Les Capitans” ?
Juliénas AOP
Where is the lieu dit “La Madone” ?
Fleurie AOP
How are most of the vines trained in the Cru’s of Beaujolais?
Gobelet-trained
What is the cooperative of Juliénas AOP?
La Cave des Producteurs de Juliénas
What is the smallest Cru of Beaujolais?
Chénas AOP
What other Cru can producers in Chénas AOP release their wine as?
Moulin-à-Vent AOP
The Windmill is most associated with what Cru of Beaujolais?
Mouin-à-Vent AOP
What is the soil type of Moulin-à-Vent AOP?
Gore - soft pink, granitic soil
w/ heightened presence of Manganese
What is considered to be the fullest bodied and highest tannin Cru of Beaujolais?
Moulin-à-Vent AOP
Where does the wine, Clos de la Roilette come from?
Fleurie AOP
What is the soil of Fleurie AOP?
Pink Granite
Where are the lieu dits “Poncié” & “la Roilette” located?
Fleurie AOP
What is the oldest cooperative in Beaujolais?
La Cave de Producteurs des Grands Vins de Fleurie
What is the coolest and highest elevation Cru of Beaujolais?
Chiroubles AOP
If Moulin-à-Vent AOP is considered the heaviest Cru of Beaujolais, what is the lightest?
Chiroubles AOP
What is the famous soil in Côte du Py?
Roche Pourrie “rotten rock” - an unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese.
Where would you find the soil type Roche Pourrie?
Morgon AOP
Côte du Py
Where is Kermit Lynch’s Gang of Four from and who are the four?
Morgon AOP
Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jena-Paul Thevénet
Guy Bréton
Who is Jules Chauvet?
The late Beaujolais chemist who pioneered natural wine making in the region. (Morgon AOP)
Kermit Lynch’s Gang of Four followed the philosphies of what man?
Jules Chauvet
What is the newest Cru of Beaujolais?
Régnié AOP
What is the largest Cru of Beaujolais?
Brouilly AOP
What is the name of the extinct volcano in the southern Crus of Beaujolais?
Mount Brouilly
What is the color of the soil in Côte de Brouilly AOP
Blue
What is the soil of Côte de Brouilly AOP?
Schist and grey-blue diorite rock
