Beaujolais

Question 1

Vines in Beaujolais are planted to what style?

Answer 1

Gobelet

Question 2

What is the smallest vru in Beaujolais

Answer 2

Chenas

Styles here are similar to moulin-a-vent
Fuller in body
More Tannic
Better with a few years of bottle age

Question 3

Which cru in Beaujolais is the coolest?

Answer 3

Chiroubles

This cru also has the highest elevation (250-450 meters)
Wines here are
-Soft
-Light
-Exuberant

Question 4

Who is in the “Gang of Four”
Where do they all hail from?

Answer 4

All from Morgon
Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevenet
Guy Breton

Question 5

What is the largest Beaujolais Cru?

Answer 5

Brouilly. Has over 1,300ha

Question 6

Name the 6 Lieux-Dits of Morgon

Answer 6

Douby
Les Charmes
Cote du Py
Grand Cras
Corcelette
Les Micouds

Question 7

Are any of the crus in Beaujolais allowed to make white wine?

Answer 7

Nope!

Question 8

List the villages North to South

Answer 8

Saint Amour
Julienas
Chenas
Moulin-a-vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Reggie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly