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Beaujolais Flashcards

1
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Climate

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Continental

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2
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Grape Varietals

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Gamay

Some Chardonnay

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3
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2 Geographical Points

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Overlaps Mâconnais

Near Lyon (France’s 2nd largest city)

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4
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3 soil types

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1) granite
2) limestone
3) volcanic rock

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5
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Carbonic Maceration

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Entire clusters of grapes put into tanks pumped with carbon dioxide. Bottom layer crushed and juice starts fermenting while top layer eventually explodes

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6
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Semi carbonic maceration

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Same as carbonic maceration with no use of carbon dioxide. All natural

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7
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Beaujolais Nouveau

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  1. 3 rd Thursday of November. Wine released just a few weeks after harvest instead of aged. Tarnished Beaujolais name
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8
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10 Crus

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10) Brouilly
6) Chiroubles
3) Chenas
9) Cote de Broilly
5) Fleurie
2) Julienas
7) Morgon
4) Moulin - a - Vent
8) Regnie
1) Saint Amour

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9
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What was Saint Amour named after

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“Holy Love” Roman soldier escaped death, converted to Christianity and set up a mission

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10
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Soil of Saint Amour

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Granite, clay, schist

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11
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What was Julienas named after

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Julius Ceasar

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12
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Soul of Julienas. East and West.

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East: Alluvial Soils
West: Granite

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13
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What is the smallest Beaujolais Cru

A

Chins 240 ha

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14
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Soil of Chenas high and low elevation

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High: granite
Low: Siliceous clay

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15
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What AOP has a 300 year old famous windmill?

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Moulin - a - Vent

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16
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Soil of Moulin - a - Vent

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Granite

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17
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What AOP known for feminine wine

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Fleurie

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18
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Soil of Fleurie

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Pink Granite

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19
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What AOP has the highest altitude

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Chiroubles

20
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Soil of Chiroubles

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Gore (sand from eroded granite)

21
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Soil of Morgon

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volcanic rock and schist

22
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2 AOP with volcanic soil

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1) Morgon

2) Cote de Broilly

23
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Newest AOP and year

A

1988

Regnie

24
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Soil of Regnie

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Pink Granite

25
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What does Cote du Broilly grow upon

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Slopes of Mont Broilly, an extinct volcano

26
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Cote du Broilly soil

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volcanic rock and granite

27
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2 Major Producers from Morgon

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1) Dominique Piron

2) Marcel Lapierre

28
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Major producer of Regnie

A

Julien Sunier

29
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Major 4 producers of Fleurie

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1) Jean-Paul Brun
2) Clos de la Roilette (Alain Coudert)
3) Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois
4) Domaine Chignard

30
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Major producer of Julinenas

A

Michel Tete

31
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Major Producer of Cote de Broilly

A

Domain de la Voute de Crozes

32
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Illustrate the orientations of Saint- Amour

A

most northerly cru, adjacent to Saint Veran AOP

33
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What style of cry does Saint Amour generally represent

A

lighter, less concentrated expression similar to Fleurie and Chiroubles

34
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4 Communes of Julienas

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1) Julienas
2) Jullie
3) Meringues
4) Pruzilly

35
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Describe general style of Chenas

A

similar to its southern neighbor, Moulin-a-Vent. Fuller in body, more tannin, better with age

36
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The commune of Chenas itself can choose to bottle their wine as:

A

Chenas
or
Moulin-a-Vent

37
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3 Negociant based in Moulin-a-vent

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1) Duboeuf
2) Louis Jabot
3) Potel Aviron

38
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Which two lieux-dits of Fleurie match the style of Moulin-a-Vent

A

1) Poncie

2) la Roilette

39
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Name the oldest cooperative in Beaujolais

A

La Cave des Producteurs des Grands Vins de Fleurie

1/3 of Fleurie’s wine

40
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General style of Chiroubles

A

light, soft, exuberant. Best drank in extreme youth

41
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Name the 6 lieux dits of Morgon

A

1) Douby
2) Les Charmes
3) Cote du Py
4) Grand Cras
5) Corcelette
6) Les Micouds

42
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Who are Kermit Lynch’s “Gang of four”

A

1) Marcel Lapierre
2) Jean Foillard
3) Jean-Paul Thevenet
4) Guy Breton

43
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What is rouche pourrie?

Where is it prominent?

A

1) rotten rock. Unusual mixture of iron schist and basalt streaked with manganese
2) Cote du Py

44
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Describe general style of Regnie

A

not as light as Saint Amour or Fleurie, but lacking the depth and concentration of Morgon or Moulin-a-Vent

45
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Largest Cru and how many hectare

A

Brouilly. 1300 ha

46
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Top producer in Cote de Brouilly

A

Chateau Thivin

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