Beaujolais Flashcards
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Beaujolais Location/Overview
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- south of and overlapping Maconnais
- 35 miles long north to south
- mostly in Rhone department
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Beaujolais Climate
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semi-continental / warmer than rest of Burgundy
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Beaujolais Soils
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- Schist and Granite (in north & crus)
- Limestone and Clay (in south)
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Beaujolais Grapes
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Reds Gamay [95%] and Pinot Noir
Whites Chardonnay
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Beaujolais Viticulture
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- hillside vineyards / lower yields in Crus
- Flatter plains in south
- Gobelet pruning (head trained/replacement cane pruned)
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Beaujolais Vinification
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- Carbonic maceration + Semi Carbonic Maceration
- Stainless Steel
- used or old french oak
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Beaujolais AOPs
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Beaujolais AOP [red, white, and rosé ]
Beaujolais Villages AOP (38 of them)
Beaujolais Cru (Ten)
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Beaujolais Nouveau is
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- 50% of production
- released third thursday in Nov
- light/easy drinking
- cannot come from Cru villages
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Beaujolais Cru Rules
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-Gamay only
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Beaujolais Producers
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Jean-Louis Dutraive
Domaine Marcel Lapierre
Georges Duboeuf
