Beaujolais Flashcards

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Climate

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Similar to Mâconnais.Moderate continental

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Soil

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Granite soil, low level of nutrients. Limit the yield, more concentrated fruit

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Grape

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Gamay. Carbonic maceration. Light body and tannin, red berry fruit. Kirsch, banana and cinnamon

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Viticulture

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Gobelet. Pround to spurs around the head and then the shoots are tired together.
A number of growers are started to train the vines along wires (machine)

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Winemaking

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Carbonic maceration

Higher quality; crushed fruit fermentation, oak (large vats) rarely flavours of new oak

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Style

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Fruity

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