Beaujolais

Question 1

The climate here is similar to the Southern Maconnais( moderate continental…) and is ideally suited to the early budding and ripening _____1______.

Answer 1

1= Gamay

Question 2

If not well managed, Gamay can produce large yields, which results in lower-quality wines. It is therefore no surprise that the best wines are made from grapes grown in the _____1____ soils that have low levels of nutrients. This limits the yields and as a result the flavours in the grapes are more concentrated.

Answer 2

1= granite

花崗岩-灰白色で黒いごまのような点がある

Question 3

The traditional method of pruning in the region is called _____1_____. The vines are pruned to spurs around the head, and then the shoots are tied together, to hold them vertically. However, an increasing number of grape growers are now training their vines along wires to allow for mechanisation.

Answer 3

1= goblet

Question 4

Gamay gives fragrant wines with aromas of ____1_____ and ____2____ fruit. The wines rarely have more than medium levels of tannin and body, and the lightest styles can even be served lightly chilled, which is?

Answer 4

1= raspberry
2= cherry
13℃

Question 5

There is a hierarchy of appellations in Beaujolais. At the bottom is the regional appellation of Beaujolais, this is followed by Beaujolais Villages and at the top are the individual appellations of Beaujolais crus.
List the four with the greatest production.

Answer 5

Brouilly
Morgon
Fleurie
Moulin-a-Vent

ブルイイ
モルゴン
フルーリー
ムーランナバン

Question 6

To the east and south of the region lies the _____1_____ plain of the River Saone and it is here that Beaujolais is produced, mainly by carbonic maceration and semi-carbonic maceration. This is also the major source of Beaujolais Nouveau.

Answer 6

1= alluvial

沖積物、層の

Question 7

Beaujolais Nouveau, a wine that is specifically made for early drinking. It cannot be released to the consumer until _______________1____________ after the vintage, and cannot be sold by growers or negociants after the following ____2________.

Answer 7

1= the third Thursday in November
2= 31 August

Question 8

Wine labelled as Beaujolais Nouveau can only be of Beaujolais or Beaujolais Villages quality. Both Beaujolais and Beaujolais Nouveau are light in body and tannin, with red berry fruit and often notes of ______,______ and _______________ from carbonic maceration.

Answer 8

kirsch, banana and cinnamon-like spice

Question 9

To the north and west of the region, the vineyards are planted on a series of rolling hills, where the _____1_____ soils are found. Thirty-nine Villages here have the right to call their wine Beaujolais Villages. Beaujolais Villages tend to be made from blending wines from different villages.

Answer 9

1= granite

花崗岩

Question 10

(The Beaujolais crus)
_______1________ and ______2_____ often produce the most structured wines. The fruit concentration and level of tannins mean that these wines can improve with bottle-ageing.

Answer 10

1= Moulin-a-Vent
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2= Morgon

Question 11

(The Beaujolais crus)
______1_____ and _____2_____ tend to produce lighter, more perfumed styles.
A range of techniques may be used in the production of these wines. Many of these wines undergo a crushed-fruit fermentation. Some will receive oak ageing but rarely display pronounced aromas or flavours of new oak.

Answer 11

1= Brouilly
ブルイイ
2= Fleurie
フルーリー