Beaujolais Flashcards
What percentage of the cultivated area of Beaujolais is planted to Gamay?
over 95%
-which is 50% of the world’s acreage
How many AOPs are specific to Beaujolais?
11 including Beaujolais AOP
What is the main soil type of Beaujolais?
granite hillsides
“monts de Beaujolais”
Name the 10 crus of Beaujolais from north to south.
St. Amour Julienas Chenas Moulin-a-Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnier Brouilly Cote de Brouilly
When is Beaujolais Nouveau released? Who is the largest producer?
the 3rd Thursday of November.
-Georges Duboeuf
During carbonic maceration, the grape can develop an alcohol level of approximately what percentage before it dies and the cellular activity ceases?
2%
What style of wine is Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP and where is it produced?
red wines-Gamay
white wines-Chardonnay, Aligote, Pinot Blanc
produced in the Northern Rhone Valley a few minutes from Vienne and an hour drive away from Beaujolais
What is the only cru of Beaujolais located entirely within the Saône-et-Loire département?
Saint-Amour
-usually provides a lighter and less concentrated expression of cru Beaujolais
Name 3 top producers of Juliénas.
La Cave des Producteurs de Juliénas
Pascal Granger
Domaine du Clos du Fief
What is the smallest of the 10 cru Beaujolais?
Chénas
-approximately 240ha
Producers in the commune of Chénas itself can also choose to bottle their wines as what?
Moulin-a-Vent
What is the longest-lived, most full-bodied, and most tannic Beaujolais cru?
Moulin-a-Vent
What is “gore”?
pink, soft granitic soil commonly found in Moulin-a-Vent
Name 3 better-known producers based in Moulin-a-Vent.
Georges Duboeuf
Louis Jadot’s Château des Jacques
Potel-Aviron
Where would you find the lieux-dits of Poncié and la Roilette?
In Fleurie along the border of Moulin-a-Vent
Name 3 top producers of Fleurie.
Coudert’s Clos de la Roilette
Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois
Domaine Chignard
What is the oldest cooperative in Beaujolais?
La Cave des Producteurs des Grands Vins de Fleurie
What is the coolest and is the highest-elevation cru in Beaujolais?
Chiroubles
250 meters-450meters
What is the second-largest cru in Beaujolais?
Morgon
Where would you find “Cote du Py”?
Morgon
What is roche pourrie?
“rotten rock,” an unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese predominate on the Cote du Py
Who comprises Kermit Lynch’s “gang of four”?
Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevénet
Guy Bréton
What is the “gang of four” known for?
guided by the philosophies of the late Beaujolais chemist and winemaker Jules Chauvet, they were pioneers of natural winemaking in the region, and among the first to remind the world that Beaujolais had something to offer beyond nouveau.
What 2 communes are united under the Régnié AOP banner?
Régnié-Durette and Latignié
Describe the wines of Régnié.
Régnié wines tend to be aromatic and lively, and are at the middle of the pack in potential quality and body—not as light as Saint-Amour or Fleurie, but lacking the depth and concentration of Morgon or Moulin-à-Vent.
What is the largest Beaujolais cru?
Brouilly
What distinguishes the Cote de Brouilly from Brouilly?
Higher and steeper hillsides
there is less granite near the surface and more schist and grey-blue diorite rock, which colors vineyard soils in the appellation
What is the extinct volcano that rises to 484 meters and presides over the landscape of the southern crus?
Mont Brouilly