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Beaujolais Flashcards

1
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What percentage of the cultivated area of Beaujolais is planted to Gamay?

A

over 95%

-which is 50% of the world’s acreage

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How many AOPs are specific to Beaujolais?

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11 including Beaujolais AOP

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What is the main soil type of Beaujolais?

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granite hillsides

“monts de Beaujolais”

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Name the 10 crus of Beaujolais from north to south.

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St. Amour
Julienas
Chenas
Moulin-a-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnier
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly
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5
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When is Beaujolais Nouveau released? Who is the largest producer?

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the 3rd Thursday of November.

-Georges Duboeuf

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During carbonic maceration, the grape can develop an alcohol level of approximately what percentage before it dies and the cellular activity ceases?

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2%

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What style of wine is Coteaux du Lyonnais AOP and where is it produced?

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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

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What is the only cru of Beaujolais located entirely within the Saône-et-Loire département?

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Saint-Amour

-usually provides a lighter and less concentrated expression of cru Beaujolais

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9
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Name 3 top producers of Juliénas.

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La Cave des Producteurs de Juliénas
Pascal Granger
Domaine du Clos du Fief

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What is the smallest of the 10 cru Beaujolais?

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Chénas

-approximately 240ha

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11
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Producers in the commune of Chénas itself can also choose to bottle their wines as what?

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Moulin-a-Vent

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What is the longest-lived, most full-bodied, and most tannic Beaujolais cru?

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Moulin-a-Vent

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13
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What is “gore”?

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pink, soft granitic soil commonly found in Moulin-a-Vent

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Name 3 better-known producers based in Moulin-a-Vent.

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Georges Duboeuf
Louis Jadot’s Château des Jacques
Potel-Aviron

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15
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Where would you find the lieux-dits of Poncié and la Roilette?

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In Fleurie along the border of Moulin-a-Vent

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Name 3 top producers of Fleurie.

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Coudert’s Clos de la Roilette
Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois
Domaine Chignard

17
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What is the oldest cooperative in Beaujolais?

A

La Cave des Producteurs des Grands Vins de Fleurie

18
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What is the coolest and is the highest-elevation cru in Beaujolais?

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Chiroubles

250 meters-450meters

19
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What is the second-largest cru in Beaujolais?

A

Morgon

20
Q

Where would you find “Cote du Py”?

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Morgon

21
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What is roche pourrie?

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“rotten rock,” an unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese predominate on the Cote du Py

22
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Who comprises Kermit Lynch’s “gang of four”?

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Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevénet
Guy Bréton

23
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What is the “gang of four” known for?

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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.

24
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What 2 communes are united under the Régnié AOP banner?

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Régnié-Durette and Latignié

25
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Describe the wines of Régnié.

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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.

26
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What is the largest Beaujolais cru?

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Brouilly

27
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What distinguishes the Cote de Brouilly from Brouilly?

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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

28
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What is the extinct volcano that rises to 484 meters and presides over the landscape of the southern crus?

A

Mont Brouilly

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