Beaujolais Flashcards

1
Q

Name the cru of Beaujolais from north to south

A

Saint Armour

Julienas

Chenas

Moulin au Vent

Fleurie

Chirouble

Morgon

Regnie

Brouilly

Cote de Brouilly

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2
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What is the most northerly of the Beaujolais cru?

A

Saint Amour

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3
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Name some important producers based in Julienas

A

Pascal Granger Domaine du Clos du Fief

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4
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Producers in Chenas AOP can choose to bottle there wines as Chenas or which other Beaujolais Cru?

A

Moulin au vent

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5
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Name some producers based in Moulin a Vent

A

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

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6
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The vines of Fleurie are planted on which slope?

A

Mont la Madone

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7
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What is the highest elevation and coolest cru in Beaujolais?

A

Chiroubles

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8
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What is the name of the predominant soil type in Morgon

A

roche pourrie—“rotten rock,” an unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese

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9
Q

Which producers comprise Kermit Lynches “Gang of Four” in Beaujolais

A

Marcel Lapierre Jean Foillard Jean-Paul Thevénet Guy Bréton

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10
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What is the largest Beaujolais cru?

A

Brouilly

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11
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Who was Jules Chauvet?

A

A wine negociant, winemaker, author, and chemist he also was the founder of the modern natural wine movement that helped influence and train the Beaujolais “gang of four.” Instrumental in establishing modern Beaujolais style.

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12
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True or False: Cru Beaujolais 100% gamay

A

False: up to 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligote, and Melon de Bourgogne may be used

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13
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What is the blanc, Rouge, and Rose assemblage for the Beaujolais AOP?

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Blanc: 100% Chardonnay (Aligote may be used if the vines were planted prior to 11/28/2004 until 2024.

Rouge: Max 10% Gamay de Bouze and Chaudenay Max 15% combined mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligote, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Noir

Rose: Same as red

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14
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What are the 7 main Lieu-dits of Morgon and what are the most famous?

A

(North to South)

Corcelette

Les Charmes

Douby

Les Micouds

Cote du Py

-Javerniere

Grand Cras

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15
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Name all memebers of the “gang of four.”

A

Marcel Lapierre (Morgon, Julienas)

Jean Foillard (Morgon -Cote de Py, Corcelette, les Charmes- Fleurie)

Guy Breton (Morgon, Regnie, Cote de Brouilly, Chiroubles)

Jean-Paul Thevenent (Morgon: known as “Paul-Po”

(Yvon Metras - the elusive fifth whose rarely imported: Fleurie, Chiroubles, Moulin-a-Vent)

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16
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Whoe makes makes “Morgon “P’tit Max?” and “Cuvee Marylou?” Where is the fruit sourced?

A

Guy Breton makes “Morgon “P’tit Max”:

  • Vinified like the Morgon “Vieilles Vignes” bottling but aged 12 months in barrel
  • Sourced from the Les Charmes lieu-dit of Morgon

Guy’s Beaujolais Villages “Marylou”

  • Is sourced from the Saint Joseph and Grand Cras subzones of the appellation, about 500 meters from his Morgon vines.
  • 45 year-old Gamay growing on granite and rock. The wine is named after his daughter.
17
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Who makes this wine?

A

Marcel Lapierre

18
Q

What AOP is on the slopes of Mont Remont?

A

Chenas AOP

19
Q

Name three Beaujolais crus not fully located in the Rhone department.

A

Saint-Anour / Julieneas / Chenas

20
Q

What is the smallest cru of Beaujolais?

A

Chenas

21
Q

What direction to most vineyards face in Beaujolais?

A

East and South East

22
Q

Where is the highest diurnal shift in Beaujolais?

A

Chiroubles (it’s the highest)

23
Q

What does the Fête des Crus du Beaujolais celebrate?

A

Victor Pulliat discovering the cure for phylloxera in France