Beaujolais CRU AOCs

Question 1

How many CRU AOC are in Beaujolais?

Answer 1

There are 10 CRU AOCs in Beaujolais.

Question 2

Name all CRUs in Beaujolais

Answer 2

St. Amour
Juliénas
Chenás 
Moulin-à-Vent
Fleurié
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnie
Cote de Brouilly
Brouilly.

Question 3

Name the smallest, The biggest and the newest AOCs in Beaujolais.

Answer 3

Chénas- The smallest
Brouilly- The biggest
Regnie- The newest.

Question 4

Do the Beaujolais AOC produce any white and rose? what grapes do they grow?

Answer 4

NO, 100% RED is produced, GAMAY only is frowed.

Question 5

What tipe of prunning is allowed for the Crus, and what is not?

Answer 5

GUYOT is not permited, Only Goblet, Eventail, Cordon simple and Cordon Double, with short pruning.

Question 6

Are the yiels the lowest or the biggest of Beaujolais AOCs?

Answer 6

The Yields in the AOC are the lowest of Beaujolais.

Question 7

Are AOC allowed machine harvest or By Hand?

Answer 7

AOCs in Beaujolais are harvested BY HAND ONLY.

Question 8

Can they use the term CRU du BEAULOLAIS in the label?

Answer 8

Yes they may write it in the label.

Question 9

@ Quick describe Saint Amour AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 9

Saint Amour AOC is the
-NORTHEST of the AOC in Beaujolais.
-The soils are GRANITE and CLAY and face east and SouthEast.
-It produces both SHORT and LONG macerations: Short gives light, fruity and perfumed wines
Long gives more tannic and structured with Kirsch and cake spices, who can age, It became pinot noir like with age (PINOTER)

Question 10

@ Quick describe Julienás AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 10

Julienás AOC is named after Julius Cesar

• The soils are acidic composed of GRANITE veined with magnesium and porphyry, with deep pockets of CLAY .
• -South facing
• Wines have strawberry, lingonberry, violet and cinnamon.

Question 11

@ Quick describe Chenás AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 11

Chenás AOC was exported to Paris and favorite of Louis XVIII

• It need to age
• It’s the SMALLEST AOC
• Soils are GRANITE, with CLAY lower on the slopes.
• Faves north-west, East and South.
• Can Age up to 10 years
• Wines are floral with aromas of Peony and Rose, tannic, with spice and wood finish.

Question 12

@ Which are the 3 Beaujolais AOCs with most ageing potential?

Answer 12

Morgon, Moulin-à-Vent and Chenás.

Question 13

@ Quick describe Moulin-à-Vent AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 13

Moulin-à-Vent AOC is the HIGHEST ranked

• Soils are soft and flaky ARÈNE with decomposed PINK GRANITE with manganese.
• Face east with 800-1300 ft elevation.
• King of Beaujolais, MOST full bodied and tannic of all the Crus. Plum, cherry and Violet when young. With age develops dried fruits, truffle, cake spices and rose, musky and meaty.
• It PINOTER with age (10yrs) “they went PINOTENT”

Question 14

@ Quick describe Fleurie AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 14

Feurie AOC, they are Floral but named after a roman.

• 2 soil types: High altitude thin dry decomposed GRANITE (Elegant, Aromatic). Further down are deeper with granite with CLAY (Full-Bodied, Cellaring).
• Fleurie is consider the most FEMENINE, fruity and Floral, red berries and Peach.
• Can Age, develops sweet spice.

Question 15

@ Quick describe Chiroubles AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 15

Chiroubles AOC is the MOST BEAUJOLAIS of all crus.

• Soils are GRANITE and GORRHE.
• HIGHEST of all crus, steep slopes 820-1480 ft high.
• Soft, light, fruity and delicate. Highly perfumed, full of rose and peach, SILKY MOUTH.

Question 16

@ Quick describe Morgon AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 16

Morgon AOC is the SECOND Largest.

• Full bodied, meaty flavors, powefull, good for ageing
• Soils are ROCHES POURRIES (rotted rocks) which is DECOMPOSSED SCHIST rich in iron and manganese.
• Caracteristic Cherry notes because of the rotten Rocks.
• Whith age develops earthy notes of forest floor, like PN, they say it goes MORGONNE.

Question 17

@ Quick describe Régnié AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 17

Régnié AOCis the NEWEST

• Soils are PINK GRANITE, Decomposed SCHIST and ARENE.
• Face east
• Tart cherry, raspberry, Lingoberry and Cassis. Peach with time.
• age 3-5 years. midium ageing

Question 18

@ Quick describe Côte de Brouilly AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 18

Côte de Brouilly is located on the slopes of Mount Brouilly.

• Face all cardinals.ONLY AOC with this exposure.
• Soils are decompose DIORITE with pockets of pink GRANITE
• Taste of Fresh grapes andcranberries with silken tannins, vibrant acidity and mineral core.
• short ageing and its ready.

Question 19

@ Quick describe Brouilly AOS:

Position/Soils/exposure/how many climats/style of wine

Answer 19

Brouilly AOC named after Brulius, a roman.

• Its the BIGGEST (20% of all aocs) and SOUTHERMOST
• Most influenced by mediterranean warmth.
• Soils are DECOMPOSED DIORITE (Volcanic Rock) almost blue-black in color, gives a blue-green hue to soil. Locals call it Cornes Vertes
• Wines have fresh grape, red berry and plum

Question 20

What is “Vin de Pays des Gaules”?

Answer 20

Vin de Pays des Gaules is a Beaujolais AREA IGP, created in 2006 that covers most of Beaujolais. Now its called IGP DES GAULES

Question 21

When to drink beaujolais?

Nouveau, Beaujolais and Beaujolais Villages and Crus

Answer 21

Noveau should be drunk upon release, chilled.
Beau and Beau Villages REDS and WHITES within 1-2 years chilled
Crus can age 5 to 10 depending the cru, they will go PINOTENT.