Beaujolais Producers (2) 2016 exam Flashcards
Where is Chateau Thivin?
Region of production: Côte de Brouilly
Winery Location: Odenas
Year Established: 1877
What can you tell us about Chateau Thivin?
Summary: Chateau Thivin is commonly considered the benchmark of the Côte de Brouilly; it is also the oldest estate on Mont Brouilly, purchased by Zaccharie Geoffray in 1877.
Zaccharie’s grandson Claude helped in the creation of the Côte de Brouilly appellation in 1938.
The domaine has been passed down through six generations with a gradual expansion of vineyard holdings through multiple purchases. Today the estate is managed by Claude Geoffray, his wife Evelyne and their son Claude-Edouard.
What wines are produced by Chateau Thivin?
Top Wines Produced:
- Brouilly
- Côte de Brouilly
- Côte de Brouilly “Cuvée Zaccharie”: vines are 40 to 90 years old
How much wine does Chateau Thivin produce?
Average Total Production: 12,500 cases
Where are the vineyard holdings of Chateau Thivin?
Vineyard Holdings: 25 ha
- Brouilly: 1 ha; vine age is 45 years old; soil is pink granite and sand
- Côte de Brouilly: 8.3 ha; average vine age is 50 years old; soil is blue volcanic rock
What is the style of Chateau Thivin?
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques:
Grapes are harvested by hand in mid-September, and all parcels undergo separate vinification. After partial de-stemming, the fruit undergoes traditional, whole-cluster fermentation and is then gravity-fed into steel tanks.
The Brouilly is raised in tank before bottling, while Côte de Brouilly ages in oak foudres for six months,
and “Cuvée Zaccharie” is aged one to five years in 228-liter oak barrels (average 10% new oak).
Where is Coudert (Clos de la Roilette)?
Region of production: Fleurie
Winery Location: Fleurie
Year Established: 1967
Where was Coudert located?
Summary: Roilette was historically associated with the area of Moulin-à-Vent… until 1936, when the official Fleurie and Moulin-à-Vent AOPs were created, and the estate was marked within the Fleurie AOP.
Losing the Moulin-à-Vent designation upset the then-owner so much that he chose to label his wines without mention of Fleurie, displaying only a picture of his racehorse on the label—
an icon that’s persevered on the label to this day, even under new ownership by Fernand Coudert and his son Alain.
What are the soils of Coudert?
The Couderts purchased the property in 1967, and they replanted several of the untended vineyards. Unlike the majority of Fleurie’s granite soils, Clos de la Roilette shares Moulin-à-Vent’s manganese soils with a large portion of clay.
How much vineyard does Coudert have planted?
Vineyard Holdings: 10 ha
- Fleurie: 9 ha; average vine age is 30-35 years; soil is predominately clay
- Brouilly: 1 ha
What is the soil of Moulin-à-Vent?
Manganese soils with some clay
What are the top wines of Coudert?
Top Wines Produced:
•Fleurie
•Fleurie Cuvée Tardive: 80-year-old vines; tardive does not indicate a late harvest here, rather that the wine has greater ageability
Style of Coudert?
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques:
Alain took over from his father as winemaker in 1991 and continues Fernand’s traditional approach to winegrowing and winemaking: lutte raisonnée vineyard practices, traditional semi-carbonic maceration with indigenous yeasts and aging in large, open foudres.
Who is the importer for Coudert?
Louis Dressner
Where is Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)located?
Region of production: Beaujolais
Winery Location: Charnay
Year Established: 1979
What are the top wines of Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)?
Top Wines Produced:
- Morgon
- Fleurie
- Côte de Brouilly
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Beaujolais “L’Ancien”: from vines 80+ years old
What does Domaine des Terres Dorées do differently when it comes to winemaking?
Today, Jean-Paul Brun is recognized for making Beaujolais in a less traditional and more Burgundian fashion, having decided early on that Beaujolais’ traditional whole-cluster, semi-carbonic fermentation wasn’t appropriate for the wines he wanted to make. He also staunchly believes in using only his vineyard’s wild yeast for fermentation, rather than synthetic forms.
Who is the importer for Domaine des Terres Dorées
Louis Dressner
What is another name for Domaine des Terres Dorees?
Jean Paul Brun
Where is Julien Sunier?
Region of production: Morgon
Winery Location: Avenas
Year Established: 2008
What are Julien Sunier’s vineyard holdings?
Vineyard Holdings: 3 ha
- Régnié: 1.10 ha in lieu-dit En Oeillat; average vine age is 50 years old; sanded granite over clay base
- Fleurie: 2.4 ha in lieu-dit Niagara; average vine age is 50 years old; soil is pink granite
- Morgon: 1.45 ha in lieux-dits Les Charmes and Corcelette; average vine age is 50 years old; soil is decomposed granite
What are the top wines of Château des Jacques (Jadot)?
Top Wines Produced:
- Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour
- Moulin-à-Vent Clos des Thorin
- Moulin-à-Vent La Roche
- Moulin-à-Vent Clos du Grand Carquelin
- Moulin-à-Vent Clos de Rochegrès
- Morgon Roche Noire
Where is Château des Jacques (Jadot)?
Region of production: Moulin-à-Vent and Morgon
Winery Location: Romanèche-Thorins
Year Established: 1996
What are the vineyard holdings of Château des Jacques (Jadot)?
Vineyard Holdings: 80 ha
- Chénas: En Papolet climat
- Fleurie: Bel Air climat
- Morgon: Côte du Py, Roche Noir and Bellevue climats
- Moulin-à-Vent: Grand Clos de Rochegrès, Clos du Grand Carquelin, La Rochelle, La Roche, Les Thorins, Champ de Cour, Les Vérrillats and Les Caves climats
Tell us about Chateau des Jacques?
Summary: The Château des Jacques estate, located in the Moulin-à-Vent appellation, was purchased by Louis Jadot in 1996.
Jadot continued vineyard expansion in 2001 with the purchase of a vineyard in Morgon.
Both vineyards were regrouped under Château des Jacques Estates in 2008.
Winemaker and director Guillaume de Castelnau applies Burgundian winemaking methods, including long barrel aging following fermentation.
