Beaujolais Producers (3) 2016 exam Flashcards
Where is Domaine du Vissoux (Pierre-Marie Chermette)?
Region of production: Beaujolais
Winery Location: Saint-Vérand (Southern Beaujolais)
Year Established: unknown
What are the top wines of Domaine du Vissoux ?
Top Wines Produced:
- Brouilly
- Fleurie Les Garants
- Fleurie Poncié
- Moulin-à-Vent Les Trois Roches
What are the vineyard holdings of Domaine du Vissoux?
Vineyard Holdings: 25 ha
- Brouilly: 1.5 ha; soil is granite and blue stone
- Fleurie: 2.7 ha; soil is pink granite
- Moulin-à-Vent: 4.5 ha; soil is granite and manganese
- Beaujolais Villages: 1.2 ha
- Southern Beaujolais: 14 ha in Saint-Vérand
Where is Domaine Chignard?
Region of production: Fleurie
Winery Location: Fleurie
Year Established: 1900
What are the wines of Domaine Chignard?
Top Wines Produced:
- Fleurie Les Moriers
- Juliénas Beauvernay
What are the vineyard holdings Vineyard Holdings of Domaine Chignard?
Vineyard Holdings: 8 ha
•Fleurie: 8 ha in the Les Moriers lieu dit; vines are 60 years old or more; soil is granite
Where is Potel-Aviron?
Region of production: Beaujolais
Winery Location: Romanèche-Thorins
Year Established: 2000
What is unique about Potel Aviron?
Summary: Potel-Aviron is named after its two founders, Nicolas Potel (of Maison Nicolas Potel in Burgundy) and Stéphane Aviron.
Stéphane, who is the current winemaker, had been involved in winemaking in Beaujolais with his family for a number of years prior to helping establish Potel-Aviron.
He and Stéphane began their domaine with the aim to produce wines with more concentration and ageability than what had been considered typical for Beaujolais in the past. In addition to the below vineyard holdings, they rent parcels in six of the ten Crus as well as Beaujolais-Villages.
What are some of the top bottlings of Potel-Aviron?
Top Wines Produced:
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Chénas
- Cote du Brouilly
- Morgon Côte du Py
What is the style of Potel Aviron?
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques:
Wines are fermented traditionally without the use of carbonic maceration. All wines are aged in small oak barrels (depending on the vintage, up to 25% new) for 10 months. The wines are bottled without filtration.
Who is the importer for Potel Aviron?
Frederick Wildman
Where is Pascal Granger from?
Region of production: Juliénas
Winery Location: Juliénas
Year Established: unknown
How old is the Pascal Granger winery?
200 years
What are the vineyard holdings of Pascal Granger?
Vineyard Holdings: 14 ha
- Juliénas: soil is gravel and clay
- Moulin-à-Vent: soil is granite and sand
- Chénas: soil is granite
- Beaujolais-Villages: soil is granite-based rock
What are the top wines of Pascal Granger?
- Juliénas “Grande Réserve”: sourced from lieux dits “Les Mouilles” and “Les Capitans”
- Juliénas “Cuvée Spéciale”: selection of the oldest vines of the domaine, averaging 70 years old
- Moulin-à-Vent
