Bourgogne - Chablis Flashcards
What are red grapes grown in Chablis allowed to be labeled?
Bourgogne AOC
What is the main river around Chablis AOC
Serein
What are the 2 types of soils
Kimmeridgean Marl
Portlandian soils
What AOC is typically found on the top of slopes in Portlandian soils and are more acidic?
Petit Chablis AOC
How many vineyards make the Grand Cru Chablis?
7
What are the Grand Cru vineyards (climats)
Bourges
Preuses
Vaudesir
Gernouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
What is considered the “unofficial” vineyard in Grand Cru Chablis?
La Moutonne (95% in Vaudesir)
What is the monopole in the Grand Cru Chablis?
La Moutonne
What is the requirement for Chablis?
100% Chardonnay
Describe Chablis Premier Cru
Not an AOC
S facing slopes
No Oak
Best sites on right bank
Ripe and Mineral
High acidity
The Grand Auxerrois AOC furthest south on clay and limestone soils?
Vezelay
Where is the red wine only AOC in Auxerrois?
Irancy AOC
What AOC can use César with Pinot Noir and sits on Kimmeridgean soils?
Irancy AOC
White wine AOC only in Chablis region that produces Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris?
Saint-Bris AOC
What is the DGC in Chablis region making red and rosé
Bourgogne Épineuil (a DGC)
What are the most northern areas in Bourgogne?
Chablis and Grand Auxerrois
Where do soils in Chablis rank in terms of age?
Youngest
Maconnais is the oldest
Where does Chablis sit in French Geology?
Paris Basin eg sedimentary soils
What is the grape found in Chablis that is native to the Rhine, vulnerable to frost, rusty and tannic?
César
What is the vine area NE of Chablis?
Tonnerrois
What are the vineyards SW of Chablis?
Auxerrois
What is the river that runs through Auxerrois?
Yonne
What are most Auxerois bottled as?
Bourgogne AOC
What is Irancy’s primary grape?
Pinot Noir
How many villages does Tonnerre cover?
6 for white wine under Bourgogne DGC
Chablis climate?
Continental with oceanic influences
What are Chablis wines that are Less mineral and more fruity?
Petit Chablis
What is the style of Chablis AOC?
Pure style, no oak, use stainless
How much of La Moutonne in Vaudésir?
95%
What is the production difference from Grand Cru?
Barrel fermented and aged
What style does Vézelay make?
White Chardonnay
Where have grapes been planted since Roman times?
Vézelay
What are the soils of Irancy?
Kimmeridgean marls
What Bourgogne DGC is around the town of Joigny?
Côte Saint Jacques
What DGC is Auxxerois that produce white, red, and rosé?
Bourgogne Coulanges la Vineuse
What DGC is Tonnere that produces white, red, and rosé?
Bourgogne Chitry
What area NE of Chablis and just south of Champagne that straddles the Seine that produces Bourgogne AOC and Cremant de Bourgogne?
Châtillonnais
