Burgundy: Bueajolais Flashcards
Grape Varietals
predominantly Gamay (Some Chardonnay)
What is Carbonic Maceration
Entire clusters of grapes put into tanks pumped with carbon dioxide. Bottom layer crushed and juice starts fermenting while top layer eventually explodes
Beaujolais Nouveau
- 3 rd Thursday of November. Wine released just a few weeks after harvest instead of aged. Tarnished Beaujolais name
Cru Beajolais AOCs
St. Amour AOC JuliénasAOC ChénasAOC Moulin-à-Vent AOC FleurieAOC ChiroublesAOC MorgonAOC RégniéAOC BrouillyAOC Côte de BrouillyAOC
Top Beaujolais producers
Jean Foillard
Marcel Lapierre
Jean-Paul Thevenet
Guy Breton
Also known as: The Gang of Four
What grape is responsible for 98% of the wines in Beaujolais?
Gamay
What Beaujolais Cru is considered the most fruity, delicate and floral?
Fleurie
What Beaujolais Crus is considered to be “the king of Beaujolais”?
Moulin à Vent
What three Beaujolais Crus are regarded as having the greatest aging potential?
Moulin à Vent, Morgan, Chénas
What method is generally used to make sparking sweet rosé wine in Beaujolais?
Méthode ancestrale
This method of sparkling wine production uses icy temperatures (and filteration) to pause the fermentation mid-way for a period of months and then wines are bottled and the fermentation finishes, trapping the CO2 in the bottle. When the desired level of CO2 is reached, wines are chilled again, riddled and disgorged just like the traditional method, but no expedition liqueur (sugar) is added. The technique is referred to as the Ancestral Method because it’s assumed that this is one of the earliest forms of sparkling winemaking.
When is Beaujolais Nouveau Day?
The third Thursday of November
What Beaujolais AOP has a 300 year old famous windmill?
Moulin - a - Vent
Notable Liex dit from morgon
Cote du Py
