Burgundy - Chablis Flashcards
Rainfall in Chablis?
670 - moderate (normal for continental)
spread through out the year
How do chablis produces combat spring frosts?
smudge pots
sprinklers
late pruning
Name a rootstock used in Chablis?
41B - good for soils with limestone
Vine training in Chablis?
Double Guyot
if one arm dies in frost the other can bare fruit
Soils of Petit chablis?
Portlandian - rocky limestone with less minerality than Kimmerigeon
Soils of Chablis?
Kimmerigeon - higher nutrient content so more minerally
Chablis Premier Cru soils?
Kimmeridgeon, mostly south and south east facing slopes. vineyards sit mid slope
What is the difference between a Lieu Dit and a Climat?
Climats are fixed in AOC law, Lieu Dit is fixed in the land register and not AOC
Grand Cru soils?
Kimmeridgeon - south and south west facing slopes so more afternoon sun. vineyards sit mid slope
Capitalization
in Chablis?
used in most years unless its warm
Fermentation and maturation in Chablis?
Fermented in concrete or stainless
matured in the same on lees for body and texture
max yields for chablis and petit chablis?
60hL/ha for both