Ch.16 Beaujolais Flashcards
What is the primary grape grown in Beaujolais?
Gamay
What is a Beaujolais Cru?
A Village in Beaujolais entitled to its own appellation
How many Beaujolais Crus are there
10
What are the four Beaujolais Crus with the greatest production (North to South)
Moulin-a-Vent.
Fleurie.
Morgon.
Brouilly.
Which wine region is immediately north of Beaujolais
The Maconnais region
How many villages may call their wine Beaujolais Villages
39
Do the village names appear on Beaujolais Villages wines
Rarely
Are Beaujolais Villages wines from a single village or are they blends
They are often blends from several of the thirty nine villages
In what of part of the season does Gamay bud and ripen
Early
What happens with Gamay vines that are not well managed. What about the resulting wines.
They produce high yields resulting in lower quality wines.
Which types of soil produce the best Beaujolais grapes. Why? Where are they found.
The granite soils of N and NW Beaujolais have the least nutrients, capping yields and concentrating flavors.
What is the name for the traditional method of pruning in Beaujolais
Gobelet (like a Goblet). Vines are pruned to spurs around the head and shoots tied together vertically
Why are some growers in Beaujolais moving to vines trained along wires
Ease of mechanization
What are the 2 principal primary fruit aromas of Beaujolais
Raspberry.
Cherry.
What are the normal tannin levels for Beaujolais wines
Low to medium
What is the normal body for Beaujolais wine
Light to medium
Where is regional Beaujolais mainly produced
In the South and East on the alluvial plain of the Saone river
What river is closest to Beaujolais and how/where does it run. What does it eventually meet and where.
The Saone river to the East of Beaujolais, running from Macon in the North to Lyon in the South. It joins the Rhone in Lyon.
How far is it from Macon to Lyon
About 50 miles
What are the 2 main production methods for regional Beaujolais wine
Carbonic and semi-carbonic maceration
What is the earliest release date for Beaujolais Nouveau
3rd Thursday in November after harvest
Which levels of the Beaujolais appellation hierarchy may sell Beaujolais Nouveau
Only Regional and Villages levels. Not the Crus.
When is the last day that growers and negociants may sell Beaujolais Nouveau
August 31st of the following year.
What is the typical body and tannin level of Beaujolais Nouveau
Light body. Low tannins
