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Ch.16 Beaujolais Flashcards

1
Q

What is the primary grape grown in Beaujolais?

A

Gamay

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2
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What is a Beaujolais Cru?

A

A Village in Beaujolais entitled to its own appellation

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3
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How many Beaujolais Crus are there

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10

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4
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What are the four Beaujolais Crus with the greatest production (North to South)

A

Moulin-a-Vent.
Fleurie.
Morgon.
Brouilly.

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5
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Which wine region is immediately north of Beaujolais

A

The Maconnais region

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6
Q

How many villages may call their wine Beaujolais Villages

A

39

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7
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Do the village names appear on Beaujolais Villages wines

A

Rarely

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8
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Are Beaujolais Villages wines from a single village or are they blends

A

They are often blends from several of the thirty nine villages

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9
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In what of part of the season does Gamay bud and ripen

A

Early

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10
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What happens with Gamay vines that are not well managed. What about the resulting wines.

A

They produce high yields resulting in lower quality wines.

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11
Q

Which types of soil produce the best Beaujolais grapes. Why? Where are they found.

A

The granite soils of N and NW Beaujolais have the least nutrients, capping yields and concentrating flavors.

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12
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What is the name for the traditional method of pruning in Beaujolais

A

Gobelet (like a Goblet). Vines are pruned to spurs around the head and shoots tied together vertically

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13
Q

Why are some growers in Beaujolais moving to vines trained along wires

A

Ease of mechanization

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14
Q

What are the 2 principal primary fruit aromas of Beaujolais

A

Raspberry.

Cherry.

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15
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What are the normal tannin levels for Beaujolais wines

A

Low to medium

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16
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What is the normal body for Beaujolais wine

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Light to medium

17
Q

Where is regional Beaujolais mainly produced

A

In the South and East on the alluvial plain of the Saone river

18
Q

What river is closest to Beaujolais and how/where does it run. What does it eventually meet and where.

A

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.

19
Q

How far is it from Macon to Lyon

A

About 50 miles

20
Q

What are the 2 main production methods for regional Beaujolais wine

A

Carbonic and semi-carbonic maceration

21
Q

What is the earliest release date for Beaujolais Nouveau

A

3rd Thursday in November after harvest

22
Q

Which levels of the Beaujolais appellation hierarchy may sell Beaujolais Nouveau

A

Only Regional and Villages levels. Not the Crus.

23
Q

When is the last day that growers and negociants may sell Beaujolais Nouveau

A

August 31st of the following year.

24
Q

What is the typical body and tannin level of Beaujolais Nouveau

A

Light body. Low tannins

25
Q

Beyond normal fruit, what 3 other flavors can Beaujolais Nouveau show. Why.

A

Kirsch, banana, and cinnamon from carbonic maceration

26
Q

What is the topography of the North and South parts of Beaujolais.

A

North: rolling hills with granite soils. South: Flat alluvial plain

27
Q

Which Beaujolais wines are the most age-worthy. Why?

A

Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon because of their higher tannin levels and concentration of fruit flavors.

28
Q

Of the 4 main Crus, which two are lighter and more perfumed, and which are bigger and bolder.

A

Fleurie and Brouilly are lighter. Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon are bigger.

29
Q

Is Beaujolais oaked and if so to what extent

A

Some of the Crus are oaked, but in large vats, not casks. The oak is rarely noticeable.

30
Q

What two techniques are used to give brighter fruit aromas in Beaujolais wines

A

Carbonic Maceration.

Including some whole intact bunches when fermenting the crushed grapes.

31
Q

What town roughly marks the boundary between the Beaujolais Villages/Crus and the lower quality Beaujolais area

A

Villefranche-sur-Saone

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