Chablis Flashcards
Right bank premier crus of Chablis (17 mains in all of Chablis, 40 total)
Berdiot
Chapelot
Cote de Brechain
Cote de Fontenay
Cote de Vaubarousse
Cote de Prés Girots
Montee de Tonnere*
Vaucoupin
Mont de Milieu
Les Forneaux
Fourchaume
L’Homme Mort
Morein
Pied d’Aloup
Valourent
Vaupulent
These 3 lieu dits may be labeled as Montée de Tonnerre (Right bank)
(CCP)
Chapelot
Côte de Bréchain
Pied d’Aloup
les Fourneaux (right bank Chablis) includes these non contiguous lieux dits and refers to heat
Morein and Côte de Prés Girots
These four lieux dits may be labeled as Fourchaume:
Côte de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent
This Premier cru is Southernmost 1er Cru on the eastern side of the river in Chablis almost entirely SE-facing
Vaucoupin
What year was Berdiot elevated to 1er cru? (right bank)
1978
Left Bank 1er crus Chablis
Beauroy Beugnons Butteaux Chatains Chaume de Talvat Cote de Lechet Côte de Cuisy (can be labeled as Beauregards) Cote de Jouan Côte de Savant (can be labeled as Beauroy) Les Beauregards (included lieu dit côte de cuisy) Les Épinottes Les Lys Mélinots Montmains (Lieux dits Forets and Butteaux) Roncières Sécher Troesmes (may be labeled as Beauroy_ Vau de Vey Vaillons (Les Lys, Sécher, Les Epinottes, Chatains, Roncieres, Beugnons, Melinots are Lieux dits) Vaugiraut Vosgros* (includes Vaugiraut lieu dit) Vau Ligneau
These lieu dits (left bank) may be labeled as Beauroy
The lieux-dits Côte de Savant and Troesmes may be labeled as Beauroy.
Butteaux (left bank)
may be labeled as this:
Montmains
When was Chaume de Talvat (left bank) elevated to 1er cru
1978
Dauvissat produces these 1er crus
Sechet
La Foret
Vaillons
This forest is closest to Cote d’Or
Allier
La Moutonne (unofficial Grand Cru of Domaine Long Depaquit) is between these two GC
Preuses and Vaudesir
Raveneau doesnt produce this GC
Vaudesir
This producer is all stainless steel in Chablis
Louis Michel
Michelle, my mom is steely
how big is Grenouilles (smallest GC)
9.38 ha
low elevation by river
What year was Preuses classified as GC
1938
.11 ha of La Moutonne is within Preuses
Total surface area of GC vineyards
104 ha
total surface area of 1er cru vineyards in Chablis
775 ha
Min Alc for Chablis Grand Cru
11%
Les Clos is how big? What year does it trace back to
25.87 ha 1417
Louis Moreau and Christian Moreau make two bottlings from Les Clos. What are they?
Les Clos and Clos des Hospices dans les Clos
Soil of Montmains (left bank)
Smectite (blue clay)
like petrus and cheval blanc
This person was instrumental in hand harvesting in Chablis
William Fevre
Who is the largest owner of Bougros
Fevre
Vezelay
Irancy
Tonnere
Joiguy
Yonne department known collectively as this
Grand Auxerrois
Chablis is generally wetter than Cote d’Or
Yes/No
YES
On the left bank, the 1er crus face this aspect
Southeast
Most important sites of left bank
Vaillons
Montmains
recent hailstorms in Chablis
2021, 2016, 2011
This departement in Burgundy has its own IGP
Yonne
These two Chablis GCs were added in 1938 instead of 1935 (when AOP was Introduced, but not finalized. Everything was finalizes in 1938)
Bougros
Preuses
Smallest 1er cru in Chablis
Cote de Cuisy (.5 ha)
Largest 1er crus Chablis
Vaillons (Left bank)
Fourchaume (100 ha) (Right bank)
These 7 1er cru lieux dits may be labeled as Vaillons (Left bank)
Beugnons
Chatains
Sécher
Les Lys
Mélinots
Roncières
Les Épinottes
These producers use cables along vines to warm when switched on (2004)
Willam Fevre (Vaudesir)
Maison Albert Bichot (domaine long depaquit La Moutonne)
Last truly devastating frost in Chablis
1985
Communes of production for Chablis AOP
Beine
Beru
Chabis
La Chapelle-Vaupeleigne
Chemilly-Sur-Serein
Chichée
Collan
Courgis
Fleys
Fontany-Pres Chablis
Lignorelles
Ligny-Le-Chatel
Maligny
Poilly sur Serein
Prehy
Villy
Viviers
What year was Chablis granted AOC status
1938
Kimmeridgian marl is named for this
The village of Kimmeridge in Dorset UK
How old is Kimmeridgian Soil
How old is Portlandien soil
150-157 million (kimmeridgian)
130 million (Portlandien)
How many hectares of GC Chablis vineyard
100
2km
How many Km are the grand cru vineyards
2
Planting density Chablis AOP
(same as GC)
5,500 vines/ha minimum
Chablis sits on this parallel
48
These vintages in Chablis were wiped out by frost
1945 1951 1953 1956 1957
Styles of Saint Bris
Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Vezelay assemblage:
100% Chardonnay
11% Abv
What year did Phylloxerra hit Chablis
1886
Lieux dits 1er cru of Montmains
Butteaux
Forets
What year was Chablis AOP established
1938
Permitted training methods in Chablis
Cordon de Royat
Taille Chablis
Guyot (simple or double)
Most important 1er cru of Chablis
Montee de Tonnerre
Grand Cru AOP abv% and max yield (Chablis)
11% 54hl/ha
Chablis abv% and max yield
10% 60 hl/ha
Commune of Production Chablis Grand Cru
CHABLIS
Communes of production Vézelay AOP
d’Asquins, Saint-Père, Tharoiseau, Vézelay
Vezelay established this year
2017
Communes of Saint Bris
Chitry, Irancy, Quenne, Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, Vincelottes
Chablis can be red wine if these communes on bottle
Bourgogne Chitry
Bourgogne Epineuil
Bourgogne Auxerre
Lieux Dits of Vaillons (Left Bank) (7)
Beugnons
Chatains
Sécher
Les Lys
Mélinots
Roncières
Les Épinottes
Min potential abv Petit Chablis
9.5%
Name for a raveneau barrel:
Feuilette
132L
Largest owner of Valmur
Guy Robin 2.6 ha
Biggest 1er crus Chablis
Vaillons (left bank)
Fourchaume (right bank)
1er crus that make up Vaillons (Left Bank) (8)
Les Lys Sécher Les Epinottes Chatains Vaillons Roncieres Beugnons Melinots
What year was petit Chablis Aop established
1944
Min Abv for Chablis AOP
10%
Min Abv for Chablis 1er Cru
10.5% Abv
This year the INAO declassified Chablis because of a particularly harsh winter
1956
Which GC of Chablis houses most of Domaine Long Depaquit’s 2.35 ha monopolee “La Moutonne”
Vaudesir
This GC vineyard has Southeast exposure
facing Montee de Tonerre (unlike Southwest)
Blanchot
Max RS Petit Chablis/Chablis
3 g/l
Min RS GC Chablis
4g/l
Min must weight Chablis
161 g/l
AOPs of Chablis
Chablis Chablis Grand Cru Irancy Petit Chablis Saint Bris Vézelay
Vintage ratings Chablis last decade
2020 **
2019 **
2018 ***
2017 **
2016 **
2015 ***
2014 *****
2013 **
2012 **
Where is Joigny?
Just north of tonnerre, surrounding Chablis
Max RS for Petit Chablis
Chablis
Premier Cru
3g/l for Petit Chablis and Chablis
4 g/l Grand Cru
What is Burgundy’s Porte d’or?
Golden Gate: Chablis
Double Guyot training is rarely found in Cote d’or, but is prevalent here
Chablis
in the 19th century, Chablis had 38,000ha of vines. How many were left after WWII?
less than 500ha
These producers were early adopters of the electric heating cables in vineyards (2004)
Maison Bichot (Vaudesir)
William Fevre (La Moutonne)
This lime resistance hybrid rootstock is widely planted in Chablis and developed in 1882
41B
Vinifera (Chasselas) x berlandieri
SO4 is another rootstock also widely planted
What year were premier crus added to the basic Chablis appellation
1967
What is exogyra virgula?
oyster shells that form the basis of Chablis shells
What year was Petit Chablis expanded?
1978
Chablis Grand Cru AOP max yield
54 hl/ha
This private organization controls roughly half of the Chablis Grand Cru AOP acreage
Union des Grands Crus de Chablis
Three large climats of the Right bank
Montee de Tonnerre
Mont de Milieu
Fourchaume
Most important sites of left bank of Chablis
Vaillons
Montmains
Best Producers of Montée de Tonnerre
Raveneau
Patrick Piuze
Billaud-Simon
Premier Crus on the left bank of the Serein face this aspect
Southeast
Noteworthy producers of Chablis
Francois Raveneau
Vincent Dauvissat
Christian Moreau
William Fevre
Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin
Louis Michel
Jean Collet
Billaud-Simon (Faiveley)
Laurent Tribut
Gilbert Picq
Patrick Puize
