Chablis Flashcards
What river runs through Chablis
Serein
What is the big threats in Chablis?
Frost & Hail
What are some ways to mitigate frost?
Bougies
Chaufferettes (connected to gas lines)
spraying vines with water
What is unique about the soil in Chablis
high lime percentage
What disease is an issue in Chablis
Esca
Chardonnay is susceptible to this
What nutrient disease is an issue in Chablis
Chlorosis
What is the growing patterns of Chardonnay?
Early bud break- bad spring frosts
Early Ripening- good, short season
Resistance to mildew
Sesnsitive to powdery mildew/ botrytis
Is chapitaliziation allowed in Chablis?
yes, up to 2% increase in alcohol
When was the AOC established
1938
What is different about Petit Chablis?
on Plateaus of portlandian soil
What are the Alcohols if the classifications of Chablis?
Petit- 9.5
Chablis- 10
P Cru- 10.5
G Cru-11
What are the yields of the classifications of Chablis?
Petit- 60hl/ha
Chablis- 60 hl/ha
P Cru- 58 hl/ha
G Cru- 54 hl/ha
When was Premier Cru established
1967
What is the division of the P Crus?
Right bank
Left Bank
What is the largest P Cru
Fourchaume
What is the smallest P Cru
Cote de Cuisy
What are the important Lieux-dits in Fourchaume
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent
What GC does Vaulorent touch
Preuses
What are the top P Crus in Chablis
Montee de Tonnerre
Mont de Milieu
Montmains
What is unique about Voucoupin
entierly south facing
steep as hell
Where is Cote de Cuisy
Les Beauregards
What GC does Montmains butt up against
Vaillons
What are the Grand Crus
BBVVPGC
Blanchot
Bougros
Valmur
Valdesir
Preuses
Grenouilles
Le Clos
What P Cru vineyard does Blanchot look at?
Montee de Tonnerre
What is the largest Grand Cru in Chablis?
Les Clos
What vineyard is most impacted by the Serein?
Grenouilles
What is the smallest Grand Cru?
Grenouilles
What is the ‘honorary Grand Cru’ and where is it located
La Moutonne
in between Vaudesir and Preuses
Which Grand Cru was added in 1938 instead of 1935 like the others
Preuses & Bougros
What is the Union des Grands
Controls half of Chablis GC
Hand harvesting required
Not release until Jan 1 of the second year after harvest
This Premier cru is the Southermost 1er Cru on the eastern side of the river
Vaucoupin
What is a Liux Dix of Montmains
Butteaux
What forest is the closest to Cote d’Or
Allier
What is the only Grand Cru Raveneau doesnt produce
Vaudesir
Is Chablis P Cru its own appellation?
NOOOOO
This producer uses all stainless steel
Louis Michel
The total surface area of GCs combined
104ha
Soil in montmains
Smectite (blue clay)
like Petrus
Is Chablis wetter or dryer than Cote d’Or
wetter
Most important site on the left bank
Vaillons
Montmains
When was the last huge hailstorm in Chablis
2011
What is Kimmeridgian marl named for
the village Kimmeridge in Dorset UK
These vintages were wiped out by frost
1945
1951
1953
1956
1957
What is the style of Saint Bris?
Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris
Permitted training methods in Chablis
Cordon de Royat
Taille Chablis
Guyot
Most important 1er cru of Chablis
Montee de Tonnerre
Who is the largest owner of Valmur
Guy Robion
What year did the INAO declassify chablis because of the harsh winter
1956
Who owns La Moutonne?
Monopole of Domaine Long Depaquit
