Chablis Flashcards

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1
Q

What river runs through Chablis

A

Serein

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2
Q

What is the big threats in Chablis?

A

Frost & Hail

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3
Q

What are some ways to mitigate frost?

A

Bougies
Chaufferettes (connected to gas lines)
spraying vines with water

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4
Q

What is unique about the soil in Chablis

A

high lime percentage

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5
Q

What disease is an issue in Chablis

A

Esca

Chardonnay is susceptible to this

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6
Q

What nutrient disease is an issue in Chablis

A

Chlorosis

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7
Q

What is the growing patterns of Chardonnay?

A

Early bud break- bad spring frosts
Early Ripening- good, short season
Resistance to mildew
Sesnsitive to powdery mildew/ botrytis

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8
Q

Is chapitaliziation allowed in Chablis?

A

yes, up to 2% increase in alcohol

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9
Q

When was the AOC established

A

1938

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10
Q

What is different about Petit Chablis?

A

on Plateaus of portlandian soil

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11
Q

What are the Alcohols if the classifications of Chablis?

A

Petit- 9.5
Chablis- 10
P Cru- 10.5
G Cru-11

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12
Q

What are the yields of the classifications of Chablis?

A

Petit- 60hl/ha
Chablis- 60 hl/ha
P Cru- 58 hl/ha
G Cru- 54 hl/ha

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13
Q

When was Premier Cru established

A

1967

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14
Q

What is the division of the P Crus?

A

Right bank
Left Bank

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15
Q

What is the largest P Cru

A

Fourchaume

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16
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What is the smallest P Cru

A

Cote de Cuisy

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17
Q

What are the important Lieux-dits in Fourchaume

A

L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent

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18
Q

What GC does Vaulorent touch

A

Preuses

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19
Q

What are the top P Crus in Chablis

A

Montee de Tonnerre
Mont de Milieu
Montmains

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20
Q

What is unique about Voucoupin

A

entierly south facing
steep as hell

21
Q

Where is Cote de Cuisy

A

Les Beauregards

22
Q

What GC does Montmains butt up against

A

Vaillons

23
Q

What are the Grand Crus

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A

Blanchot
Bougros
Valmur
Valdesir
Preuses
Grenouilles
Le Clos

24
Q

What P Cru vineyard does Blanchot look at?

A

Montee de Tonnerre

25
Q

What is the largest Grand Cru in Chablis?

A

Les Clos

26
Q

What vineyard is most impacted by the Serein?

A

Grenouilles

27
Q

What is the smallest Grand Cru?

A

Grenouilles

28
Q

What is the ‘honorary Grand Cru’ and where is it located

A

La Moutonne

in between Vaudesir and Preuses

29
Q

Which Grand Cru was added in 1938 instead of 1935 like the others

A

Preuses & Bougros

30
Q

What is the Union des Grands

A

Controls half of Chablis GC
Hand harvesting required
Not release until Jan 1 of the second year after harvest

31
Q

This Premier cru is the Southermost 1er Cru on the eastern side of the river

A

Vaucoupin

32
Q

What is a Liux Dix of Montmains

A

Butteaux

33
Q

What forest is the closest to Cote d’Or

A

Allier

34
Q

What is the only Grand Cru Raveneau doesnt produce

A

Vaudesir

35
Q

Is Chablis P Cru its own appellation?

A

NOOOOO

36
Q

This producer uses all stainless steel

A

Louis Michel

37
Q

The total surface area of GCs combined

A

104ha

38
Q

Soil in montmains

A

Smectite (blue clay)

like Petrus

39
Q

Is Chablis wetter or dryer than Cote d’Or

A

wetter

40
Q

Most important site on the left bank

A

Vaillons
Montmains

41
Q

When was the last huge hailstorm in Chablis

A

2011

42
Q

What is Kimmeridgian marl named for

A

the village Kimmeridge in Dorset UK

43
Q

These vintages were wiped out by frost

A

1945
1951
1953
1956
1957

44
Q

What is the style of Saint Bris?

A

Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris

45
Q

Permitted training methods in Chablis

A

Cordon de Royat
Taille Chablis
Guyot

46
Q

Most important 1er cru of Chablis

A

Montee de Tonnerre

47
Q

Who is the largest owner of Valmur

A

Guy Robion

48
Q

What year did the INAO declassify chablis because of the harsh winter

A

1956

49
Q

Who owns La Moutonne?

A

Monopole of Domaine Long Depaquit