Chablis

Question 1

Which of the Chablis appellations has a slightly higher maximum RS allowed?

Answer 1

Chablis Grand Cru AOP can have up to 4 g/l RS while all the others have a maximum of 3 g/l.

Question 2

Please name the Chablis Grand Cru vineyards from northwest to southeast.

Answer 2

Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchots

Question 3

Who makes a standout of bottling of La Forêts Premier Cru that is said to reach a Grand Cru level of quality in better vintages, and how do they spell it on the label?

Answer 3

Vincent Dauvissat; La Forest

Question 4

Which Premier Cru is directly north of the Grand Crus? Directly south?

Answer 4

Vaulorent sits just north, Montee de Tonnerre to the south.

Question 5

What is the minimum potential alcohol for Petit Chablis? Chablis? Chablis premier cru? Grand Cru?

Answer 5

Petit Chablis - 9.5%
Chablis - 10%
Premier Cru - 10.5%
Grand Cru - 11%

Question 6

Billaud-Simon owns some pretty sweet vineyards. What grand crus does it own some of?

Answer 6

Blanchots, Les Clos Preuses, and Vaudésir

Question 7

All the Grand Crus of Chablis sit on which side of the river? What’s the name of that river?

Answer 7

On the right side, with southwestern exposure, of the Serein River.

Question 8

What is the largest grand cru in Chablis? The smallest?

Answer 8

Le Clos is the largest at 25.87 ha

Grenouilles is the smallest at 9.38 ha

Question 9

Who makes “Clos des Hospices”? Within which grand cru does it lie?

Answer 9

Christian Moreau. It lies within Les Clos. Moreau makes a Clos de Hospices bottling as well as a Les Clos bottling.

Question 10

What two well-known lieux-dits are contained within the premier cru Montmains?

Answer 10

Forêts and Butteaux

Question 11

What kind of soil is Petit Chablis on?

Answer 11

Portlandien Limestone

Question 12

When did the following become AOPs?
Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Grand Cru

Answer 12

Petit Chablis - 1944
Chablis - 1938
Chablis Grand Cru - 1938

Question 13

What are the 4 major lieu-dits of Fourchaume?

Answer 13

Cote de Fontaney
l’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent

Question 14

Fourchaume is the only 1er Cru to touch a Grand Cru vineyard. What vineyard does it touch and which of the 4 lieu-dits touches it?

Answer 14

Les Preuses

Vaulorent

Question 15

Where is Chapelot and in what larger 1er Cru is it located? Who makes a bottle?

Answer 15

Montee de Tonnerre

Raveneau

Question 16

Secher is within which larger 1er Cru? Name 2 producers

Answer 16

Vaillons

Drouhin, Dauvissat, Collet

Question 17

Who owns the unofficial 8th Grand Cru of Chablis? Name?

Answer 17

Domaine Long-Depaquit, ‘la Moutonne’

Question 18

What Premier Cru of Chablis was thought to be formerly a graveyard for condemned criminals? Location?

Answer 18

L’Homme Mort, owned by Jean Durup. Lieu-dit of Fourchaume

Question 19

Who Produces Cote Bouguerots?

Answer 19

William Fevre produces this wine made from the Grand Cru Bougros

Question 20

How many Grand Cru bottlings does Raveneau produce?

Answer 20

3, Les Clos, Blanchot, Valmur

Question 21

What is Pinot Noir’s blending partner in Irancy? Max % allowed?

Answer 21

Cesar, max 10% combined with Pinot Gris

Question 22

If you make a Chardonnay or Pinot Noir in St. Bris what can it be bottled as besides Borgogne AOP?

Answer 22

Cote d’Auxerre

Question 23

What is the name and size of the barrel used in Chablis?

Answer 23

Feuillette, 132L (35 gallons)

Question 24

What are the Lieux-dits of Montée de Tonnerre?

Answer 24

Chapelot
Côte de Bréchain
Pied d’Aloup

Question 25

What were the three best vintages for Chablis from ‘90-‘99?

Answer 25

‘90, ‘95, ‘99

BBR

Question 26

What were the three best vintages for Chablis from ‘00-‘09?

Answer 26

‘02, ‘05, ‘08

BBR

Question 27

Domain Long Depaquit is famous for being the monopole owner of “La Moutonne” (the unclassified “8th” Grand Cru of Chablis)…but what else do they make?

Answer 27

They are actually a pretty large producer and produce GC Chablis from Blanchots, Bougros, Les Preuses & Vaudesir in addition to Premier Cru Vaucopin and Montee de Tonnerre.

Question 28

What is the connection between Laurent Tribut and Vincent Dauvissat?

Answer 28

Laurent Tribut is married to Vincent Dauvissat’s daughter.

Question 29

What the connection between Jean Dauvissat and Vincent Dauvissat?

Answer 29

Jean is the cousin of Vincent.
They both own parcels of Les Preuses and Vaillons. While Vincent ferments in SS/Enamel and ages everything in barrel, the oak isn’t new and usually 6-8 years old. Jean (his son Sebastien makes the wine) makes the village/1er Cru wines in SS but the GC wines are feremented/aged in oak, 25% new.

Question 30

What was the 2013 vintage in Chablis like?

Answer 30

Not catastrophic, but not exceptional. Chablis escaped the hail that ravaged other parts of Burgundy, but had to deal with poor weather during flowering, thus milleranderage and coulure. Add to that big problems with rot in the vineyards, so what the vignerons did in the vineyard and sorting will determine the quality of the wine. A “winemakers” vintage.

Question 31

Who owns most of the Grenouilles Grand Cru?

Answer 31

Chablisienne owns 7.2 of the 9.38 ha

Question 32

What notable disaster happened to Chablis’s vineyard in the mid-50s?

Answer 32

1955 was intensely cold and in 1956 frost decimated the vintage

Question 33

Kimmeridgian is what kind of soil?

Answer 33

Marl - limestone with clay

Question 34

How does kimmeridgian marl differ from Portlandian limestone?

Answer 34

Portlandian limestone is thinner and sandier

Kimmeridgian is porous and more mineral rich

Question 35

Where does Louis Michel stand on oak/no oak?

Answer 35

Definitely no oak at all!