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1
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When was Chablis AOP created?

A

1938

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2
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Where are Chablis’ best sites?

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The southwest facing slopes of the valley of the Serein river.

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3
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What divides Chablis from the Cote d’Or?

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the hills of the Morvan

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4
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When did powdery mildew first appear in Chablis?

A

1886

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5
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When did phylloxera reach Chablis?

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1887

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6
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What causes market share loss of the Parisian market?

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Opening of the railway between Paris-Lyons-Marseilles in 1856

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7
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What is the climate of Chablis?

A

Semi-Continental

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8
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What does spring frost cause damage to?

A

Young vine shoots

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9
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What are Smudge Pots?

A

Heaters to protect from frosts

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10
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Effective frost protection helped what in the 1960s?

A

Chablis expansion

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11
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What are the 7 climats of Grand Cru Chablis?

A 
Les Clos
Blanchots
Bougros
Vaudesir
Valmur
Preuses
Grenouilles
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12
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What vineyard is considered the 8th grand cru? Where is it?

A

La Moutonne

Partly in Vaudesir and in Preuses

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13
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How many premier cru vineyards are in Chablis?

A

40

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14
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The rocks of the soil date back to what?

A

Upper Jurassic age, 180 million years ago

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15
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Where is Kimmeridge?

A

Dorset, southern England

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16
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What kind of soil is in Chablis?

A

argilo-calcaire

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17
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What is the second geological layer of the soil?

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Portlandien. It has no fossils

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18
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What is “gout de pierre a fusil”?

A

gunflint

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19
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What producers are known for the “gunflint” style?

A 
Louis Michel
Jean Durup
Jean-Marc Brocard
A Regnard
Long-Depaquit
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20
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Which producers are known to still use some barrels?

A

Rene and Vincent Dauvissat

Francois and Jean-Marie Raveneau

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21
Q

What is the large co-op of Chablis, and how much Chablis as a percentage do they produce?

A

La Chablisiene, 33%

22
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What is the minimum potential alcohol in Chablis GC?

A

11%

23
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What is the max RS of Chablis GC?

A

4 g/l

24
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What is the max yield of Chablis GC?

A

54 hl/ha

25
Q

Rank the Chablis GC sites by size

A 
Les Clos - 25.87ha
Vaudesir - 15.43ha
Bougros - 15.07ha
Blanchot - 12.68ha
Preuses - 10.81ha
Valmur - 10.55ha
Grenouilles - 9.38ha
26
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Order the Chablis GC sites from NW to SE

A 
Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
27
Q

Which two Chablis GC tend to be the biggest in flavor?

A

Les Clos

Vaudesir

28
Q

Chablis GC is how much of Chablis’ vineyard area?

A

2%

29
Q

Which Chablis GC has a SE exposure?

A

Blanchot

30
Q

Les Clos dates back to at least what year?

A

1417

31
Q

La Moutonne is a monopole of whose?

A

Domaine Long-Depaquit

32
Q

What does Valmur roughly translate to?

A

The valley of brambles

33
Q

What is the minimum potential alcohol of Chablis?

A

10%, or 10.5% for Premier Cru

34
Q

What is the minimum must weight of Chablis?

A

161 g/l (153 prior to 2011)

PC: 170 g/l (161 prior to 2011)

35
Q

What is the max RS of Chablis?

A

3 g/l

36
Q

What are the permitted training methods in Chablis?

A

Guyot (simple or double)
Cordon de Royat
Taille Chablis

37
Q

What is widely considered the top Chablis Premier Cru site?

A

Montee de Tonnerre

38
Q

Who are major producers of Montee de Tonnerre?

A

Francois Raveneau
Jean Collet
Vocoret
Billaud-Salmon

39
Q

Which lieu-dits in Montee de Tonnerre can be labeled with their name?

A

Chapelot
Cote de Brechain
Pied d’Aloup

40
Q

Which lieu-dits may be labeled as Fourchaume?

A

Cote de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent

41
Q

Where is Mont de Milieu?

A

Immediately east of Montee de Tonnerre

42
Q

What is the encepagement of Irancy?

A

Pinot Noir, plus max 10% Pinot Gris/Cesar

43
Q

Where is Irancy?

A

SW of Chablis

44
Q

What AOP is NW of Irancy?

A

Saint-Bris

45
Q

What is min potential alcohol of Petit Chablis?

A

9.5%

46
Q

What is soil of Petit Chablis?

A

Portlandien limestone

47
Q

What are the minimum potential alcohols of all 4 levels of Chablis?

A

11% - GC
10.5% - PC
10% - C
9.5% - Petit

48
Q

What are the max yields of 4 Chablis levels?

A

54 hl/ha - GC
58 - PC
60 - Chablis
60 - Petit

49
Q

What are the minimum planting densities of 4 Chablis levels?

A

5,500 vph - GC
5,500 - PC
5,500 - C
5,500 - Petit

50
Q

The least-stony GC Chablis is generally what?

A

Les Preuses

Cert/Adv - France-Burgundy (16 decks)

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