Chablis Flashcards
The better vineyards in the region—including most graded as Chablis AOP, all 40 premiers crus and the entirety of Chablis Grand Cru AOP—are located in areas atop ______soil.
Kimmeridgian marl-A mixture of limestone and clay laced with millions of oyster fossils, Kimmeridgian marl is visible in hillside outcrops around the village of Chablis, and soils derived from it are believed to produce higher quality wines.
Chablis lies almost halfway between Paris and Beaune in the Serein (“serene”) River Valley, a conduit for cold winds and frost (a chief worry for vignerons in the springtime). In the region’s cool continental climate, three AOPs—___,___and____—produce only white wines, made exclusively from ____varietal.
Petit Chablis, Chablis, and Chablis Grand Cru;
Chardonnay
On the elevated plateaus above the hillsides Kimmeridgian marl is buried under _____ limestone, a younger rock strata, purer form of limestone. Petit Chablis, typically the simplest wine, is produced from these cooler, wind-exposed sites situated on this specific limestone?
Portlandien
True or False: Chablis itself is Burgundy’s smallest white winegrowing region, and one out of five bottles of Burgundy annually bear its name on the label.
False-Chablis itself is Burgundy’s largest white winegrowing region
The village wines are actually produced from 17 different communes, and Chablis’ ____ premier cru geographic designations, further grouped into 17 “major” premiers crus, are located on hillsides on both “right” and “left” banks of the____river.
40; Serein River
Top premier crus on the right bank include____and____; on the left, ____and___.
Right Bank-Montée de Tonnerre and Fourchaume
Left Bank-Vaillons and Montmains
There is technically only one grand cru appellation in Chablis, comprising the southwest-facing slopes just north of the town itself, the Chablis Grand Cru AOP has (7) geographic designations: List all (7)
Les Clos Vaudésir Valmur Preuses Blanchot Bougros Grenouilles (An (8) parcel-La Moutonne—a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit overlapping Vaudésir and Preuses—is permitted by the INAO for usage on labels but not listed as an official geographic designation.)
Beyond Chablis, there are two other communal appellations in the Yonne département:____AOP-red wine appellation (light, Pinot Noir-based reds), and____AOP, the only Sauvignon Blanc appellation in Burgundy.
Irancy AOP-red wine producing appellation
St-Bris AOP-the only Sauvignon Blanc appellation in Burgundy
