Chablis Flashcards
When was Chablis AOP created?
1938
Where are Chablis’ best sites?
The southwest facing slopes of the valley of the Serein river.
What divides Chablis from the Cote d’Or?
the hills of the Morvan
When did powdery mildew first appear in Chablis?
1886
When did phylloxera reach Chablis?
1887
What causes market share loss of the Parisian market?
Opening of the railway between Paris-Lyons-Marseilles in 1856
What is the climate of Chablis?
Semi-Continental
What does spring frost cause damage to?
Young vine shoots
What are Smudge Pots?
Heaters to protect from frosts
Effective frost protection helped what in the 1960s?
Chablis expansion
What are the 7 climats of Grand Cru Chablis?
Les Clos Blanchots Bougros Vaudesir Valmur Preuses Grenouilles
What vineyard is considered the 8th grand cru? Where is it?
La Moutonne
Partly in Vaudesir and in Preuses
How many premier cru vineyards are in Chablis?
40
The rocks of the soil date back to what?
Upper Jurassic age, 180 million years ago
Where is Kimmeridge?
Dorset, southern England
What kind of soil is in Chablis?
argilo-calcaire
What is the second geological layer of the soil?
Portlandien. It has no fossils
What is “gout de pierre a fusil”?
gunflint
What producers are known for the “gunflint” style?
Louis Michel Jean Durup Jean-Marc Brocard A Regnard Long-Depaquit
Which producers are known to still use some barrels?
Rene and Vincent Dauvissat
Francois and Jean-Marie Raveneau