Chablis Flashcards
River of Chablis
Serein
Soil of Chablis
Kimmeridgian Marl and Portlandian limestone
K : mixture of limestone and clay laced with millions of oysters fossils
P: limestone on elevated plateau. Mostly Petit Chablis
Chablis AOPs (3)
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis AOP
Chablis GC AOP
all 100%CHARDONNAY
Min Pot Alcohol in Chablis Aop(s)
Petit C AOP 9.5% 153g/l
Chablis AOP 10% 161 g/l
1er cru 10.5% 170 g/l
C GC AOP 11% 178 g/l
Permitted training methods in Chablis?
Taille Chablis, Single and double guyot, Cordon de Royat
Other appellation in the Yonne, non Chablis (3)
Irancy AOP
Vezelay AOP
St Bris AOP
What’s the AOP Irancy for?
Red only,
PN
Vezelay AOP? Style?
W only, 100% Chardonnay
St Bris AOP , Style?
W only
SB and SGris
How many 1er cru in Chablis?
40, 17 main ones
Most Important 1er Crus in Chablis?
Right: Faurchaume, Montee de Tonnere, Mont de Milieu, Vaucopins
Left: Beauroy, Veu de Vay, Côte de Lechet, Vaillons, Montmains, Vosgros
Lieu Dits of Fourchaume?
Côte de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent
Lieu Dits of Mointmains?
Forêts and Butteaux
Where is La Moutonne?
It’s a monopole unofficial GC overlapping Vaudesir and Les Preuses
Who owns the monopole of La Moutonne?
Domaine Long-Depaquit
Notable producer in Fourchaume?
Piuze
List GC Chablis N to S
Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchot
Iconic producers in Les Clos?
Dauvissat, Ravenau
Montée de Tonnère Lieu-Dits ?
Chapelot, Côte de Bréchain, Pied d’Aloup
Where is the Lieu-dit ‘Le Lys’ ?
Within Vaillons 1er cru.
Name a producer in Faurchaume?
Séguinot-Bordet, Vrignaud, Billaud-Simon, Jean-Claude Bessin, Domaine Dampt, Louis Michel, Patrick Piuze
Name a producer in Vaucopin?
Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin, Gilbert Picq
Name a producer in Beauroy?
Gérard Tremblay, Laurent Tribut, William Fèvre
Name a producer in Vaillons?
Jean Collet, Louis Moreau, Billaud-Simon, Daniel Dampt, Louis Michel, Christian Moreau, William Fèvre, François Raveneau
Name a producer in Montmains?
Alain Besson, Jean Collet, Louis Michel, William Fèvre, Denis Race, Domaine des Malandes, François Raveneau, Jean-Claude Bessin
What are the red grapes of the Yonne? Which is being phased out?
Pinot Noir, Cesar and Tressot
*Tressot is permitted but may not be replanted.
What communes may append their names to Bourgogne AOP? Where are they?
Chitry, Coulanges-le-Vineuse, Epineuil, Tonnerre.
*All are in the Yonne
What is the largest Grand Cru in Chablis?
Les Clos (25.87ha)
What is the smallest Grand Cru in Chablis?
Grenouilles (9.38ha)
Name three producers in Blanchot
Patrick Piuze
Francois Raveneau
Billaud-Simon
Name three producers in Les Clos
Christian Moreau Vincent Dauvissat Patrick Piuze Francois Raveneau Billaud-Simon William Fèvre
What are the lieux-dits of Montee de Tonnerre?
Chapelot
Cote de Brechain
Pied d’Aloup
Name five major premier crus on the left (south) bank of the Serein
Beauroy Vau de Vey Chaume de Talvat Cote de Lechet Cote de Jouan Les Beauregards MONTMAINS VAILLONS Vosgros Vau Ligneau
What are the lieux-dits of Montmains?
Forets
Butteaux
What are the lieux-dits of Vaillons?
name 2
Beugnons Chatains Secher Les Lys Melinots Roncieres Les Epinottes
What are the styles and varietals of Irancy AOP?
Rouge only: Pinot Noir plus <10% Pinot Gris/Cesar
What are the styles and varietals of Saint-Bris AOP?
Blanc only: Sauvignon Blanc and Gris
What is a feuillette?
The traditional 132L barrel of Chablis.
Where is Sacy allowed in Burgundy?
Crémant de Bourgogne
What % of Chablis is machine-harvested?
95.00%
When were the boundaries of Chablis expanded?
1956 and 1978
Where is Clos des Bougerots?
Bougros, farmed by William Fèvre
Where is Clos des Hospices?
Les Clos, shared by Christian and Louis Moreau
What’s the Smallest and Largest 1er cru in Chablis?
Côte de Cuisy 0.55ha (Courgis) within Les Bauregards
Vaillons 113.3 HA
What’s the difference in style in right and left bank Chablis?
R-> mostly south-west exp.
More opulent and Exotic. Ripe Fruit Notes
L-> Southeast exp. More restrained style
Major 1er Cru RIGHT BANK?
Berdiot Cote de Vaubarosse Fourchaume Les Forneaux Mont de Milieu Mont de Tonnere Vaucopin