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