Chablis/Yonne Flashcards
What is the capital of the Yonne?
Auxerre
What river runs through Chablis?
Serein
How many premier crus of Chablis?
40 total
What is the superior soil Chablis? And the lesser?
Kimmeridgian Marl is the best
Portlandien Limestone lies on top of the kimmeridgian marl on the elevated plateaus, mostly used for Petit Chablis
How many “major” 1er crus of Chablis?
17
What Bourgogne AOP Geographical designations are in the Yonne? What styles can they produce?
Chitry RrW Cotes d'Auxerre RrW Cote Saint-Jacques RrW Coulanges-la-Vineuse RrW Epineuil Rr Tonnerre W
What is the newest AOP of the Yonne? When was it established?
Vezelay
2017
What is the assemblage of Vezelay AOP? min abv?
100% Chardonnay
11% abv
What is the assemblage and abv of Saint-Bris AOP?
Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris, no amounts specified
10% abv
What is the assemblage and min abv of Irancy?
Max RS?
Pinot Noir, w a max 10% comb Cesar and PG
10.5%
max 2 g/L rs
What is the min abv of Petit Chablis, Chalis, 1er cru and GC?
Petit Chablis: 9.5%
Chablis: 10%
Chablis 1er Cru: 10.5%
Chablis GC: 11%
What are the permitted training methods of Chablis AOP?
Guyot
Cordon de Royat
Taille Chablis
What is the northnmost 1er cru of Chablis?
L’Homme Mort, in Fourchaume
Name the lieux-dits of Fourchaume
Cote de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent
What 1er cru is immediately east of Montee de Tonnerre?
Mont de Milieu
Name the Lieux-dits of Fourneaux
Morein
Cote de Pres Girots
Name the lieux-dits of Montee de Tonnerre
Chapelot
Cote de Brechain
Pied d’Aloup
What is the only 1er cru to touch a Chablis Grand Cru vineyard?
Vaulorent (a lieu-dit of Fourchaume)
What 1er crus can be labelled as Beauroy 1er cru?
Cote de Savant
Troesmes
What lieu-dit is in Les Beauregards 1er?
Cote de Cuisy
What are the lieux-dits of Montmains 1er Cru?
Forets
Butteaux
What are the lieux-dits of Vaillons 1er?
Beugnons Chatains Secher Les Lys Melinots Roncieres Les Epinottes
Chablis GCs from NW to SE
Bougros Preuses Vaudesir Grenouilles Valmur Les Clos Blanchots
Which Chablis GC has southeast exposure?
Blanchots, facing Montee de Tonnerre
What is the largest Chablis GC? How big?
Les Clos
28.39 ha
What two bottlings do both Louis and CHristian Moreau bottle from Les Clos?
“Les Clos”
“Clos des Hospices dans le Clos”
What 2 vineyards were not included in the orignal Chablis GC classification in 1935, but added in final AOC legislation in 1938?
Preuses and Bougros
What GCs share La Moutonne? Which contains more?
Preuses (.11 ha) and Vaudesir (2.24 ha)
What is the size of Grenouilles? How much is owned by Chablisienne?
9.38 ha
Chablisienne owns 7.2 ha
What direction do most of the Chablis GC vineyards face?
Southwest
What size is a feuillette?
132 liters
What is the largest Chablis 1er Cru? Size?
Vaillons at 113.3 ha
Fourchaume is close behind at 103.31 ha
What GCs does Dauvissat produce?
Les Clos
Les Preuses
Where does Dauvissats Petit Chablis vines grow?
a parcel above Les Clos
What is the warmest GC of Chablis?
Blanchot
What GC does Raveneau produce?
Les Clos
Blanchot
Valmur
