FR: Chablis + Yonne Flashcards
French word for smudgepots
bougies
Frost prevention in Chablis
Water aspersion + chauferrettes are favored/classic methods
* heating cables (Fevre uses them in GC vineyard)
Forêts
- location
- 3 producders?
Chablis 1er Cru - favored part of Montmains, located on Left Bank.
- 75% under its own name vs the larger 1er Cru
- V Dauvissat = Forest
- Vocoret, L. Michel, Moreau-Naudet, Bessin, Pinson, Raveneau
Fourchaume
- location
- exposure
- name 3 climats
- 3 producers?
Right Bank; northern extension of grand crus. 130ha
- EXPOSURE: W / SW (early ripening)
- SOILS: brown clay, lightly stony
- CLIMATS: L’Homme Mort, Vaupulent, Vaulorent, Cote de Fontenay
William Fevre, Vincent Dampt, Domaine Pinson
Domaine Laroche, Roland Lavantereux
Les Lys
- location
- exposure
- producers
Climat of Vaillons; Chablis Premier Cru (Left Bank)
EXPOSURE: N / NE
Daniel Dampt
Daniel-Etienne Defaix
Albert Bichot
Monts de Milieu
- location
- exposure
- 3 producers?
Right Bank; top Premier Cru
no climats
EXPOSURE: S / SE - facing Serein Valley, which is relatively wide here so the 44ha of Milieu is open, airy, and sundrenched. Woods protect it from northerly winds.
Domaine Pinson
Billaud-Simon
William Fevre
Vocoret
Guy Robin
Montée de Tonnerre
- location/exposure
- climats (3)
- 3 producers?
Left Bank. Fyé; sits across a small valley from Blanchots, just west of Monts de Milieu
- EXPOSURE: W / SW.
- LIEUX-DIT: Chapelot, Côte de Bréchain and Pied d’Aloup (6ha on its own; 44 when counting these 3)
PRODUCERS
William Fevre
Alain Gautheron
Samuel Billaud
Patrick Piuze
Louis Jadot
Francois Raveneau
Butteaux
- location
- producers
Chablis Premier Cru; Left Bank
Sub of Montmains (alongside Foret)
Pattes Loup
Raveneau
Collet
Patrick Piuze
Louis Michel
Montmains
- where
- important climats
Chablis Premier Cru; Left Bank
* SE-facing
* Foret, Butteaux are important sections often bottled under their own names
* smectite (blue clay) like Petrus/Cheval Blanc
Vaillons
- where
- important climats
- name 5 producers
Chablis Premier Cru; Left Bank. 15ha on its own, 120 counting the sub-climats
* SUBS: Les Lys, Roncieres, Beugnons, Chatains, Epinottes, Melinots, Secher
* 15ha on its own - 120+ with all the inclusions
Francois Raveneau
Vincent Dauvissat
Guy Robin
Patrick Piuze
William Fevre
Domaine Laroche
Vaucoupin
- where
- producers
Right Bank; Premier Cru in Chichée
Exceptionally steep S-facing exposure. Style of wines suggest a cooler site.
Alain Gautheron
Gilbert Picq
Domaine Oudin
Domaine Guegen
Vaulorent
- location
- producers
Exceptional Premier Cru; Right Bank
WHERE: sub of Fourchaume; almost right next to Preuses. Higher clay content than the other climats.
La Chablisienne
William Fevre
N&G Fevre
Benoit Droin
Kimmeridgian vs Portlandian soils
Kim: upper Jurassic. Crumbly chalky marl, exogyra virgula (oyster shell fossils), more porous
Portlandian: harder cap rock, less clay, not so many fossils, younger and the soils atop are sandier and thinner
Chablis min. ABV
9.5% Petit Chablis
10% for regular AC
10.5% for premier cru
11% for Grand Cru
Chablis max. yields
60hl/ha for regular AC
54 hl/ha for Grand Cru
Chablis Grand Cru aspect
South/Southwest-facing - forming an arc around the Right Bank of the Serein River
* Blanchot is the anomaly that faces SE
* lots of afternoon light, protection from cold northerly winds
Union des Grands Crus de Chablis
- rules
- members
Rules:
- 8k vines/ha
- organic fertilizers
- manual harvest
- GC/vintage on cork or cap
- earliest release Jan 1 of year 2
Collet, JM Brocard, Dampt, Drouhin-Vaudon, William Fevre
Les Clos
- exposure
- name 3 producers
Chablis #1 Grand Cru
* biggest and best (28.39ha)
* SW exposure, very uniform
William Fevre (largest holding)
Raveneau
Guy Robin
Vocoret
L. Moreau
C. Moreau
Pinson
Samuel Billaud
Grenouilles
- lay of the land
- biggest landholder
TERRAIN: Smallest of the 7, sandwiched between Valmur and Vaudesir. Rises steeply from valley floor before flattening out - 2 microclimates = varying expressions
La Chablisienne owns most of it
Chablis Grand Cru
La Moutonne
- where
- ownership
“unofficial” 8th Grand Cru - located (mostly) within Vaudesir with a sliver in Les Preuses
- 2.35ha
- monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit (Albert Bichot)
- mostly S-facing with some SE
Les Preuses
Chablis Grand Cru.
- TERRAIN: Most of it sits above Bougros. Gentle slope with deeper topsoils… fractured rock formation for solid drainage
- 11.43ha
William Fevre
Vincent Dauvissat
La Chablisienne
Billaud-Simon
Jean-Marc Brocard
Valmur
- location/terrain
- producers
Chablis Grand Cru. Forms a wedge between Grenouilles and Les Close.
- TERRAIN: small enclosed valley - heat trap but easy target for cold and frost. North and south facing flank. More clay - hefty wines
* Vallemeur = valley of the brambles
Guy Robin
Raveneau
Louis Moreau
Vocoret
Jean Collet
William Fevre
Vaudesir
- lay of the land
- producers
TERRAIN: sits in a E-W valley, shaped like an ampitheater (like Valmur). 1/2 of vines face S, 1/2 face SW. Enclosed valley - good heat trap.
* Long-Depaquit’s La Moutonne sits within
Besson, Droin, Billaud-Simon –> plots on both sides of valley
William Fevre
Louis Michel
Louis Moreau
Guy Robin
Bougros
- lay of the land
- producers
Chablis Grand Cru. The NW bookend of the GCs. Along with neighbor Les Preuses, was added to list of GCs 3 years after the other 5.
* Fevre and Laroche label as Bougeurots. There’s a better sector - the one Fevre labels as Cote de Bougerots
William Fevre
Guy Robin
Domaine Laroche
Blanchot
- lay of the land
- exposure
- producers
Chablis Grand Cru. The SE bookend of the swath of Grand Crus. Overlooks the Vallee de Brechain facing Montee de Tonnerre.
- the anomaly - faces SE
- cooler site
- 12.39ha
Vocoret
Raveneau
Guy Robin
Billaud-Simon
Droin
Louis Moreau
Christian Moreau
Chablis’ important Right Bank Premier Crus - name 5
- Vaucopin
- Fourchaume (L’Homme Mort, Cote de Fontenay, Vaulorent, Vaupulent)
- Mont de Milieu
- Montee de Tonnerre (Chapelot, Cote de Brechain, Pied d’Aloue)
- Berdiot
- Les Fournaux
Chablis’ important Left Bank Premier Crus - name 5
Cote de Lechet
Montmains
Vau de Vey
Vosgros
Vaillons
How many premier cru in Chablis?
40 total, grouped into 17 main names
Chablis Premier Cru neighbor the Grand Cru’s
- Montee de Tonnerre (sits across from Blanchot)
- Fourchaume / Vaulorent (abuts Preuses/Bougros)
2 most important Left Bank Chablis Premier Cru?
Montmains
Vaillons
2016 Chablis
hail + frost = down 50%
good quality for what remains, classic style
2017 Chablis
bad frost year - remaining harvest was good quality
Acid vintage
2018 Chablis
Bumper crop, good yields, healthy fruit. A break from the misery.
2019 Chablis
Sunny, dry, minor frost
2020 Chablis
best year as of late - dry, very very sunny. 20 - 30% crop loss due to drought. Great quality
2021 Chablis
Horrible frost year. Cool season, classic vintage
*down 50%
Irancy AC
Yonne Dept
Pinot Noir + 10% comb Pinot Gris/Cesar
Saint-Bris AC
Yonne dept
Sauvignon Blanc/Gris
Vezelay AC
100% Chardonnay
Yonne dept
Chablis avg sunlight/rain?
1800 hours/year
25.5in/year
Common vine training method in Chablis?
Double Guyot
(Cordon de Royat also common)
Lieux dit that can label as Montee de Tonnere
Cote de Brechain
Pied aux Loups
Les Chapelots
feuillettes
traditional Chablis barrel - 132L; rare in actual production but remains the official unit of measurement for growers selling to negoce
