France - Burgundy - Chablis Flashcards
How many Premier Cru vineyards are there in Chablis?
40
How many Grand Cru vineyards are there in Chablis?
- It is divided in 7 climats or parcels
What are the 7 Climats of Chablis Grand Cru?
Bourgos Preuses (Pre-ooze) Vaudesir Grenouilles Valmur Les Clos Blanchot
Vinification
Steel barrel fermentation with medium-quality wines in neutral oak and higher-quality wins getting new oak
What are the 7 Climats of Chablis Grand Cru?
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Bourgos Preuses (Pre-ooze) Vaudesir Grenouilles Valmur Les Clos Blanchot
Name the top vintages in Chablis
1996
2005 (Best)
2014
2015 - Very small production due to heavy rain
Name 2 producers from the Chablis AOP
Domaine Gilbert Picq - They are exceptional values as well as some of the finest examples to be found in the appellation, with the structure, racy acidity cut to age gracefully for up to twenty years.
Domaine William Fèvre - Aged 8-10 months in steel barrels to preserve steely, flinty freshness
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
Name 2 producers from the Petit Chablis AOP
Francois Raveneau - Vineyards located above the Les Clos Grand Cru vineyards. Petit Chablis added to the portfolio in 2014 from vines planted in 2010
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
Name 2 producers/wines from the Chablis Premier Cru AOP
Domaine Gilbert Picq - Vosgros
Hand harvested. Fermented and aged in stainless steel
Francois Raveneau - Montée de Tonnerre
- 1/5 producers that harvests by hand, earliest to harvest and extended and slow sur lie aging
- Full-flavored style with spiced apple, toast, and mineral. A cheesy note from lees aging lingered on the nose, but the intensity of chalk and dried apple prevailed on the palate with richness and elegance.
Vincent Dauvissat - Vaillons, La Foret
- Farms biodynamically harvests by hand with no de-stemming, no bâtonnage, oak barrel aging for 8-18 months
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
Name 2 producers from the Chablis Grand Cru AOP
Francois Raveneau - Blanchot, Les Clos, and Valmur
- 1/5 producers that harvests by hand, earliest to harvest and extended and slow sur lie aging, no bâtonnage, oak barrel aging for 8-18 months
- Blanchot has 80 year-old vines
Vincent Dauvissat - Les Clos
- Farms biodynamically harvests by hand with no de-stemming, no bâtonnage, oak barrel aging for 8-18 months
Domaine Laroche - Les Blanchots - Reserve de L’Obedience. One of the oldest domaines in Chablis built on an ancient cellar from the 9th century. L’Obedience is a French term for a monastery.
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
What vineyard is Vincent Dauvissat’s best Premier Cru from?
Vincent Dauvissat - Vaillons and La Forêt
La Forêt
1/2 price of grand crus, La Forêt is regarded as a near-equal to grand cru levels of expressiveness, depth and complexity. Rounder, more honeyed texture with deeper aromas and flavors with a degree of weight and complexity typically found only in the best grand crus. Forest floor characteristic with an anise seed nuance that comes with age; this, too, is an expression of the great La Forest terroir.
- Farms biodynamically harvests by hand with no de-stemming, no bâtonnage, oak barrel aging for 8-18 months
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
What vineyard is Domaine Gilbert Picq’s Premier Cru from?
Domaine Gilbert Picq - Vosgros
Hand harvested. Fermented and aged in stainless steel
What vineyard is Domaine Raveneau’s best Premier Cru from?
Francois Raveneau - Montée de Tonnerre
- 1/5 producers that harvests by hand, earliest to harvest and extended and slow sur lie aging
- Full-flavored style with spiced apple, toast, and mineral. A cheesy note from lees aging lingered on the nose, but the intensity of chalk and dried apple prevailed on the palate with richness and elegance.
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
What vineyard is Vincent Dauvissat’s best Grand Cru from?
Vincent Dauvissat - Les Clos
- Farms biodynamically harvests by hand with no de-stemming, no bâtonnage, oak barrel aging for 8-18 months
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
What vineyard is Raveneau’s best Grand Cru from?
Francois Raveneau - Blanchot, Les Clos, and Valmur
- 1/5 producers that harvests by hand, earliest to harvest and extended and slow sur lie aging
- Blanchot has 80 year-old vines
- Full-flavored style with spiced apple, toast, and mineral. A cheesy note from lees aging lingered on the nose, but the intensity of chalk and dried apple prevailed on the palate with richness and elegance.
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ‘02 / ’05 / ‘14
Which Domaine is considered one of the oldest in Chablis?
Domaine Laroche - Les Blanchots - One of the oldest domaines in Chablis built on an ancient cellar from the 9th century. L’Obedience is a French term for a monastery.
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
What vineyard is Domaine Laroche’s best Grand Cru from?
Domaine Laroche - Les Blanchots - Reserve de L’Obedience. One of the oldest domaines in Chablis built on an ancient cellar from the 9th century. L’Obedience is a French term for a monastery.
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ’05 / ‘14
Domaine Laroche
- Fun Fact
- Hectares/Acres
- Vineyard Locations (Top Premier and all Grand Crus)
- Vitification
- Vinification
Domaine Laroche
- One of the oldest domaines in Chablis built on top of a 9th century cellar that was part of a Monastery.
- L’Obedience is a French term for a monastery
- Organic farming - No pesticides
- Fermentation and aging occurs in both stainless steel and oak casks
- Only the Premier Cru Cote de Lechet and Grand Cru Reserve de L’Obedience ferment and age in oak
Domaine Francois Raveneau
- Fun Fact
- Hectares/Acres
- Vineyard Locations (Top Premier and all Grand Crus)
- Vitification
- Vinification
Francois Raveneau
- 8 hectares
- Premier Cru’s: Montée de Tonnerre, Les Vaillons, Mont-Mains, and Forêt
- Grand Cru’s: Blanchot, Les Clos, and Valmur
- 1/5 producers that harvest by hand and one of the earliest to harvest. Organic farming
- Very low yields - Done purposefully for high quality
- Barrel fermentation and extended lees contact during aging (18 months)
René et Vincent Dauvissat
- Fun Fact
- Hectares/Acres
- Vineyard Locations (Top Premier and all Grand Crus)
- Vitification
- Vinification
Vincent Dauvissat
- 12 hectares
- Premier Cru’s: Montée de Tonnerre, Les Vaillons, Mont-Mains, and Forêt
- Grand Cru’s: Blanchot, Les Clos,
- Farms biodynamically harvests by hand with no de-stemming
- No bâtonnage, oak barrel aging for 8-18 months
What does René et Vincent Dauvissat do differently than Francois Raveneau?
More new oak - It appears that Dauvissat frequently uses a smidge more new oak than Raveneau
Which climats are Francois Raveneau’s Grand Cru’s from?
Francois Raveneau - Blanchot, Les Clos, and Valmur
- 1/5 producers that harvests by hand, earliest to harvest and extended and slow sur lie aging
- Blanchot has 80 year-old vines
- Full-flavored style with spiced apple, toast, and mineral. A cheesy note from lees aging lingered on the nose, but the intensity of chalk and dried apple prevailed on the palate with richness and elegance.
BEST YEARS: ’96 / ‘02 / ’05 / ‘14
Which climats are Vincent Dauvissat’s Grand Cru’s from?
Les Clos
Which vineyard is Vincent Dauvissat’s best Premier Cru from? What is unique about these wines?
La Foret
At a price that’s half the grand crus, many knowledgeable observers regard La Forest as a near-equal, regularly achieving grand cru levels of expressiveness, depth and complexity. Rounder, more honeyed texture with deeper aromas and flavors with a degree of weight and complexity typically found only in the best grand crus. There is also a pronounced forest floor characteristic with an anise seed nuance that comes with age; this, too, is an expression of the great La Forest terroir.
What are the hierarchy of the Chablis AOP’s?
Chablis
Petit Chablis
Premier Cru
Grand Cru
Describe Domaine Laroche - Les Blanchots - Reserve de L’Obedience
L’Obedience is a French term for a monastery - The Domaine is built on top of a 9th century cellar that was part of a Monastery.
Organic farming - No pesticides
Fermentation and aging in oak
Les Blanchots is a unique terroir made of a layer of white clay on Kimmeridgian limestone with ammonites. This is the ideal combination to keep the right amount of water for roots. The South-East exposure allows slow ripening and favours aroma development. Blanchots is delicate, silky and shows its charm after 5 years in bottle. At peak after 10 to 12 years.
