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