France - Côte Chalonnaise and Maconnias

Question 1

Bouzeron AOP Styles and Encépagement:

Answer 1

Blanc: 100% Aligoté

Question 2

Soils of Bouzeron

Answer 2

white limestone and marl

Question 3

Givry AOP styles and encepagement:

Answer 3

Blanc: Chardonnay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris
Rouge: Pinot Noir plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Gris

Question 4

Villages of Givry AOP

Answer 4

Dracy-le-Fort, Givry, Jambles

Question 5

Givry/Mercurey min. alcohol and aging

Answer 5

Blanc: 11%
Rouge: 10.5%
Blanc “Premier Cru”: 11.5%
Rouge “Premier Cru”: 11%

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Question 6

Faiveley’s Mercurey monopole 1er cru?

Answer 6

Clos des Myglands

Question 7

Montagny AOP styles and encepagement

Answer 7

Blanc: 100% Chardonnay

Blanc “Premier Cru”

Question 8

Soils of Montagny

Answer 8

Bajocian limestone

Question 9

Rully AOP styles and encepagement:

Answer 9

Blanc: 11%
Rouge: 10.5%
Blanc “Premier Cru”: 11.5%
Rouge “Premier Cru”: 11%

Question 10

Which appellations of the Cote Chalonnaise do not allow red wines?

Answer 10

Montagny and Bouzeron are white wine only

Question 11

Macon AOP styles and encepagement

Answer 11

Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Blanc Primeur/Nouveau
Rosé: Pinot Noir and Gamay
Rosé Primeur/Nouveau
Rouge: Pinot Noir and Gamay
Mâcon Villages Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Mâcon Villages Primeur/Nouveau (Blanc)
Mâcon with Geographical Designation
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Rouge/Rosé: 100% Gamay

Question 12

Pouilly Fuissé AOP wine style and encepagement

Answer 12

Blanc: 100% Chardonnay

Question 13

Pouilly Fuisse min. potential alcohols

Answer 13

Pouilly-Fuissé: 11%

Pouilly-Fuissé with indication of climat: 12%

Question 14

Communes of Pouilly Fuisse

Answer 14

Chaintré, Solutré-Pouilly, Fuissé, Vergisson

Question 15

Saint-Véran AOP, Viré-Clessé AOP, Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP, Pouilly-Loché AOP wine styles and Encépagement:

Answer 15

Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Blanc with indication of climat (vineyard designate)
Minimum Potential Alcohol: 
Blanc: 11% (11.5% for Viré-Clessé AOP)
Blanc with indication of climat: 12%

Question 16

Pouilly Fuisse, Saint-Véran AOP, Viré-Clessé AOP, Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP, Pouilly-Loché AOP all have the same min. planting density - what is it?

Answer 16

8,000 vines per hectare

Question 17

Largest producer in the Côte Chalonnaise

Answer 17

Cave de Buxy, in Montagny

Question 18

Is red wine permitted under the Macon Villages AOP?

Answer 18

no

Question 19

What are the two large limestone escarpments that define the landscape of the southern Mâconnais?

Answer 19

Rocks of Solutré and Vergisson