Mâcon, Côte Chalonnaise & Beaujolais Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two appellations in Côte Chalonnaise who only produced white wine?
A
- Bouzeron
- Montagny
2
Q
What are the four communes of Pouilly-Fuissé
A
- Chaintré
- Fuissé
- Solutré-Pouilly
- Vergisson
3
Q
Saint-Véran is splited by which appellation?
A
- Pouilly-Fuissé
4
Q
What are the 5 villages of Mâconnais?
A
- Pouilly-Fuissé
- Pouilly-Loché
- Pouilly-Vinzelles
- Saint-Véran
- Viré-Clessé
5
Q
What grape varieties are allowed for a Mâcon Village AOP?
A
- Chardonnay only
6
Q
What grape varieties are allowed for a Mâcon with Geographical Designation?
A
- White: 100% chardonnay
- Rosé/Red: 100% gamay
7
Q
What is the smallest cru of Beaujolais?
A
- Chénas
8
Q
What is the largest cru of Beaujolais?
A
- Brouilly
9
Q
What is the only cru located entirely within the Saône-et-Loire département?
A
- St-Amour
10
Q
Can a Beaujolais cru may add a proportion of white grape in his wine?
A
- Yes
- Rouge: Gamay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Melon de Bourgogne
11
Q
Les Capitans lieux-dits is located in which cru?
A
- Juliénas
12
Q
Pisse-Vieille lieux-dits is located in which cru?
A
- Brouilly
13
Q
What is the climate in Beaujolais?
A
- Semi-Continental
14
Q
What is the highest elevation cru?
A
- Chirouble
15
Q
Where is located the famous Roche Pourrie soil?
A
- Côte du Py, Morgon
16
Q
In which Beaujolais Crus AOP, there is some schist and grey/blue volcanic rock soil?
A
- Côte de Brouilly
17
Q
La Chapelle des Bois lieux-dits is located in which cru?
A
- Fleurie
18
Q
Biggest AOP of Mâconnais in terms of plantings (ha) ?
A
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
19
Q
Name the Crus of Beaujolais, from North to South.
A
- Saint-Amour
- Juliénas
- Chénas
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Fleurie
- Chiroubles
- Morgon
- Régnié
- Brouilly
- Côte de Brouilly
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20
Q
Which Beaujolais appellation can produce Rouge, Rosé, White ?
A
- Beaujolais AOP
- *Beaujolais AOC and Beaujolais-Villages AOC were consolidated in 2011
21
Q
True or False ? Côteaux du Lyonnais AOP can produce Blanc, Rouge, Rosé.
A
- True
22
Q
Name two lieux-dits of Fleurie AOP.
A
- La Madone *
- Poncié *
- La Roilette *
- Les Côtes
- Le Bon Cru
- Les Moriers
- Les Roches
- Les Garants
- Montgenas
- La Chapelle de Bois
- Grille-Midi
- Champagne
- La Joie du Palais
23
Q
Name two lieux-dits of Juliénas AOP.
A
- Les Capitans *
- Les Fouillouses
- Les Mouilles
- La Bottière
- Vayolette
- Bessay
- En Rizière
- Beauvernay
- Bois de la Salle
- Cotoyon
24
Q
Name two lieux-dits of Morgon AOP.
A
- Côte du Py *
- Douby
- Les Charmes
- Grand Cras
- Corcelette
- Les Micouds
25
Name two lieux-dits of Saint-Amour AOP.
- Côte de Besset
- Les Champs Grillés
- Le Clos de la Brosse
- Le Clos de Guillons
- Le Chatelet
- Le Clos des Billards
- Les Bonnets
- Le Mas des Tines
- Vers l’Eglise
- En Paradis
- La Folie
- Le Clos du Chapître
26
Name the AOPs of Côte Chalonnaise.
- Bouzeron AOP
- Rully AOP
- Mercurey AOP
- Givry AOP
- Montagny AOP
27
Which Côte Chalonnaise AOP produces only chardonnay ?
- Montagny AOP
28
True or False ? Bouzeron AOP is the only Côte Chalonnaise area that does not have any 1er Cru.
- True
29
What is the maximum yields (rendement de base) of Beaujolais Crus AOPs ?
- 58 hl/ha
30
True or False ? Most Mâcon Chardonnay is fermented and raised in stainless steel.
- True ; though Pouilly-Fuissé is generally oaked.
31
Name the villages AOPs of Mâcon from North to South.
- Mâcon AOP
- Viré-Clessé AOP
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
- Pouilly-Loché AOP
- Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP
- Saint-Véran AOP
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32
Where do you find Château de Chamirey ?
- Mercurey AOP
33
Name the AOP’s of Côte Chalonnaise, north to south.
– Bouzeron
– Rully
– Mercurey
– Givry
– Montagny
34
True or False ? In Beaujolais AOP, a rosé can be labeled as ‘Primeur’ ?
- True
- The ‘Primeur’ is allowed for rouge and rosé
35
True or False ? In Beaujolais AOP, a rosé can be labeled as ‘Supérieur’ ?
- False
- ‘Supérieur’ is for rouge only
- Min. 10,5 % ABV , instead of regular 10%
36
Which AOP of Côte Chalonnaise is considered the center of Crémant de Bourgogne AOP ?
- Rully AOP
37
Where can we find top producers : Dom. Joblot ?
- Givry AOP
38
Where can we find cooperative : Cave de Buxy ?
- Montagny AOP
39
Youngest AOP of Mâcon ?
- Viré-Clessé AOP (1999)
40
Most powerful of the Crus of Beaujolais ?
- Moulin-à-Vent AOP
- Frequently confused with those of the Côte d’Or, when tasted blind
- Higher concentration of manganèse
41
Most light of the Crus of Beaujolais ?
- Chiroubles
- Highest in elevation, and coolest
- Best drunk in its extreme youth
42
Distinctive soil of Morgon and Juliénas AOP ?
- Roche Pourrie (Rotten Rock)
- Unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese
43
Beaujolais Primeur may not be released before what date?
- 3rd thursday of November, following the harvest
44
Who are the gang of four (Beaujolais producers imported by Kermitt Lynch) ?
- Marcel Lapierre
- Guy Breton
- Jean-Paul Thévenet
- Jean Foillard
45
Chénas wines can also be labeled as what other Cru Beaujolais?
- Moulin-à-vent AOP
46
Beaujolais region runs along what river?
- Saône
47
What hapenned in 1395, that impacted Beaujolais ?
- Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, issued an edict forbidding the cultivation of Gamay in the Côte d’Or, calling the grape “a very bad and disloyal variety.”
48
In Beaujolais, what happened in 1951 ?
- 1st commercial vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau
49
How many communes are authorized for the production of Beaujolais-Villages ?
- 38
50
Basic red Beaujolais can reach no higher than __% alcohol by volume ?
- 12.5 %
51
True or false ? Beaujolais-Villages is exclusively a red wine.
- False
52
In Beaujolais, how is called the desirable friable pink granite soil ?
- Gore / Grès
We can find it in;
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Fleurie
- Chiroubles
53
True or false ? Saint-Amour is considered a lighter, more delicate expression of cru Beaujolais.
- True
54
True or false ? Juliénas produces a more delicate expression of cru Beaujolais.
- False
- Juliénas yields some of the most powerful cru Beaujolais, with a bolder tannic structure and good aging potential.
55
In which Beaujolais Crus AOP can we find notable lieux-dits : Les Brureaux - En Nervat - Aux Blémonts - Les Gandelins - En Rémont - Les Paquelets - Chassignol.
- Chénas
56
True or false ? Chénas is described as a more powerful, tannic expression of Beaujolais.
- True
57
Moulin-à-Vent was granted AOC status in which year?
- 1936
57
In terms of elevation of vineyards, what is the highest Crus of Beaujolais ?
- Chiroubles
58
True or False ? Many critics cite Chiroubles AOP as the lightest of all the cru wines of Beaujolais.
- True
59
What is the youngest of the Beaujolais Crus ?
- Régnié
- AOP since 1988
60
What is the largest of the Beaujolais Crus ?
- Brouilly
- 1245 ha of vine
- Accounts for 25% of the total output of cru Beaujolais wine
61
True or false ? Côte de Brouilly wines are generally perceived as lighter and more delicate than those of Brouilly.
- False
62
What is the worst vintage for frost in Beaujolais between 2017-2021?
- 2017
