The Grand Auxerrois and Chatillonais

Question 1

The two main villages around Tonnerrois

Answer 1

Epineuil and Tonnerre

Question 2

The river that runs through Tonnerrois

Answer 2

Armancon

Question 3

Name the three village appellations of the Grand Auxerrois

Answer 3

Irancy, St-Bris and Vezelay

Question 4

What is the river that runs through the Auxerre

Answer 4

Yonne

Question 5

Describe Bourgogne Cote d’Auxerre

Answer 5

59% red, includes 5 communes around Auxerre

Question 6

Describe Bourgogne Coulanges-la-vineuse

Answer 6

82% red, west bank of Yonne, 20-30% rose

Question 7

Describe Chitry

Answer 7

61% white, has similar soil to Chablis

Question 8

Describe Cote Saint-Jacques

Answer 8

Mostly red, north of Auxerre around Joigny

Question 9

Describe Tonnerre

Answer 9

100% white, left of Armancon river, 19th-century wines similar to Meursault

Question 10

Describe Epineuil

Answer 10

100% red, right of Armancon river

Question 11

Describe Irancy

Answer 11

100% red, warmer than Chablis + 10% Cesar

Question 12

Describe St. Bris

Answer 12

100% white, Sauvignon and Sauvignon Gris

Question 13

Describe Vezelay

Answer 13

100% white, Chardonnay and Melon de Bourgogne

Question 14

Describe The Chatillonnais

Answer 14

Cremant de Bourgogne, min 30% of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris & Pinot Blanc

Question 15

River that flows through Chablis

Answer 15

Serein

Question 16

Frost protection methods

Answer 16

Smudge pots, overhead sprinklers

Question 17

Describe Kimmeridgian soils and where they are found

Answer 17

Limestone-rich marls (clay-limestone mix), cotes des bar, sancerre, quincy

Question 18

Describe Chablis soils

Answer 18

Kimmeridgian and Portlandian soil, 20 myy than the Bathonian and Bajocien epochs

Question 19

What was the first monastery founded in Chablis?

Answer 19

510AD St-Loup

Question 20

When did the Romans arrive in Chablis?

Answer 20

200 AD

Question 21

When did the Cistercians negotiate an agreement with the monks of St. Martin?

Answer 21

1118 AD

Question 22

When did Chablis become incorporated into the Duchy of Burgundy?

Answer 22

1417 AD

Question 23

What has recent expansion brought up in terms of challenges?

Answer 23

yield, vineyards planted on the wrong soil, machine harvesting, true chablis expressions, over-manipulation

Question 24

List and describe the 7 climats of Chablis

Answer 24

Bourgros - Burly and rustic
Preuses - ripe and succulent
Vaudesir - heat trap, 2nd to Les Clos, high tonned finesse
Grenouills - Smallest GC, powerful with piercing fruit
Valmur - less airflow, bigger, fuller and softer
Les Clos - largest and finest, first planted by monks
Blanchot - finesse, delicate & floral

Question 25

Not classified Chablis climate but recognized by the INAO

Answer 25

Le Mouton (Albert Bichot)

Question 26

What is another name for Chardonnay

Answer 26

Beaunois

Question 27

How many Chablis Premier Cru are there?

Answer 27

89 approved consolidated into 18 names for marketing purposes

Question 28

Where are the best Chablis PC located?

Answer 28

Right bank

Question 29

Name the top Chablis PC on the right bank

Answer 29

Fourchaume, Mont de Milieu and Montee de Tonnerre

Question 30

Name the top Chablis PC on the left bank

Answer 30

Cote de Lechet, Montmains and Vaillons

Question 31

How many cases of Chablis are produced?

Answer 31

3.2M

Question 32

How many cases of Chablis GC are produced?

Answer 32

55k

Question 33

How many cases of Chablis PC are produced?

Answer 33

480k