Beaujolais Flashcards

1
Q

Brouilly named after ?

A

Brolius

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2
Q

Fullest styles (3)

A

Chenas
Moulin a Vent
Morgon

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3
Q

What is largest Cru

A

Brouilly

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4
Q

Medium style Crus (4)

A

Juliennas
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly

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5
Q

Climate

A

Continental with wide differences summer to winter

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6
Q

What is soil in Cote de Brouilly

A

Volcanic (dionite)

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7
Q

Saint Armour AOC
North border
when promoted?
production note

A

Maconnais
Valentines day
both long and short maceration

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8
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the forces that created the area also created what ?

A

Central Massif , Alps

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9
Q

which Cru has distinct ripe jerry, jam, kirsch

A

Morgon

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10
Q

Beaujolais Cru Lighter styles (3) north to south

A

St Armour
Fleurie
Chiroubles

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11
Q

Beaujolais AOC
prod red vs white
% secondary allowed in red ? when ?
sup reqs ?
how many villages allowed to append name ?
White req

A

99 / 1
15% in field blend
hi ABV, lo yield
30
100% chard

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12
Q

vini trend

A

Bourgo style destem, crush, ferment with macerations

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13
Q

Most famous lieu-dit

A

Cote du Py

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14
Q

What aps is south on rolling plains

A

AOC

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15
Q

Fleurie AOC
name attrib ?
known as ? style ?
age effect

A

Roman legionaire
Queen of B, most feminine
sweet spice

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16
Q

what is Chateau de ‘lEclair doing

A

collecting Gamay samples

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17
Q

Smallest Cru

A

Chenas

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18
Q

Invented Carbonic Fermentation

A

Chauvet

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19
Q

who is father of natural wine

A

Chauvet

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20
Q

which orgs promote the wine

A

BIVB and Interprofessional Beaujolais

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21
Q

what borders northern zone

A

St Armour to Villefranche-sur-Saone

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22
Q

what borders southern zone

A

south of Nizzerand river

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23
Q

Beaujolais Cru North to South (11*)

A

St Amour
Juliennas
Chenas
Moulin a Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgan
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly (contained)
Brouilly

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24
Q

what is Pierres Dorees

A

golden stones, limestone yellow from iron oxide

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25
Q

Soils N and S

A

Granite / schist interspersed with sandy of feldspar, mica, quartz aka arene or gorrhe
Clayey limestone like Maconnais and Pierres Dorees - golden stones, broken yellow limestone from iron-oxide

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26
Q

Gamay vini
age ?

A

semi-carbonic
optional but not for Nouveau

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27
Q

syn for Nouveau

A

Primeur

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28
Q

housed in which departments / regions

A

Saone et Loire department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comte and Rhone department of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

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29
Q

Highest peak

A

Mont Saint-Rigaud

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30
Q

What is the newest Cru

A

Regnie

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31
Q

Julienas AOC
name attrib
soil notes / effect

A

Caesar
diverse / complexity

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32
Q

What the coolest Cru

A

Chiroubles

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33
Q

Beaujolais Cru
% of Beaujolais prod
grapes allowed / how ?
harvest method allowed

A

40%
Red Gamay. up to 15% Aligote, Chard, Melon in field blend
hand

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34
Q

What characterizes Morgon wine with age ? term ?

A

Earthy forest floor called sous bois becomes pinot like
Morgonner

35
Q

Grapes
White (3)
Red (2)
Rose (1)

A

Chardonnay, Aligote, Melon
Gamay Noir a jus Blanc, Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris (secondary)

36
Q

Chenas AOC
name attrib

A

Oak tree from ancient forests

37
Q

what apps in Northern zone

A

All Crus plus Villages

38
Q

common vini for VIllage / Cru

A

traditional bourgo

39
Q

which Cru known as bouquet of flowers in a velvet basket

A

Chenas

40
Q

how is sweet sparkling made ? labeled ?

A

rose, methode ancestrale, VDF (not AOC approved)

41
Q

how many soil variations

A

300+

42
Q

Beaujolais AOC
styles
white(p) 1
white (s) 2
rose (s) 1
red (p) 1
red (s) 1

A

dry red, white, rose
chardonnay
aligote, melon
pinot gris
gamay
pinot noir

43
Q

What Cru is the most Beaujolais?

A

Chiroubles

44
Q

what is the smallest cru

A

Chenas

45
Q

West border
East border

A

Mont di Beaujolais
Saone

46
Q

Hand or mechanical allowed
where restricted

A

both
Nouveau

47
Q

What Cru is pinotent

A

Moulin a Vent

48
Q

how many villages

A

96

49
Q

which Cru name is attrib to a local wind mill

A

Moulin a Vent

50
Q

white wine
style
which apps

A

dry, unoaked
AOC and Village

51
Q

Training
Red village and Cru
additional exceptions

A

Goblet, Cordon, Eventail
Guyot for red / white AOC and white Villages due to higher yields

52
Q

Gamay susceptible to ?

A

Gray rot

53
Q

Rose trend

A

increasing plus Nouveau

54
Q

Beaujolais Villages AOC
styles
grapes
how many villages qualify?
Blend formula red / white
white characteristic
red characteristic

A

dry red white rose
same as AOC
38
same as AOC
more concentrated like Maconnais. 100% chard.
more pigmented, deeper, less grapey, mineral core due to granite

55
Q

Wine characteristics of Chenas ageing / aroma

A

needs time / wood

56
Q

what the new trends in vini and style

A

traditional fermentation
rose up 35% from 2015-19

57
Q

length of region
width

A

34 mi
7-9 mi

58
Q

Waht is the northermost Cru

A

Saint Armour

59
Q

Which famous lieu-dit has Roches Pourries

A

Cote du Py

60
Q

What is arene or gorrhe

A

sandy soil of feldspar, mica, quartz

61
Q

Which Cru soil is Roches Pourries

A

Morgon

62
Q

Regnie AOC
soil notes / effect

A

higher % sand / aromatic, fast ageing

63
Q

whcih Cru is the king of Beuajolais

A

Moulin a Vent

64
Q

Chiroubles AOC
anecdote
temp note
altitude note

A

most Beaujolais
coolest
highest

65
Q

What are rotted rocks / decomposing schist

A

Roches Pourries

66
Q

Which grape being eliminated for Bourgo use ?

A

Aligote

67
Q

South city border

A

Lyon

68
Q

Where is Cote de Brouilly located

A

slopes around Mount Brouilly

69
Q

release date for Nouveau

A

3rd Thurs nov
original was nov 15

70
Q

weather risks

A

spring frost
fall rain / hail

71
Q

when was part of Bourgogne

A

pre French rev

72
Q

Julienas named after

A

Julius Caesar

73
Q

Where are Village and AOC located ? topo ?

A

South and east, gentle slopes

74
Q

What is southernmost Cru

A

Brouilly

75
Q

where is the majority of the AOC located

A

south of Nizzerand River

76
Q

how is dry sparkling labled ? what grapes ? method ?

A

Cremant de Bourgo
chardonnay, gamay, pinot noir
MT

77
Q

what is the most full bodied Cru

A

Moulin a Vent

78
Q

Which AOC has slopes facing all directions

A

Cote de Brouilly

79
Q

Nouveau
which apps ? percentage split ?
how many villages allowed ?
% total prod for all Beaujolais ?
styles
Blending formula ?
harvest allowed ? vini allowed ?

A

AOC and Village, 66/33
96 / all
20%
red or rose
same as AOC
hand only / semi-carbonic

80
Q

Best vineyard locations ? aspects ? harvest relative to South?

A

NW on granite on Monts du Beaujolais
SE aspect
earlier

81
Q

What Cru is highest alt

A

Chiroubles

82
Q

Brouilly AOC
Soil type
name attrib
location

A

volcanic (dionite)
Mt Brouilly / Bruliis Roman Lt
plateau surrounding base of Mt B

83
Q

Most well known vineyard

A

Cote du Py in Morgon