Beaujolais Flashcards

1
Q

What Beaujolais cru is the only one to be completely located within the Saione-et-Loire?

A

Saint-Amour

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2
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This producer has about 2/3 the production of Juliénas ?

A

La Cave des Producteurs de Juliénas

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3
Q

The smallest of the 10 crus of Beaujolais is?

A

Chénas

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4
Q

Producers from Chénas can also label their wines as?

A

Moulin-à-Vent

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5
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What is the longest-lived, most full-bodied, and most tannic Beaujolais cru?

A

Moulin-à-Vent

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6
Q

What is the soil of Moulin-à-Vent?

A

Soft, pink granitic soil (gore)

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7
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Where does the robustness of Moulin-à-Vent wines stem from?

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A heightened presence of manganese in the soil.

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8
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What is the soil of Fleurie?

A

Soft, pink granitic soil (gore)

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9
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What is the highest elevation cru of Beaujolais and has the coolest climate?

A

Chirouble

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10
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What is the soil of Chirouble?

A

Pink granite

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11
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What is the second largest cru of Beaujolais?

A

Morgon

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12
Q

What kind of soil is the Côte du Py known for?

A

roche pourrie—“rotten rock,” a mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese

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13
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What is the soil type of Morgon (outside of Côte du Py)?

A

granite, alluvial, clay

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14
Q

Who are the “gang of four” in Beaujolais?

A

Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevénet
Guy Bréton

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15
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What is the soil of Régnié?

A

pink granite

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16
Q

Where does Régnié lie in terms of body and structure compared to the other crus of Beaujolais?

A

Not as light as Saint-Amour or Fleurie, but lacking the depth and concentration of Morgon or Moulin-à-Vent.

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17
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What is the largest Beaujolais cru?

A

Brouilly

18
Q

Brouilly accounts for what percentage of total cru Beaujolais production?

A

20%

19
Q

Brouilly lies at the bottom of this volcano. Côte de Brouilly lies on the steeper hillsides.

A

Mont Brouilly

20
Q

What is the soil of Côte de Brouilly?

A

Less granite near the surface and more schist and grey-blue diorite rock.

21
Q

What are the grapes of Coteaux du Lyonnais

A

Blanc: Aligoté, Chardonnay, and a max. 30% mixed plantings of Pinot Blanc
Rosé: Gamay, plus a max. 10% combined Gamay de Bouze and Gamay de Chaudenay
Rouge Primeur/Nouveau

22
Q

Beaujolais lies in what department?

A

Rhône and Saône-et-Loire

23
Q

What are the crus of Beaujolais from North to South?

A
Saint-Amour
Julienas
Chenas
Moulin-A-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Reignie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly
24
Q

How does Julienas generally compare to Saint-Amour?

A

greater depth and fuller body

25
Q

What is the style of Chenas generally speaking?

A

similar to Moulin-A-Vent: fuller in body, more tannic, better with a few years of age

26
Q

What two liex-dits of Fleurie are more similar in style to Moulin-A-Vent?

A

Poncie

la Roilette

27
Q

How are most of the vines trained in Beaujolais?

A

Goblet

28
Q

What is Les Capitans?

A

A lieux dits in Julienas

29
Q

What is La Madone?

A

A lieux dit in Fleurie.

30
Q

Name 4 producers of Saint-Amour

A

Dutraive
Domaine de Fa
Domaine des Terres Dorées
Domaine Diochon

31
Q

Name 4 producers of Juliénas

A

Marcel Lapierre
Chignard
Pascal Granger
Domaine du Clos du Fief

32
Q

4 producers of Chenas

A

Yohan Lardy
Domaine Thillardon
Potel-Aviron

33
Q

4 producers of Moulin-a-Vent

A

Yvon Metras
Yohan Lardy
Oliver Merlin
Pascal Granger

34
Q

4 producers of Fleurie

A

Jean-Louis Dutraive
Yvon Metras
Anne-Sophie Dubois
Jean Foillard

35
Q

4 producers of Chiroubles

A

Domaine Ruet
Guy Breton
Domaine Chapel
Damien Coquelet

36
Q

4 producers of Morgon

A

Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevenet
Marcel Lapierre
Guy Breton

37
Q

What is rouche pourrie?

A

Rotten rock
-mix of iron-rich schist and basalt with manganese found in Cote du Puy

38
Q

4 producers of Regnie AOP

A

Pierre Coton
Julien Sunier
Charly Thevenet
Guy Breton

39
Q

4 producers of Brouilly

A

Pierre Cotton
Domaine de la Grand’Cour
Jean Claude Lapalu
Jean-Louis Dutraive

40
Q

4 producers of Cote de Brouilly

A

Guy Breton
Jean Claude Lapalu
Chateau Thivin
Domaine des Terres Dorées