Beaujolais Flashcards
(40 cards)
What Beaujolais cru is the only one to be completely located within the Saione-et-Loire?
Saint-Amour
This producer has about 2/3 the production of Juliénas ?
La Cave des Producteurs de Juliénas
The smallest of the 10 crus of Beaujolais is?
Chénas
Producers from Chénas can also label their wines as?
Moulin-à-Vent
What is the longest-lived, most full-bodied, and most tannic Beaujolais cru?
Moulin-à-Vent
What is the soil of Moulin-à-Vent?
Soft, pink granitic soil (gore)
Where does the robustness of Moulin-à-Vent wines stem from?
A heightened presence of manganese in the soil.
What is the soil of Fleurie?
Soft, pink granitic soil (gore)
What is the highest elevation cru of Beaujolais and has the coolest climate?
Chirouble
What is the soil of Chirouble?
Pink granite
What is the second largest cru of Beaujolais?
Morgon
What kind of soil is the Côte du Py known for?
roche pourrie—“rotten rock,” a mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese
What is the soil type of Morgon (outside of Côte du Py)?
granite, alluvial, clay
Who are the “gang of four” in Beaujolais?
Marcel Lapierre
Jean Foillard
Jean-Paul Thevénet
Guy Bréton
What is the soil of Régnié?
pink granite
Where does Régnié lie in terms of body and structure compared to the other crus of Beaujolais?
Not as light as Saint-Amour or Fleurie, but lacking the depth and concentration of Morgon or Moulin-à-Vent.
What is the largest Beaujolais cru?
Brouilly
Brouilly accounts for what percentage of total cru Beaujolais production?
20%
Brouilly lies at the bottom of this volcano. Côte de Brouilly lies on the steeper hillsides.
Mont Brouilly
What is the soil of Côte de Brouilly?
Less granite near the surface and more schist and grey-blue diorite rock.
What are the grapes of Coteaux du Lyonnais
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
Beaujolais lies in what department?
Rhône and Saône-et-Loire
What are the crus of Beaujolais from North to South?
Saint-Amour Julienas Chenas Moulin-A-Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Reignie Brouilly Cote de Brouilly
How does Julienas generally compare to Saint-Amour?
greater depth and fuller body
