Beaujolais COPY Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are the AOPs of Beaujolais, from North to South?
Beaujolais Saint-Amour Julienas Chenas Moulin A Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Cote de Brouilly Brouilly
What two departments is Beaujolais AOP in?
Rhone
Saone-et-Loire
What are the communes of Brouilly AOP?
Cercie Charentay Odenas Quincie-en-Beaujolais Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne Saint-Lager
What are the communes of Saint Amour AOP?
Saint-Amour-Bellevue
What is the principal soil of Saint-Amour AOP?
granite, clay, schist
What are the communes of Julienas AOP?
Julienas
Jullié
Emreingues
Pruzilly
What is the soil of Julienas AOP?
granite-based in the western part, alluvial soils in the eastern part
What is the elevation of Julienas AOP?
230-430 meters
What are the communes of Chenas AOP?
Chenas
La Chapelle-de-Guinchay
What are the principal soils of Chenas?
granite in higher altitudes, siliceous clay in lower areas
What are the communes of Moulin a vent?
Chenas
Romaneche-Thorins
What is the elevation of Moulin A Vent AOP?
230-390 meters
What is the principal soil of Moulin A Vent AOP?
pink granite (aka gore or grés)
What are the communes of Fleurie AOP?
Fleurie
What is the soil of Fleurie AOP?
pink granite
What is the elevation of Fleurie AOP?
220-450 meters
What are the communes of Chiroubles AOP?
Chiroubles
What is the soil of Chiroubles AOP?
gore, sand produced from eroded granite.
What are the communes of Morgon AOP?
Villié-Morgon
What is the primary soil of Morgon AOP?
“Roche Pourrie” - rotten rock - a mixture of volcanic rock, schist, soft crystalline rock.
What are the communes of Regnie AOP?
Régnié-Durette
Latignié
What is the elevation of Regnie AOP?
350 meters
What is the principal soil of Regnie?
pink granite
What are the communes of Cote de Brouilly AOP?
Cercié
Odenas
Quincié-en-Beaujolais
Saint-Lager
