Chablis

Question 1

River of Chablis

Answer 1

Serein

Question 2

Soil of Chablis

Answer 2

Kimmeridgian Marl and Portlandian limestone

K : mixture of limestone and clay laced with millions of oysters fossils

P: limestone on elevated plateau. Mostly Petit Chablis

Question 3

Chablis AOPs (3)

Answer 3

Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis AOP
Chablis GC AOP

all 100%CH

Question 4

Min Pot Alcohol in Chablis Aop(s)

Answer 4

PC AOP Min 9.5% MW 153g/l

C AOP 10% 161 g/l 1er cru 10.5% 170 g/l

C GC AOP 11% 178 g/l

Question 5

Permitted training methods in Chablis?

Answer 5

Taille Chablis, Single and double guyot, Cordon de Royat

Question 6

Other appellation in the Yonne, non Chablis (3)

Answer 6

Irancy AOP

Vezelay AOP

St Bris AOP

Question 7

What’s the AOP Irancy for?

Answer 7

Red only,

PN

Question 8

Vezelay AOP? Style?

Answer 8

W only, 100% Ch

Question 9

St Bris AOP , Style?

Answer 9

W only

SB and SGris

Question 10

How many 1er cru in Chablis?

Answer 10

40, 17 main ones

Question 11

Most Important 1er Crus in Chablis?

Answer 11

Right: Faurchaume, Montee de Tonnere, Mont de Milieu, Vaucopins

Left: Beauroy, Veu de Vay, Côte de Lechet, Vaillons, Montmains, Vosgros

Question 12

Where would you find l’homme mort and Vaulorent?

Answer 12

In Faurchome. They are lieu dits, 1er cru themselves

Question 13

Where would you find Butteaux and Forêts?

Answer 13

Montmains, they are lieu-dits 1er cru themselves

Question 14

Where is La Moutonne?

Answer 14

It’s a monopole unofficial GC overlapping Vaudesir and Les Preuses

Question 15

Who owns the monopole of La moutonne?

Answer 15

Domaine Long-Depaquit

Question 16

Name two lieu-dits 1er cru in Faurchaume?

Answer 16

L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Cote de Fontanay
Vaupulent

Question 17

What’s the characteristic of Vaulorent 1er Cru?

Answer 17

Within Faurchaume, It’s a lieu dit, non contiguous

It is the only 1er cru to touch a GC (Les Preuses)

Question 18

Notable producer in Faurchaume?

Answer 18

Piuze

Question 19

List GC Chablis N to S

Answer 19

Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchot

Question 20

Iconic producers in Les Clos?

Answer 20

Dauvissat, Ravenau

Question 21

Montée de Tonnère Lieu-Dits

Name 1

Answer 21

Chapelot, Côte de Bréchain, Pied d’Aloup

Question 22

Where is the Lieu-dit ‘Le Lys’ ?

Answer 22

Within Vaillons 1er cru. It has a northeast exposure

Question 23

Name a producer in Faurchaume?

Answer 23

Piuze

Question 24

Name a producer in Vaucopin

Answer 24

Droin

Question 25

Name a producer in Beauroy

Answer 25

Tribut

Question 26

Name a producer in Vaillons

Answer 26

Ravenau

Question 27

Name a producer in Montmains

Answer 27

Dauvissat, Ravenau

Question 28

What are the red grapes of the Yonne? Which is being phased out?

Answer 28

Pinot Noir, Cesar and Tressot | 
Tressot is permitted but may not be replanted.

Question 29

What communes may append their names to Bourgogne AOP? Where are they?

Answer 29

Chitry, Coulanges-le-Vineuse, Epineuil, Tonnerre. | All are in the Yonne

Question 30

What is the largest Grand Cru in Chablis?

Answer 30

Les Clos (25.87ha)

Question 31

What is the smallest Grand Cru in Chablis?

Answer 31

Grenouilles (9.38ha)

Question 32

Name three producers in Blanchot

Answer 32

Patrick Piuze
 Francois Raveneau Billaud-Simon

Question 33

Name three producers in Les Clos

Answer 33

``` Christian Moreau Vincent Dauvissat Patrick Piuze Francois Raveneau Billaud-Simon William Fèvre ```

Question 34

What are the lieux-dits of Montee de Tonnerre?

Answer 34

Chapelot
 Cote de Brechain Pied d'Aloup

Question 35

Name five major premier crus on the left (south) bank of the Serein

Answer 35

``` Beauroy
 Vau de Vey Chaume de Talvat Cote de Lechet Cote de Jouan Les Beauregards MONTMAINS VAILLONS Vosgros Vau Ligneau ```

Question 36

What are the lieux-dits of Montmains?

Answer 36

Forets
 | Butteaux

Question 37

What are the lieux-dits of Vaillons? | name 2

Answer 37

``` Beugnons
 Chatains Secher Les Lys Melinots Roncieres Les Epinottes ```

Question 38

What are the styles and varietals of Irancy AOP?

Answer 38

Rouge only: Pinot Noir plus <10% Pinot Gris/Cesar

Question 39

What are the styles and varietals of Saint-Bris AOP?

Answer 39

Blanc only: Sauvignon Blanc and Gris

Question 40

What is a feuillette?

Answer 40

The traditional 132L barrel of Chablis.

Question 41

Where is Sacy allowed in Burgundy?

Answer 41

Crémant de Bourgogne

Question 42

What % of Chablis is machine-harvested?

Answer 42

95.00%

Question 43

When were the boundaries of Chablis expanded?

Answer 43

1956 and 1978

Question 44

Where is Clos des Bougerots?

Answer 44

Bougros, farmed by William Fèvre

Question 45

Where is Clos des Hospices?

Answer 45

Les Clos, shared by Christian and Louis Moreau

Question 46

What's the Smallest and Largest 1er cru in Chablis?

Answer 46

Côte de Cuisy 0.55ha (Courgis) within Les Bauregards | Vaillons 113.3 HA

Question 47

What's the difference in style in right and left bank Chablis?

Answer 47

R-> mostly south-west exp. More opulent and Exotic. Ripe Fruit Notes L-> Southeast exp. More restrained style