Chablis, Grand Auxerrois & Châtillonnais

Question 1

What is most associated with “mineral” from Chablis wines?

Answer 1

Succinic Acid

Question 2

Where are Chablis AOC vineyards located?

Answer 2

Serein River Valley

Question 3

Where are Grand Auxerrois vineyards located?

Answer 3

Around towns:
Auxerre
Tonnerre
Vézelay
Joigny

Question 4

Where are Châtillonnais vineyards located?

Answer 4

East of Chablis / Tonnerre
NW from Dijon

Question 5

What is Châtillonnais climate?

Answer 5

Continental with oceanic influences

Question 6

What soils are most Chablis Grand Crus located?

Answer 6

Kimmeridgean marl

Question 7

What is Kimmeridgean marl

Answer 7

Limestone-rich clay
160 MYA

Question 8

What soils are most Petit Chablis AOCs?

Answer 8

Portlandian Marl

Question 9

What is Portlandian Marl?

Answer 9

Sedimentary soil formed 140-150MYA

Question 10

Aside from soil what are the differences between Petit Chablis and Gran Crus

Answer 10

Portlandian Soil
Higher altitude

Question 11

What soils are found on Châtillonnais and Grand Auxerrois?

Answer 11

Portlandian Soil

Question 12

What does Chablis, Auxerrois and Chatillonnais produce respectively

Answer 12

Chablis –> 100% White
Auxerrois –> 60% W / 40% R
Chatillonnais –> Crémant de Bourgogne

Question 13

What are Grand Crus?

Answer 13

Single, exceptional vineyards

Question 14

What can appear on a Grand Cru label with 1 exception?

Answer 14

Only “Grand Cru” + vineyard name
Except if in village of Chablis = Grand Cru + vineyard + Chablis

Question 15

How many Grand Crus are total and Chablis?

Answer 15

33
Only Chablis

Question 16

How many AOCs produce Chablis?

Answer 16

3
Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis AOC
Petit Chablis

Question 17

What is the hierarchy for quality in Chablis from best to worst?

Answer 17

1. Grand Cru
2. Premiere Grand Cru
3. Chablis
4. Petit Chablis

Question 18

What is the grape for Chablis?

Answer 18

100% Chardonnay

Question 19

What are the 7 climats of Chablis Grand Cru?

Answer 19

Blanchot
Bougros
Les Clos
Grenouilles
Preuses
Valmur
Vaudésir

Question 20

Where are the 7 climats for Chablis Grand Cru located?

Answer 20

1 single hillside, SW sloping, Kimmeridgean soil

Question 21

What is the unofficial climat in Chablis Grand Cru?

Answer 21

La Moutonne
Overlaps Vaudesir & Preuses
Monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit

Question 22

Where are the vineyards of Chablis AOC located?

Answer 22

Slopes and plains around Chablis
Poor thin soils on slopes
Serein River

Question 23

Where are Petit Chablis vineyards found?

Answer 23

Portlandian soils on hilltops

Question 24

How many Premier Cru are in Chablis AOC

Answer 24

40 Total
17 are Umbrella
On Kimmeridgean soils

Question 25

Name the rivers in Chablis

Answer 25

Yonne Serein

Question 26

Name the rivers in Chatillonnais

Answer 26

Seine Ource

Question 27

Name the AOCs of Grand Auxerrois

Answer 27

Saint-Bris Irancy Vézelay

Question 28

Saint-Bris AOC

Answer 28

Dry White Sauvignon Blanc / Sauvignon Gris On both Kimmeridgean and Portlandian

Question 29

Irancy AOC

Answer 29

Red / Rose Pinot Noir + Cesar Pinot Gris

Question 30

Soils of Irancy

Answer 30

Kimmeridgean

Question 31

Vézelay

Answer 31

Dry White - Chardonnay Grapes since Romans Tiny 1% production

Question 32

Soils of Vézelay

Answer 32

Clay

Question 33

What is the smallest production in Chablis/Grand Auxerrois?

Answer 33

Vézelay AOC -1%

Question 34

What is the largest production in Chablis/Grand Auxerrois?

Answer 34

Chablis AOC - 58%

Question 35

What does Châtillonnais produce

Answer 35

Only Regional bottle Crémant de Bourgogne

Question 36

What grapes are in Châtillonnais Crémant de Bourgogne

Answer 36

Pinot Noit Chardonnay Aligoté

Question 37

How is most of the wine from Grand Auxerrois bottled

Answer 37

Either regional Bourgogne or Bourgogne plus DGC only 3 village appellations

Question 38

How many village AOCs in Grand Auxerrois?

Answer 38

3