Chablis

Question 1

What is the name of the river that flows through Chablis?

Answer 1

Serein

Question 2

After powdery mildew, phylloxera and WWI , what grape upseated Chard in Chablis?

Answer 2

Sacy

Question 3

What year marked the end of the worst for Chablis after decades of decline

Answer 3

1956, famous frigid winter, and entire crop wiped out, but after things started to improve

Question 4

T or F: Chablis’ vineyards are likely to be hand harvested?

Answer 4

False
95% is machine harvested

Question 5

What is the difference between Kimmerigian and Portlandian soils? Which is prefered for Chablis?

Answer 5

Kimmerigian: crumbly, chalky marl with fossils
Portlandian: less clay, less pourous, sandy, thinner, less fossils

Kimmerigian: all GC and 1er lie on Kimm.

Question 6

What AOP do you find on Portlandian soils?

Answer 6

Petite Chablis AOP

Question 7

What move in 1978 brought controversy to the quality level of Chablis AOP

Answer 7

Expanded to some Portlandian soil areas

Question 8

How many Grand Cru’s does Chablis have?

Answer 8

Just 1
with 7 OFFICIAL GI’s/ Climat

Question 9

What is 1 more Climat of the Grand Cru in Chablis that is unofficial

Answer 9

La Moutonne
MONO of Dom. Long Depaquit

Question 10

What is the min. ABV of Chablis AOP? Grand Cru?

Answer 10

10% ABV
11% ABV

Question 11

T or F: Like many of the vineyards in Chablis, the Grand Cru is machine harvested as well

Answer 11

False, Hand harvested

Question 12

Order the GC of Chablis from West to East?

Answer 12

Bougros
Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenoilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
Betty, please vomit green vomit close to Blanch

Question 13

What 2 Grand cru does La Moutonne overlap?

Answer 13

Vaudesir & Preuses

Question 14

How many name 1er cru and how many “major” 1er cru actually seen on labels in Chablis?

Answer 14

40 climat 1er cru
17 major 1er cur

Question 15

Name the 3 major 1er Cru of the Right bank in chablis, West to East?

Answer 15

Fourchame
Montee de Tonnerre
Mont de Millieu

Question 16

Of Major 17 1er cru Chablis, name Right Bank Crus (7)

Answer 16

Fourchame
Montee de Tonnerre
Mont de Millieu

Berdiot
Cote de Vaubarousse
Les Founeaux
Vaucoupin

Question 17

What are the top 1er Cru of the Left Bank in Chablis? Name the additional vineyards (10 total)

Answer 17

Vaillons
Montmains

Beauroy
Chame de Talvat
Cote de Lechet
Cote de Jouan
Les Beauregards
Vau de Vey
Vosgros
Vau Ligneau

Question 18

Considered top site in Chablis, the 1er_______ is close to Grand cru __________. What seperateds them?

Answer 18

Montee de Tonnerre
Blanchots
Valee de Brechain

Question 19

What chablis producer is famous for not using barrel at all

Answer 19

Louis Michel

Question 20

What 2 producers in Chablis have taste for oak (albeit, moderated lately)

Answer 20

Fevre
Droin

Question 21

What famous Cote d’or Negotiant owns Billaud - Simon in Chablis

Answer 21

Faiveley

Question 22

Name some new players heightening the game in Chablis

Answer 22

Piuze
Christian Moreau
Louis Michel
Jean Collet

Question 23

Name 2 Premier cru of the left bank of the Serein river

Answer 23

Vaillons
Montmains
Cote de Lechet
Beauroy
Vosgros
Les Beauregards

Question 24

Name a producer of Vaillons

Answer 24

Christian Moreau
William Fevre
Vincent Dauvissat

Question 25

What are the 3 sub climat of Montmains

Answer 25

Montmains Forets Butteaux

Question 26

Name a producer of Montmains

Answer 26

Louis Michel Benoit Droin Raveneau (Forets & Butteaux)

Question 27

What 1er cru of chablis is one of the steepest slopes in the area

Answer 27

Cote de Lechet

Question 28

2 sub climats of Beauroy

Answer 28

Troesmes Cote de Savant

Question 29

Name 6 1er cru in Chablis

Answer 29

Right Bank Fourchaume Montee de Tonnerre Mont de Milieu Left Bank Vaillons Montmains Vosgros

Question 30

Name 7 1er cru of Right Bank chablis: "1 Bear, 4 charmes, Make a ton of, Millionares, Very Four-tunate Children"

Answer 30

Berdiot Fourchaume Montee de Tonnerre Mont de Milieu Vaucopin Les Fourneaux Cote de Vaubarousse

Question 31

Review 1er cru of left bank chablis "Beau-tiful Cats Vomit Main Venison, Vaury Varuy Loud + Beau-tiful"

Answer 31

Beauroy Cote de Lechet Vaillons Montmains Vau de Vey Vau Ligneau Vosgros Les Beau