Chablis

Question 1

What is location of Chablis

Answer 1

62 miles NW of Beaune

Question 2

What river bisects the vineyards is Chanlis

Answer 2

The Serein river

Question 3

The cisterciana d Benedictine monks planted vineyard in Chablis - the operation was called what?

Answer 3

Le Petite Pontigny

Question 4

What year resulted in a total crop loss in Chablis due to frost?

Answer 4

1957

Question 5

What is a smudge pot called?

Answer 5

Chaufferette

Question 6

What is the brotherhood of Chablis called and why? Year founded?

Answer 6

Confrerie Les Piliers Chablisiens - The Pillars of Chablis. 1953

Question 7

What year were the Grand Cru climates of Chablis defined?

Answer 7

1919

Question 8

When was Kimmeridgian Soil defined as Chablis and Petite Chablis est?

Answer 8

1923

Question 9

What year were Grand Cru climates established and what 5 Grand Crus were named?

Answer 9

1935. Blanchots, Les Clos, Grenouilles, Valmur & Vaudesir.

Question 10

How many communes were established for Chardonnay on Kimmergidgian soil in 1927 & 1938.

Answer 10

20

Question 11

What 2 Grand Cru climates were not included in the 1935 classification? What year were they declared?

Answer 11

Bougros & Les Preuses
1938

Question 12

How many premiers Crus in Chablis?

Answer 12

40 - organized under 17 umbrella premiers Crus.

Question 13

What is the vine training system used in Chablis? What pruning system?

Answer 13

Guyot - single or double
Taille Chablis system

Question 14

What are the 17 villages for village-level Chablis?

Answer 14

Beine, Beru, Chablis, La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Chemilly-Sue-Serein, Cichee, Collan, Courgis, Fleys, Fontenay-Pres-Chablis, Lignorelles, Ligny-Le-Chatel, Maligny, Poully-sur-Serein, Prehy, Villy, and Vivier

Question 15

What year was Chablis established as an AOC?

Answer 15

1938

Question 16

What is production % of Chablis relative to all of Burgundy?

Answer 16

20% (including Auxerrois(

Question 17

What three premier Crus of Chablis are situated on the right bank of Serein River?

Answer 17

Fourchaume, Montee de Tonnerre, Mont de Mileau

Question 18

Where is Faurchaune located and what makes it significant?

Answer 18

NW of the Grand Cru hill. The slope is covers a much larger area than GC hill. The climat soils are deep brown clay w Kimmeridgian subsoil.

Question 19

What are the five climates of Fourchaume?

Answer 19

Fourchaume
Vaularent
Vaululent
Cote de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort

Question 20

Where is Montee de Tonnerre and what makes it significant?

Answer 20

Next to Blanchot
Separated by the Brechain Valley
Widely regarded as the most grand cru-like of all the premier crus

Question 21

What are the four climates of Montee de Tonnerre?

Answer 21

1. MdT (lower next to Chapelot)
2. Chapelot (1/2 the hillside next to MdT)
3. Cote de Brechain
4. Pied d’Aloup

Question 22

Where is Mont de Mileau and significance?

Answer 22

East of Montee de Tonnerre. Means Mt in the middle. Great sunlight.

Question 23

What are the climates of Mont de Mileau?

Answer 23

Stand alone

Question 24

Where and what is Vaucoupin?

Answer 24

It’s a stand alone Chablis 1er Cru southeast of Chichee. South facing amplitheatre slope w clay and white limestone over Kimmeridgian marl.

Question 25

Where is Berdiot?

Answer 25

A 1er Cru behind the Grand Cru slope w West and southwest amplitheatre. It is often grouped with Côte Vaubarousse. Est. 1978

Question 26

Where is Vaubarousse?,¹

Answer 26

A stand alone 1er Cru adjoining Berdiot Promoted in 1978 One of the least prominent Crus in Chablis

Question 27

Where and what is Fourneaux?

Answer 27

On side valley near Fleys East of the Grand Cru slope w stoney Clay over Kimmeridgian marl. On the Crioux tributary

Question 28

What are the climates of Les Fourneaux?

Answer 28

There are 3 - Les Fourneaux (E & SE) - Côte de Pres Girots (SE) - Morein (S &S E) In Fourneaux you pray for more rain"

Question 29

What are the left bank 1er Crus?

Answer 29

Montmains Vaillons Côte de Lechet Les Beauregardes Chaume de Talvat (s.a.) Côte de Jouan (s.a.) Vougros Beauroy Vau de Vey Vau Ligneau (1978) (s.a.)

Question 30

What are climates of Montmains?

Answer 30

Three: Montmains - coolest site Forêts - Between. Prev. A forest Butteaux - SW end

Question 31

What are climats of Vaillons 1er Cru

Answer 31

Five: Vaillons - SE, sticky clay soil Beanons - warm & dry Chatains - borders Vaillons Les Epinottes Les Lys - NE - flip side Les Minots Roncières Sechet

Question 32

What is Les Grands Chaumes?

Answer 32

The slender strip of vineyards above Vaillons that connects the 2 Chatains climats

Question 33

Where is Vougros 1er Cru? How many climats?

Answer 33

SE of Chablis & West of Chichée. Mont de Mileau and Vaucoupins 1er Cru is opposite on right bank of Serein. 2 Vosgros Vauguraut

Question 34

Where is Côte Lechet 1er Cru?

Answer 34

West of Milly. Standalone 1er Cru. Steep - means abandoned.

Question 35

Where is Beauregards 1er Cru? Why is is named that?

Answer 35

Furthest 1er Crus from Chablis.

Question 36

Where is Beauregards 1er Cru? Why is is named that?

Answer 36

Furthest 1er Crus from Chablis, south of the town of Courgis. Elev. in 1978. Named for beautiful vistas. 2 climats: Les Beauregards Côte de Cuisy

Question 37

Where is Chaume de Talvat?

Answer 37

1er Cru north of Courgis Elev in 1978

Question 39

Where is Côte Jouan 1er Cru?

Answer 39

Below Chaume de Talvat

Question 40

Where is Beauroy 1er Cru and what is unique about it.

Answer 40

Wraps a hill with vineyards facing every direction but north. A lake was added in 1978 to help w frost. 3 climats: Beauroy - S & SE Côte de Savant - S Troêmes - between