2. Burgundy Flashcards
1
Q
Chablis
A
o Cool continental, clay, limestone, Kimmeridgean, Portlandian
o Chardonnay à often unoaked and zesty high acidity
o Petit Chablis and Chablis (mid-priced), Chablis 1er Cru and GC
(premium and super-premium)
2
Q
Cote d’Or
A
- Côtes de Nuits
o Moderate continental, limestone and clay, Morvan hills
o Pinot Noir -> some of the most celebrated GC and PC
o Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis,
Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Nuits-St-Georges
o Villages (mid-priced) and PC/GC (premium and super-premium) - Côtes de Beaune
o Moderate continental, limestone and clay, Morvan hills
o Chardonnay -> most important area for white wine
o Ladoix-Serrigny, Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton, Beaune,
Pommard, Volnay, Auxey-Duresses, St-Romain, Meursault,
Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, St-Aubin, Santenay
o PN also made -> one GC