Bourgogne Flashcards
What is the percentage of wine in Bourgogne that is sold through Négociants ?
52%
From north to south what are the 5 subregions in Bourgogne?
Chablis & The Grand Auxerrois Côte de Nuits Côte de Beaune Côte Chalonnaise Mâconnais
How many regional AOC’s are in Bourgogne and what percentage of total production do they represent?
There are 7 regional AOC’s since 2017 with 14 DGC’s within it, representing 52% of total production
How many Village level wines are in Bourgogne and what percentage of total production do they represent?
There are 44 Village wine AOC’s representing 36% of total production
These are usually a blend of several vineyards around the Village
How many 1er Cru vineyards are in Bourgogne and what percentage of total production do they represent?
There are 640 1er Cru vineyards representing 10% of total production
The name of the village (and vineyard if only from 1 vineyard) and the words premier or 1er Cru will appear on the label
How many Grand Cru vineyards are in Bourgogne and what percentage of total production do they represent?
There are 33 Grand Cru vineyards representing 2% of total production
Name of vineyards and the words Grand Cru will appear on the label
What is the primary grape of Chablis?
Chardonnay
What are the 2 soil types in Chablis?
- Kimmeridgean Marl - Chablis Grand Cru AOC & Chablis 1er Cru AOC grown here
- Portlandian Marl - Petit Chablis AOC and Chablis AOC grown here
What is the AOC quality pyramid in Chablis?
- Grand Cru AOC (1 Grand Cru with 7 Climats)
- Chablis Premiers Cru AOC (89 Climats)
- Chablis AOC & Petit Chablis AOC
Where are the Petit Chablis AOC’s located?
On the plains
What are the details on the principle AOCs of the Grand Auxerrois?
Located on Portlandian Marl Soil
Production is 67% white and 33% red
Principle AOC’s to know about are Irancy and Saint Bris
Where is the Irancy AOC located?
In the Grand Auxerrois
Southwest of Chablis
Produces wine from Pinot Noir, sometimes blended with Cesar
In Chablis, What is unique about the Saint Bris AOC?
Located southwest of Chablis
It is the only AOC in Bourgogne making wine from Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
What type of wine is bottled in the Chatillonnais?
Top quality Cremant de Bourgogne, incorporating Aligote and Sacy
This region only has Regional bottlings no AOC’s
Where is the Côte de Nuits located?
This escarpment is 12 miles long between Dijon and Corgoloin
Most vineyards face east
What are the grapes of the Côte de Nuits?
The grapes are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with some Aligote and Pinot Gris (aka Pinot Beurot)
What is the production like in the Côte de Nuits?
Production is 89% red
There are 24 Grand Crus
With Marsannay AOC producing Rosé
and Musigny AOC producing white
What is the only AOC in the Côte de Nuits that produces white wine?
Musigny AOC
What are the Villages in the Côte de Nuits Villages?
Fixin & Brochon in the north
Premeaux, Comblanchien and Corgoloin in the south
Mostly red
Describe the Côte de Nuits AOC Marsannay…
No premier Crus
No Grand Crus
Known for its production of delicate and fruity rose’
How long is the Bourgogne wine region from north to south?
140 Miles
What is the climate in Bourgogne?
In the north around Chablis it is semi-continental due to the Atlantic
In the middle from the Côte de Nuits to the Côte Challionais it is continental
It changes back to semi-continental in the Maconnais due to the Mediterranean
When did the Romans land in Bourgogne?
The 1st century BC
Who took over Bourgogne when the Roman Empire began its decline?
The Germanic tribe Burgondes around 450 AD
In Bourgogne, Who were the Valois Dukes?
They ruled Bourgogne from the 14th to 15th centuries
Philippe the Bold
John the Fearless
Philippe the Good (he created the Hospice de Beaune & captured Joan d’Arc)
Charles the Bold
What events resulted in major challenges for the Bourgogne wine trade in the 17th to 19th centuries?
- French Revolution (1789)
- High prices compared to other regions
- Phylloxera
What are the 5 subregions in Bourgogne?
Chablis & Grand Auxerrois Côte de Nuits Côte de Beaune Côte Chalonnaise Mâconnais
What are the major soil types in Bourgogne?
Limestone
Marls (limestone-rich clay)
Kimmeridgean Marl
Which subregion in Bourgogne has the youngest soil?
Chablis @ 145 million years
What subregion in Bourgogne has the oldest subsoil?
Maconnais @ 195 million years
What is the expression of Chardonnay on marl, clay & limestone?
Marl - dense, powerful & age-worthy
Clay - structured, earthy & round
Limestone - high acid, minerality & citrus
What is the expression of Pinot Noir on limestone, marl & clay?
Limestone - elegant & aromatic
Marl - structured & fruity
Clay - less aromatic, less complex. Need 5-7 years to evolve
What grapes can go into Bourgogne Blanc?
Overwhelmingly Chardonnay
Can have some Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris in the field blend
In Bourgogne what is the synonym for Pinot Gris?
Pinot Beurot
What grapes can go into Bourgogne Rouge?
Pinot Noir dominates
up to 10% Cesar
up to 30% Gamay
up to 15% white grapes
What grapes go into Bourgogne Rose?
Pinot Noir
up to 10% Cesar
up to 15% white grapes
What are the major grapes of Bourgogne?
Chardonnay 46% of area under vine
Pinot Noir 36% of area under vine
What goes in the most generic of the AOC’s Bourguignons AOC?
Whites - Chardonnay, Aligote, Melon & Sacy
Reds - Pinot Noir & Gamay
No regulations on percentages
Can be grown anywhere including Beaujolais
What is in the Bourgogne blend Bourgogne Pass-Tout-Grains (PTG)?
Gamay plus:
At least 33% Pinot Noir or Pinot Liebault &
Up to 15% Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay
What grapes are in Crémant de Bourgogne?
Sacy Aligote Chardonnay Pinot Noir Cesar Gamay
What are the parents of the grape Sacy?
Gouais Blanc & Pinot
What are the parents of the grape Cesar?
Pinot & Gänsfüsser
What is Cremant de Bourgogne “Grand Eminent”?
36 months on the lees 3 months in the cellar after degorgement Less than 1.5% sugar Whites: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Rosés: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and up to 20% Gamay
What is Cremant de Bourgogne “Eminent”?
24 months on the lees
Where on the slope are the Premier Crus located?
At the top
Where on the slope are the Grand Crus located?
Mid-Slope
What is the favorite aspect of slopes in Bourgogne?
Due East
What are the levels of AOC’s in Bourgogne?
Regional AOC’s 7 with 14 DGCs within it
Village level - 44
640 1er Cru Climats
Grand Crus - 33
Total 7+44+33 = 84
Locate these villages: Côte de Beaune or Côte de Nuits -
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Santenay
- Vougeot
Puligny-Montrachet - Côte de Beaune
Santenay - Côte de Beaune
Vougeot - Côte de Nuits
What is the compound name for Bourgogne villages?
King Philip gave the villages the ability to add the name of their most famous vineyard/grand cru to the name
What are the names of the villages that have compound names that are not Grand Crus?
Nuits-Saint-George > Premier Cru Pernand-Vergelesses > Premier Cru Auxey-Duress > Premier Cru Ladoix-Serrigny > Twin Township Chorey-/Savigny-les Beaune > Near Beaune
Where are the 33 Grand Crus located in Bourgogne?
1 in Chablis (7 Climats)
24 in Côte de Nuits (only 1 white)
8 Côte de Beaune (only 1 red)
What is the name of the 1 white grand cru in the Côte de Nuits?
Musigny
What is the name of the 1 red Grand Cru in the Côte de Beaune?
Corton
Where are these Grand Crus Chablis, CdB or CdN? Chevalier-Montrachet Le Clos Corton Bonnes-Mares Le Montrachet Valmur Chambertin La Tâche
Chevalier-Montrachet > Côte de Beaune Le Clos > Chablis Corton > Côte de Beaune Bonnes-Mares > Côte de Nuits Le Montrachet > Côte de Beaune Valmur > Chablis Chambertin > Côte de Nuits La Tâche > Côte de Nuits
How many Chablis AOC’s are there?
3
Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis Premier Cru
Petit Chablis
What grapes are found in Saint Bris AOC?
Sauvignon Blanc & Sauvignon Gris
What grapes dominate the wines of Irancy?
Pinot Noir with up to 10% Cesar
What is the percentage of red & white in the Côte Chalonnaise?
62% red, 38% white
Mostly Pinot Noir
What Côte Chalonnaise AOC is dedicated to Aligote?
Bouzeron
What is the white only AOC in the Cote Chalonnaise?
Montagny
In the Côte Chalonnaise what AOC is known for Crémant?
Rully
Which is the largest subregion in Bourgogne?
The Maconnais
What is the most planted grape variety in the Maconnaise?
Chardonnay
What is unique about the soils of the Maconnais?
The only appearance of granite & schist
Which Maconnais AOC allows Pinot Noir?
Macon AOC
What percentage of Maconnais wine is bottled with the regional Macon AOC label?
80%
- Macon (superieur)
- Macon-Villages
- Macon-Named Village
How are most whites in Macon Labeled?
Most are labeled Macon-Villages or Macon+Named Villages (26)
How are most red & rosés labeled in Macon?
Reds are labeled Macon (superieur) or Macon+Named Village (20)
NO Macon-Villages
What type of wine does Pouilly-Fuisse make?
White only, it is located at the foot of the Rock of Soulte
Which AOC in the Maconnais was once part of Beaujolais?
Saint Veran
What is the newest AOC in the Maconnais?
Viré-Clessé
Locate these villages.. Mercurey Montagny Marsannay Pouilly-Fuissé Bougros Nuits-Saint-Georges
Mercurey - Côte Chalonnaise, mostly red
Montagny - Côte Chalonnaise, whites only
Marsannay - Côte de Nuits, known for rose’
Pouilly-Fuissé- Mâconnais, Chardonnay
Bougros - Chablis, Grand Cru, Chardonnay
Nuits-Saint-Georges - Côte de Nuits, mostly Pinot Noir
Which village is home to 9 Grand Crus?
Gevrey
What grapes are primary in Bourgogne?
Overwhelmingly
Red grapes are Pinot Noir
White grapes are Chardonnay
What 4 rivers enabled Bourgogne to be on the major trade route between the Celtic Tribes and the Romans?
Saone
Rhône
Loire
Seine
When did many of the most famous vineyards in Bourgogne get named and delineated?
During the dark ages when the monasteries dominated
Who was the largest landowner in Bourgogne until the French Revolution?
The Benedictine Abbey of Cluny founded in 909 AD near Macon
Where are the Dukes of Bourgogne buried?
The Cistercian Abbey of Citeaux between Dijon and Beaune
Who were the 4 Dukes of Bourgogne?
They ruled the Duchy of Bourgogne, they were Philippe the Bold (1363-1404) John the Fearless (1404-1419) Philippe the Good (1419-1467) Charles the Bold (1467-1477)
What was Philippe the Bold famous for?
He outlawed the growing of Gamay in the Côte d’Or
What was John the Fearless famous for?
He successfully petitioned King Charles VI to issue an edict fixing the zone of production for Bourgogne from Sens to Macon in 1416
What is Philippe the Good known for?
He created a charity hospital the Hospice de Beaune for all people
What happened by the 17th century as Bourgogne’s golden age ended?
Wine from Bourgogne was 10 times more expensive so only the richest could afford it
The nobility began building Chateaus on the Loire, drinking wines from there instead
What happened to Bourgogne during the French Revolution of 1789?
Church lands were confiscated and redistributed to the farmers
The great domains were broken up, only a few monopoles survived
What impact did the Napoleonic Code of 1804 have on Bourgogne?
It mandated that inheritable property be divided equally among siblings
This resulted in fractionalization of the vineyards
What was the result of Phylloxera?
It significantly reduced the area under vine
Economic activity took a downturn
Population declined and the area lost its dynamic momentum
What did King Louis-Philippe do to begin the modern era in Bourgogne?
He granted Gevrey the right to append its most famous vineyard to the name of the village
Gevrey became Gevrey-Chambertin
Other villages followed suit
What are the exceptions to the village and most famous vineyard naming convention?
Volnay - Only Premier Cru Meursault - Only Premier Cru Pommard - Only Premier Cru Nuits-Saint-Georges - Only a Premier Cru Ladoix-Serrigny - Two adjacent towns
What are the red and white wine production percentages in Bourgogne?
66% white
34% red
How long is Bourgogne and where is it located?
Located in eastern France just west of The Jura
It is 140 miles long from north to south
What percentage of France’s AOCs are in Bourgogne?
About 20%, roughly 100 out of 500+
From north to south what are the 5 subregions of Bourgogne?
- Chablis & Grand Auxerrois
- Côte de Nuit
- Côte de Beaune
- Côte Chalonnaise
- Maconnais
What is the climate of Bourgogne?
In the north and south it is semi-continental due to the Atlantic in the north and the Mediterranean in the south
In the middle it is continental
What is the soil and topography of Bourgogne?
It is part of the Saone Graben opposite The Jura
Soils are Marl plus colluvial soils from the rain driven slope wash and alluvial soils deposited by the Saone River
Where are most of the vineyards in Bourgogne planted?
On Slopes
Mid-slope is the best, followed by the top slope and then the bottom
The best slope aspect is east
Where is the oldest and youngest soils in Bourgogne?
Oldest is in the Maconnaise the youngest is in Chablis
All are sedimentary sitting on top of a granite massif that surfaces in Beaujolais
A clay limestone mixture is known as?
Marl
T or F? The Côte-d’Or is the western uplift of the Saone Graben..
True
The southernmost sub-region of Bourgogne is?
The Maconnais
T or F? The soils of Bourgogne are sedimentary in nature?
True
What is the most prized portion of the slope in Bourgogne?
Mid-slope
Bourgogne’s colluvial soils are formed by?
Erosion
Where in Bourgogne will you find granite and schist?
The Maconnais