Bourgogne Flashcards
List the sub regions of Burgundy from north to south
Chablis & Grand Auxerrois
Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
How did Bourgogne become so obsessed with Terroir?
The middle ages monks spent hundreds of years cataloguing tiny differences in sites and their expressions
Difference between lieux dits and Climats
A lieux dits is an unranked parcel of land that is also a cadastal unit, a climat is always a vineyard and it is often a premier Cru or grand Cru site
Why does quality vary so greatly among a single grand Cru site
Due to the Napoleonic system one grand cru may have hundred of owners
What was phillipe the bold famous for?
Outlawing Gamay in favour of Pinot
What was John the fearless famous for?
Appointed guardian of the future king of France and was assassinated for being power hungry
What two things was phillipe the good known for?
Capturing and handing Joan of arc to the English and founding the hospice de beaune
What was Charles the Rash famous for?
Died attempting to conquer Alsace and Lorraine
Who gave Gevrey the right to put Chambertin on its nMe
King Louis Phillipe
What were the repercussions of King Louis Phillipe giving Gevrey the right to amend it’s name?
Most other villages followed suit
Give examples of how the Napoleonic code impacted the Burgundian wine industry.
Birth of the negociant
Less organic and biodynamic
What was the result of the french revolution on burgundy
The great domaines were broken up and very few monopoles survived
What accounts for the shift from red to white in the 1980s
Global trends and the increase in plantings from Macon and Chablis in response
Although Burgundy is only 4.5% of Frances wine production by volume what % is it by revenue?
21
What is the climate of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois
Continental with marked Maritime influences
What is the climate of the Cote d or
Continental
What is the climate of the macconais
Continental with marked Mediterranean
What’s the difference in bud break between the Macon and chablis
One week
There is a large granite massif in Burgundy where does it surface?
Beaujolais
What soils sit on top of the granite massif? What category are they?
Limestone, marl all sedimentary
Why is there so much sedimentary soil in Burgundy?
It was once a warm and shallow sea
How many fault lines are there through Burgundy
8
What soil does Pinot prefer in burgundy
High limestone content
What soil does Chardonnay prefer?
Marl, and in Chablis Kimmeridgean
How was the cote d or escarpment formed
In the last period of continental upheaval the Alps rose and the bresse plain sank which formed the graben of the cote d or
How did the Saone river of burgundy form the valley?
It didn’t
Does burgundy have colluvial or alluvial soil? What’s the difference
Colluvial formed by slope wash
Does not have alluvial, formed by river or ocean sediment
What are the two uplifts of the Saone graben
The cote dor escarpment and the jura mountain foothills
What are the two cremant categories found in burhundy
Eminent
Grand eminent
Minimum aging for eminent
24 months sur lie
Minimum aging for grand eminent
36 months sur lie
What is the maximum yield of juice from the berries for grand eminent
75%
What varieties are allowed for grand eminent
White - Chardonnay Pinot
Rose - up to 20% gamay
What’s the maximum dosage of grand eminent
15g/l
What sweetness category must grand eminent be
Brut
How has global warming impacted burgundy
Bud break brought forward ten days frost and hail now a significant threat
