Bourgogne - Chalonnaise/Mâconnais Flashcards
Where are vineyards planted in Côte Chalonnaise?
East
What makes Chalonnaise slopes different?
Slopes are not continuous like Cote Beaune so there are more different exposures
What is the west of Chalonnaise?
Couchois
What is the weather of Chalonnaise and why?
Cooler since it receives less shelter from the Westerlies
What are the soils of Chalonnaise?
Like Beaune
Limestone rich marls
Where do soils start to transition to older, sandier soils found in Maconnais?
Givry AOC
What is the Northern most AOC in Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron
What is the Southern most AOC in Chalonnaise?
Montagny
What is the majority production in Chalonnaise?
60% Red
50% less than Côte d’Or
What is 50% of the production in Chalonnaise labeled?
Bourgogne Rouge or Blanc
What is the only AOC for Aligote?
Bouzeron
What AOC sites in a secluded valley?
Bouzeron
Where do the slopes for Aligote face in Bouzeron?
North facing
Why is Bouzeron suited for Aligote?
Cool exposition, shallow soils
What AOC produces 2X the about of Crémant than red or white?
Rully
When and where was the 1st methode traditional produced in Bourgogne?
Rully
1822
What AOC takes its name from the Roman god of trade and commerce?
Mercurey
What is the largest town in Chalonnaise
Mercurey
What AOC has the highest production in Chalonnaise?
Mercurey
What is the primary production of Mercurey?
Red
a little white with 32 Premiers
What AOC boast 75% production at the village level in Chalonnaise?
Mercurey
Pre-phylloxera what were the most sought after wines in Bourgogne?
Givry
What is the production in Givry?
Mostly red
38 Priemers
What is the AOC only Chardonnay in Chalonnaise?
Montagny
Who is the smallest producer in Chalonnaise?
Givry
(If area, Bouzeron AOC as 3% of the Chalonnaise sub-region)
Who are the 2 largest producers?
Mercurey
Rully
What is the big coop that does 65% production in Montagny?
Cave des Vignerons de Buxy
What coop paid for quality of quanity?
Cave des Vigerons de Buxy
What is the largest sub-region in Bourgogne?
Mâconnais
What has changed in Mâconnais?
Focusing more on terrior
What is to the west of the Mâconnais?
Grosne Valley
What is the climate in the Mâconnais?
Continental
What is the result of the climate in the Mâconnais?
Riper grapes
More pronounced fruit
What are the soils of the Mâconnais?
- Limestone and marls (N)
- Granite and Schist (S)
Where are the oldest soils found in Bourgogne 160-220MYA?
The Mâconnais
What is the dominate grape in Mâconnais?
Chardonnay 90% planting
What was the primary grape in the 18th C?
Gamay
What is the majority of the production labelled under (80%) in Mâconnais?
Macon AOC which includes Village and Village + Name
What is the flagship AOC in the Mâconnais?
Pouily-Fuissé
What are the bioherms of Pouilly-Fuissé?
Solutre
Rock of Vergisson
Mont Pouilly
How many climats in Pouilly-Fuisse?
22
What are the 4 communes of Pouilly-Fuissé
Chaintré
Fuissé
Solutré-Pouilly
Vergisson
How much production do the 4 communes?
24%
How much production comes from the Village AOCs in the sub-region Mâconnais?
20%
What is the landscape in southern Mâconnais
Steeper, rockier more dramtic
Where are most of the vineyards in Mâconnais?
The South
What are the soils like in Pouilly-Fuissé
Similar to Côte d’Or
How much do the Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Crus represent in terms of hectares?
24%
Is Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru an AOC
NO
What is an effective satellite of Pouilly-Fuissé
Pouilly-Loché &
Pouilly-Vinzelles
80% of these AOCs are produced by coops
Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles
When was Saint-Veran’s incorporated into the Mâconnais from Beaujolais?
1971
How did Saint-Veran’s wines used to be sold when in Beaujolais?
Beaujolais Blanc
What does Saint-Veran’s produce?
100% Chardonnay
What has 2 non-contiguous growing areas split by Pouilly-Fuisse?
Saint Véran
What is the newest AOC in the Mâconnais?
Viré-Clessé
What does Vire-Clesse produce
White and Semi-sweet from Chardonnay
What is the sweetness level for Vire-Clesse?
0.4%-1.8%
How are the semisweet wine from Vire-Classe labeled?
Demi-Sec (4-8 g/l)
Levouté (8-18 g/l)
What are the sweetest Noble Rot wines from Vire-Classe called?
Levouté
What are the top 2 largest production areas at Mâconnais village level AOCs?
Pouilly-Fuissé (38%)
Saint-Véran (37%)
What style of most of Vire-Classe wines?
Dry
What does Noble rot do and what doe “pelage du lièvre” mean in Mâconnais?
Grapes turn golden brown like a rabbit’s fur which “pelage du lièvre” shortened to Levouté
What does Mâcon AOC classified?
Regional AOC which means Mâcon can be labelled Bourgogne but not other way around
What is Mâcon production
(W) - 100% Chardonnay
(R/Rs) - Blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay
How many DGCs in Mâcon?
W - 26
R - 20 - Gamay only
What is required for red DGC in Mâcon
Must be ONLY GAMAY
What are some of the famous white DGCs in Mâcon?
Mâcon-Lugny
Mâcon-Chardonnay
Mâcon-Viré
Mâcon-Fuissé
What Macon AOC has to be white Chardoanny?
Mâcon Village
Côte Chalonnais is considered…
A DGC under Bourgogne AOC
Cótes du Couchois is considered…
A DGC under Bourgogne AOC
Where is Côtes de Couchois located…
SW of Côte du Beanue and NW of Cóte Chalonnais
What can be included in Bourgogne AOC aside from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay what other grapes can be added to either?
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
César only in Irancy