Burgundy Flashcards
Chablis climate
Cool continental
Burgundy climate
Moderate continental
Susceptibility of Pinoir to grey rot
Very susceptible
Burgundy climate risks
Lots of rain
Spring frosts (Chablis)
Hail
Burgundy grand cru general facing
South or east facing to protect from westerly winds
Pinot Noir % of Burgundy
Approximately 1/3
Burgundy Pinot Noir typical style
Red fruit in youth
Earth, game, and mushroom with age
High acid
Low to medium tannins
Pinot Noir and whole cluster in Burgundy
Getting more popular
Premium Pinot Noir barrel aging time (Burgundy)
16 to 18 months
Pinot Noir % of Burgundy
Approximately 1/3
Burgundy Chardonnay pioneer techniques
Barrel fermentation
Barrel aging
MLF
Lees
Burgundy Chardonnay barrel age period
6 to 9 months
Aligoté typical style
Neutral
High acidity
Gamay typical style (Burgundy)
Early drinking
Ripe berries
Low tannins
Best Chablis vineyard facings
South facing aspects
The major Chablis climate problem
Frost
Frost protection (Chablis)
Sprinklers
Heaters, candles, fires
Electric cables
Planting upslope
Most famous grands crus in Gevrey-Chambertin
Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos de Beze
Most famous grand cru in Vougeot
Clos de Vougeot
Most famous grandu crus in Vosne-Romanée
Romanée-Conti
La Tâche
La Romanée
Key villages of Cotes de Nuits
Gevrey-Chambertin
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée
Nuits-Saint-Georges
Key villages of Cotes de Beaune
Aloxe-Corton
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Aloxe-Corton grands crus
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Puligny-Montrachet grand cru
Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet grand cru
Montrachet
Red only villages in Côtes de Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Bourgogne Hautes typical style compared to Villages
Less body
Less concentration
Due to higher altitude and greater wind exposure
Best red wine village Côte Chalonnaise
Mercurey
Montagny color
White
Most widely planted grape Mâconnais
Chardonnay
Best villages Mâconnais
Pouilly-Fuissé
Saint-Veran
Pouilly-Fuissé/Saint-Veran typical style
Ripe tropical and stone fruits
Barrel aged
Rich
Oak flavors
What is Roche de Solutré?
Hill where best Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Veran grapes are planted
Limestone
The best Cote d’Or vineyards are on slopes, what geophysical feature provides these slopes?
The east side of the Massif Central, provides east and south east facing slopes.
What is the largest Grand Cru in Burgundy?
Corton - 160 hectares
6 Grands Crus of Cote de Beaune
- Corton
- Corton-Charlemagne
- Charlemagne
- Montrachet
- Bâtard-Montrachet
- Chevalier-Montrachet
Domain Dujac is a producer located in?
Burgundy, Cote de Nuits
Define a Négociant
Wine merchants who buy grapes, must and/or finished wines for blending and bottling under their own labels
What is a typical aging regimen for thebest Pinot Noirs in the Cote de Nuits?
16 to 18 months in barrel with a proportion in new oak
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti produces 7 Grand Cru wines (6 red, 1 white)
What are they?
Which ones are owned by DRC?
Red:
- Echezaux
- Grands Echezaux
- Richebourg
- Romanée-Saint-Vivant
- Romanée-Conti
- La Tâche
White: Montrachet
Monopoles:
- Romanee-Conti
- La Tâche
How many Grands Crus are there in Burgundy?
How many Premiers Crus?
33 Grands Crus
Approximately 635 climats are Premiers Crus
Which white wine from Burgundy does this description match?
Full bodiedwith tropical fruit, peach and melon, and some oak.
Identify 3 top producers.
Pouilly-Fuissé or Saint-Veran
- Louis Latour
- Chateau Fuissé
- Louis Jadot
Which of the following is NOTin the Côte Chalonnais?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Mercurey
Givry
Rully
Chassagne-Montrachet
Which is the only Grand Cru red wine in Cote de Beaune?
Which 4appellationsin the Cote de Beaune only produce red wine?
Corton
- Volnay
- Pommard
- Blagny
- Côte de Beaune Villages
5 main villages of the Côte Challonaise and the kinds of wine(s) they produce
Rully - Red/White/Cremant
Montagny - White
Givry - Red/White
Mercurey - Red (majority)/White
Bouzeron - Whites only from Aligoté
What is the difference between Fine de Bourgogne and Marc de Bourgogne?
Fine de Bourgogne: a spirit made from a base wine in Burgundy (like Brandy)
Marc de Bourgogne: a sprit made from the pomace of grapes (like grappa)
Which 2 cities book-end the Côte d’Or?
Dijon to the north
Santenay to the South
The Cote de Nuits is renowned for Pinot Noir but it has one Chardonnay Grand Cru, what is it called?
Musigny
What is the most planted grape in Burgundy overall?
Chardonnay
How many AOPs in total are there in Beaujolais?
11
Beaujolais (including “Nouveau”, “Villages” and “Superieur”)
The 10 Named Crus
What are the 9 named villages in the Côte de Nuits?
- Marsannay
- Fixin
- Gevery-Chambertain
- Morey-St. Denis
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Vougeot
- Vosne-Romanée
- Flagey-Echézaux
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
Who is in Kermit Lynch’s Gang of Four (Beaujolais producers)?
What are they known for?
- Guy Breton
- Marcel Lapierre
- Jean-Paul Thevenet
- Jean Foillard
These vignerons called for a return to the old practices of viticulture and vinifications as defined by Jules Chauvet; old vines, organic farming, late harvesting, minimal sulfur and no chaptalization.
The Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru is shared between which 2 villages?
In which village is the majority located?
- Morey-Saint-Denis
2. Chambolle-Musigny (majority)
What climate aspects help Pouilly-Fuisse and Saint-Veran stand out?
Planted on limestone slopes of the Roche de Solutré with east and south-east facing aspects.
The slopes create something of an ‘amphitheatre’ effect, acting as natural suntraps, helping produce some of the richest and ripest Chardonnays in Burgundy.
Results in ripe tropical and stone fruits, often with toasty oak flavours.
Where does François Raveneau produce wine?
Chablis
Chardonnay accounts for how much of the vineyard area in Burgundy?
Nearly half.
What is the traditional training system used in Beaujolais?
Gobelet training.
Spur-pruned, head-trained.
Shoots are tied together to hold them up vertically.
5 examples of Cote de Nuits Grands Crus
Chambertin
Bonnes-Mares
Musigny
La Tâche
La Romanée
Where does Laurent Tribut produce wine, and whose style are they similar to?
Chablis
Similar in style to Vincent Dauvissat
Principal Côte de Beaune Villages appellations from north to south
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Meursault
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
<p>List 3 traditional wine-making techniques in Burgundy and 1 modern one:</p>
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<p>Traditional: Aging in neutral oak, whole cluster fermentation, massale selection.</p>
<p>Modern: Extended cold maceration.</p>
<p>Domaine de la Romanee Conti is associated with which wine/vineyard area? </p>
<p>Burgundy/Cote de Nuits</p>
<p>Who was responsible for ousting Gamay from Burgundy in the 14th Century?</p>
<p>Philip the Bold</p>
<p>From North to South name the 4 key villages in Cote de Nuits</p>
<p>Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanee, Nuits saint-Georges <strong>GVVN</strong></p>
<p>Define and give an example of:</p>
<p>A Clos</p>
<p>A Côte</p>
<p>A Monopole</p>
<p>Clos: A plot or vineyard traditionally surrounded by stone walls, e.g. Clos Vougeot</p>
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<p>Côte: Refers to a hillside or slope e.g. Côte de Nuits</p>
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<p>Monopole: A parcel or vineyard with single ownership e.g. Clos de Tart owned by Mommessin</p>
<p>Which communes in Cote Chalonnaise only produces white wine?</p>
<p>Montagny, Bouzeron</p>
<p>In Appelation hierarchy Appelation Bourgogne Rouge Controlee is an example of a what?</p>
<p>Regional wine</p>
<p>What are the 4 Grand Cru monopoles of Vosne-Romanée and who are they owned by?</p>
<p>Romanée-Conti, owned by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti</p>
<p>La Tâche, also owned by Domaine de la Romanée Conti</p>
<p>La Romanée, owned by Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair</p>
<p>La Grande Rue, owned by Domaine François Lamarche</p>
<p>Which of the following is an example of a designated Chablis Grand Cru?</p>
<p>a) Montrachet</p>
<p>b) Musigny</p>
<p>c) Romaneé</p>
<p>d) Les Clos</p>
<p>d) Les Clos</p>
<p>What is the correct order for Carbonic Maceration?
1) Whole grapes are blanketed in CO2
2) Grapes burst and fermentation by yeast continues off the skin
3) Grape cells produce Alcohol</p>
<p>'1,3,2'</p>
<p>Chateau des Jacques is located in which region/vineyard area?</p>
<p>They are currently owned by:</p>
<p>Beaujolais/Moulin-a-Vent</p>
<p>Louis Jadot</p>
<p>Which of the following villages doesNOTcontain any grand cru vineyards?</p>
<p>A.Meursault</p>
<p>B.Puligny-Montrachet</p>
<p>C.Chassagne-Montrachet</p>
<p>D.Corton</p>
<p>A. Meursault</p>
<p>Which two Beaujolais Crus are considered the most structured?</p>
<p>Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon</p>
<p>What is the soil composition of the Cote de Nuits / Cote de Beaune?</p>
<p>Marl</p>
<p>Limestone</p>
<p>What soily type are the Beaujolais crus grown on?</p>
<p>Granite</p>
<p>Meursault AOP may produce red and white wine.</p>
<p>True or False?</p>
<p>True</p>
<p>Clos Saint-Denis is a \_\_ Cru vineyard located in the commune of \_\_\_ in the Cote de \_\_\_.</p>
<p>2 examples of producers:</p>
<p>-GRAND cru</p>
<p>-Morey- Saint. Denis</p>
<p>-Cote de Nuits</p>
<p>-Domaine Dujac</p>
<p>-Joseph Faiveley</p>
<p>In Appelation hierarchy a wine that comes from the Chambertin Vineyard is an example of a what?</p>
<p>Grand Cru</p>
<p>Francois Freres is a cooper based in which Burgundy village?</p>
<p>St. Romain</p>
<p>What is Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits?
| What impact does their location have on wine style?</p>
<p>'Hautes' translates as 'high'.
Located to the West and higher altitude than Cotes de Nuits.
Altitude + greater exposure to winds = wine with less body.</p>
<p>What is the smallest Grands Cru in Burgundy, and also France?</p>
<p>La Romaneé</p>
<p>What types of sparkling wines can the following AOPs produce?</p>
<p>Cremant de Bourgogne</p>
<p>Bourgogne Mousseaux</p>
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<p>Cremant de Bourgogne: White and Rosé</p>
<p>Bourgogne Mousseaux: Red</p>
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<p>From North to South name the 7 key villages in Cote de Beaune</p>
<p>Aloxe-Corton,</p>
<p>Beaune, Pommard, <strong>BP</strong></p>
<p>Volnay, Meursault, <strong>VM</strong></p>
<p>Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet <strong>PC</strong></p>
<p>100% Chardonnay wines may be made in Beaujolais.</p>
<p>True or False?</p>
<p>True</p>
<p>Where does Louis Michel et Fils produce wine and what are his top bottlings?</p>
<p>Chablis</p>
<p>Grands Crus: Vaudesir, Les Clos and Grenouilles.</p>
<p>What is a feuillette?</p>
<p>A 132 literbarrel used in Chablis</p>
<p>What are the largest / smallest Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits?</p>
<p>What are the largest / smallest Grand Crus in the Cote de Beaune?</p>
<p>Cote de Nuits:</p>
<p>Largest: Clos de Vougeot</p>
<p>Smallest: La Romanée</p>
<p>Cote de Beaune:</p>
<p>Largest: Corton</p>
<p>Smallest: Criots-Batard-Montrachet</p>
<p>What are the two most famous villages in the Maconnais region?</p>
<p>Pouilly-Fuisse and Saint-Veran</p>
<p>How do the soils and landscapes differ between Northern and Souther Beaujolais?</p>
<p>Northern: Granite soils, hilly landscape of the Monts de Beaujolais.</p>
<p>Southern: Mostly clay, some limestone and much flatter landscape.</p>
<p>Which cap management technique is frequently used for Pinot Noir in Burgundy?</p>
<p>Punch Down</p>
<p>Excluding Beaujolais, 1 out of every 5 bottles produced inBurgundy come from Chablis.</p>
<p>True or False?</p>
<p>True</p>
<p>Which Burgundy town hosts the annual charity Hospices wine auction?</p>
<p>Beaune</p>
<p>What is a synonym for Chardonnay in Chablis?</p>
<p>Beaunois ("from Beaune")</p>
<p>Faiveley Mercurey is associated with which wine/vineyard area? </p>
<p>Cote Chalonnaise</p>
<p>"Les Genevrieres" is a Premier Cru in which village?</p>
<p>Meursault</p>
<p>10 NamedBeaujolais Crus:</p>
<p>St. Amour</p>
<p>Julienas</p>
<p>Chenas</p>
<p>Fleurie</p>
<p>Moulin-a-Vent</p>
<p>Chiroubles</p>
<p>Regnié</p>
<p>Morgon</p>
<p>Cote-de-Brouilly</p>
<p>Brouilly</p>
<p>Which of the following is NOT a classic region/village for Chardonnay in Burgundy?</p>
<p>a) Chablis</p>
<p>b) Mâcon</p>
<p>c) Pouilly-Fuissé</p>
<p>d) Pommard</p>
<p>d) Pommard</p>
<p>In which section of Burgundy is Viré-Clessé AOP located?</p>
<p>What type of wine is produced there?</p>
<p>Mâconnais</p>
<p>Chardonnay only</p>
<p>What is the most widely planted grape in Maconnais?</p>
<p>Chardonnay</p>
<p>How do the styles of different Beaujolais crus vary?</p>
<p>3 examples for each of the styles</p>
<p>From light, lithe and ephemeral e.g. Chiroubles, Fleurie, Chénas</p>
<p>to dark andsurprisingly tannic e.g. Moulin-á-Vent, Morgon, Juliénas</p>
<p>What is selection massale?</p>
<p>Where is it popular?</p>
<p>Propagating a vineyard by mass selction. Allows grape-growers to select budwood from a number of clones in a vineyard instead of just one, allowing positive traits to be reinforcedand negative ones to be eliminated.</p>
<p>Popular in Burgundy.</p>
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<p>What were the Cistercian monks in Burgundy responsible for first doing?</p>
<p>Painstakingly studying the vineyards.</p>
<p>Identifying the tiny, superior parcels that produce wines of distinct character.</p>
<p>Define a Domaine:</p>
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<p>Grower/Producers that own thevineyards they are producing wine from, completing the entire process from growing to bottling at the Domaine itself.</p>
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<p>How many Grand Crus are located within Gevrey-Chambertin?</p>
<p>What are they?</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>Chambertin,</p>
<p>Chambertin Clos de Bèze,</p>
<p>Charmes-Chambertin,</p>
<p>Chapelle-Chambertin,</p>
<p>Griotte-Chambertin,</p>
<p>Latriciéres-Chambertin,</p>
<p>Mazis-Chambertin,</p>
<p>Mazoyéres-Chambertin</p>
<p>Ruchottes-Chambertin</p>
<p>Chateau de Pommard is associated with which wine/vineyard area?</p>
<p>Burgundy/Cote de Beaune</p>
<p>Is chaptalization legal for Grand Cru winesin Burgundy?</p>
<p>Yes</p>
<p>The better soils in Beaujolais are?</p>
<p>Granite</p>
<p>Which town is Burgundy's wine capital?</p>
<p>Beaune</p>