Burgundy Flashcards
Cote de Nuits
North to South Marsannay Fixin Gevery-Chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanee Nuits-St-Georges
Cote de Beaune
North to South Aloxe Corton Beaune Pommard - reds Volnay - reds Mersault Puligny-Montrachet - whites Chassagne-Montrachet
River of Burgundy
Saone
Rich clay riverbed
Best vine sites on gentle slopes
Can get very steep further up slope
Combes
Breaks in valleys from ice ages
Dry, traverse valleys allowing cool breezes and hail
Diverse soils at mouth of these valleys
Slopes Nuits vs Beaune
Nuits generally face East
Beaune generally Southeast
Beaune has twice amount of land
Cote Chalonnaise
Bouzeron - aligote Rully - both Mercury - both Givry - both Montagny - chardonnay Little to no oak used in this region aside from best chardonnay in St Veran and Puilly Fuisse
Cote Chalonnaise grand crus
None
Many 1er crus
Cote Chalonnaise climate
Continental, warmer than Burgundy
Large low lying areas with farmland
Beaujolais crus
North to South Saint Amour Julienas Chenas Moulin a Vent Chiroubles Regenie Morgon Cote de Brouilly Brouilly
Beaune appellations - red only
Pommard
Volnay
Beaune appellations - white only
Puligny - Montrachet
Chalonnaise - white only
Bouzeron - aligote only
Montagny - chard only
Notable chardonnay Maconnais
St Veran
Pouilly Fuisse
Vire Clesse
