Burgundy Flashcards
what are the three rivers of the Chablis/Yonne/Chatillonais area
Yonne
Serein
Armançon
Vezely and Irancy are on what river
Yonne
Tonnerre and Épineuil are on what river
Armançon
What are the six communal AOCs of the surrounding Chablis area
Petit Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Grand Cru
Irancy
Saint Bris
Vezeley
Max yield of Saint Bris
68 hl/ha
Max yield of Irancy
52 hl/ha
what style of wine does Epineuil make?
still red
what style of wine does Tonnerre make?
still white
What are the 6 regional burgundy designations in the Yonne Department
Chitry (white/red/rosé)
Epineul (red)
Tonnerre (White)
Cote Saint jacques (white/red)
Coulanges la Vineuse (white/red/rose) (well regarded for its rosé)
Cote d’Auxerre (white/red/rosé)
What are the max yields for P Chablis, Chablis, Grablis Grand Cru
60
60 (58 for 1er cru)
54
What are the 7 Grand Cru climat West to East
Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudésir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchots
Min alcohol for Petit Chablis/Chablis/Chablis Grand Cru
9.5
10 (10.5 if 1er cru)
11
what is a synonym for Chardonnay in the Yonne department
Beaunois
Name 3 Chablis 1er Cru that are extensions of the GC slope
Mont de Milieu
Montée de Tonnerre
Fourchaume
compare the wines of Chitry to Chablis
Chitry’s vineyards are on a south facing hill and are richer, more powerful than Chablis with less frost hazard
How big is the Chablis Grand Cru
263 acres
What GC do both ravaneau and duavissat produce
Les Clos
Major stylistic difference between Raveneau and Dauvissat
Dauvissat is broader with less oak
Ravaneau has more tension but more oak
What 2 Climat may be labelled as Chablis Montmains 1er cru
Le Foret
Butteaux
Name 3 Dauvissat 1er cru
Sechet
Foret
Vaillons
all on left bank of Serein
What is another name for Sacy
Tressallier
Cote de Brechain, Chapelot and Pied d’Aloup are climat with what Chablis 1er Cru
Montée de Tonnerre
right bank of Serein
What geologic era are Chablis’ Portlandian and Kimmeridgean marls from
Jurassic (younger than the Cote d’Or)
name two producers of Saint Bris
defaix
William fevre
Who own the Les Clos monopole Clos des Hospices
Moreau
what is the only Chablis GC produced by Moreau-Naudet
Valmur
name two chablis producers that dont use oak
Lous Michel
Daniel-Etienne Defaix
Name two biodynamic producers in Chablis
Jean Marc Brocard
Thomas Pico
Alice and Oliver DeMoor
Name 3 great Chablis vintages of the 2000s
2002
2005
2010
name 3 bad Chablis vintages of the 2000s
2001
2003
2007
name 3 great Chablis vintages of the 2010s
2014
2019 (classical, less hot)
2020
What style of wine can be made in the Cote de Nuits-Villages? Cote de Beaune-Villages?
red and white
red only
3 producing communes of Marsannay
Marsannay la cote
chenove
couchey
dessus vs dessous
upper portion of a vineyard vs lower part
The terroir of Marsannay is specifically affected by what river
Ouche
(alluvial deposits account for lake of 1er cru sites)
3 monopole 1er cru of fixin
Clos de la Perriere (Domaine Joliet)
Clos du Chapitre
Clos Napoléon (Pierre Gelin)
Brochon separates what two village-level AOCs
Fixin and Gevrey
summarize the wines of Fixin
Burly, dark coloured, can age 10+ years, “sauvage”