Burgundy Flashcards
What wine region has the most AOCS?
Burgundy
Who did the vine arrive with?
Celts or Romans
What did Phillippe the Bold do?
Outlawed Gamay to promote Pinot Noir
How did Charles the Rash die?
Attempting to conquer Alsace and Lorraine
Where is Burgundy located?
East
3 administrative departments?
The Yonne, The Cote d’or, Saone et Loire
Climate overall?
North?
South?
Continental
Oceanic influences in North
Med influences in South
What does Saone River flank?
Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune
Where does bud break start 1 week earlier?
Warmer Maconnais
What is the bottom plate of the region?
Granite massif that surface in Beaujolais
Soils in Graben?
Colluvial soils
Top slope is usually for what?
(Thinnest)
Premier Crus
Middle slope is usually for what?
(Captures max sunlight)
Grand Crus
Bottom slope is usually for what?
(Retains most water)
Village AOCS
What soil for Pinot Noir?
Limestone and marl
What soil for Chardonnay?
Marl
What 3 wines are always or often blended?
Bourgogne Passe Tout Grains
Cremant de Bougogne
Coteaux Bourguignons
What is Saint Bris made from?
Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Bouzeron and Bourgogne Aligote are made from?
Aligote
Most planted grape?
Chardonnay
Primary red?
Pinot Noir
1 Training method?
Guyot
Where do they machine harvest?
Chablis, Maconnais
Handpicking?
Cote d’or
*Cote Chalonnaise uses both methods
Is all Burgundy wine AOC?
Yes
How many regional AOCS?
7
Wines labeled Macon Village are what?
Whites only
Red only area?
Cotes du Couchois
What is Mousseux made with?
What other grape is allowed in Yonne?
Gamay and/or Pinot Noir
Cesar
Cremant Eminent min sure lie aging?
24 months vs general 9 months
Grand Eminent rules?
Min 36 months sur lie aging plus 3 months in cellar
Must receive less than 1.5% dosage and attain min 10% alcohol
Whites can only be Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Rose allows for up to 20% Gamay
Smallest AOC in Burgundy?
Passe-Tout Grains AOC
Min 30% Pinot Noir and min 15% Gamay
Other varieties can be used if they are in a field blend
Biggest AOC?
Chablis
Largest village appellation in Cote d’or, with more Grand Crus than any other?
Gevrey-Chambertin AOC