Burgundy Flashcards
How is the climate in Burgundy?
Cool to Moderate Continental Climate
What are the five areas within Burgundy?
Chablis (Yonne)
Côtes de Nuits (Côte d’Or)
Côte de Beaune (Côte d’Or)
Côte Chalonnaise or Région de Mercurey (Saône-et-Loire)
Côte Mâconnaise (Saône-et-Loire)
What is the climat in Burgundy?
Vineyard
What is the hierarchy in the classification based on the quality level?
AOC Grand Cru
AOC Premier Cru
Village AOC
Regional AOC
Bourgogne AOC
Under what are the highest quality wines of Burgundy sold?
The climat
How are the labels of Premier Crus in Burgundy?
name of the village plus the name of a premier cru climat
Or just the name of the village, to allow blending from other premier crus in the village
What is known as Communal Appellations?
Premier Cru and Villages appellations
In 2011 which two new appellations were introduced?
Coteaux Bourguignon AOC and Bourgogne Gamay AOC
What is Bourgogne Gamay AOC?
Wine from a Cru in Beaujolais with over 30 % of Gamay
What is Bourgogne Passe-tout-Grains AOC?
A blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay, 9,5 % abv.
What grape varieties make a Côte d’Or AOC wine?
100% Chardonnay or Pinot Noir
What is the composition of a Bourgogne Aligoté AOC wine?
Aligoté + max. of 15 % Chardonnay
Appellation for sparkling wines from Burgundy?
Crémant de Bourgogne
Climate in Chablis
Cool Continental Climate
How is the soil in Chablis?
A mixture of marine fossils and Kimmeridgian clay
What are the characteristics of Chablis?
Crisp Acidity, Lemon/Grapefruit, Green Apple, and Chalky minerality
4 classifications of Chablis?
Grand Cru Chablis AOC
Chablis Premier Cru AOC
Chablis AOC
Petit Chablis AOC
7 vineyards that may use Chablis Grand Cru AOC
Vaudésir, Les Clos, Grenouilles, Les Preuses, Bourgros, Valeur and Blanchot
What produces Bourgogne Tonnerre AOC?
Dry white wine from 6 villages of Tonnerrois
What produces Bourgogne Epineuil AOC?
Red, white and rosés from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What produces Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre AOC?
Red, white and rosés from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What is the soil in Bourgogne Côte d’Auxerre AOC?
Limestone and Marl
What produces Vézelay AOC?
White wines from Chardonnay
Saint-Bris AOC
White wine from Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris, similar to Sauvignon Blancs from the Loire
Irancy AOC
Red wines from Pinot Noir, and up to 10% of Pinot Gris and César
Châtillonnais
White and Rosé Crémant de bourgogne AOC from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay plus Aligoté and Gamay
What orientation do the slopes in Côte de Nuits face?
East
Soil in Côte de Nuits?
sandy Limestone and Iron-rich Marl
What type of wine is predominant in Côte de Nuits
Reds from Pinot Noir
Style of the wines from Côte de Nuits?
Full-bodied and full of dense red berry fruit
What wine is produced in Marsannay?
Good quality Rosé from Pinot Noir, under Marsannay-la-Côte AOC and Bourgogne Rosé de Marsannay AOC
What are the communes that bear th 23 Grand Crus for red burgundy in the Côte de Nuits?
Chambolle-Musigny
Gevrey-Chambertin
Vosne-Romanée
Flagey-Echézeaux
Morey-St-Denis
Vougeot
What are the Grand Crus in Chambolle-Musigny?
Bonnes Mares; Musigny
What are the Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin?
Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griottes-Chambertin
Latricières-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
What are the Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée
Richbourg
La Tâche
La Romanée
Romanée-Conti
Romanée-St-Vivant
Grand Rue
What are the Grand Crus in Flagey-Echézeaux?
Grands Echézeaux
Echézeaux
What are the Grand Crus in Morey-St-Denis?
Clos de Tart
Clos de la Roche
Clos St-Denis
Clos de Lambrays
Bonnes Mares
What are the Grand Crus in Vougeot?
Clos de Vougeot
What is the only white Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits?
Musigny blanc
What are the 6 Premier Cru Village appellations in the Côtes de Nuits?
Chambolle Musigny - Reds/Whites - Les Amoureuses (25)
Fixin Reds/Whites - Clos du Chapitre (5)
Gevrey-Chambertin - Les Corbeaux (26)
Nuits-St-Georges Reds/Whites - Clos de la Maréchale (41)
Vosne-Romanée - Reds - Les Brûlées (14)
Vougeot - Reds/Whites - Les Crâs (4)
Predominant soil in Côte de Beaune?
Limestone
For how long do white wines from the Côte de Beaune usually age?
Often barrel fermented and remains in cask for up to 18 months
What is the sole Grand Cru for red wine in Côte de Beaune?
Corton
What are the communes with Grand Crus in the Côte de Beaune?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Puligny Montrachet
What are the Grand Crus in Chassagne-Montrachet?
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
What are the Grand Crus in Puligny Montrachet?
Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet
Le Montrachet
What are the communes of Premier Crus in the Côte de Beaune?
Aloxe-Corton
Auxey-Duresse
Beaune
Blagny
Chassagne-Montrachet
Ladoix
Maranges
Meursault
Meursault-Blagny
Monthélie
Pernard-Vergelesses
Pommard
Puligny-Montrachet
St Aubin
Santenay
Savigny-Lès-Beaune
Which of the Premier Crus communes are only for reds?
Pommard
Blagny
What wines are growth Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Hautes-Côtes de Nuits?
Red, White and Rosé
Why do wines from the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Hautes-Côtes de Nuits have difficulty ripening?
Due to the higher altitude
What are the five communes in the Côte Chalonnais?
Rully AOC
Mercurey AOC
Givry AOC
Montagny AOC
Bouzeron AOC
Which of the communes from the Côte Chalonnais does not have Premier Cru appellations?
Dry white wines from the Aligoté with max. 15 % Chardonnay
What is the soil in the Mâconnais?
Limestone
What is the soil in Pouilly Fuissé?
Limestone
What must be made of Macon Rouge AOC?
100% Gamay
How is Crémant de Bourgogne?
A minimum of 20% from Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir and up to 20% Gamay
Ageing in Crémant
9 months on lees and aged 3 further months
2 new classifications of Crémant de Bourgogne?
Crémant Eminent and Crémant Grand Eminent
Ageing in Crémant Eminent?
24 months
Ageing in Crémant Grand Eminent?
36 months
How is the Crémant Eminent and Crémant Grand Eminent Rosé made?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and up to 20% Gamay
