Burgundy Flashcards
Climate of Burgundy
North: cool continental
South: moderate continental
Climatic hazards of burgundy
Spring frost
Rain
Why do a lot of cru overlaps/why is division of land so messed up?
Due to napoleonic inheritance laws
Name the 5 areas of burgundy
- Chablis (Yonne)
- Cote de Nuits (cote d’Or) - sub-district: haut Côtes de nuits
3.Cote de Beaune (cote d’Or) - sub-district: haut cotes de beaune
4.Cote Challonaise or Region de Mercurey (sâone-et-Loire)
5.Mâconnais
Grape varieties of Burgundy
Pinot noir
Chardonnay
Gamay
Aligoté
Pinot Blanc
Burgundy Classification
- Regional AOC es. Mâcon AOC
- Village AOC es. Chassagne Montrachet
- AOC premier cru (name of the village + climat) es. chassagne-montrachet clos saint jean premier cru
- AOC Grand Cru > sold under the name of the climat es. Batard-Montrachet
Does AOC premier cru in burgundy allow blending between two cru?
Yes
Does AOC grand cru in Burgundy allow blending between cru?
Yes but the name of the cru cannot appear
What are the new 2011 Appelation in Burgundy
Coteaux Bourguignon AOC
Bourgogne Gamay AOC
What are the grapes for Bourgogne Gamay AOC
Wines that contains min 30% Gamay
Grapes can only be sourced from the 10 cru of Beaujolais
What is the new AOC created in 2017 for Burgundy and what it means
Côte d’Or AOC
Wines 100% Chardonnay or Pinot noir from cote de nuits or cote de beaune
What does this AOC mean:
Bourgogne passe-tout-grains AOC
Red and rosè with 9,5% abv
A blend of min 1/3 Pinot noir and the rest Gamay
What does this AOC mean:
Bourgogne aligotè AOC
Min 9,5% alchol
Must come from aligotè with up to 15% Chardonnay allowed
What does this AOC mean:
Cremant de Bourgogne AOC
Sparkling from burgundy
What is the river that cross Chablis
River serein
Soil in Chablis
What effect has it on the wine
Oyster fossil
Kimmeridgian clay
It gives chalky character and minerality to the wine
How are the wines from the lesser vineyards of Chablis called
Petit Chablis
What grape varieties are permitted in Chablis
Chardonnay
What is the local name given to Chablis
Beaunoise
What is the classification of Chablis
1 petit Chablis AOC
2 Chablis AOC
3 Chablis premier cru AOC
4 Chablis grand cru AOC
How many grand cru does Chablis have
1 grand cru with 7 vineyards + 1
Minimum abv for Chablis grand cru
11% abv
What’s the name of the vineyard in Chablis which is not officially a grand cru but can put the words on the label
La moutonne
Chablis premier cru minim abv
10.5%
List of the Chablis grand cru
Bougros
Preuses
Vaudésir
Valmur
Grenouilles
Les clos
Blanchot
Name a few Chablis premier cru
Fourchaume
Montée de Tonnerre
Min abv for Chablis AOC
10%
Min abv for petit Chablis AOC
9.5% abv
What does Saint Bris AOC produce
Sauvignon blanc and gris
What does Vézelay AOC produce
Chardonnay
What mountains do we find on the western part of the Côte d’Or
Massif Central
What soil do we find in cote de nuits
Sand
Limestone
Iron-rich marl
Where is rosè wine produced in cote de nuits
Marsennay
Marsannay-la-côte AOC
Bourgogne rosé de Marsannay AOC
Grand cru in
Gevrey chambertin
Chambertin
Chambertin-clos-de-béze
Chapelle-chambertin
Charmes-chambertin
Grand cru in
Morey st. Denis
Clos Saint Denis
Clos de la roche
Clos de tart
Clos des Lambrays
Bonne-mares
Grand cru in
Chambolle musigny
Bonne-Mares
Musigny
Grand cru in
Vougeot
Clos de vougeot
Grand cru in
Flagey-echezeaux
Echezeaux
Grand-echezeaux
Grand cru in
Vosne-romanée
Romanée-conti
La romanée
La tâche
La Grande-rue
Which is the only white wine grand cru in the cote de nuits
Musigny blanc
Name one premier cru in
Chambolle musigny
Les amoureuses
Name one premier cru in
Fixin
Clos du chapitre
Name one premier cru in
Gevrey-chambertin
La Perriere
Name one premier cru in
Nuit-saint-George
Les saints-georges
Name one premier cru in
Vosne-romanée
Aux brûlées
Name one premier cru in
Vougeot
Les petits vougeots
Cote de beaune soil
Limestone
Which is the only grand cru for red production in the cote de beaune
Corton
Grand cru of
Aloxe-corton
Corton
Corton-charlemagne
Charlemagne (partly in Ladoix serrigny)
Grand cru of
Puligny Montrachet
Le Montrachet (overlaps chassagne Montrachet)
Chevalier-montrachet
Batard-montrachet
Bienvenues-batard-montrachet
Grand cru of
Chassagne Montrachet
Criots-bâtard-montrachet
Batard Montrachet (shared with Puligny Montrachet)
Premier cru in
Aloxe corton
Les Marechaudes
Premier cru in
Auxey-duresse
Les duresse
Premier cru in
Beaune
La mignotte
Premier cru in
Blagny
Sous blagny
Premier cru in
Chassagne-montrachet
Chassagne
Premier cru in
Ladoix
Hautes Mourottes
Premier cru in
Maranges
La fussière
Premier cru in
Mersault
Perrières
Premier cru in
Monthelie
Le village
Premier cru in
Pernand vergelesse
Vergelesses
Premier cru in
Pommard
Clos blanc
Premier cru in
Puligny Montrachet
Le cailleret
Premier cru in
St aubin
Sur gamay
Premier cru in
Santenay
La comme
Premier cru in
Savigny les beaune
Basses vergelesses
When was the hospice the beaune bought and by whom
1443
Nicolas rolin and wife
When is the hospice de beaune auction taking place
3rd Sunday of November
Is cote de beaune village white or red
Red
Which premier cru only produce red
Pommard and volnay
Name a premier cru in morey st Denis
Le village