Burgundy Flashcards
The climate in burgundy is
Continental, influenced by the four seasons
The main grape varieties in burgundy are:
Chardonnay, Aligote
Pinot noir, gamay
The soil characteristic in burgundy is…
Chalk and clay in north
Granite in south
The burgundy region is divided in 5 sub regions:
Chablis (cote d'auxerre) Côte d'Or (cote de nuits and cote de beaune) Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais
The AOC in burgundy is classified as:
Regional
Village
Premier Cru
Grand Cru
The AOC in Chablis is for white wines only, and is divided as follow:
Petite Chablis
Chablis
Chablis Premier Cru
Chablis Grand Cru
Specifications about Cote de Nuits…
Is part of the Côte d’Or, grape predominant is Pinot Noir and Grand Crus are for red wines only, the only Grand Cru for white is Musigny Blanc
Specifications about Cote de Beaune…
Is part of the Côte d’Or, white burgundy (Chardonnay) predominates, Grand Cru classification for whites only except for Corton which is red
Facts about Cote Chalonnaise
No Grand Crus, produce red, whites and sparkling wines (Pinot noir and Chardonnay predominate), is located in burgundy
Facts about Maconnais…
Located in Burgundy, Pinot noir and Chardonnay are the predominant grapes, has the Macon superieur (higher alcohol content), Pouilly Fuisse is the most famous smooth, lovely Chardonnay
The Beaujolais AOC’s are:
Beaujolais Beaujolais Noveau (9.5% alcohol. content) Beaujolais Superieur (10% alcohol content) Beaujolais Villages (39, minimum 10% alcohol content) Beaujolais Cru (10, minimum 10 to 10.5 % alcohol content)
Cote de nuits AOC’s…
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey St Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Flagey Echezeaux Vosne-Romanee Nuits St Georges Hautes Cotes de Nuits Cote de nuits villages
How is the soil in Côte d’Or
Limestone dominated soil for best whites
Marl dominated soil for best reds
Other Cote de Beaune AOC’s
Ladoix-Serrigny (85% red) Pernand-Vergelesses (75% red) Chorey-les-Beaune (95% red) Savigny-les-Beaune (90% red) Hautes-Cotes de Beaune (100% red) St-Aubin (55% white) Santenay (90% red)
Cote de Beaune AOC’s are…
Aloxe-Corton (almost 100% red)
Beaune-Premier Cru only (90% red)
Pommard-Premier Cru only (aromatic reds)
Volnay-Premier Cru only (elegant, rich reds)
Meursault-Premier Cru only (rich, smooth Chardonnay)
Puligny-Montrachet grand crus (4, almost 100% whites, mineral, elegant whites)
Chassagne-Montrachet grand crus (4, 60% whites, robust red wines)
Marsannay on cote de nuits AOC…
Marsannay rose, dry and intense rose unique in Burgundy
Fixin in cote de nuits AOC…
Red wines rich in tannins and deeply colored
Gevrey-Chambertin in cote de nuits AOC…
100% red, full body, aromatic, 8 grand crus
Morey-St.-Denis in cote de nuits AOC…
Almost only red wine, more delicate than Gevrey and more Robust than chambolle, 5 grand crus
Chambolle-Mussigny in cote de nuits AOC…
2 Grand crus, 100% red, smooth, elegant
Vougeot in cote de nuits AOC…
17% white, 1 grand Cru
Flagey Echezeaux in cote de nuits AOC…
Powerful, scented wines, 100 % red, 2 grand crus
Vosne-Romanee in cote de nuits AOC…
6 grand crus, 100% red, spicy, balanced, elegant wines
Nuits St Georges in cote de nuits AOC…
Almost 100% red, compact, substantial wines, premier Cru only
Hautes Cotes de Nuits in cotes de nuits AOC…
Almost 100% red
Cote de nuits Villages in cote de nuits AOC…
Better than Bourgogne rouge
Cote Chalonnais AOC’s are…
Bourgogne Aligote Bouzeron (AOC)
Rully (65% white, AOC and premier Cru)
Mercurey (90% Pinot noir, AOC and premier Cru)
Givry (85% red, 15% Chardonnay, AOC and premier Cru)
Montagny AC (100% Chardonnay, whites only, AOC and premier Cru)
Maconnais AOC’s…
Macon (Pinot noir and Chardonnay)
Macon Superieur (higher alcohol)
Macon Villages (the name Village can be used only for white wines)
St Veran
Pouilly Fuisse (lovely, smooth Chardonnays)
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