Burgundy Flashcards
What is a French term for Protected Designation of Origin?
Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP), it replaced Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
What is a French term for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)?
Indication Géographique Protégée (IGP), previous Vin de Pays (VDP). Producers retain the choice of whether to use the VDP or IGP titles on their labels, or both – in the form “IGP-Vin de Pays”.
What is a French term for Table wines?
Vin de France, both vintage and varietal may now appear on the label.
Name two Grands Crus vineyards located in Chambolle-Musigny?
Musigny itself, and 90 per cent of Bonnes Mares
Name the only red-wine producing Grand Cru in the Côte de Beaune?
Corton AOP. The Corton appellation itself, like Musigny, allows both red and white wines but in practice almost all are red.
Fourchaume vineyard is located where?
Chablis Premier Cru (right bank of Serein)
Name wine-producing communes of the Côte Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry, and Montagny.
Viré-Clessé village is found where?
Mâconnais
How many grand cru vineyards are in Cote de Nuits?
24
Name the largest grand cru in the Côte de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru AOP
What kind of wine is produced in village of Volnay?
Red wines
Chapelle vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Chapelle-Chambertin
What kind of wine is Cremant de Bourgogne?
Hand-harvested, traditional method white and rose sparkling wines. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. From brut (dry) to sec (medium). Aligoté and Gamay are also allowed.
Charmes vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyères vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Mazoyères-Chambertin
Name Mâconnais five village AOPs?
Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Loché, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Saint-Véran, and Viré-Clessé.
Clos de Bèze vineyard is located where?
Chambertin
What is Côte d’Or’s largest appellation?
Gevrey-Chambertin.
Clos Saint-Denis vineyard is located where?
Morey-Saint-Denis
Pouilly-Loché village is found where?
Mâconnais
What kind of wine is produced in Mercurey AOP?
This is the largest village appellation in Côte Chalonnaise, 85% of its vines are Pinot Noir.
Montée de Tonnerre vineyard is located where?
Chablis Premier Cru (right bank of Serein)
What kind of wine is produced in Corton AOP?
Appellation allows both red and white wines but in practice almost all are red.
Name the smallest white wine-producing grand cru in Burgundy?
At 1.6 ha Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet is the only grand cru Chassagne claims in its entirety, and the smallest white wine-producing grand cru in Burgundy.
Vaillons vineyard is located where?
Chablis Premier Cru (left bank of Serein)
Name Grands Crus vineyards located in Puligny-Montrachet?
Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet.
Name two Grand Cru vineyards that are shared between villages of Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet?
Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet
Name village that is the biggest producer (quantity) of white wine in Cote d’Or?
Meursault
Ruchottes vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Ruchottes-Chambertin
Name the only grand cru in the Côte de Nuits in which white wine production is permitted?
Musigny, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé owns three-quarters of the entire vineyard, including its sole parcel of Chardonnay
Blanchot vineyard is located where?
Chablis Grand Cru
Name three most important Chablis Premier Cru vineyards located on the right bank of Serein?
Montée de Tonnerre (the best), Mont de Milieu, and Fourchaume.
What Grand Cru is unanimously considered the top vineyard in Chablis?
Les Clos (25 ha)
Name four tiers of Burgundy appellations hierarchy?
Regionale, Village, Premier (1er) cru, and Grand cru.
Name the largest single grand cru appellation in all of Burgundy?
Corton AOP, 160 ha.
Griotte vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Griotte-Chambertin
Name two most important Chablis Premier Cru vineyards located on the left bank of Serein?
Vaillons and Montmains.
Latricières vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Latricières-Chambertin
What kind of wine is produced in Montagny AOP?
Only white wines produced from Chardonnay are authorized. Two-thirds of the appellation is classified as premier cru.
Name five main winegrowing areas in Burgundy from north to south?
Chablis, Cote d’Or, Cote Chalonnaise, Maconnais, and Beaujolais.
Mazis vineyard is located where?
Gevrey-Chambertin. Full name of the vineyard is Mazis-Chambertin
What is the largest Chablis Grand Cru?
Les Clos.
Name Grands Crus vineyards located in Chassagne-Montrachet?
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Half of Montrachet Grand Cru which is known as Le Montrachet on Chassagne side and nearly half of Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru.
What kind of wine is produced in Bouzeron AOP?
Blanc: 100% Aligoté
Bonnes Mares vineyard is located where?
Chambolle-Musigny
Name Grand Cru Vineyards of Chablis?
Blanchot, Les Clos, Valmur, Les Grenouilles, Vaudésir, Preuses, and Bougros.
What kind of wine is produced in Pommard?
Red wines
What is the smallest Chablis Grand Cru?
Les Grenouilles.
Name two the best Grands Crus located in Gevrey-Chambertin?
Chambertin and Clos de Bèze which can be sold as Chambertin.
Name Grands Crus vineyards located in Morey-Saint-Denis?
Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos de Tart, and Clos des Lambrays—and a sliver of a fifth, Bonnes Mares.
Name the largest single grand cru appellation in all of Burgundy?
Corton AOP, 160 ha.
What is the name of Burgundy’s largest white winegrowing region?
Chablis. (1/5 Burgundy bottles)
What is the smallest AOP in France?
La Romanée AOP— 0.85 ha.
Name Grands Crus vineyards located in Puligny-Montrachet?
Chevalier-Montrachet. Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet. Montrachet. Bâtard-Montrachet.
Clos de la Roche vineyard is located where?
Morey-Saint-Denis
Name river which run through Chablis?
Serein River
Richebourg vineyard is located where?
Vosne-Romanée
Name the largest grand cru in the Côte de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru AOP.
What kind of wine is produced under Beaujolais-Villages title?
Geographic designation of Beaujolais AOP, all three styles of wines, slightly higher potential alcohol levels, and slightly lower maximum yields. Usually is red cause white is sold as better known Mâcon-Villages.
Pouilly-Fuissé village is found where?
Mâconnais
When are released Beaujolais nouveau wines?
3rd Thursday of November, only for red and rose wines.
Name Grands Crus vineyards located in Chassagne-Montrachet?
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Montrachet. Bâtard-Montrachet.
Name four Beaujolais crus villages which wines are the most structured, fuller in body, most tannic?
Côte de Brouilly, Morgon, Juliénas, and Moulin-à-Vent
What is the most important soil in Chablis?
Kimmeridgean
Echézeaux vineyard is located where?
Vosne-Romanée
Clos de Tart vineyard is located where?
Morey-Saint-Denis
Monopole vineyard of Domaine Long-Depaquit overlapping Vaudésir and Preuses vineyards is called?
La Moutonne
Name communes allowed for production of Vosne-Romanée AOP?
Vosne-Romanée and Flagey-Echézeaux.
Name two monopole Grands Crus vineyards in Vosne-Romanée owned by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti?
La Tâche and Romanée-Conti
What kind of wine is produced in Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP?
Only production of red wines
What village is producing the biggest wine that see most new oak of all Beujolais Crus?
Moulin-à-Vent
Describe Chablis wines?
All the wines are dry, most are medium bodied, medium alcohol, with zesty high acidity, green apple and lemon fruit flavours.The general trend is for no or minimal oak flavour, though fermentation and ageing in oak can be used by some producers for premiers and grands crus.
Vineyards of Petit Chablis are usually planted on what kind of soil?
Portlandian soils (hard limestone with less clay). These are typically higher, cooler vineyards.
How many vineyards have premier cru status in Chablis?
40
What kind of wine is produced in Puligny-Montrachet AOP?
Puligny is the closest thing to a pure white wine village one will find in the Côte d’Or, theoretically it is possible to make red wine.
How many vineyards have grand cru status in Chablis?
There is a single grand cru with seven named vineyards (known as climats), on the right bank of the River Serein.
The Rock of Solutré is found within which appellation?
Pouilly-Fuissé
What is in general composition of soils in Cote d`Or?
Mixture of various types of limestones and clay, more limestone better for PN, more clay and deeper soil better for CH
Name three Beaujolais crus villages which wines are considered the lightest and frutiest?
Régnié, Chiroubles, and the largest of all Brouilly.
Describe typical Cote d`Or white wines?
Moderate climates, so Chardonnay wines have ripe citrus, melon and stone fruit, medium to medium (+) body, with medium (+) to high acidity.
Name three Beaujolais crus villages which wines are fruity but with more structure?
St.-Amour, Fleurie (elegant, fragrant), and smallest of all Chénas.
Describe typical Cote d`Or red wines?
Strawberry, raspberry and red cherry flavours with village wines and above having light, oak-derived flavours (smoke, clove), low to medium tannins (Grand Cru wines can have medium (+) tannins), medium alcohol and high acidity. The wines can develop earth, game and mushroom notes with time in bottle.
What kind of wine can be produce in Grand Cru appellation Charlemagne AOP?
Only production of white wines. This appellation is rarely if ever used.
What is a pièce?
Standard Burgundy barrel, 228 litre
What is a common practice in Burgundy to maximise the extraction of colour with Pinot Noir?
Cold soaking for a few hours to a few days, as Pinot Noir is low in anthocyanins compared to many other black grape varieties
What kind of wine can be produce in Grand Cru appellation Corton-Charlemagne AOP?
This appellation is only for white wines.
What are micro-négociants in Burgundy?
Smaller businesses that buy grapes from very good to top quality vineyards, make the wines and sell them under their own name, for example, Benjamin Leroux
What kind of wine is Beaujolais Nouveau AOC?
Made by carbonic or semi-carbonic maceration, bottled 3–5 days after fermentation has finished. Primeur is a synonym for Nouveau.
Describe Beaujolais Villages AOC wine?
Purple in colour with medium intensity fresh red cherry, raspberry, red plum fruit (often with the kirsch and banana aromas typical of semi-carbonic maceration), medium (+) to high acidity, light to medium (-) body, medium alcohol and light to medium tannins.
