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Burgundy Flashcards

1
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List all Chablis Gran Cru

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Bougros
Les Preuses
Grenouilles
Vaudesir
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot

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Name Chablis Soil

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Kimmeridgian clay / limestone

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Chablis Climate

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Cool Continental

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Chablis Grape Varieties

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100% Chardonnay

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List Chablis AOP’s

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Chablis AOP
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis Premier Cru AOP
Chablis Grand Cru AOP

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6
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Name Cote d’Or two sections

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Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune

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Cote de Nuits Climate

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Continental

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Cote de Nuits Grape Varieties

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Pinot Noir

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Cote de Nuits Soil

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  • Marl
  • Limestone
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Cote de Nuits Vinification

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  • Use of French oak, often new.
  • Some producers ferment with whole grape clusters, others completely de-stem
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Name Cote de Nuits Villages

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Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-Saint-Georges

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Name Regional Appellations for Cote d’Or

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  • Bourgogne AOP
  • Bourgogne Cote d’Or AOP
  • Cote de Nuits-Villages AOP
  • Village AOP
  • 1er Cru AOP
  • Grand Cru AOP
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Cote de Baune Climate?

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Continental, with a wide range of microclimates.

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Cote de Baune Soil

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  • Marl
  • Limestone
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Cote de Baune Grape Varieties

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
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Cote de Beaune Vinification

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Oak, often new, is used in both reds and whites

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Name Cote de Beaune Villages

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  • Beaune
  • Pommard
  • Volnay
  • Mersault
  • Puligny-Mo ntrachet
  • Chassagne-Montrachet
18
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Cote de Beaune Regional Appellations

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  • Village AOP
  • 1er Cru AOP
  • Grand Cru AOP
19
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Cote Chalonnaise Climate

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Continental

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Cote Chalonnaise Soil

21
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Cote Chalonnaise Grape Varieties

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White
- Chardonnay
- Aligote (in small volume)
Red
- Pinot Noir

22
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Cote Chalonnaise Vinification

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Little to no new oak used for whites and reds

23
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Name Cote Chalonnaise Villages

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  • Bouzeron
  • Rully
  • Mercurey
  • Givry
  • Montagny
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Name Cote Chalonnaise Appellations

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  • Montagny AOP
    Chardonnay only
  • Bouzeron AOP
    100% Aligote
  • Rully AOP
    Chardonnay
    Pinot Noir
    Cremant de Bourgogne
  • Givry AOP
    Chardonnay
    Pinot Noir
  • Mercurey AOP
    Chardonnay
    Pinot Noir
25
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Name Montagny AOP region, wines and grape variety

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  • Burgundy Cote Chalonnaise
  • Chardonnay
26
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Name Bouzeron AOP region, wines and grape variety

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  • Burgundy Cote Chalonnaise
  • 100% Aligote
27
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Name Rully AOP Region, wines and grape variety

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  • Burgundy Cote Chalonnaise
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Cremant de Bourgogne
28
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Name Givry AOP Region, Wines, and Grape Varieties

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
29
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Name Mercurey AOP Region, Wines, and Grape Varieties

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
30
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Burgundy Maconnais Climate

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Continental, but slightly warmer and drier thant the mor enorthern Burgundy regions

31
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Burgundy Maconnais Grape Varieties

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  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Gamay
32
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Burgundy Maconnais Vinification

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  • Mainly white wine production
  • Little use of new oak aside from the wines of Pouilly-Fuisse
33
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Name Maconnais Region and Villages

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  • Saint- Veran
  • Pouilly-Fuisse
34
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Name Maconnais Region, and Appellations

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  • Macon AOP
    Chardonnay
  • Saint-Veran AOP
    Chardonnay (some new oak)
  • Pouilly-Fuisse AOP
    Chardonnay (some new oak)
35
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Beaujolais Climate

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Continental, but warmer than the rest of Burgundy

36
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Beaujolais Soils

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  • Schist and granite (in the northern Beaulolais Cru villages)
  • Sandstone and clay (in the south)
37
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Name Beaujolais Grape Varieties

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  • Chardonnay (in small volume)
  • Gamay
38
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Beaujolais Vinification

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  • Carbonic Maceration
  • Stainless Steel
  • Used or older French oak barrels
39
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Name Beaujolais Appellations and Styles

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  • Beaujolais AOP (made from grapes grown anywhere in the region)
  • Beaulolais Nouveau
  • Beaulolais-Villages AOP (simply designated as Villages)
  • Beaulolais Cru (region best wines. Red wine only made from Gamay, Granite Soil. Morgon AOP is a great example of a Cru Village)
40
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Name Beaujolais Crus

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  • Beaujolais-Villages
  • Julienas
  • Saint-Amour
  • Chenas
  • Moulin-a-Vent
  • Fleurie
  • Chiroubles
  • Morgon
  • Regnie
  • Cote de Brouilly
  • Brouilly
  • Beaujolais

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