Burgundy Flashcards
Name the appellations of the Côte Chalonnaise.
Bouzeron
Rully
Mercurey
Givry
Montagny
Name the appellations of Mâconnais.
Mâcon
Viré-Clessé
Pouilly-Fuissé
Pouilly-Loché
Pouilly-Vinzelles
Saint-Véran
Name the communes of Pouilly-Fuissé.
Chaintré
Solutré-Pouilly
Fuissé
Vergisson
Name the Premier Cru’s of Chaintré.
Le Clos de Monsieur Noly
Les Chevrières
Aux Quarts
Le Clos Reyssier
Name the Premier Cru’s of Fuissé.
Le Clos
Les Brulés
Les Ménétrières
Les Reisses
Les Vignes Blanches
Les Perrières
Vers Cras (shared with Solutré-Pouilly)
Name the Premier Cru’s of Solutré-Pouilly.
La Frérie
Le Clos de Solutré
Au Vignerais
En Servy
Aux Bouthières
Aux Chailloux
Pouilly
Vers Cras (shared with Fuissé)
Name the Premier Cru’s of Vergisson.
Les Crays
La Maréchaude
Sur la Roche
En France
Name the 2 domaines of Leroy.
Domaine Leroy (Vosne Romanee) - 1988
Domaine d’Auvenay (Saint-Romain)
Name famous Premier Cru vineyards in Vosne-Romanée.
Les Beaux Monts
Aux Brûlées
Aux Malconsorts
Cros Parantoux
En Orveaux
Les Suchots
Current winemaker Marquis d’Angerville?
Guillaume d’Angerville, a former banker. Bought his family holdings back to sustain the family winery in Volnay.
Describe vintages ending in 9. ‘89, ‘99, ‘09, ‘19 - have in common?
Great vintages.
Especially in the Côte de Beaune.
Name Premier Cru’s of Right Bank Chablis.
Fourchaume
Montée de Tonnerre
Mont de Milieu
Les Fourneaux
Vaucoupin
Where could I find Rugiens, Clos des Poutures and Pezerolles?
Premier Cru’s in Pommard
Which Premier Cru in Gevrey Chambertin is completely surrounded by Grand Cru’s?
Aux Combottes
What is an ‘ouvree’?
It refers to how much land could be worked by a vineyard worker in one day.
1 Hectare = 24 ouvree.
What is the size of a puncheon and demi muid?
Puncheon - 500L
Demi muid - 600L
Hogshead - 250L
Describe 2021 vintage in Burgundy.
One thing perhaps going in favor of this vintage is that the cooler-than-usual growing season failed to beat high alcohol into the grapes – as has been the case in recent years – leaving instead an arguably more refined style more closely aligned with classic Burgundy.
Describe the term cuvaison.
The maceration of the grape skins during fermentation of red wine in order to transfer aroma, color, and tannin to the wine.
What is sharecropping in French?
Métayage
Name famous Premier Cru’s in Meursault.
Les Genevrières
Les Bouchères
Les Gouttes d’Or
Les Charmes-Dessus
Les Perrières
Charmes
Porusot
Who owns the monopole Clos de la Barre in Meursault?
Domaine des Comtes Lafon
Name famous Premier Cru’s in Puligny Montrachet.
Le Cailleret
Champ Canet
Clavoillon
Clos de la Garenne
Les Combettes
Les Folatières
Les Referts
Les Demoiselles (tiny plot in Le Cailleret)
Les Pucelles
Name Premier Cru’s in Chambolle Musigny.
Les Fuées
Les Cras
Les Amoureuses
Les Charmes
Les Véroilles - village vineyard
What are the styles and grapes for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?
Styles and Encépagement:
Rosé: Min. 30% Pinot Noir; min. 15% Gamay; plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris
Rouge: As for Rosé
Assemblage: per encépagement (varieties must be vinified together)
What are the subzones/ geographical designations for Bourgogne AOP?
Chitry, Côtes d’Auxerre, Côte d’Or, Côte Chalonnaise, Côte Saint-Jacques, Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Hautes Côtes de Nuits, La Chapelle Notre-Dame, Le Chapitre, Montrecul/Montre-Cul, Côtes du Couchois, Epineuil, Tonnerre
What is Beurot?
Pinot Gris
Allowed grape varieties for Bourgogne AOP Blanc?
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and max. 30% Pinot Gris
Allowed grape varieties for Coteaux Bourguignons AOP Blanc and Rouge?
Blanc:
Aligote
Melon B
Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Rouge:
Pinot Noir
Gamay
What are the geographical designations of Bourgogne AOP in Yonne?
Cote Saint Jacques (northwestern Yonne)
Cotes d’Auxerre
Chitry (southeast of Cotes d’Auxerre)
Epineuil (rose/ rouge only)
Tonnerre (blanc only)
Vezelay (southern Yonne)
Coulanges-la-Vineuse (south of Cotes d’Auxerre)
What are the geographical designations of Bourgogne AOP in Cote d’Or?
La Chapelle Notre Dame (Ladoix-Serrigny)
Le Chapitre (south of Dijon)
Montrecul (surrounding Dijon)
What is the geographical designation of Bourgogne AOP in Cote Challonaise?
Cotes du Couchois (northwestern C.Challonaise)
What are the 4 lieu-dits that can add their name to Bourgogne AOP?
Cote St. Jacques in Yonne
Le Chapitre
Montrecul
La Chapelle Notre Dame (Ladoix-Serrigny)
What wine is produced in Cote de Beaune Villages AOP?
Rouge only.
Any village save Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay
What wine is produced in Cote de Nuits Villages AOP?
Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
Communes are in the north and south of Cote de Nuits - Fixin, Brochon (N) and Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien (S)
Requirements for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?
Rose and rouge can be made.
Minimum 30% Pinot Noir
Minimum 15% Gamay
Must be vinified together
Name two AOP’s for sparkling wine in Burgundy.
Bourgogne Mousseux (traditional method ROUGE sparkling)
Cremant de Bourgogne: blanc and rose
Minimum alcohol for Chablis AOP?
10%
Minimum alcohol for Chablis Grand Cru AOP?
11%
Which Chablis Grand Cru has a southeast exposure?
Blanchot
Style and grape(s) of Saint Bris?
Blanc only
Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris
Style and grape(s) of Vezelay?
Blanc only: 100% Chardonnay
Style and grape(s) of Irancy?
Rouge only.
Pinot Noir and max. 10% Pinot Gris or Cesar
Name principal Left Bank Premier Cru’s in Chablis.
Beauroy
Vau-de-Vey
Cote de Lechet
Vaillons (Les Lys is lieu-dit)
Montmains
Les Beauregards
Vosgros
Name the principal communes of Chablis.
Beru, Chichee, Maligny, Prehy, Villy, Viviers
Where could I find Chenove and Couchey?
Communes of Marsannay
Name a principal Premier Cru in Fixin.
Clos de la Perriere
Name the red wine only appellations of the Cote de Nuits.
Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanee
Name three villages south of Nuits-St-Georges
Premeaux-Prissey
Comblanchien
Corgoloin
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Vougeot.
Les Petits Vougeot
Les Cras (means chalk)
Le Clos Blanc (monopole Domaine de la Vougeraie)
Clos de la Perriere
Name principal producers in Nuits-St-Georges.
Henri Gouges
Joseph Faiveley
Jean-Jacques Confuron
Robert Chevillon
Styles allowed in Corton AOP Grand Cru?
Blanc and Rouge
What are the 3 communes that encircle the southern hill of Corton?
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny
Pernand-Vergelesses
Name 3 principal negociants located in Beaune.
Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Louis Jadot
What are principal Premier Cru’s in Beaune?
Les Bressandes
Greves
Clos des Mouches
Champs Pimont
Clos de la Mousse
Clos du Roi
Les Montrevenots
Les Teurons
What is produced in Cote de Beaune AOP?
Blanc and Rouge (no Gamay allowed)
Minor appellation for a few hectares of vines in the hills above Beaune
What are the principal Premier Cru’s in Pommard?
Rugiens
Epenots
Les Pézerolles
What are the principal Premier Cru’s in Volnay?
Les Caillerets
Les Fremiets
Champans
Clos des Chenes
Taillepieds
Clos des Ducs
Santenots
Name principal producers in Volnay.
Marquis d’Angerville
Hubert de Montille
Michel Lafarge
Name principal producers in Meursault.
Coche-Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon
Name principal producers in Puligny Montrachet.
Domaine Leflaive
Jacques Carillon
Jean-Marc Boillot
Name principal producers in Chassagne-Montrachet.
Ramonet
Pierre-Yves Collin-Morey
Style allowed in Blagny AOP?
Rouge only.
Whites labelled under Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet.
Name 3 villages west of Meursault.
Monthelie
Auxey-Duresses
Saint-Romain
Styles produced in Macon AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
Grape(s) for Macon AOP Blanc?
100% Chardonnay
Grape(s) for Macon AOP Rose/Rouge?
Pinot Noir
Gamay
Grape(s) for red Macon AOP with geographical designations?
100% Gamay
What style can be produced under the label Macon-Villages?
Blanc only
Which are the blanc only geographic designations within Macon AOP?
Fuissé, Loché, Montbellet, Solutré-Pouilly, Uchizy, Vinzelles
What is the rose/rouge only geographic designation within Macon AOP?
Serrières
Name principal geographic designations of Macon AOP for blanc, rose and rouge.
Chaintre
Chardonnay
Pierreclos
Vergisson
Verze
Lugny
Milly-Lamartine
What are the 5 village AOP’s in the Maconnais?
Pouilly Fuisse
Pouilly Vinzelles
Pouilly Loche
Saint-Veran
Vire-Clesse
BLANC ONLY FOR ALL ABOVE
Which styles can be produced in Beaujolais AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
Which styles can be produced in Beaujolais Villages AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Nuits-Saint-Georges.
North is softer and fruitier, whereas south is fuller and richer.
Les Saint Georges
Les Vaucrains
Les Cailles
Aux Boudots
Au Bas de Combe
Aux Cras
Le Richemone
Aux Murgers
Pruliers
Les Porrets
What’s the monopole Clos of Henri Gouges?
Clos des Porrets
Principal producer in Les Saint Georges 1er Cru?
Thibault Liger Belair
What are the common vine training techniques in Chablis?
Guyot (simple or double)
Cordon de Royat
Taille Chablis (more common in Champagne)
What is the principal vine training in Beaujolais?
En Gobelet
What are the common vine training techniques in the Cote d’Or?
Single Guyot
Double Guyot (less often encountered)
Cordon de Royat
What is the minimum planting density of vines in Chablis and Cote d’Or?
Chablis - 6000 per ha.
Cote d’Or - 9000 per ha + 1x1 meter vine spacing
Describe the 1956 vintage in Burgundy.
Major frosts in the country. Barely any wines made in Chablis. Further replanting was required in Chablis too.
What have vintages 2007, 2011 and 2012 in common?
Vintages that saw rot and mildew.
Which vintages saw a strong presence of ladybugs?
2004 and 2011. Ladybugs have caused green off-flavours in the wines.
Describe aspersion.
With this technique, vignerons spray vines with water, and hope to protect delicate spring buds in a cocoon of ice, which prevents the temperature inside from plummeting further.
Describe Chaufferettes.
Chaufferettes (diesel-burning smudge pots, designed to heat the vines at night) first appeared in Chablis vineyards in the 1950s, but the cost of fuel—both to the vigneron and to the environment—remains high.
What are recent vintages with major hail damage?
2010 - Chablis and Beaujolais
2012, 2013, 2014 - Cote de Beaune
Which Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru can be labelled under Charmes-Chambertin?
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Name the eastern Grand Cru’s in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Chapelle
Griotte
Charmes
Mazoyeres
Name the western Grand Cru’s in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Mazis
Ruchottes
Chambertin-Clos de Beze
Chambertin
Latricieres
Gevrey Chambertin village lays at the mouth of which combe?
Combe de Lavaux
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Lavaux (or Lavaut) Saint Jacques
Clos Saint-Jacques
Les Cazetiers
Aux Combottes
Clos des Varoilles
What’s a popular winemaking technique in Gevrey-Chambertin?
Cold soaking - anthocyanin extraction is enhanced, as is the extraction of aroma and flavour compounds, improving the overall quality of the wine produced.
Name principal producers in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Armand Rousseau
Jean-Marie Fourrier
Claude Dugat
Denis Bachelet
Denis Mortet
Joseph Roty
Pierre Damoy
Name principal producers in Morey-Saint-Denis.
Dujac, Ponsot, Perrot-Minot, Guy Castagnier, Hubert Lignier and Clos de Tart.
Where could I find Les Chaffots and Monts Luisants?
These are Premier Cru’s in Morey-Saint-Denis above the Grand Cru’s of Clos Saint Denis and Clos de la Roche.
To which Grand Cru is GC Bonnes Mares adjacent?
Clos de Tart
What are the three lieu-dits of GC Musigny?
Le Musigny
Les Petits Musigny (C.G.d.V.)
La Combe d’Orveau
Name principal 1er Cru’s in Chambolle Musigny.
Les Amoureuses
Les Fuees
Les Cras
Les Charmes
(Les Veroilles = top lieu-dit at village level)
Name principal producers in Chambolle Musigny.
Comtes Georges de Vogue, Georges Roumier, Ghislaine Barthod + Jacques-Frederic Mugnier.
Which wine styles can be produced in Vougeot Premier Cru’s and Village vineyards?
Whites and reds.
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Vosne-Romanee.
Les Suchots
Les Beaux Monts
Les Petits Monts
Aux Malconsorts
Cros Parantoux
Aux Brulees
En Orveaux
True or false - Premier Cru’s north of NSG are characterised by fruit and finesse. Premier Cru’s south of NSG are characterised by sturdiness and rustic/ rugged tannins.
True.
Name principal 1er Cru’s in NSG north of town.
Aux Boudots (north of it is Aux Malconsorts)
Aux Argillas
Damodes
Name principal 1er Cru’s in NSG south of town.
Les Saint-Georges, Les Cailles, Les Vaucrains.
Clos de la Marechale + Clos Arlot in Premeaux-Prissey
Name principal producers in NSG.
Henri Gouges
Joseph Faiveley
Robert Chevillon
Jean-Jacques Confuron
Michele & Patrice Rion
Regis Forey
Domaine l’Arlot
Jean-Claude Boisset
In which village is ‘Le Charlemagne’ and ‘En Charlemagne’ located?
Aloxe-Corton
Pernand-Vergelesses
Both vineyards are located in white soils on western mid-slope. Western exposure reduces sunlight and heat.
What wine style(s) can be produced in Corton Grand Cru AOP, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP and Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP?
- Blanc and Rouge
- Blanc only
- Blanc only
Describe style of Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP.
Broad and opulent style of Chardonnay.
Which 3 villages encircle the southern half of the Hill of Corton?
Aloxe-Corton
Pernand-Vergelesses
Ladoix-Serrigny
Name famous climats that are legally defined as geographic designations for red wines in Corton Grand Cru AOP.
Le Clos du Roi
Les Bressandes
Les Renardes
Le Rognet et Corton (Clos des Cortons Faiveley is located within this climat) in Ladoix-Serrigny
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Ladoix-Serrigny.
La Coutiere
La Marechaude
La Toppe au Vert
Les Montottes
Les Petites Lolieres
Les Joyeuses
Les Grechons
Name two geographical features in Pernand Vergelesses.
Bois Noel
Fretille Hill
What style can be produced in Ile des Vergelesses Premier Cru?
Only red wine.
What style(s) can be produced in Pernand Vergelesses’ Premier Cru’s Sous Fretille, Clos Berthet and Village de Pernand?
Only white wine.
Who is the largest land owner in both Corton and Corton-Charlemagne?
Louis Latour.
Name a principal producer in Pernand Vergelesses.
Bonneau du Martray. Only GC’s in portfolio.
Which styles can be produced in Aloxe Corton’s Premier Cru’s and Village wines?
White and red.
Name a geographical feature in Savigny-les-Beaune.
Rhoin stream bisects the cote.
Describe wine style in Savigny-les-Beaune.
The reds tend to be light and pure; however, there is a set of northeast-facing premiers crus adjacent to Beaune on the Mont Battois hillside, wherein the wines often attain a more tannic, tougher bite.
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Savigny-les-Beaune.
Aux Serpentieres
Aux Vergelesses
Name principal negociants that are located with their cellars in Beaune.
Louis Jadot
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Patriarch Pere et Fils
Chanson
Joseph Drouhin
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Beaune.
Les Bressandes
Les Greves
Les Teurons
Where could I find ‘Vigne l’enfant Jesus’?
It is a monopole and lieu-dit in Les Greves premier cru in Beaune. It is a monopole of Bouchard.
Who produces ‘Le Clos des Mouches’?
It is a white wine produced by Joseph Drouhin. It is among the top white 1er cru’s in Beaune, bordering Pommard.
What style(s) are produced in Cote de Beaune AOP?
Blanc and Rouge.
This is an appellation just north of northern sector of 1er cru’s.
What are the 4 appellations in the Cote de Beaune that can only produce red wines?
Pommard
Volnay
Blagny (near Puligny Montrachet)
Cote de Beaune-Villages
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Pommard.
Les Rugiens
Les Epenots
What’s the river stream called in Pommard?
Dheune. Iron-rich clay is deposited on Pommard’s lower slopes, which give fuller-bodied, weightier, sturdier wines.
Name principal producers in Pommard.
Comte Armand
Domaine de Courcel
Name principal producers in Volnay.
Marquis d’Angerville
Hubert de Montille
Michel Lafarge
Henri Boillot
Domaine de la Pousse d’Or
What have Meursault sites Les Santenots du Milieu, Les Santenots Blanc, Les Plures and Les Santenots Dessus in common?
If they’re planted to Pinot Noir, they can be labelled under Santenots 1er Cru Volnay.
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Monthelie.
Les Champs Fuillots
Sur la Velle
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Volnay.
Les Caillerets
Champans
Clos des Chenes
Taillepieds
Fremiets (towards Pommard side)
Name a principal Premier Cru in Auxey-Duresses.
Climat du Val
It has Clos du Val, a 0.9 ha. clos lieu-dit.
Where is Maison Leroy located?
Auxey-Duresses.
Where is Lalou Bize-Leroy’s personal Domaine d’Auvenay located?
Saint-Romain.
It does actually not produce Saint-Romain AOP wines.
Name principal producers in Meursault.
Coche-Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon
Patrick Javillier
Jacques Prieur
Pierre Morey
What are principal Premier Cru’s in Meursault?
Perrieres
Charmes
Genevrieres
Gouttes d’Or
Porusot
Name some of the Deuxiemes Cru’s of Meursault.
These are single vineyard village selections, e.g. Clos de la Barre
Le Tesson
Les Tillets
Les Narvaux
Chaumes de Narvaux
Les Vireuils
Les Clous
What is the name of the hamlet north of Puligny Montrachet and what style(s) can be produced here?
Blagny AOP
Rouge only
White wine is labelled under Puligny Montrachet or Meursault AOP
Which Premier Cru’s in Puligny Montrachet are adjoining GC’s?
Le Cailleret
Les Demoiselles (tiny plot in Cailleret)
Les Pucelles
Name other principal Premier Cru’s in Puligny Montrachet.
Champ Gain
Les Folatieres
Clavaillon
Clos de la Garenne
Champ Canet
Les Combettes
Les Referts
Name top domaines in Puligny Montrachet.
Domaine Leflaive
Jacques Carillon
Etienne Sauzet
Paul Pernot
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Chassagne Montrachet.
Morgeot (has got 15x premier cru’s located within it)
En Cailleret
Les Vergers
Clos Saint Jean
Blanchot Dessus (adjacent to Le Montrachet)
Les Chenevottes
La Romanee
Dent de Chien
La Boudriotte
Name principal producers in Chassagne Montrachet.
Blain-Gagnard
Ramonet
P.Y.C.M.
Name principal Premier Cru’s in Saint Aubin.
Les Murgers des Dents de Chien (next to En Remilly), La Chateniere and En Remilly (close to Chevalier Montrachet GC)
Where could I find Clos de Tavannes?
Top premier cru in Santenay. It is a lieu-dit, together with Noyer Bart, in the stony premier cru called Les Gravieres.
Where is Maranges located?
On southern slopes of Mont de Sene (the highest point in the Cote de Beaune).
Southern parts of CdB.
What are the 3 communes of Maranges?
Dezize-les-Maranges
Cheilly-les-Maranges
Sampigny-les-Maranges
Where is Cotes du Couchois?
South of Maranges. It gained sub-regional status in 2000 as Bourgogne AOP Geographical Designation for Red wines.
True or False - Cote Chalonnaise is not sheltered/ protected from winds by escarpment of Cote d’Or and CC has a higher altitude than CdB, thus cooler.
True.
What style(s) can be produced in Montagny?
Blanc only.
What are the communes of Montagny?
Buxy
Jully-les-Buxy
Montagny-les-Buxy
Saint Vallerin
What are the 5 original premier cru’s in Mercurey since 1943?
Clos Marcilly
Clos Voyens
Le Clos du Roy
Les Fourneaux
Les Montaigus
Name principal producers in Pouilly-Fuisse.
Bret Brothers
Julien Barraud
Olivier Merlin
Domaine de la Soufrandise
Chateau Fuisse
Domaines Leflaive
What style(s) can be produced in Macon AOP?
Blanc
Rose
Rouge (Pinot Noir and Gamay)
What style(s) can be produced in Macon Villages AOP?
Blanc only: 100% Chardonnay (84 communes/ villages).
What style(s) can be produced in the 27 communes that can use their name after Macon on the label?
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Rouge: 100% Gamay
What is the minimum alcohol for Macon Villages AOP? And Macon-geographical designation AOP?
Macon Villages AOP: 10.5%
Macon with geographic designation:
blanc - 11%
rouge - 10.5%
What is the minimum alcohol for Macon Blanc and Macon Rouge/ Rose?
10%
What are Macon’s geographical designations for blanc, rose and rouge wines?
Azé, Bray, Burgy, Bussières, Chaintré, Chardonnay, Charnay-lès-Mâcon, Cruzille, Davayé, Igè, La Roche-Vineuse, Lugny, Mancey, Milly-Lamartine, Péronne, Pierreclos, Prissé, Saint-Gengoux-le-National, Vergisson, Verzé
What is Macon’s geographical designation for rouge/ rose wines only?
Serrieres
What are Macon’s geographical designations for blanc wines only?
Fuissé, Loché, Montbellet, Solutré-Pouilly, Uchizy, Vinzelles
What are the 5 separate AOP’s of the Maconnais?
Blanc only appellations -
Pouilly-Fuisse
Pouilly-Loche
Pouilly-Vinzelles
Saint-Veran
Vire-Clesse
Where could I find Cluny and Chardonnay?
Maconnais
True or false - Haut Beaujolais just south of Macon, has granite hills with warm free-draining sandy topsoil, whereas Bas Beaujolais in the south has cool, clay soils.
True.
What wine style(s) can be labelled under Beaujolais Superieur?
Rouge only.
What is the minimum alcohol for Beaujolais Superieur?
10.5% abv instead of 10% abv.
What wine style(s) can be labelled under Beaujolais Villages?
Blanc and Rose/ Rouge
What is the minimum alcohol for Beaujolais Villages Blanc?
11%
What is the minimum alcohol for Beaujolais Villages Rose/ Rouge?
10.5%
What is the maximum yield for Beaujolais Villages blanc?
66 hl/ha
What is the maximum yield for Beaujolais Villages rouge?
58 hl/ha
Name principal communes of Beaujolais-Villages.
Beaujeu
Jullie, Emeringes, Pruzilly (Julienas)
Romaneche-Thorins (Moulin-a-Vent)
Leynes
Lantignie (Regnie)
Quincie-en-Beaujolais
Saint-Etienne-des-Ouillieres
Saint-Etienne-la-Varenne
Odenas
Which Grand Cru’s in Beaujolais give the fruitiest styles of wine?
Brouilly
Regnie
Chiroubles
Which Grand Cru’s in Beaujolais give the most structured styles of wine?
Moulin-a-Vent
Cote de Brouilly
Morgon
Julienas
In which Grand Cru is the lieu-dit of Les Capitans?
Julienas
What’s the mountain called in Fleurie?
La Madone
Under which label can wines of Chenas also be bottled?
Moulin-a-Vent
True or false - In Moulin-a-Vent the high presence of manganese in the soils stunts the growth of the vines and limits yields. This causes the robustness in the wines.
True.
Name famous lieu-dits in Morgon.
Cote du Py
Corcelettes
Chateau Gaillard
Les Grands Cras
Geographical feature in Brouilly and Cote de Brouilly?
Mont Brouilly - a former volcano with the highest point at 484 metres.
Who form the Gang of 4 in Beaujolais?
Jean-Paul Thevenet
Jean Foillard
Guy Breton
Marcel Lapierre
Describe Maconnais’s climate.
It is both warmer and rainier than Cote d’Or.
Describe climate in Cote Chalonnaise.
Cote Ch. is not protected by escarpment of Cote d’Or and exposed to cool, westerly winds.
What are top vintages in 1990’s?
1990 - hot year with large harvest of concentrated berries
1995 - hot and dry Summer with even growing conditions. Small harvest gave intense and concentrated wines with both acidity and tannins to age gracefully.
Describe 1991 vintage.
Most grapes failed to ripen.
Poor year with severe frosts in April, hailstorms and a cool September.
Describe 1996 vintage.
Cool year.
Legendary year.
Excellent concentration and age-worthiness.
Describe 1999 vintage.
Hot year.
Excellent vintage.
Ripe tannins and concentrated sugars.
Describe 2000 vintage.
Excellent vintage.
September was variable with both hot and cold/ stormy days.
Rot was an issue for some Pinot Noir. Large harvest.
Describe 2001and 2002 vintages.
Cool vintages.
Describe 2004 vintage.
Average vintage.
Hail major issue.
Ladybugs caused green off-flavours in reds.
Chilly conditions.
Describe 2005 vintage.
Legendary vintage.
Healthy crop.
Balance between richness/ ripeness and acidity.
Describe 2006 vintage.
‘So, so’ - overall wet, damp year.
Describe 2007 vintage.
Cooler vintage - especially great for whites.
Describe 2009 vintage.
Excellent vintage.
Rich wines with concentrated fruit and heady aromatics with great structure.
Describe 2010 vintage.
Very good year.
Cool year.
Racy acidity and precision in wines.
Describe 2011 vintage.
Poor year with extreme difficulties, like rot/ mildew, ladybugs, heatwave and sunburn.
Succesful appellations were Chablis, Meursault and Maconnais.
Describe 2012 vintage.
Good vintage.
Challenges: rain, hail and sunburn.
Rot and mildew present in high quantities.
Sorting required for Pinot Noir, but berries small and concentrated.
Describe 2013 vintage.
Good year, but damp/ wet.
Low yields saving grace for vintage.
Whites are fresh and aromatic.
Reds light with low tannin.
Describe 2014 vintage.
Good year, but again cool and damp.
Mid-August saw sunny weather and dried out the vineyards.
Drosophila flies were a challenge for reds.
Classic wines produced.
Describe 2015 vintage.
Legendary vintage.
High temperatures in July, August cooled down.
Reds are weighty, structured and will age well.
Whites are tremendous too.
What were challenges in the 2016 vintage?
Major spring frosts (Morey-Saint-Denis escaped this frost).
Hailstorms and frosts caused tiniest harvest on record.
What survived, is classic Burgundy.
Describe 2017 vintage.
High yields due to previous years hailstorms vines gone in overdrive.
More even growing conditions.
Especially good reds were made in this year.
Describe 2019 vintage.
Good to excellent vintage.
Concentration of both acidity and sugar due to frost damage, poor weather during flowering and shutdown of vines due to heatwaves. Sunburn was a challenge too.
Small yields gave rich, fruit-forward reds and rich/ ripe whites.
Four major features of 2020 vintage?
Drought.
Solar vintage - very warm.
Sunburn.
Early harvest of some raisined fruit.
Describe 2021 vintage.
Cooler, more classic Burgundy vintage.
Yields some of the smallest on record due to hail, frost and rain.
Chablis wines might show signs of botrytis.
Describe 2022 vintage.
Searing hot and bone dry.
Cool nights helped preserve acidity.
Look out for Pommard wines.
Name the villages allowed to use the Côte de Nuits Villages appellation.
Communes are in the north and south of Cote de Nuits - Fixin, Brochon (N) and Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien (S)
Who produces in Musigny Grand Cru?
De Vogüé, Leroy, Frédéric Mugnier, Jacques Prieur
Who produces in Chambertin-Clos de Beze?
Pierre Damoy, Armand Rousseau, Prieuré Roch, Drouhin-Laroze, Faiveley, Bruno Clair, Louis Jadot, Dujac
Who produces in Chambertin GC?
Armand Rousseau, Jacques Prieur, Leroy, Dujac, Bertagna, Joseph Drouhin, Ponsot, Jean Trapet, Rossignol-Trapet
Who produces in Montrachet Grand Cru?
Le Montrachet - Romanée-Conti, Jacques Prieur, Comtes Lafon
Puligny side: Drouhin, Ramonet, Bouchard
