BURGUNDY

Question 1

Climate?

Answer 1

North-Cool continental around Chablis
Further South-Moderate continental

Question 2

What is PN susceptible to?

Answer 2

Grey Rot- Can be problem in wet growing season

Question 3

What can be a problem particularly in Chablis?

Answer 3

Spring Frosts- Can appear as late as May

Question 4

Is hail a problem?

Answer 4

Yes, can be

Question 5

Where are basic village level vineyards located?

Answer 5

Flat sites or bottom of slopes

Question 6

Where are Premier or Grand Cru located?

Answer 6

Mid slope

*Less prone to frost then on flat land

Question 7

Highest quality vineyards face what?

Answer 7

South or East , protecting from West winds

Question 8

Hillside soils?

Answer 8

More shallow with better drainage

Question 9

Soil on flat land?

Answer 9

Deeper and more fertile

Question 10

How much vineyard area does PN account for?

Answer 10

1/3rd total vineyard area

Question 11

Where is PN most important?

Answer 11

Cote d’or

Question 12

Classis Burgundian PN?

Answer 12

Red fruit flavors in youth that evolve into earth, game, mushroom
High acid, low-med levels of tannin

Question 13

What has become more popular when making PN?

Answer 13

Using whole bunches

Question 14

For best sites, what is normal barrel ageing for PN?

Answer 14

16-18 months

Question 15

How much vineyard area does Chardonnay account for?

Answer 15

Nearly 1/2 of total vineyard area

Question 16

Characteristics of Chardonnay?

Answer 16

-Lean, steely, high acid in Chablis in North

-Complex, expressive wines of Cote d’or

-Full bodied, riper fruit wines of Macon in South

Question 17

What did Burgundian winemakers pioneer?

Answer 17

Barrel fermentation
Barrel ageing typically 6-9 months

-MC for whites and use of lees during maturation

**Cote d’or uses this techniques often

Question 18

Characteristics of Aligote?

Answer 18

White, neutral, high acid, can be high quality when grown in sites where it can reach full ripeness

Question 19

Characteristics of Gamay?

Answer 19

Early drinking, ripe berry fruit, low tannin
Can be used in some regional appellations, but ONLY PN is allowed for wines of Village level and above

Question 20

Best vineyards in Chablis?

Answer 20

Planted on slopes with south facing aspects

Question 21

Only grape permitted in Chablis?

Answer 21

Chardonnay

Question 22

Characteristics of Chablis Premier Cru and Grand Cru?

Answer 22

More riper, concentrated fruit, citrus rather than green apple, more body, balanced by acidity

-Many age a portion of Grand Cru some Premier Cru in old oak

-Some use stainless steel or concrete

Question 23

Cote d’or is split in 2, what are they?

Answer 23

1. Cotes de nuits- Fullest bodied, longest lived PN
2. Cote de Beaune- Best Chardonnays in the regions and some PN that is usually more fruit

Question 24

All red Grand Crus except for one are produced on?

Answer 24

The Cote de Nuits

Question 25

All the white Grand Crus except for one come from?

Answer 25

The Cote de Beaune

Question 26

From North to South, key villages of the Cotes de Nuits?

Answer 26

1. Gevrey Chambertin
2. Vougeot
3. Vosne Romanee
4. Nuits Saint Georges

Question 27

Cote de Beaune key villages?

Answer 27

1. Alex Corton
2. Beaune
3. Pommard
4. Volnay
5. Mersault*
6. Puligny Montrachet*
7. Chassagne Montrachet*

-All produce whites and reds EXCEPT FOR Volnay and Pommard

*Villages with highest regards for whites
Last 2 share the Grand Cru of Montrachet

Question 28

What is Cotes de Nuits villages?

Answer 28

Red or white
Produced from vineyards that lie on the Cote de Nuits, but do not qualify for one of the more famous village appellations

Question 29

What is Cotes de Beaune Villages?

Answer 29

-Must be red
and can come from anyone or a combo of the villages of the Cote de Beaune, however their are exceptions…

Question 30

What is Bourgogne cote d’or?

Answer 30

Bourgogne cote d’or is a new appellation for wines that can be red or white and produced from ANY of the villages in Cote d’or

Question 31

Main grapes in Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 31

Chardonnay and PN

Question 32

Wines in Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 32

-To South of Cote d’or
-Higher altitude of vineyards-Harvest later, ripening less reliable
-Aspect is less consistently towards the east=Wines are lighter and mature earlier

*Less prestigious than Cote d’or

Question 33

4 main village appellations in Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 33

1. Rully- More white than red, important for sparkling
2. Mercurey- Reds enjoy the highest reputation
3. Givry- Reds admired, smallest village appellation
4. Montagny- Only whites

*All have Premier Cru, but no Grand Cru

Question 34

What is Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise?

Answer 34

Applies to all wines made on the Cote Chalonnaise from PN for red to Chardonnay for white
-It’s a regional appellation

Question 35

Most planted grape of the Maconnais?
What to reds tend to be?

Answer 35

Chardonnay

Gamay, some PN still grown

Question 36

What grapes are planted in Macon?

Answer 36

Red or white

Reds- Light, fruity, early drinking

Whites- Fresh apple, citrus, medium acid, med-full body, may have some creaminess from MC

Question 37

What is Macon Village or Macon followed by name of a particular village?

Answer 37

Whites, with excellent value for money

Similar to white Macon, but more ripeness, body, character

Question 38

2 most famous village appellations in Maconnais region?

What are vines planted on?

Answer 38

1. Pouilly Fuisse* Many Premier Cru vineyards
2. Saint Veran

Ripe fruit, tropical and stone fruit, most matured in barrel

Limestone slopes of the Roche de Solutre- Act as natural suntraps, richest and ripest Chardonnay in Burgundy, toasty oak notes