Burgundy Flashcards
What are the four departments that Burgundy runs through, from North to South?
Yonne - Chablis
Côte d’Or - Côte de Nuits/Beaune
Nièvre - Western vineyards
Saône-et-Loire - Côte Chalonnaise/Mâconnaise
What are the red/white/rosé/crémant percentages of Burgundy wine production?
Red - 30%
White - 61%
Rosé - 1%
Crémant - 8%
For each of the five areas of Burgundy, what grapes do they use? (Both red and white)
Chablis - Chardonnay
Côte d’Or - Mainly Pinot Noir, small amounts of Gamay. Mainly Chardonnay, small amounts of Aligoté and Pinot Blanc.
Côte Chalonnaise and Côte Mâconnaise - Pinot Noir and Gamay. Chardonnay, Aligoté, Pinot Blanc
Beaujolais - Gamay
How many appellations are in Burgundy?
- Many of which overlap each other
What are the Burgundian appellations based on?
Terroir
In 2011 two new appellations were added; Coteaux Bourguignon AOC, and Bourgogne Gamay AOC. What do these appellations signify?
Coteaux Bourguignon AOC - Replacing Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire AOC is a regional appellation for any red, white, and rosé
Bourgogne Gamay AOC - For any wines containing >30% Gamay. These grapes may only be sourced from the 10 cru of Beaujolais
THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO
What does the appellation Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOC signify?
The wine (red or rosé) is made from a blend of a minimum of 1/3 Pinot Noir and the rest Gamay. This wine also requires a minimum of 9.5% ABV
THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO
In 2017 a new regional appellation was added. What was it and what does it signify?
Côte d’Or AOC - For wines from Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune for wines made of 100% Chardonnay or Pinot Noir
THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO
Bourgogne AOC contains 100% Aligoté - True or False?
False. The AOC may blend up to 15% chardonnay as well as a minimum 9.5% ABV required
THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO
What does Crémant de Bourgogne AOC produce?
Sparkling wine
THIS AOC MUST FOLLOW CRITERIA SET BY INAO
What is Chablis’ local name for Chardonnay?
Beaunoise
Where is Bourgogne Tonnerre AOC, what kind of wine does it produce and what are the six villages?
North-East of the Chablis region, just South-West of the Chàtillonnais.
It produces dry white from the following six villages of Tonnerrois:
- Tonnerre
- Molosmes
- Epinquil
- Junay
- Dannemoine
- Vézinnes
Where is Bourgogne Epineuil AOC, and what does it produce?
It is North of Tonnerre across the Armançon River, producing dry whites, reds, and rosé made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Where is Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre AOC, what communes dodes it cover and what does it produce?
It is a few km West of the Chablis region, covering:
- Auxerre
- Vaux
- Champs-sur-Yonne
- Augy
- Quenne
- Saint-Brisle-Vineux
- Vincelottes
Red, white and rosé from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Where is Vézelay AOC and what does it produce?
Located in the Auxerre region, on both sides of the Cure River.
Chardonnay is produced with a similar characteristics of Chablis with less finesse.
Where is Saint-Bris AOC and what does it produce?
It is 13km South-West of the town of Chablis.
It produces dry Sauvignon Blanc/Gris in a similar style to the wines in the central Loire.
Where is Irancy AOC and what does it produce?
Located in Southern-Central Auxerrois in the Saint-Bris district.
It produces red wine from Pinot Noir/Gris, and César.
It is sold under Bourgogne-Irancy AOC
What are a few other AOC’s producing red, white and rosé in the Chablis and Saint-Bris district?
- Chitry
- Côte St Jacques
- Coulanges-la Vineuse
- Côte d’Auxerre (White only)
- Vézelay (White only)
Where is Châtillonnais and what does it produce?
Châtillonnais is 64km east of Chablis in the Côte d’Or.
It produces red, white, rosé and Crémant from Mainly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with small amounts of Gamay and Aligoté
Name the 24 Grand Cru under their respective communes from North to South:
- Gevrey-Chambertin
- Morey-St-Denis
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Vougeot
- Flagey-Echézeaux
- Vosne-Romaneé
- Chambolle-Chambertin; Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Chappelle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin (Mazoyéeres-Chambertin), Griottes-Chambertin, Latricières-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Rouchottes-Chambertin
- Morey-St-Denis; Clos de Tart, Clos de la Roche, Clos St Denis, Clos de Lambrays, Bonne Mares [Partly]
- Gevrey-Musigny; Bonne-mares [Mainly], Musigny (Musigny Blanc is the only white GC)
- Vougeot; Clos de Vougeot
- Flagey-Echézeaux; Grands Echézeaux, Echézeaux
- Vosne-Romaneé; Richerbourg, La Tâche, La Romaneé, Romaneé Conti, Romaneé St Vivant, Grand Rue
There are technically 24 as Bonne-mares appears twice
There are about 186 Premier Cru in Côte de Nuits. Name how many Cru are in each of the villages:
- Fixin (Red and white)
- Gevery-Chambertin (Red)
- Chambolle Musigny (Red and white)
- Vougeot (Red and white)
- Vosne-Romaneé (Red)
- Nuits-St-Georges (Red and white)
- Fixin; 5 Premier Cru
- Gevery-Chambertin; 26 Premier Cru
- Chambolle Musigny; 25 Premier Cru
- Vougeot; 75 Premier Cru
- Vosne-Romaneé; 14 Premier Cru
- Nuits-St-Georges; 41 Premier Cru
