Burgundy Flashcards
Name all seven climats of the Chablis Grand Cru designation
- Les Bougros
- Les Preuses
- Vaudésir
- Les Grenouilles
- Valmur
- Les Clos
- Blanchot
Name the most influential Premier Crus in Chablis
Right Bank: Montée de Tonnerre, Fourchaumes, Mont de Millieu, Berdiot, Côte de Vaubarousse, Vaucoupin
Left Bank: Beauroy, Chaumes de Talvat, Côte de Léchet, Côte de Jouan, Les Beauregards, Vaillons, Montmains, Vau de Vey, Vosgros, Vau Ligneau
Showdown: Raveneau VS Dauvissat
Raveneau:
- ages in old and new wood
- is rounder, softer on the palate
- Blousier and comes across as both: honied and mineral at the same time
Dauvissat:
- ages only in old wood
- no oak impression on the palate
- hard to access in youth
- often needing at least 10yrs
- linear and nutty
Name all the Côte de Nuits Villages (principal communes)
From North to South:
Marsannay
Fixin
Gevery-Chambertin
Morey Saint Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot (Hautes Côtes de Nuits)
Vosne-Romanée (HCdN)
Nuits-St-Georges(HCdN)
Name all the Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP
North to South:
Pernand-Verglesses
Ladoix-Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
Savigny
Pommard
Volnay
Monthelie
Auxey Duresses
Meursault
St-Aubin
Blagny
Pugliny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Les Maranges
Santenay
Name all the Grand Crus in Gevery-Chambertin AOP
Chambertin
Chambertin Clos de Bèze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Laticières-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyères-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
Name all the Grand Crus in the Côte de Nuits AOP
- The nine Gevery Grand Crus
- Clos de la Roche (Morey-Saint-Denis)
- Clos Saint-Denis (MSD)
- Clos des Lambrays (MSD)
- Clos de Tart (MSD)
- Bonnes Mares (Morey Saint Denis & Chambolle Musigny)
- Musigny (Chamb-Musg)
- Clos de Vougeot (Vougeot)
- Echézeaux (Flagey-Echézeaux)
- Grands-Echézeaux (FE)
- Richebourg (Vosne-Romanée)
- Romanée-Saint-Vivant (VsR)
- Romanée-Conti (VsR)
- La Romanée (VsR)
- La Grande Rue (VsR)
- La Tâche (VsR)
Name all the Grand Cru Appellations in the Côte de Beaune
- Corton
- Corton-Charlemagne
- Charlemagne
- Chevalier-Montrachet
- Montrachet
- Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
- Criots-Bâtard Montrachet
Name all main Regional Appellations in Burgundy
Bourgogne AOP: red, white, rose
Bourgogne Aligoté: White
Bourgogne Mousseux: Red
Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains: Red & Rose
Coteaux Bourguignons: Red, white, rose
Crémant de Bourgogne AOP: Blanc and Rose
Name all Villages AOP in the Côte Chalonnaise
- Bouzeron AOP (only Aligoté)
- Givry AOP (white and red - excellent PN)
- Mercurey AOP (largest producer, red and white)
- Montagny AOP (white)
- Rully AOP (red and white - birthplace of CrémantdB)
Name all the Villages AOP in the Mâconnais
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP (most renowned, white)
- Pouilly-Loché: only white
- Pouilly-Vinzelles: only white
- Saint-Véran: white
- Viré-Clessé: only white
Name all the Crus in Beaujolais AOP
- Brouilly: Red & White
- Chiroubles: Red & White
- Chénas: Red & White
- Côte de Brouilly: Red and White
- Fleurie: Red and White
- Juliénas: Red and White
- Morgon: Red and White (Côte du Py)
- Moulin-à-Vent: Red and White
- Réginié: Red and White
- Saint-Amour: Red and White
What is the smallest Grand Cru?
La Romanée (0.845 hectares)
What is the largest Grand Cru?
Corton (160 hectares)
Can 100% Chardonnay be produced in Beaujolais?
Yes
How many Litres in a Feuillette?
132l
What are the northern most and southern most Villages on the Côte d’Or?
Marsannay on the Côte de Nuits
Santenay on the Côte de Beaune
Which Villages have red and white designated Grand Crus?
Aloxe-Corton & Ladoix-Serrigny: Corton-Charlemagne (white), Corton (red)
Pernand-Verglesses: C, CM, Charlemagne (white)
Name three AOP in the Côte de Beaune exclusive to Red Wine
Volnay, Pommard, Savigny-Lés Beaunes
Beurot is a Synonym for which grape?
Pinot Gris
Are Sauvignon Grapes permitted in Burgundy?
Yes, but only in the Chablis Village of St Bris AOC
What grapes does the Bouzeron AOP in the Côte Chalonnaise hold?
Only Village in Burgundy to produce Aligoté. A6P de Villain are producing there and boosting the market
Name other Appellations in Chablis/Yonne
Irancy AOP: PN, PG, César
Vézalay AOP: Chard
St-Bris AOP: Sauv. Blanc
Name the 10 Crus of Beaujolais
- St-Amour
- Juliénas
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Chénas
- Fleurie
- Chiroubles
- Morgon
- Régnié
- Brouilly
- Côte de Brouilly
How many Grand Crus are there in Burgundy?
Total of 33
- 24 in the Côte de Nuits
- 8 in the Côte de Beaune
- 1 in Chablis
Notable Winemakers in the Côte d Or
DRC, Leroy, Coche Dury, Domaine Leflaive, Roulot
Larger Négociants
Louis Jadot, Louis Latour, Albert Bichot, Bouchard Père et Fils, William Fèvre, Drouhin, Faiveley
Stand Out Points for Domaine Roulot
- Located in Meursault CdB
- Biodyn since the 90s
- Wines tend to be more reserved
- Grapes are crushed before pressing, no must settling
- 10-30% new oak and Bâtonnage until after malo is done
- Blended and aged in steel for 6mths before bottling
Stand Out Aspects for Domaine Leflaive
- Located in Pugliny Montrachet
- Greatest collection of Chardonnay producing vineyards
- Anne Claude converted to organic farming in 1993
- Juice settling for 24hrs before fermentation in oak
- 10% for Bourgogne, 25% for 1er Crus, 30% fro Grand Crus
- little bâtonnage, no secondary fermentation inoculated
- steel ageing after 16mth, lightly fined and filterd /gravity
Noteable aspects of Domaine Coche Dury
- Located in Meursault, est. 1973
- Famous for whites, also produces red (Volnay)
- Whites are whole cluster pressed, strong oak signature
- always with batonnage, oak aging for 18-22mths without filtration
- Red: de stemmed, 15 days of maceration, 12-14 mths in barrel
Noteable aspects of Maison Leroy
- located in Saint Romain (Dom. d Auvenay) and Vosne Romanée (Domaine Leroy)
- 3 arms of business: Maison, Domaine A, Domaine L
- Lalou Bize-Leroy
- Biodyn, extremly ripe and low yield picking
- highly concentrated wines
- intact fruit crushing, without destemming (red)
- 21 days of macerations with two to three pigeages daily!
- all aged in 100% new oak
Notable aspects for DRC
- located in Vosne Romanee
- established in 1869, but has one of the longest historys back to 1760
- average vine age: 40-50 years
- extremly longlived wines
- whole cluster fermentation with cooling before
- 17 to 21 days on the skins
- 98% new oak and 18 to 22 mths of aging before botteling without fining or filtering
How many Premier Crus are there in Burgundy?
562 Premier Crus
What are the Grand Crus in Morey-St-Denis?
- Clos de la Roche
- Clos de Tart
- Clos des Lambrays
- Bonnes Mares (shared with Chambolle-Musigny)
What are the Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée?
- La Grande Rue
- La Romanée
- La Tâche
- Richebourg
- Romanée-Conti
- Romanée St Vivant
