Burgundy

Question 1

Marc de bourgogne

Answer 1

Aged for minimum 2 years
3 years for «old»
6 years for «very old»

All Burgundian varieties used + Pinot blanc, Pinot Gris, melon and Cesar

Question 2

Lieu dit / lieux dits

Answer 2

«Said place/stated place» — reference to origin

Signifies topography/history

Does not carry cru rank

Question 3

Monopole

Answer 3

Single owner of vineyard

Very rare in burgundy due to splitting of land intergenerationally

Question 4

7 grand cru of Chablis

Answer 4

1) Preuses
2) Bougros
3) Vaudésir
4) Valmur
5) Grenouilles
6) Les Clos
7) Blanchots

Question 5

Carbonic Macération

Answer 5

Whole clusters are fermented within the skins until they burst

Most often seen in beaujolais

Bubblegum, ultra fruity, ultra juicy wines

Question 6

Mâconnais Big AOCs + characteristics

Answer 6

1) AOC Mâcon-village or Mâcon-«ex»

2) Pouilly-Fuissé : bold and expressive

3) St.-Veran: mineral, lighter than Pouilly

Typically limestone + marl in north

Granite + Schist in the south

Question 7

Côté Châlonnaise AOCs of note

Answer 7

Mercurey

Givry

Rully (alot of crèment production)

Bouzeron (100% aligoté)

Montagny (almost exclusively chard, tons of 1re cru here)

Question 8

Côté de Nuits Red Crus (7)

Answer 8

1) Chambolle-Musigny
2) Flagey-Échézeaux
3) Gevrey-Chambertin
4) Morey-St-Denis
5) Nuits-St-Georges
6) Vosne-Romanée
7) Vougeot

Question 9

Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin (9)

Answer 9

1) Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze
2) Chapelle-Chambertin
3) Charmes-Chambertin
4) Griottes-Chambertin
5) Latricières-Chambertin
6) Le Chambertin
7) Mazis-Chambertin
8) Mazoyères-Chambertin
9) Ruchottes-Chambertin

Question 10

Grand crus of Morey-St-Denis (5)

Answer 10

1) Bonnes Mares (partly in Chambolle-Musigny)
2) Clos de la Roche
3) Clos des Lambrays
4) Clos de Tart
5) Clos St.-Denis

Question 11

Grand Crus of Chambolle-Musigny + Vougeot (2)

Answer 11

1) Le Musigny

2) Clos de Vougeot

Question 12

Grand crus of Vosne-Romanée (8)

Answer 12

1) Echézeaux
2) Grands Echézeaux
3) La Romanée
4) La Tâche
5) La Grande Rue
6) Richebourg
7) Romanée-Conti
8) Romanée-St.-Vivant

Question 13

Grand Cru of Aloxe-Corton (3)

Answer 13

1) Charlemagne

2) Corton-Charlemagne (part in Pernand-Vergelesses + Ladoix)

3) Corton

Question 14

Grand Crus of Montrachet (5)

Answer 14

1) Bâtard-Montrachet
2) Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
3) Chevalier-Montrachet
4) Le Montrachet
5) Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

Question 15

Generalizations between Côte de nuits and Côte de Beaune Pinot Noir

Answer 15

Côte de nuits tend to have greater intensity and firmer structure

Côte de Beaune are softer and more lush

Question 16

Beaujolais Cru Villages (10)

Answer 16

1) St.-Amour
2) Juliénas
3) Chénas
4) Moulin-à-Vent
5) Fleurie
6) Chiroubles
7) Morgon
8) Régnié
9) Brouilly
10) Côtes de Brouilly

Question 17

5 Major regions in Burgundy (North to south)

Answer 17

1) Chablis

2) Côte D’Or

3) Côte Châlonnaise

4) Mâconnais

5) Beaujolais