Burgundy Flashcards
Climate of Burgundy
Cool continental climate
Climatic influences influences in Burgundy
Spring frost
Heil storm
Hot summer/very cold winters
Northly winds reduce humidity
Aspect and location vineyards
Rivers moderate temperatures and radiate heat/sunlight
Soil Chablis
Fossils
Kimmeridgian( marl and limestone)
Portland clay
Soil Côte d’Or
Limestone and clay
Soil côte Chalonnaise
Limestone and clay
Soil of Mâconnais
Limestone outcropping
Rock of Solutré
Soil of Beaujolais
North : Granite /schist /sand
South : volcanic / clay/ limestone
Grape variety of Burgundy
Chardonnay
Aligoté
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Pinot noir
Gamay
District of Burgundy AOP
Chablis
Côte de Nuits (côte d’Or)
Côte de Beaune(Côte d’Or )
Côte Chalonnais
Mâconnais
Burgogne Aop
Chardonnay
Best vineyards north of Serain
South facing slopes
District wines appellation Aop
Wines made from a specific area such as Côte de Beaune/ Nuits ; Mâconnais etc
Villages appellation
Commune appellation
Wines of grapes from a specific village/town
Premier Crus appellation
Superior quality, restricted yields;min alcohol
Vineyards from a specific Aop village +specific vineyard/climat
Blends of vineyards of premier cru status of same village
Grand Crus appellation
Highest quality, restriction of yields and must weight , hand harvest, single stated vineyards(climat) origin
Ex Batard-Montrachet
Chablis quality of wines
Chablis grand crus
Chablis premier crus
Chablis Aop
Petit Chablis
Chablis grand crus wines
Chardonnay
Best vineyards north of Serain
South facing slopes
Min abv 11%
Chablis grand crus climat
7 climat (8grand crus)
Blanchot-Bougros-Les Clos - Grenouilles- Preuse- Valmus - Vaudesir
La moutonne monopole( Vaudesir-preuse)
Chablis premier crus wines
Min 10,5% abv
High quality vineyards, difference in soil and aspect them GC
Chablis Aop wines
Min 10%abv
Good quality wines /large number of classified vineyards
Petit Chablis wines
Min 9,5%abv
Lowest appellation/ lower quality
Saint Bris Aop
South East of Chablis
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Gris
Irancy Aop
Within St Bris district
Red wines Pinot noir
Chablis wines characteristics
Dry- lemon/graoefruit- green apple- chalky mineral- some oak ( not all use oak)
Communes of Cote de Nuits
8 villages ( 9 with Flagey-Echezeaux)
North to south
Marsennay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Money-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougot
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-Saint -Georges
Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin
9 in total
Mazis-Chambertin
Ruchottes- Chambertin
Clos de Béze
Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Chapelle- Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Grand Crus Morey-St Denis
5 in total
Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de la roche
Clos st Denis
Bonne Mares
Grand crus Chambolle Musigny
2 in total
Bonne Mares
Musigny( also white grand cru)
Grand Crus Vosne-Romanee
La grand rue
La Romanee
Romanee-Conti
La Tache
Richebourg
Romanee-st vivant
Echezeaux
Grand Echezeaux
Grand cru Vougot
Clos de Vougot
Villages of Côte de Beaune
16 villages
Pernard-Vergelesses
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix
Chorey-Les-Beaune
Savigny-Les-Beaune
Beaune
Saint-Romain
Pommard
Volnay
Auxey-Duresses
Mersault
Saint Aubin
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Maranges
Santenay
Grand crus of hills of Corton
Corton (also red wine GC)
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Grand crus of chassagne and puligny
Chassage : Criots-Batard-Montrachet / Le Montrachet
Puligny : Batard-Montrachet/ Chavalier-Montrachet / Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet/ Le Montrachet
Wines Côte de Nuits
Red : Pinot noir -high quality-full body-red berries fruit -oak - need aging to gain balance
White : produced to of Chardonnay
Rose : in Marsanney
Wines of Côte de Beaune
Red : Pinot noir - lighter color /body- pronounced and mature-not benefit of aging
White : Chardonnay- dry long elegant -outstanding quality -barrel fermented- aged up to 18 months - racked in clean barrel after fermentation
Côte chalonnaise villages
Bouzeron
Rully
Mercurey
Givry
Montagny
Bouzeron AOP
Aligote (15%Chardonnay allowed )
Only white wines
Rully AOP
Creamant de Bourgogne production
White and red wines
Chardonnay Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc Pinot noir Gamay
Mercurey AOP
Red and white
Major red and 1er crus
Givry AOP
Red and white
Montagny AOP
Produce white wines
Chardonnay
Min 11,5 % abv
Mâconnais Villages
5 main villages
Viré-Clessé
Pouilly-Loché
Pouilly-Fuisse
Saint -Veran
Poiully-Vinzelles
Pouilly Fuisse wines
Chardonnay high quality
Limestone soil ( rock de Solutré)
Premier crus level
Macon Rouge appellation
100% Gamay wines
Mâconnais wines
Red white and rose (Macon Aop)
Cremant de Bourgogne
Sparking wines made in traditional method
Min 20% of the allowed blends grape :
Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc Pinot noir Chardonnay ( Gamay max 20% allowed)
12’months ( 9’lees-3bottle ) maturing
Creamant eminent
24 month matured
Cremant grand eminent
36 months maturing
Only chardonnay and Pinot noir
Good vintages of Burgundy
2000-2005-2009-2010-2012-2015-2016-2019-2020
Poor vintage Burgundy
2004
Beaujolais quality district
Beaujolais AOP
Beaujolais Villages AOP
Beaujolais Crus AOP
Beaujolais Crus villages
Saint amour
Julianas
Chenas
Moulin a Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnie
Côte de Brouilly
Brouilly
Beaujolais Nouveau
Wines made by semi-carbonic / Carbonic maceration
Red or rosé
Fruity and smooth tannins
Release 3rd Thursday of November after harvest
Can be added to Beaujolais AOP/ Villages / Superior
