Burgundy

Question 1

Where is Burgundy?

Answer 1

known as Bourgogne, in eastern France. Stretches from the city of Dijon (North) to Mâcon (South)

Question 2

What is the climate here?

Answer 2

Cool continental

Question 3

What are the soils you can found here?

Answer 3

•limestones
•clay-limestone (marl)
•Kimmeridgian limestone (Chablis, fossilised sea creatures)
•bathonian limestone
•iron-rich red soils (Pommard)

Question 4

What are the grapes you can found in Burgundy?

Answer 4

WHITE:
•Chardonnay
•Aligoté (Bouzeron)
•Pinot Blanc
•Pinot Gris (Pinot Beurot)
•Sacy (Saint Pourcain AOP)
•Sauvignon Blanc (Saint-Bris AOP)

RED:
•Pinot Noir
•Gamay
•César (Yonne department, less than 1%)
•Tressot (nearly extinct, Yonne department)

Question 5

How many general appellations are there in Burgundy? And what are them?

Answer 5

6 AOPs:

1. Bourgogne AOP
2. Coteaux Bourguignon AOP
3. Bourgogne Aligoté AOP
4. Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOP
5. Crémant de Bourgogne AOP
6. Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP

Question 6

What is Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 6

basically the regional appellation

can have white / rosé / red

many grape varietals are allowed

villages in the Yonne allowed to append name: Epineuil, Chitry, La Chapelle Notre Dame, La Chapitre, Cote St-Jacques and Montrecul

Question 7

What is Coteaux Bourguignons AOP?

Answer 7

white / rosé / red wines

red wines are allowed to blend Gamay and Pinot Noir

Question 8

What is Bourgogne Aligoté AOP?

Answer 8

BLANC only
made from 100% Aligoté

Question 9

What is Bourgogne Passe-tout-grains AOP?

Answer 9

rosé & red only

min 30% Pinot Noir
min 15% Gamay
max 15% combined Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Gris

Question 10

What is Cremant de Bourgogne AOP?

Answer 10

METHODE TRADITIONNELLE

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir based

•min combined 30% Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Blanc & Gris
•max 20% Gamay
•min aging 12 months (9 months on lees)

Question 11

What is Bourgogne Mousseux AOP?

Answer 11

METHODE TRADITIONNELLE

Red sparkling wines only

Pinot Noir & Gamay based

9 months on lees then may be released immediately

Question 12

How many AOPs are there in Chablis and Yonne? And what are them?

Answer 12

6 AOPs:

1. Petit Chablis AOP
2. Chablis AOP
3. Chablis Grand Cru AOP
4. Irancy AOP
5. Saint-Bris AOP
6. Vézelay AOP

Question 13

What is Irancy AOP?

Answer 13

ROUGE only
(Yonne department)

made from mostly Pinot Noir

Question 14

What is Saint-Bris AOP?

Answer 14

BLANC only (Yonne department)

Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris based

Question 15

What is Vézelay AOP?

Answer 15

BLANC only

made from 100% Chardonnay

Question 16

What are the Chablis 1er Cru?

Answer 16

LEFT:
1. Beauroy
2. Vau de Vey
3. Vau Ligneau
4. Côte de Léchet
5. Vaillons
6. Montmains
7. Vosgros
8. Chaume de Talvat
9. Côte de Jouan
10. Les Beauregards

RIGHT:
1. Fourchaume
2. Berdiot
3. Côte de Vaubarousse
4. Les Fourneaux
5. Montée de Tonnerre
6. Mont de Milieu
7. Vaucoupin

Question 17

What are the Chablis Grand Cru?

Answer 17

only 1 Grand Cru but split into 7:

1. Bougros
2. Preuses
   (La Moutonne)
3. Vaudésir
4. Grenouilles
5. Valmur
6. Les Clos
7. Blanchot

La Moutonne located in Vaudésir and partly in Preuses not official grand cru but permitted to use grand cru since 1952

Question 18

What are the villages in Côte de Nuits?

Answer 18

North-South:

1. Marsannay (W/R/Rosé)
2. Fixin (W&R)
3. Gevrey Chambertin
4. Morey-Saint-Denis (W&R)
5. Chambolle-Musigny
6. Vougeot (W&R)
7. Vosne-Romanée
8. Nuits-Saint-Georges (W&R)

Question 19

What are the grand crus in Gevrey Chambertin?

Answer 19

9 grand crus:

1. Chambertin
2. Chambertin Clos de Beze
3. Chapelle-Chambertin
4. Charmes-Chambertin
5. Mazoyères-Chambertin
6. Griotte-Chambertin
7. Latricières-Chambertin
8. Mazis-Chambertin
9. Ruchottes-Chambertin

Question 20

What are the grand crus in Morey-Saint-Denis?

Answer 20

5 grand crus:

1. Clos Saint-Denis
2. Clos de la Roche
3. Clos de Lambrays
4. Clos de Tart (monopole, Artemis Domaines, owned by Francois Pinault)
5. Bonnes Mares (shared)

Question 21

What are the grand crus in Chambolle-Musigny?

Answer 21

2 grand crus:

1. Musigny (W&R)
2. Bonnes Mares (shared)

Question 22

What are the grand crus in Vougeot?

Answer 22

1 grand cru only:

1. Clos de Vougeot

Question 23

What are the grand crus in Vosne-Romanée?

Answer 23

8 grand crus:

1. Romanée-Conti (monopole, DRC)
2. La Romanée (monopole, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair)
3. La Tâche (monopole, DRC)
4. Richebourg
5. Romanée-Saint-Vivant
6. La Grand Rue (monopole, Domaine Nicole Lamarche)
7. Échezeaux
8. Grands Échezeaux

Question 24

What are the villages in Côte de Beaune?

Answer 24

North-South:

1. Ladoix-Serrigny (W&R)
2. Pernand-Vergelesses (W&R)
3. Aloxe-Corton (W&R)
4. Chorey-lès-Beaune (W&R)
5. Savigny-lès-Beaune (W&R)
6. Beaune (W&R)
7. Pommard
8. Volnay
9. Monthelie (W&R)
10. Auxey-Duresses (W&R)
11. Saint-Romain (W&R)
12. Meursault (W&R)
13. Blagny (R)
14. Saint-Aubin (W&R)
15. Puligny-Montrachet (W&R)
16. Chassagne-Montrachet (W&R)
17. Santenay (W&R)
18. Maranges (W&R)

Question 25

What so special about *Monts Luisants climat*?

Answer 25

it is an exclusive white wine premier cru in *Morey-Saint-Denis* monopole vineyard owned by *Domaine Ponsot* (Clos des Monts Luisants) made by 100% Aligoté

Question 26

What are the grand crus in *Ladoix-Serrigny*?

Answer 26

2 grand crus: 1. Corton (shared) (W&R) 2. Corton Charlemagne (shared)

Question 27

What are the grand crus in *Pernand-Vergelesses*?

Answer 27

(same as *Ladoix*) 2 grand crus: 1. Corton (shared) (W&R) 2. Corton Charlemagne (shared)

Question 28

What are the grand crus in *Aloxe-Corton*?

Answer 28

3 grand crus: 1. Charlemagne 2. Corton (shared) (W&R) 3. Corton Charlemagne (shared)

Question 29

What are the grand crus in *Puligny-Montrachet*?

Answer 29

4 grand crus: 1. Montrachet (shared) 2. Bâtard-Montrachet (shared) 3. Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 4. Chevalier-Montrachet

Question 30

What are the grand crus in *Chassagne-Montrachet*?

Answer 30

3 grand crus: 1. Le Montrachet (shared) 2. Bâtard-Montrachet (shared) 3. Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

Question 31

The general quality levels of vintages in the past 10 years (2013-2023)

Answer 31

• **2013** - a disappointment (cold spring, short crop) • **2014** - unusual but decent with classic acidity levels • **2015** - warm, dry summer lead to low acidity levels • **2016** - classic vintage but short due to hail • **2017** - short crop but very good quality • **2018** - charming vintage with good quality fruit • **2019** - rich and generous wines with lively acidity despite inclement spring followed by a hot, dry summer • **2020** - early harvest from warm vintage but well-balanced wines • **2021** - classic vintage, worth cellaring, small crop • **2022** - growing season was incredibly hot and lacked concentration of 2019 and '20 • **2023** - historic vintage with exceptionally large yields

Question 32

How many AOPs are there in *Cote Chalonnaise AOP*? And what are them?

Answer 32

5 AOPs: 1. Bouzeron AOP (W) 2. Rully AOP (W/R) 3. Mercurey AOP (W/R) 4. Givry AOP (W/R) 5. Montagny AOP (W)

Question 33

What is *Bouzeron AOP*?

Answer 33

BLANC only made by 100% Aligoté

Question 34

What is *Rully AOP*?

Answer 34

BLANC and ROUGE Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 35

What is *Mercurey AOP*?

Answer 35

BLANC and ROUGE Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 36

What is *Givry AOP*?

Answer 36

BLANC and ROUGE Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 37

What is *Montagny AOP*?

Answer 37

BLANC only made from 100% Chardonnay

Question 38

What is the only grand cru in *Côte de Nuits* allowed to produce white wines?

Answer 38

Musigny

Question 39

What is the only appellation in *Côte d’Or* to allowed produce rosé?

Answer 39

Marsannay

Question 40

How many AOPs are there in *Mâconnais AOP*? And what are them?

Answer 40

6 AOPs: 1. Viré-Clessé AOP 2. Mâcon AOP (W/R/R) 3. Pouilly-Fuissé AOP 4. Pouilly-Loché AOP 5. Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP 6. Saint-Véran AOP

Question 41

What is *Mâcon AOP*?

Answer 41

BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay Mâcon-Villages AOP is only BLANC (if Mâcon + village name can be white/red/rosé, 100% made from Gamay)

Question 42

What is *Pouilly-Fuissé AOP*?

Answer 42

BLANC only made from 100% Chardonnay 4 communes: 1. Chaintré 2. Solutré-Pouilly 3. Fuissé 4. Vergisson

Question 43

What is *Viré-Clessé AOP*?

Answer 43

BLANC only 100% made from Chardonnay 4 communes: 1. Clessé 2. Viré 3. Laizé 4. Montbellet

Question 44

What are the clones of Gamay can be found in *Beaujolais*?

Answer 44

**Gamay de Bouze** and **Gamay de Chaudenay**

Question 45

What is *Beaujolais Noveau*?

Answer 45

early drinking wine, made by carbonic maceration can be released on the **third Thursday of November** the same year of harvest, it cannot be sold after **August 31** the year after harvest

Question 46

What is *Beaujolais AOP*?

Answer 46

regional appellation BLANC / ROUGE / ROSÉ blanc: 100% made from Chardonnay rouge/rosé: majority Gamay, blend of Aligoté, Chardonnay, Melon de Bourgogne, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Question 47

How many crus are there in *Beaujolais-Village AOP*? And what are them?

Answer 47

10 crus, North-South: (Singapore JC Mother Fuckers, Chinese Man Really Big Cock) 1. Saint-Amour 2. Juliénas 3. Chénas 4. Moulin-à-Vent 5. Fleurie 6. Chiroubles 7. Morgon 8. Régnié 9. Brouilly 10. Côte de Brouilly

Question 48

What are the largest and smallest grand crus in *Burgundy*?

Answer 48

Smallest: La Romanee Largest: Corton ##footnote Clos de Vougeot is the largest grand cru in *Cote de Nuits*

Question 49

How many grand crus are there in *Burgundy*?

Answer 49

33 grand crus + 1 grand cru in *Chablis*: 24 Côte de Nuits 9 Côte de Beaune 1 Chablis Grand Cru ##footnote 24 red wine grand crus and 9 white wine grand crus

Question 50

Technically, *Échezeaux* and *Grands Échezeaux* are inside this commune. (very close to *Vosne-Romanee*)

Answer 50

**Flagey-Échezeaux**