Burgundy Flashcards
What are the four levels of quality in the Bourgogne AOP? Where are all the top level wines from?
Regional, village, premier cru, and grand cru. Grand cru wines apply only to the Côte d’Or and Chablis.
What is selection massale? (Mass selection)
An ancient Old World technique, still used today, of maintaining the health and character of a vineyard, or starting a new one, by selecting cuttings for propagation from the most desirable older vines in a vineyard, rather than using specific clonal material from a nursery. Mass selection can help to maintain the consistency of style of the wine from a particular vineyard.
What does Côte d’Or mean? What are the two sections?
“Golden Slope” Côte de Nuits in the north and Côte de Beaune in the south.
What is the capital city of the Côte d’Or departement?
Dijon
What area lies some 50 miles northwest of Dijon? What are the major communes?
Yonne departement. Chablis, Auxerre, Irancy, and St-Bris.
What are the most basic appellations within Burgundy?
Bourgogne AOP, the basic designation for red, white, and rosé wines, and Crémant de Bourgogne AOP. May be made using grapes from throughout the whole region. Certain villages may append their name.
Name three villages that may append their name to Bourgogne AOP in the Yonne departement?
Chitry, Vézelay and Épineuil
Name four lieux-dits approved in 1990 for Bourgogne AOP?
La Chapelle Notre Dame, Le Chapitre, Côte St-Jacques, and Montrecul
What is the sparkling appellation reserved exclusively for reds in Burgundy?
Bourgogne Mousseux AOP
What is Bourgogne Passetoutgrains AOP?
Red wine appellation for field blends that must contain at least 30% Pinot noir. With Gamay.
What wine is traditionally used to make a Kir cocktail?
Bourgogne Aligoté AOP. Mixed with crème de cassis.
In late 2011, authorities rechristened the little-used Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP as Coteaux Bourguignons AOP in an attempt to revitalize the appellation. True or False
True.
Coteaux Bourguignons shares the same all-encompassing dimensions as Bourgogne AOP, but its regulations allow the inclusion of Gamay in red blends. Inexpensive blended white and rosé wines are also authorized.
Côte de Nuits-Villages wines are red or (rarely) white, and may be sourced from what villages?
Fixin and Brochon in the north and Prissey, Corgoloin, and Comblanchien in the south.
Côte de Beaune-Villages wines are red, and may be sourced from any village in the Côte de Beaune except?
Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune.
Village wines are restricted in color by village. True or False?
True
What village, uniquely, makes red, white and rosé wine?
Marsannay in the Côte d’Or
What is the size of La Romanée?
Less than a hectare
What are the 7 Grand Cru vineyards of Chablis?
Les Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Les Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchot
What are the four Chablis AOP?
Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru, and Chablis Grand Cru
Name the better Premier Cru of Chablis.
Montée de Tonnerre, Fourchaume, Montmains, Mont de Milieu
What two soil types dominate Chablis?
Kimmeridgian and Portlandien. Both are a mixture of limestone and clay, containing marine fossil layers. Kimmeridgian limestone was formed in an older era and is highly regarded as the better soil for the grape
What is the minimum alcohol level for Petit Chablis and Chablis Grand Cru?
Petit 9.5%
Grand Cru 11%
All of the Grand Cru vineyards are planted on Kimmeridgian soils. True or False?
True
What is the unofficial, 8th Grand Cru of Chablis?
la Moutonne (comprised of parcels of both Les Preuses and Vaudésir, and a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit)
What are the two other communal appellations of The Yonne departement?
Irancy AOP are light, based on Pinot Noir, César, and Pinot Gris, and are suitable for drinking young. St-Bris AOP was elevated from VDQS in 2003, for white wines produced from Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris.
What are the village appellations for red wine, north to south?
Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, and Nuits-St-Georges
The villages of Flagey-Echézeaux and Prémeaux do not have their own AOPs, but may label their wines as Vosne-Romanée and Nuits-St-Georges, respectively. True or False?
True
How many Grand Cru vineyards are there in the Côte de Nuits? How many are allowed for white? Name the producers.
- Only Musigny grand cru wines may be white, and blanc production is currently limited to a single producer: Comte Georges de Vogüé
What is the largest viticultural source in the Côte d’Or? Which one is home to the highest number of Grand Cru vineyards?
Gevrey-Chambertin.
Name some highly regarded estates of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Armand Rousseau, Claude Dugat, and Fourrier.
Name some top Premier Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Clos St-Jacques, Lavaux St-Jacques and Les Cazetiers
The wines of Gevrey, epitomized by Chambertin, are typically what and characterized by?
Masculine and are characterized by concentration and weight, classic examples show black fruits and deeper color.
The wines of Chambolle-Musigny are suffused with silky charm, emphasizing elegance over power. True or False?
True
What are the two Grand Cru vineyards of Chambolle-Musigny?
Musigny and Bonnes Mares
What Premier Cru is located adjacent to Le Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
The wines of Chambolle-Musigny are suffused with silky charm, emphasizing elegance over power. True or False?
True
What is the smallest AOP in all of France?
La Romanée
What is the largest Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot
Which Grand Cru vineyard spans two villages in the Côte de Nuits?
Bonnes Mares in Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-St-Denis.
What are the two monopoles of DRC?
La Tâche and Romanée-Conti
Who owns the monopole of La Romanée?
Liger-Belair
What vineyard is a monopole of Mommessin?
Clos de Tart
What villages in Côte de Nuits does not have any Grand Cru vineyards?
Fixin and Nuits-St-Georges
What are the Grand Cru vineyards of Vosne-Romanée?
La Tâche (monopole of DRC) Romanée-Conti (monopole of DRC) La Romanée (monopole of Liger-Belair) La Grande Rue (monopole of François Lamarche) Richebourg Romanée-St-Vivant