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Soils of Chablis

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Limestone over Kimmeridgian marl - best sites

Kimmeridgian marl under portlandian limestone - petit Chablis

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Climate Chablis

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Cool continental climate
Cold winds
Frost - aspersions sprinklers, heaters and helicopters
Vineyards planted mostly on south facing slopes

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Chablis location

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Halfway between Paris and beaune in the serein river valley
Main town - Chablis
Surrounded by hills

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3 AOC of Chablis

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Chablis grand cru
Chablis premiers cru
Chablis
Petit Chablis

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Chablis Grand Cru AOC

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7 vineyards
All on one hillside across from river from the town of Chablis
Likely to have oak flavors - more integrated as aged
Should be aged
High acid
Possibly some barrel fermentation
11%

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7 grand cru vineyards of Chablis

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Les clos
Vaudesir
Valmur
Preuses
Blanc hot
Bourgeois
Grenouilles
(La mouton me)
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Chablis premiers cru AOC

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40 vineyards, further grouped into 17
Mostly on well exposed slopes that fan out from grand cru site
On both sides of the serein, left and right bank
Riper fruit, lemon citrus than Chablis aoc, more body, slightly softer and creamier texture, steeliness
Medium weight good acidity, minerality
Ss
Good concentration, minerality, good acidity
10.5%

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2 right bank Chablis premier cru

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Montree de tonerre

Fourchaume

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2 left bank Chablis premier cru

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Vaillons

Montmains

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Chablis AOC

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Basic version - austere, unripe fruits, high acidity
Better versions - stone fruit, minerality
10%

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Petit Chablis AOC

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Wind exposed sites on portlandian limestone

9.5 %

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3 other AOC sites of Chablis district

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Sauvignon de st.bris
Irancy
Bourgogne vezelay

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Irancy AOP

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Red wines
Light Pinot noir based wines
Chablis

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St.bris aop

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Sav blanc

Chablis

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Bourgogne vezelay aop

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Whites from Chardonnay
Rose and reds from Pinot noir
Chablis

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2 sub regions of the Côte d’Or

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Côte de nuits

Côte de beaune

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Soils of the cote d’or

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Marl

Limestone

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Argillaceous limestone

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More limestone than clay

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Marl or calcareous clay

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More clay than limestone

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Marl

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Cold calcareous clay like soil that slows ripening and retain acidity
Better reds in burgundy

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Limestone

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Any basic sedimentary rock that consists primarily of carbonates
It’s alkalinity encourages grape production with high acid
Good for whites

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Wine style of the Côte de nuits

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Full bodied 
Long lived reds
Pinot noir
Small amounts of gamay and Chardonnay
All gc reds expect 1 corton from here
Only 1 gc allows white wine
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Wine styles of the Côte de beaune

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Slightly lighter reds
Fine dry whites
Chardonnay, aligote
Pinot noir 
All gc whites except 1 musigny blanc, very rare from here
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Vineyard plantings Côte d’Or

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Lie in narrow band facing east - cdn
Face southeast - cdb
Max benefits from rising sun and protection of hills behind
Pruning method usually guyot

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Viniculture Côte d'Or
``` Low yields Ferm and oak aging Lees stirring, batonnage Malo all reds, most whites Reds 15- 18 months in oak, gc 50-100% Some whole cluster ferments reds The lower the quality the less oak ```
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Village AOCs for red wines in Côte de nuits
``` Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-chambertin Morey-Saint-Denis Chambolle-musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanee Nuits-Saint-Georges ```
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Village AOC's for white wine in the Côte de beaune
Cotes de nuits village, Jadot, Gachot-monot Marsannay, Charles audoin Fixin,Moreno Clair Morey-St-Denis, ponsot mont luisants 1er cru, dujac Vougeot, la domaine de la vougeraie Nuits-saint-georges - Henri gouges Chard and some Pinot blanc GC white musigny blanc from Comte Georges de vogue
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What cotes de nuits villages have no grands cru
Marsannay Fixin Nuits-saints-Georges
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Grands cru of gevrey-chambertin
``` 9 gc vineyards Chambertin Chambertin-clos de beze Chapelle-chambertin Charmes-chambertin Griotte-chambertin Latricieres-chambertin Mazis-chambertin Mazoyeres-Chambertin Ruchottes-chambertin ```
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Wines of gevrey chambertin
Black fruits deeper color
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Grands cru vineyards of Morey-saint-Denis
``` Clos saint-Denis Clos de la Roche Clos des lambrays Clos de tart Bones mares ```
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Grands cru vineyards of chambolle-musigny
Bonnes mares | Musigny*
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Grand cru vineyards of Vougeot
Clos de Vougeot
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Grand cru vineyards of Flagey - echezeaux
Echezeaux | Grands echezeaux
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Grand cru vineyards of Vosne romanee
``` La grand rue Richebourg La romanee Romanee-conti Romanee-saint-vivant ```
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How many gc vineyards in the cotes de nuits
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4 top red wine producers Côte de nuits
Jean Marie fourrier - gevrey Georges roumier - chambolle musigny Domaine dujac - Morey st denis Henri jayer - Vosnee romanee
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Cotes de beaune General info
``` More red than white wine More famous for white wine Twice area of cotes de nuits Varied climate Only 1 gc allows reds (corton) ```
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Villages producing only reds in Côte de beaune
Pommard | Volnay
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5 villages containing grand cru in cotes de beaune
``` Ladoix-Serrigny Aloxe-corton Pernand-vergelesses Puligny-montrachet Chassagne-montrachet ```
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Gc of Ladoix Serrigny
Corton | Corton Charlemagne
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Gc of Aloxe corton
Charlemagne Corton. Corton Charlemagne
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Gc of pernand vergelesses
Charlemagne Corton Corton Charlemagne
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Gc of puligny montrachet
Montrachet Batard montrachet Chevalier montrachet Bienvenues Batard Montrachet
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Gc of chassagne Montrachet
Montrachet Batard Montrachet Criots Batard Montrachet
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Villages in Côte de beaune producing only white wine
Puligny Montrachet | Chassagne Montrachet
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4 top producers of Chablis
Domaine laroche Raveneau Dauvissat William fevre
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Top producer of puligny
Domaine leflaive | Etienne sauzet
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Top producer of chassagne
Michel niellon | Domaine ramonet
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Top producer of mersault
Domaine des comtes lafon | Domaine Roulot
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Top producer of savigny les beaune
Simon bize
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Top producer of musigny blanc
Comte George de vogue
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2 top Côte de beaune vintages
2009 91 points Excellent crop Alluring 2005 90 points Small crop Concentrated fruit
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Improvements made in the last 30 years to viticulture in burgundy
``` Organic and biodynamic Lower yeilds Higher quality clones Reducing erosion, improving drainage More fruit sorting ```
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Premature oxidation
Common in burgundy Early oxidation Causes- cork, pneumatic press, lowered sulphur levels, baton age, warmer vintages, poor storage conditions, transport Happens in specific bottle, not necessarily big batches
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Burgundy generic AOC
Bourgogne Bourgogne aligote Cremant de Bourgogne Bourgogne passe tout grains
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Burgundy regional AOCs
``` Côte d'Or Chablis district Côte chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais ```
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Burgundy broad subregional AOCs
Bourgogne hautes cotes de beaune AOC Cote de Beaune villages AOC Côte de nuits villages AOC
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Burgundy sub regional AOCs
Cite de nuits | Côte de bane
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Burgundy village AOCs
``` Chablis AOC Rully AOC Lots within above subregions Voluntary AOC nuits st Georges AOC ```
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Burgundy vineyard classification levels
Place name - lieu dit Premier cru - very good grand cru - the best
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Burgundy AOC quality levels
Gc best Oc Villages regional
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Varieties allowed in cremant de Bourgogne
``` Pinot noir Pinot Gris Pinot blanc Chard Sacy Aligote Melon Gamay max 20% ```
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Varieties allowed in Bourgogne aligote AOC
Aligote | Chard max 15%
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Well known negotiates of burgundy
``` Louis Jadot - beaune Joseph faiveley - mercurey Joseph drouhin - beaune Bouchard Pierre et fils - beaune Louis Latour - corton Mommessin - Morey st.denis ```
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General cotes de nuits
2.5 % of overall burgundy planting Pinot noir dominates Some gamay and chard
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2 top red burgundy vintages
2009 96 points in beaune and Ripe plump healthy fruit 2005 95 points in beaune and nuits Ripe, dense, pure fruit Balanced with plenty of structure Top vintage with longevity
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Côte chalonnaise General
``` Western edge of the Saone river Hilly terrain Cool westerly winds Vines are broken up Good value Best vineyards on slopes ```
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Côte chalonnaise soils
Clay sand over limestone | Iron rich marl
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5 villages of Côte chalonnaise
``` Bouzeron Rully Givry Mercuey Montagny ```
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Côte chalonnaise AOC
Sub regional Whites from Chardonnay Reds from Pinot noir
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Bouzeron AOC style of wine
Whites from aligote | Côte chalonnaise
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Bouzeron notable producers
De villaine
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Givry AOC style of wine
Whites from Chardonnay Reds from Pinot noir Côte chalonnaise
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Mercurey AOC style of wine
Whites chard Reds Pinot noir Côte chalonnaise
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Givry noteworthy producers
Clos salomon | Joblot
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Mercurey noteworthy producers
Juillot, faiveley
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Montagny AOC style of wine
White from chardonnay | Côte chalonnaise
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Montagny noteworthy producers
Caves de buxy | Jam boillot
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Rully AOC style of wine
Whites from chard | Reds from Pinot noir
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Noteworthy producers Rully
Dureuil-janthial | Domaine de la Folle
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Maconnais general
District and village AOC Mostly whites chard Reds from gamay and Pinot noir Has a village named Chardonnay
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Soil maconnais
Alluvium clay | Sand clay
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Macon AOC wine styles
Whites from Chardonnay | Rose and reds from gamay
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Macon villages AOC style of wine and number
84 villages | Whites mostly from chard
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Macon with village designation AOC
Chard 27 appellations 43 villages Eg Macon loche
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5 village AOC in Macon
``` Pouilly-fuisse Pouilly-loche Pouilly-vinzelles Saint-veron vire-clesse ``` Only chard
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Pouilly - fuisse satellites
Fuisse Solutre-Pouilly Vergisson Chaintre
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St.Veran AOC
Macon | White wine from chard
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Vire-classe AOC
AOC that combined macon-vire and Macon-clesse | White wine from Chardonnay
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Top Macon producers
Les heritieres du compte lafon Thevenet Andre bonhomme Robert denogent
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Top Pouilly producers
Vincent-chateau de fuisse Roger lasserat Jean rijckaert
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Beaujolais general
``` Southern burgundy into Rhone Region, village and cru AOC Almost all red Carbonic maceration No premier or grand cru ```
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Grape varieties of Beaujolais
Gamay Chardonnay Pinot noir
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Soils Beaujolais
Granite in north | Clay in south
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Beaujolais and Beaujolais superieure AOC wine styles
Whites from chard | Rose and reds from gamay
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Beaujolais villages AOC wine style
Whites from chard Rose and red from gamay 38 villages
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Beaujolais nouveau AOC wine style
Rose and light reds from gamay Aka Beaujolais primeur Released 3rd Thursday of November Carbonic maceration
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10 Cru Beaujolais AOC
``` Brouilly Chenas Côte de Brouilly Chiroubles Fleurie Julienas Morgon Moulin a vent Regnie St.armour ``` Red from gamay
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Top gamay producers
Georges duboeuf | Jean foillard - morgon
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Carbonic maceration
``` Grapes covered with co2 and sealed Undergo a intracellular fermentation Metabolizing individual stores of glucose and malic acid to produce alcohol without the use of yeast Grapes rupture Normal fermentation begins ```
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Flavors from carbonic maceration
Bubble gum Banana Pear drop
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Coteaux de lyonnais AOC wine styles
Red and rose from gamay White from chard, aligote, Pinot blanc An hour south of Beaujolais
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Jura general
At Swiss border around lake Geneva Lower slopes of alps Specialities : vin Jaune, vin de paille Make sparkling cremant de dura AOP
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Climate Jura
Continental | Very cold in winter
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Soil Jura
Jurrasic limestone and marl | Clay at lowest sites
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Arbois AOC wine style
Whites from savagnin, Chardonnay, and Pinot blanc Reds from trousseau, poulsard and Pinot noir Leading wine village Covers 12 communes Wines can be made in an oxidative style Jura
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Cotes du Jura AOC wine style
Same as Artois
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L'etoile AOC wine style
Whites only Chard, poulsard, savagnin Jura
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Chateau chalon AOC wine style
Vin Jaune - 100% savagnin | Vin de paille
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Vin Jaune
Unfortified oxidizes style Develops voile or veil similar to flor yeast in sherry Kept in barrel for 6 years without topping off Flavor - nutty, aldehydic, dry Bottled in a clavelin
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Vin de paille
Straw wine Grapes left to dry for min 6 weeks after harvest Final wines have good acid, high rs and at least 14% alcohol Aged 3 years, 18 months must be in neutral wood barrels Complex and rich
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Clavelin
Squat 62 cl bottle | For Jura vin Jaune
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Macvin du Jura AOP
Vin de liqueur made by adding aged Marc to unfermented grape must Sweet u fermented grape juice Red, white, rose Must be aged for one year in oak after mutage
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Bugey AOP wine style
``` Dry/off dry Stills sparkling Whites chard Red and rose from gamay Sav lie ```
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Sub zones of bugey
Cerdon - sweet sparkling wine Manicle - red and white only Montagnieu - red and sparkling or petillant white
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Crepy AOC wine style
Whites from chasselas | Savoie
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Seyssel AOC
Whites from roussette, Dry off dry Still sparkling Savoie
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What are the features of the main grape of burgundy
``` Complex Expressive Rich Ripe buttery creamy fruit Aging in contact with less ```
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AOC for sav blanc in burgundy
Sauvignon de st bris
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the portion of the Côte d'Or best known for whites
Cotes de baunes
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Monks role in burgundy
Planted vyds
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Napoleonic code role in burgundy
Fragmentation of ownership of vineyards each son inherited a different parcel Now thousands of tiny vineyards
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Name a red grand cru of Côte d'Or
Flagey echezeaux Grands echezeaux Jean Marc MILLOT
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Why are corton and musigny diff to other gc of their respective districts
Make red and white grand cru
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Why does burgundy have hyphenated village name
Gives more status by having name of famous vineyard added on to village name
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3 villages in Côte de nuits
Vougeot Fixin Marsanney
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3 villages in Côte de beaune
Pommard Volnay Meursault
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What is marl made up of and what grape grows in it in burgundy
Mixture of clay and limestone | Pinot noir
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Rules of production for burgundy passetoutgrains
Mainly red and a little Rose produced Cuvée of pinot noir and gamay Can be produced in entire area of burgundy AOP +30% Pinot, + 15% gamay Use carbonic maceration Chard, Pinot blanc and Pinot Gris also allowed less than 15%
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What are the characters of gamay from Beaujolais
``` Fruity, Low tannin Good acidity Aromatic Paler colour Bubblegum, banana in nouveau style ```
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What vinification method is used in Beaujolais nouveau
Carbonic maceration
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Name a cru Beaujolais with a vintage and producer
Marcelle lapierre morgon 2005
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What is the best soil type of Beaujolais
Granite
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What is the name of the AOC used when dry wine is made in Sauternes
Regional - bordeaux AOC
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Name 2 cru classe estates of graves for white wine
Chateau d'olivier | Chateau bouscaut

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