Burgundy Flashcards
What are pass-tout-grains?
Inexpensive, rustic, quaffable wines made from blending Pinot noir and Gamay.
What are 4 main grapes of Burgundy?
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Aligote
Gamay
What historical event(s) catalyze fragmentation of land ownership in Burgundy?
French Revolution and Napoleonic Code around the turn of the 19th century.
What are negociants?
They buy wine and/or grapes and blend together to sell as their own
What are domaines?
Grapes are grown, wine is made and bottled all by the same people/vineyard.
Describe the quality hierarchy of Burgundy?
Grands Crus
Premiers Crus
Villages
Regional Appellations
What is the climate of Burgundy and how does it affect its grapes and resulting wine?
Cool continental causing wines with higher acidity and lower alcohol.
Describe the makeup of Cremant de Bourgogne.
30% must come from Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Pinot Gris or Pinot Blanc. The rest can come from lesser grapes like Aligote.
What grapes make up Chablis?
Chardonnay
What kind of soil is in Chablis and how does it affect the wine?
Kimmeridgian limestone give a “gout de pierre a fusil” or gun flint flavor.
What are the 7 climats of Chablis from north to south?
Bougros Les Preuses Vaudesir Grenouilles Valmur Les Clos Blanchot
What two subregions make up the Côte d’Or?
Cote de nuits in the north
Cote de beaune in the south
In what area are the majority of Burgundian Grands Crus?
Cote de nuits
What grape is cote de nuits known for?
Pinot noir
What year was a good vintage for the Côte d’Or?
2002
2005
2009
2010
Name the AOCs of the cote de nuits.
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Flagey-Echezeaux Vosne-Romanee Nuits-St-George
What is a Grand Cru of Gevrey-chambertin?
chambertin
What is a grand Cru of Chambolle-Musigny?
musigny
What is a grand Cru of Vougeot?
Clos de Vougeot?
What is a Grand Cru of flagey-echezeaux?
Echezeaux
What is a grand Cru of vosne-romanee?
romanee-conti
What grapes are well-known in Cote de beaune?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Where are the majority of premiers crus in Burgundy located?
cote de beaune
what are the AOCs of Cote de Beaune?
Pernard Vergelesses Ladoix Serrigny Aloxe-Corton chorey les beaune Savigny les beaune Beaune Pommard Volnay Monthelie Auxery-duresses Saint romain Meursault Blagny Puligny Montrachet Chassagne Montrachet Saint Aubin santenay maranges
Which two AOCs in the Côte de beaune produce only reds?
Pommard and volnay
which two AOCs in the Côte de Beaune produce only whites?
Chassagne Montrachet and puligny Montrachet
What are the 5 subregions/AOCs (?) of the Côte Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron Rully Mercurey Givry montagny
which areas within the Côte Chalonnaise are known for whites?
bouzeron and montagny
Which areas within the Côte Chalonnaise are known for reds?
Mercurey and Givry
Which area is known for Cremant de Bourgogne ?
Rully in the Côte Chalonnaise
Which white grapes are big in the Maconnais area of burgundy and what is a famous wine from there?
Chardonnay. Pouilly Fuisse
Which winemaking technique is applied to Beaujolaid nouveau?
Carbonic maceration
Which grape is used to make Beaujolais?
Gamay
What are the crus of Beaujolais?
St amour Julienas Chenas Chiroubles Moulin-a-vent Fleurie Morgon Regnie Brouilly cote de Brouilly
