Burgundy Flashcards
4 Burgundy Classifications in Quality Order/AOC Levels
Grand Cru 1% (Highest Quality)
Premier Cru 11% (Second Highest Quality)
Village or Commune 23% (Third Highest Quality)
Regional or District 65% (Lowest Quality)
Regions of Burgundy
Chablis Cote d'Or (Cote d'Nuits and Cote d'Beaune) Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais
Grapes of Burgundy
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Gamay
Aligote
Climats
Burgundy is made up of many different plots of land, referred to as climats
Regional
Bourgogne Cote de Beaune Cote de Beaune-Villages Cote de Nuits-Villages Macon Macon-Villages Cremant de Bourgogne
Village
Beaune
Meursault
Vosne-Romanee
Gevrey-Chambertin
Premier Cru
Village name + Name of Vineyard: Gevrey-Chambertin Clos St-Jacques
Grand Cru
Vineyards that have their own AC…the name of the vineyard is sufficient in the Cote d’Or
Name one of the two Chablis regions that does not have Chablis in the name:
Irancy AC
Sauvignon de St. Bris AC
Famous/Noted Premier Cru Vineyards
Fourchaume Montee de Tonnerre Mont de Miliue Montmains Vaillons
Cote Chalonnais
Rully (Red and White…Cremant de Bourgogne)
Bouzeron: Aligote (famous for Kir cocktail)
Mercurey (mostly reds)
Givry (mostly reds)
Montagny (only white, chardonnay)
(Red Beans Make Great Mondays)
Maconnais
Macon AC
Macon Superior AC (Superior which means what?)
Macon-Villages AC
Pouilly-Fusse
St-Veran (includes 7 villages making better than regular Macon chardonnay)
Predominate soil type of Beaujolais
Granite soils
Gamay with smal amounts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Carbonic Maceration
Levels of Beaujolais
Beaujolais Nouveau
Beaujolais
Beaujolais Superieur
Beaujolais-Villages (from 38 specified villages)
Cru Beaujolais (north east - high granite and schist soil)
Cru Beaujolais
St-Amor Julienas Chenas Moulin-a-Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Brouilly and the Cote de Bouilly
