Burgundy Flashcards
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Burgundy
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- located in east-central France
- 200 miles from Chablis to Lyons in the south
- 10,000 acres of vine, second to bodeaux in size and production amongst AOC regions
- vines 1st planted in A.D. 200
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Burgundy Climate
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- cool-continental
- responsible for intense and complex wines
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Burgundy primary noble grape varietals
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-Chardonnay
-Pinot Noir
(Aligoté and Gamay also grown)
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Burgundy Cistercian and Benedictine monks
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- were the ones that originally planted vines in burgundy
- started playing around with the idea of classification
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Domaine or maison (burgundy)
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Producers that grow their own grapes and make their own wine
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Négociant-éleveurs
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- wine brokerage firms that purchase grapes and wine from small producers, blend it together and label it their own négociant label
- 70% of wine un Burgundy produced in burgundy is sold by négociant firms
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Burgundy Top regions
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Chablis Côte d'Or -Côte de Nuits -Côte de Beaune Côte Chalonnaise Mâconnais Beaujolais
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Regional Hierarchy in Burgundy
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- regional
- commune/village
- premier cru vineyard
- grand cru vineyard
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Commune/Village (Burgundy)
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- second tier
- generally higher quality than regional
- wines made with grapes from vineyards surrounding one of Burgundy’s important subregions
- i.e. Côte de Beaune Contrôlée and Appellation Pouilly-Fuissé Contrôlée
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Premier Cru vineyard (Burgundy)
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- “first growth” status
- reserved for vineyards that have historically produced important and highly regarded wines
- 562 premier cru vineyards
- wines are labeled with name of village or commune grown in or around, the name of the premier cru vineyard itself and the term premier cru or 1er cru. i.e. “Appellation Pommard Epenots Premier Cru Contrôlèe”
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Grand Cru vineyard (Burgundy)
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- “great growth”
- highest designation
- must be produced entirely from from grapes grown in one of these famous vineyards
- 1 in Chablis and 33 in Côte d’Or
- 1% of wines of Burgundy’s total production
- “Appellation Le Montrachet Grand Cru Contrôlée”
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Chablis
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- northernmost region or Burgundy
- 60 miles northwest of the Côte d’Or
- cooler climate then the rest of Burgundy
- famous for Kimmeridgian limestone soils, made from the fossilized remains of millions of tiny, prehistoric oyster shells
- only chardonnay; leanest mineral-driven, and flinty whites
- one vineyard divided into 7 Climats
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The Seven Climats of Chablis Grand Cru
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Blanchots Les Preuses Grenouilles Valmur Bourgros Vaudésir Le Clos
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Côte d’Or
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-French for “golden slope”
-famous for its limestone soil and is on the eastern side of a 30-mile escarpment, perfectly oriented to the sun
-divided into 2 major areas
Côte de Nuits (north)
Côte de Beaune (south)
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Côte de Nuits
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- approximately 99% of production with Pinot noir
- 13 miles long
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What is a Climat?
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Climats are precisely delimited plots of land, which benefit from specific geological and climatic conditions
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Côte de Nuits Villages
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- Marsannay
- Fixin
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Chambolle-Musigny
- Vougeot
- Flagey-Échezeaux
- Vosne-Romanée
- Nuits-Saint-Georges
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Grands Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin
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- Chambertin
- Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
- Chapelle-Chambertin
- Charmes-Chambertin
- Griotte-Chambertin
- Latricierès-Chambertin
- Mazis-Chambertin
- Mazoyères-Chambertin
- Ruchottes-Chambertin
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Grands Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis
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- Clos Saint-Denis
- Clos de la Roche
- Clos des Lambrays
- Clos de Tart
- Bonnes Mares(shared with Chambolle-Musigny)
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Grands Crus of Chambolle-Musigny
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- Bonnes Mares (shared with Morey-Saint-Denis)
- Musigny (The only grand cru that produces Whites as well as reds in the Côte de Nuits)
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Grand Cru of Vougeot
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Clos de Vougeot
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Grands Crus of Flagey-Échezeaux
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- Échezeaux
- Grands-Échezeaux
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Grands Crus of Vosne-Romanée
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- La Grand Rue
- Richebourg
- La Romanée
- Romanée-Conti
- Romanée-Saint-Vivant
- La Tâche
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Côte de Beaune
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- south of the Côte de Nuits
- 18 miles long
- planted in both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
- best known for complex and long-lived Chardonnay
- 17 village designations
- 313 premiers crus (the most of any commune in Burgundy)
- 8 Grands Crus
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Côte de Beaune Villages
- Ladoix-Serrigny
- Aloxe-Corton
- Pernand-Vergelesses
- Chorey-lès-Beaune
- Savigny-lès-Beaune
- Beaune
- Pommard
- Volnay
- Monthélie
- Auxey-Duresses
- Saint-Romain
- Meursault
- Puligny-Montrachet
- Chassagne-Montrachet
- Saint-Aubin
- Santenay
- Maranges
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Grands Crus of Ladoix-Serrigny
- Corton (shared with Aloxe-Corton, the only grand cru in Côte de Beaune that produces reds as well as whites)
- Corton-Charlemagne (shared with Aloxe-Corton)
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Grands Crus of Aloxe-Corton
- Charlamagne (shared with Pernand-Vergelesses)
- Corton (shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses, the only grand cru in Côte de Beaune that produces reds as well as whites)
- Corton-Charlemagne (shared with Pernand-Vergelesses)
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Grands Crus of Pernand-Vergelesses
- Charlemagne (shared with Aloxe-Corton)
- Corton (shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Aloxe-Corton, the only grand cru in Côte de Beaune that produces reds as well as whites)
- Corton-Charlamagne (shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Aloxe-Corton)
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Grands Crus of Puligny-Montrachet
- Montrachet (shared with Chassagne-Montrachet)
- Bâtard-Montrachet (shared with Chassagne-Montrachet)
- Chevalier-Montrachet
- Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
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Grands Crus of Chassagne-Montrachet
- Montrachet (shared with Puligny-Montrachet)
- Bâtard-Montrachet (shared with Puligny-Montrachet)
- Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
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Côte Chalonnaise
- South of Côte de Beaune
- is a collection of 5 communes located near the village of Chalon-sur-Saône
- wines similar to Côte d'Or but lack complexity, intensity and depth
- 119 premiers crus
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Côte Chalonnaise communes
- Bouzeron
- Rully
- Mercurey
- Givry
- Montagny
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Màconnaise
- just south of Côte Chalonnaise
| - named for its largest village and commune, Mâcon
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Best known commune in Mâconnaise
Pouilly-Fuissé
| -famous for its 100% Chardonnay wines
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Beaujolais
- southernmost district in Burgundy
- the largest in Burgundy, responsible for almost half of the wine production of the region
- warmest in Burgundy
- Gamay
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Beaujolais départment or "state" location
even thought Beaujolais is part of Burgundy it is part of the Rhône Valley départment or "state"
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Three basic classes of Beaujolais
- AOC Beaujolais
- AOC Beaujolais-Villages
- Cru Beaujolais (wines from specific communes that are considered the best in the region)
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The Ten Cru Beaujolais Communes
- Saint-Amour
- Juliénas
- Chénas
- Moulin-à-Vent
- Fleurie
- Chiroubles
- Morgon
- Régnié
- Côte de Brouilly
- Brouilly
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AOC Beaujolais Nouveau
- quickly produced over the course of seven to nine weeks after harvest
- used to celebrate French wine harvest each year
- always released ob the 3rd Thursday of November
