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1
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GRAPE VARIETIES

A

RED : PINOT NOIR / GAMAY

WHITE : CHARDONNAY / ALIGOTE

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2
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SOIL

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  • VARIES *
    NORTHERN : CHALK / CLAY MARL
    SOUTHERN : GRANITE
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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Middle Ages : Influence of monastic orders
CODE NAPOLEON (1804) :
-Inheritance Laws
-Fragmentation of vineyard ownership
-Thousands of tiny vineyards each with many owners
-Uneven range of quality

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4
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LABELING LAW & CLASSIFICATIONS >

BURGUNDY AOC PYRAMID

A
  • 33 GRAND CRUS (2%)
  • 550 TO 600 PREMIERS CRUS (12%)
  • VILLAGE WINES (30%)
  • REGIONAL APPELLATIONS (56% OF TOTAL PRODUCTION)
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5
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LABELING LAWS & CLASSIFICATIONS >

DOMAINE

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Entire process of growing the grapes to bottling and aging takes place at the Domaine itself

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6
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LABELING LAWS & CLASSIFICATION >

NEGOCIANT

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Merchants buys grapes and/or finished wines for blending and bottling under their own label

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7
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LABELING LAWS & CLASSIFICATION >

CLOS

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Plot of vines traditionally surrounded with dry-stone walls

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LABELING LAWS & CLASSIFICATION >

MONOPOLE

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Parcel of land with single ownership

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9
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BURGUNDY > CHABLIS

GRAPES

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100% CHARDONNAY

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BURGUNDY > CHABLIS

SOILS

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KIMMERIDGIAN CLAY / LIMESTONE

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BURGUNDY > CHABLIS

CLIMATE

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CONTINENTAL / SUSCEPTIBLE TO LATE FROST

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12
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BURGUNDY > CHABLIS

VITICULTURE

A

PICKING TIME / LATE FROST

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13
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BURGUNDY > CHABLIS

VINIFICATION

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  • No oak on lower tier wines
  • Possible oak use on upper tier wines
  • Malolactic Fermentation
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14
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BURGUNDY > CHABLIS

AOCs

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  • CHABLIS AOC
  • CHABLIS PREMIERS CRUS (40 VINEYARDS)
  • CHABLIS GRAND CRU
    • 7 designations / Most have southwest exposure
      (ex: Les Clos)
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15
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE NUITS

GRAPES

A

PINOT NOIR

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16
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE NUITS

SOIL

A

MARL / LIMESTONE

17
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE NUITS

ASPECT

18
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE NUITS

VINIFICATION

A
  • use of new oak

- Whole Cluster vs. destemming

19
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE NUITS

HIERARCHY

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REGIONAL AOC :
Bourgogne Rouge

VILLAGE AOC : 
Gevrey - Chambertin
Chambolle - Musigny
Vosne - Romanee
Nuits - Saint - Georges

PREMIER CRU :
Individually named vineyards

GRAND CRU AOC :
Chambertin
Musigny
La Romanee

20
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE NUITS

HIGHLY REGARDED VINTAGES

A

2002
2005
2009
2010

21
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE BEAUNE

GRAPES

A

PINOT NOIR / CHARDONNAY

22
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE BEAUNE

CLIMATE

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CONTINENTAL / WIDE RANGE OF MESOCLIMATES

23
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE BEAUNE

SOIL

A

LIMESTONE / MARL

24
Q

BURGUNDY > COTE DE BEAUNE

VINIFICATION

A

New oak use reds and whites

25
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE BEAUNE

HIERARCHY

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REGIONAL AOC:
Bourgogne

VILLAGE AOC:
Volnay 
Pommard
Chassagne-Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet

PREMIER CRU:
Individually named vineyards

GRAND CRU:
Le Montrachet

26
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BURGUNDY > COTE DE BEAUNE

HIGHLY REGARDED VINTAGES

A

2002
2005
2009
2010

27
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BURGUNDY > COTE CHALONNAISE

GRAPES

A

CHARDONNAY
ALIGOTE
PINOT NOIR

28
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BURGUNDY > COTE CHALONNAISE

SOIL

29
Q

BURGUNDY > COTE CHALONNAIS

AOCs

A 
BOUZERON (Aligote)
RULLY
MERCUREY
GIVRY
MONTAGNY
30
Q

BURGUNDY > MACONNAIS

GRAPES

A

CHARDONNAY
PINOT NOIR
GAMAY

31
Q

BURGUNDY > MACONNAIS

CLIMATE

A

Slightly warmer and drier

32
Q

BURGUNDY > MACONNAIS

VINIFICATION

A

Unoaked whites

Some use of oak in Pouilly-Fuisse

33
Q

BURGUNDY > MACONNAIS

AOCs

A

MACON
SAINT-VERAN
POULLY-FUISSE

34
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BURGUNDY > BEAUJOLAIS

GRAPES

35
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BURGUNDY > BEAUJOLAIS

SOIL

A

GRANITE (best sites)

36
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BURGUNDY > BEAUJOLAIS

CLIMATE

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CONTINENTAL

37
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BURGUNDY > BEAUJOLAIS

VINIFICATION

A

CARBONIC MACERATION

38
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BURGUNDY > BEAUJOLAIS

STYLES

A

BEAUJOLAIS
BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU
BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES
BEAUJOLAIS CRU

39
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BURGUNDY > BEAUJOLAIS

CRU

A

10 VILLAGES (each with its own AOC)

VITICULTURE : Hillside vineyards

SOIL : Granite

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