Burgundy Flashcards
What are the soil types of Burgundy
Chalk Calcareous clay Marl Limestone Beaujolais. Granite
How many grand cru’s in Burgundy?
33 grand
550-600 premier
What is a domain
These are owners, producers that on their own vineyards and are producing as well from the Vineyard. They own everything from start to finish
Negociant
These are wine merchants who buy grapes or finished wines for blending and bottling under their own labels
Clos
Small vineyard surrounded by stone walls
3 levels of Burgundy wine label
Village wine, 100 percent of the grapes are grown in and around the village. For marketing purposes villages have attached the name of the most famous vineyard to the village. The example is Gevrey- Chambertin
The next is a single vineyard premier crew. 100 percent of the grapes come from a specific vineyard
Grand crew is only 100 percent grapes from one of the very best Vineyards located in the village Chambertin
Chablis soil type
Kimmeridgian clay/ limestone
Cool continental
Higher tier may use oak
What are the different divisions of chablis
Chablis AOP
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis premier cru AOP
Chablis grand cru AOP
7 grand cru wines of Chablis
All south or southwest Vaudesir Valmir Les clos Blanchot Grenouilles Bougros Les preuses
Côte d’Or
Limestone
Marl
Bougogne AOP
Groups can be sourced from anywhere in the entire region
Côtes de nuit village AOP
Five villages
Fixin
Brouchon comblanchien, corgolion Prissey
Village AOP
100 percent of the grapes must be grown in or around the following villages Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey St Denis Chambolle Musigny Vouguot Vosne-Romanee Flagey Echezeaux Nuits saint Georges
Premiere cru AOP
There are 130 premier crew
100 percent of the grapes must be grown from a specific premier crew Vineyard, if no Vineyard is on the label you can be a blend from any premier crew vineyards in that village.
Grand Cru
100 percent of the grapes must be from grand crew vineyards. There are 24 of the 33 grand crew vineyards in burgundy located in the Côtes de Nuits
Gevrey chambertin
Chambertin
Chambertin clos de beze
From chambole Musigny
Bonnes-mare
Le Musigny
Vosne romanee
Richebourg
La tache
La romanee conti
Morey st denis
Clos de tart
Clos st denis
Clos de la roche
Côtes de Beane
This is the southern section of cotes de or
It has a wide range of microclimates from village to village and even different vineyards. Soil structure is Marl and limestone
Typically new auction is used for both reds and whites
Village AOP beane
Aloxe-Corton Beaune Pommard Volnay Meursault Puligny- Montrachet Chassagne -Montrachet
Beaune premier cru
100 percent of the grapes must come from a specific vineyard. If no village name is on the label the wine can be from different vineyards from the village as long as they are premier crew vineyards
Côtes de Beaune grand cru
Corton (red)
Chorton-Charlemagne
Montrachet
Batard Montrechet
Sauvignon Blanc in Burgundy
Grown only in AC saint Bris in yonne
Soil types
Chardonnay- limestone
PN -marl and clay
Gamay- granite
Villages of Côtes de Beaune
Pernard -verglesses (contains Corton Charlemagne
Ladoix serrigny also some Corton
Aloxe Corton
Savigny les Beaune red
Chorey les Beaune
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay lighter and more elegant
Monthelie.. like Volnay
Saint Romain
Auxey-Duresses white
Meursault
Blagny light
Puligny- Montrachet grand crus Montrachet, batard Montrachet
Chassagne Montrachet
Saint aubin
Santenay… mostly red
Les maranges
Côte chalonaise
Bouzeron aligote only Givry Mercury Rully cremate de Bourgogne Montagny Chardonnay
Limestone
Côte chalonaise
Mercury Givry Rully Montagny Bouzeron
Macon
Macon
Pouilly fuisse
Saint Veran
Beaujolais
Beaujolais cru... most of these AOP wines are hillside and granite soil Moulin a vent Morgan Julienas Brouilly Côte de brouilly Regnie Flurie Chirubles St amoure Chenas
