Burgundy Flashcards
On which river is Chablis?
The Serein.
How many Chablis Premier Crus are there?
17.
How many Chablis Grand Crus are there?
One.
What are the 7 vineyards in the one Chablis Grand Cru?
Les Clos Vaudésir Valmur Les Preuses Bougros Blanchot Grenouilles
What is used to protect against frost in Chablis?
- aspersion sprinklers
- heaters
- helicopters
What are the descriptors for basic Chablis AC?
- austere
- high acid
- green apple
- greengage
What are the hills behind the Côte d’Or called?
The Morvan hills.
What are the soils of the Côte d’Or?
Limestone and marl.
What are the two halves of the Côte d’Or?
Côte de Nuits
Côte de Beaune
Which is the red Burgundy Grand Cru not on the Côte de Nuits?
Corton.
List the Grand Cru of the Côte de Nuits.
Marsanny Fixin Chambertin Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Chapelle-Chambertin Charmes-Chambertin Griotte-Chambertin Latricières-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertin Mazoyères-Chambertin Ruchottes-Chambertin Bones-Mares Clos de la Roche Clos Saint-Denis Clos des Lambrays Clos de Tart Le Musigny (Musigny Blanc) Clos de Vouget Échezeaux Grands Échezeaux La Grande Rue Richebourg Romanée-Conti Romanée-Saint-Vivant La Tâche La Romanée Nuits-Saint-Georges
What are the 5 commune appellations on the Côte Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron - exclusively for Aligoté
Rully - acidic, light white, sparkling and red wines
Mercurey- chunky reds with high reputations and prices
Givry -mainly light easy red wines
Montagny - white only
Describe climate, soil, production of Mâconnais.
Warm continental climate
- limestone soils
- white 70%; red 30%
- most red Gamay
- Chardonnay dominant grape
- large co-ops important
What is difference between Mâcon AC and Mâcon Supérior AC?
Supérieur must have 0.5% more potential alcohol.
Which 4 villages in Pouilly-Fuissé have their own appellations?
Viré-Clessé AC
Pouilly-Vinzelles AC
Pouilly-Loché AC
Saint-Véran
What colour are wines from Pouilly-Fuissé?
White only.
What are the two main soil types of Burgundy?
Calcareous, clay soils - Chardonnay mainly planted.
Limestone and marl - mainly Pinot Noir.
What is the training system in Burgundy?
Guyot, along low wires.
What are the climatic problems in Burgundy?
- winter freezing
- spring frost (especially Chablis)
- summer hail (especially Chablis)
- rain at harvest time, causing grey rot
Which way do the slopes of the Côte d’Or face?
East or south east.
How, generally, are reds from the Côte de Beaune distinguished from those of the Côte de Nuits?
Beaune Pinot Noirs are generally lighter bodied.
How is Côte Chalonnaise different from the Côte d’Or?
Warmer and with higher altitude.
Which 4 villages in Pouilly-Fuissé have their own appellations?
Viré-Clessé AC
Pouilly-Vinzelles AC
Pouilly-Loché AC
Saint-Véran AC
Where are the best sites in Burgundy?
Mid-slope; shallow soils force the roots to penetrate the limestone base; mid-slope acts as a sun trap.
Describe the climate of the whole Burgundy region.
Ranges from cool continental in north around Chablis to moderate continental in south.
How much of Burgundy is covered with Pinot Noir?
Pinot Noir accounts for over a third of the total vineyard area.
What are the flavours of Burgundian Pinot Noir? And the tannin and acidity levels?
Red fruit in youth that evolves into flavours of earth, game and mushroom in maturity.
Tend to have high acidity and low to medium level of tannin.
How much of the total vineyard area in Burgundy does Chardonnay account for?
Nearly half.
What premium Chardonnay techniques of Burgundy are now associated with Chardonnay production around the world?
Barrel fermentation
barrel ageing (typically 6 to 9 months)
MLF
use of lees during maturation
What grapes are allowed in Chablis?
Only Chardonnay.
Where are the premier cru and grand cru vineyards in Chablis?
On the south-facing hillsides.
What are the fruit characteristics of Chablis?
Green apple for petit chablis and citrus for premier cru and grand cru. The latter have more body but still balanced by high acidity.
How do reds of Côte de Beaune differ from those of Côte de Nuits
Generally in a fruitier style.
Where are the red and white grand crus of Burgundy produced?
All of the red grand crus, except one, come from the Côte de Nuits.
All white grand crus, except one, come from the Côte de Beaune.
What are the key villages of the Côte de Nuits from north to south?
Gevrey-Chambertin
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée
Nuits-Saints-Georges
Name the seven important villages of the Côtes-de-Beaune.
Aloxe-Corton Beaune Pommard Volnay Meursault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet
What colour is Côte de Nuits-Villages?
Can be red or white.
What colour is Côte de Beaune-Villages?
Can only be red and can come from any one or a combination of the villages of the Côte de Beaune.
Talk about Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits and Bourgogne Côtes de Beaune.
Regional appellations
- to the west of and at higher altitude to the main vineyards
- altitude and greater exposure to winds gives then cooler climate and therefore wines tend to have slightly less body and concentration
What are the four village appellations of the Côte Chalonnaise?
Rully
Mercurey
Givry
Montagny
What is Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise?
A regional appellation; either red or white but must be either Pinot Noir or Chardonnay.
What are the grapes of Mâconnais?
Chardonnay the most widely planted; the reds tend to be made of Gamay but there is some Pinot Noir.
Mâcon Villages and Mâcon village name are what colour?
Only white.
The two most famous village appellations in the Mâconnais region are? Talk about them.
Pouilly-Fuissé
Saint-Véran
- best show ripe notes of tropical and stone fruits
- most are matured for time in barrel
- planted on the limestone slopes of the Roche de Solutré with east and south-east exposures
- produce some of the richest and ripest Chardonnays in Burgundy, often complemented by toasty oak flavours
Describe climate of Beaujolais.
Similar to southern Mâconnais
- ideally suited to early ripening and budding Gamay
Talk about Gamay in Beaujolais.
Early budding and ripening so suited to the region.
- can produce huge yields if not well managed, and best wines made from grapes grown on low nutrient granite soils
- traditional pruning is gobelet but some now train along wires to allow mechanisation
- fragrant with aromas of raspberry and cherry fruit
- wines rarely have more than medium levels of tannin and body
Describe appellation system in Beaujolais.
Three tiers:
Beaujolais cru
Beaujolais Villages
Beaujolais
Which river is Beaujolais on?
The Saône
What are the rules regarding Beaujolais Nouveau?
Cannot be released until the third Thursday in November after the vintage. Can’t be sold by négociants or growers after the following 31 August.
Can only be of Beaujolais or Beaujolais Village quality.
What does Beaujolais Nouveau taste like?
Light in body and tannin
- red berry fruit
- notes of kirsch, banana and cinnamon spice from carbonic maceration
How many Beuajolais crus are there? Name the 4 with greatest production and talk about them.
10 Brouilly Morgon Fleurie Moulin-à-Vent
Brouilly and Fleurie tend to produce lighter, more perfumed styles.
Moulin-à-Vent and Morgon are the more structured; fruit concentration and tannin means they can age in bottle.
