Burgundy Flashcards
What is the climat in Burgundy?
Continental to Semi Continental
What is the paralelle for Burgundy?
46-48
Avarage rainfall in Burgundy?
750mm (causing Mildew and Rot)
Synonym of Chardonnay?
Beaunois
Grapes crossed from Gouais Balnc x Pinot
Chardonnay Gamay Aligote Melon de Bourgogne Sacy
Ancient name for Pinot Noir in Burgundy?
Morillon and Noirien
Synonym of Pinot Gris?
Pinot Beurot
Rare grapes of Burgundy?
César
Tressot (Tressalier in St Pourcain)
Sacy (only allowed for sparkling)
in which year Gamay was disqualified from generic Bourgogne AOP?
2011
What changes happened in 2011 in general Burgundy appellation?
- Gamay not allowed anymore in Generic Bourgogne AOP
- Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP, changed for Coteaux Bourguignons AOP
Which region of Burgundy can label varietal Gamay in generic Bourgogne AOP?
Beaujolais
what is the difference between Bourgogne AOP and
Coteaux Bourguignons AOP
Same area but Coteaux Bourguignons AOP allowes Gamay in the blend
Both produce white red rose
Grapes of Bourgogne AOP?
Blanc: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and a max. 30% Pinot Gris
Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, and César
Name 4 lieux-dits can add their name to Bourgogne AOP?
La Chapelle Notre Dame
Le Chapitre
Côte St-Jacques
Montrecul
Which 3 villages can add their name to Bourgogne AOP in the Yonne department?
Chitry, Vézelay and Épineuil
Newest AOP of Burgundy?
Bourgogne Cote d’Or (2018)
Style of Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP
Red: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
Style of Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP?
Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
Villages of Côte de Beaune-Villages AOP
Everything except
Pommard, Volnay, Aloxe-Corton, and Beaune
Villages of Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP?
Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien
Style and grapes of Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP.?
Red and Rose
Min. 30% Pinot Noir; min. 15% Gamay
First vintage for Cremant de Burgogne?
1975
Sparkling AOP for Burgundy?
Bourgogne Mousseux (only red) Cremant de Bourgogne
both traditionel method
Most famous area for sparkling wine in Burgundy?
Rully
Important difference between PC and GC vineyard?
GC achieve own AOP so independent from village.
PC more like a geographical designation within a village.
True or False?
Monopole grand cru AOP law mandates hand-harvesting
True
Smallest and largest GC in Burgundy?
La Romanee-0,85ha
Corton-160ha
Comte Georges de Vogüé declassified his Musigny blanc Gc to Bourgogne Blanc in which vintages?
1993-2014
Because of replanting the vines were too young so they choose to declassify it
first village which add the top vineyard name to the village name?
1847: Gevrey becomes Gevrey-Chambertin
What is the difference between Domaines and the Négociant
domaines are the properties of winegrowers who produce wines from parcels that they own
Négociants, on the other hand, are merchants: they purchase fruit, musts or wines, and bottle the finished product under their own labels.
Largest landowner in Côte d’Or?
Bouchard Père & Fils
What is Maison?
When a producer operating both domaine and négociant branches, a vigneron will use the term maison—“house”—to refer to the latter.
When phyloxera appeard in Burgundy? Where?
Villié-Morgon in Beaujolais in 1874
How Burgundy fought against phyloxera?
flooding vineyards with water—or carbon disulfide treatments
Nobody wanted to replanted until absolutely necessary
Vineyard usually E to W orientation in Burgundy.
Which vineyards are examples of rows from South to North?
Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays and La Romanée
First biodynamic producer in Burgundy?
Domaine Jean-Claude Rateau 1979
Biodynamic producers of Burgundy?
Domaine Leroy, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leflaive, Vincent Dauvissat, Comtes Lafon, and Comte Armand
What is the bigger threat for vineyards in Burgundy?
powdery and downy mildews eutypa dieback, esca, and grey rot.
all manner of insects, from grape worms to various leafhoppers and arachnids
bacterial in origin: flavescence dorée, a disease caused by the spread of phytoplasma, specialized bacteria that are parasitic to plant material. Leafhopper insects spread the bacteria from vine to vine; growth slows, berries shrivel, leaves yellow, and the vine itself may die.
How producers fight against frost?
Chaufferettes (diesel-burning smudge pots, designed to heat the vines at night)
A greener alternative, aspersion, vignerons spray vines with water, and hope to protect delicate spring buds in a cocoon of ice,
some growers have resorted to expensive but effective and environmentally friendly electric heating cables, which run along the vines and keep the bud zone at a safe temperature
What is Pinot Gouges?
One Pinot Blanc selection, nicknamed “Pinot Gouges” by Clive Coates MW, famously appeared in 1936 among Pinot Noir vines in Domaine Henri Gouges’ Clos des Porrets-Saint-Georges parcel.
Is chaptalization and acidification allowed in Burgundy?
yes
Wine style and grapes of Irancy AOP?
Only Red
Pinot Noir max 10%Cesar or Pinot Gris
AOP’s of Yonne department?
Petit Chablis AOP Chablis AOP Chablis Grand Cru AOP Irancy AOP Saint-Bris AOP Vézelay AOP (2017)
Which vintage they added PC vineyard to basic Chablis AOP?
1967
additional PC vineyards in 1978 and 1986
Which year they extended Chablis AOP with extra 1000 ha?
1978 before that 1956
What Kimmeridgien Marl consist of?
Kimmeridgian rock stratum consists of crumbly, chalky marl (clay and limestone) and contains abundant Exogyra virgula fossils—the imprints of tiny oyster shells
What is Portlandian limestone?
Similar to Kimmeridgien soil with less clay contant and lack of sea fossils. Portlandian soil overlap Portlandien limestone which is sandier and thinner then Kimmeridgian soil.
What is the seven official geographic designations of Chablis Grand Cru AOP?
Blanchot, Les Clos, Valmur, Les Grenouilles, Vaudésir, Preuses, and Bougros.
What is La Moutonne?
An eighth climat, La Moutonne—a monopole of Domaine Long-Depaquit overlapping Vaudésir and Preuses—is permitted by the INAO for usage on labels but not listed as an official geographic designation.
min alc% and yield for Chablis Grand Cru AOP?
11% 54hl/ha
Released 1 st of Jan second year after harvest
Chablis PC on the right bank of Serein?
Berdiot, Côte de Vaubarousse, Fourchaume, Les Fourneaux, Mont de Milieu, Montée de Tonnerre, Vaucoupin
Chablis PC on the left bank of Serein?
Beauroy, Chaume de Talvat, Côte de Léchet, Côte de Jouan, Les Beauregards, Montmains, Vau de Vey, Vaillons, Vosgros, Vau Ligneau
Biggest PC in Chablis?
Vaillons (113ha) and Fourchaume (103)
Difference in right and left bank of Serein in Chablis?
In very general terms, the left bank wines might appear a bit more restrained; the right bank wines show more opulent and exotic ripe fruit notes
What is the soil difference in Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits?
Cote de Nuits-More limestone
Cote de Beaune-Less limestone more Marl. Higher elevation but less steep
Villages of Marsanny?
Marsannay-la-Côte, Chenôve, Couchey