Burgundy Flashcards
What are the nine villages of Cote de Nuits?
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin* Morey St. Denis* Chambolle-Musigny* Vougeot* Vosne-Romanee* Flagey-Echezeaux Nuits-Saint-Goerges*
Five main villages in the Chalonnaise
Montagny Bouzeron Rully Givry Mercurey
Soil types of Burgundy
Burgundy–Chalk, calcereous clay, marl, limestone
Beaujolais–Granite
Soil of Cote de Nuits
Marl and Limestone
How many Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits?
24 of 33 total in Burgundy
Maconnais produces mainly what varietal?
Chardonnay
Soil of Beaujolais Crus
Granite
Soil type of Beaujolais
Granite and Schist (North)
Sandstone and clay (South)
What grape is grown in Montagny?
Chardonnay
Which monks owned the Burgundian vineyards in the Middle Ages?
Cistercian and Benedictine
What year did the Napoleonic Code happen?
1804
What are the five wine growing regions of Burgundy?
Chablis Cote d'Or (Cote de Nuits and Cote de Beaune) Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais
What is the climate of Burgundy?
Continental
Where is Chablis located?
80 miles North of the Cote d’Or
Grape varieties of Chablis?
100% Chardonnay
What does “cote” mean?
Hillside/slope
How long is the Cote d’Or?
30 miles
What grapes are grown in the Cote de Beaune?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What is the main grape variety of Beaujolais?
Gamay
What grapes are grown in Rully?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
*known for Cremant de Bourgogne
What grapes are grown in Cote de Nuits?
Pinot Noir
What grapes are grown in Givry?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
How many Grand Crus are in the Cote de Beaune and what are a few examples?
Eight:
Corton-Charlemagne
Montrachet
Batard Montrachet
Where does the Cote d’Or start and end?
Dijon to Santenay (30 mi)
What grapes are grown in Mercurey?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What are the seven Grand Crus in Chablis?
Bougros Les Preuses Vaudesir Grenouilles Valmur Les Clos Blanchot
What are the best known villages in the Cote de Beaune?
Beaune Pommard Volnay Mersault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne Montrachet
List five Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits
Chambertin Bonnes-Mares Musigny La Tache La Romanee
What grape is Grown in Bouzeron?
100% ALIGOTE
Appellations of Maconnais
Macon
Saint Veran
Pouilly Fuisse
Burgundy appellation system
33 Grand Crus (2%)
550-600 Premier (1er) Crus (12%)
Village Wines (30%)
Regional Appellations (56%)
Where is Burgundy located?
East/central France
Soil of Cote de Beaune
Marl and Limestone
Grape varieties in Cote Chalonnaise
Chardonnay
Aligote
Pinot Noir
What is the soil type of Chablis?
Kimmeridgian clay and limestone
