Burgundy Flashcards
Chambolle-Musigny Grand Cru
Musigny
Bonnes Mares
Beaune villages Appellations
Aloxe-Corton Pernand-Vegelesses Ladoix-Serigny Savigny - Les - Beaune Chorey - Les - Beaune Beaune Pommard Volnay Monthelie Auxey-Duresse Mersault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne- Montrachet Santenay
4 lieux dits
La Chapelle Notre Dame
La Chapitre
Cote St. Jacques
Montrecul
Name of a specific vineyard with an established name
lieu-dit
Another name for Hautes Cotes
high slopes
What are wines from the four Mersault vineyards adjacent to Volnay border labeled as if planted with Pinot Noir instead of Chardonnay?
Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
Who produces AOP white wine in Cote de Nuits?
Marsannay Fixin Morey-St-Denis Vougeot Nuits St Georges
Chassagne-Montrachet Grand Crus
Criots-Batard-Montrachet
Soil with high limestone vs clay compositition
argillaceous limestone
What’s important to note about Cote d’Or soil composition?
Because it runs along a fault line the soils of differed time periods are mixed and includes sea-bed deposits rich in calcium from defunct shellfish
Wines from lower slope
heaviest soils, most rain
cuvees des moines (wines for the monks)
Wines from the middle slope
thermal belt; perfect sun orientation; rain runs off
cuvees des papas (wine for the popes)
Morey-St-Denis Grand Cru
Clos St. Denis Clos de Tart Clos de la Roche Clos des Lambrays Part of Bonnes Mares
Largest and smallest grand crus
Largest - Corton
Smallest - La Romanee
Puligny-Montrachet Grand Crus
Chevalier-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
Clos
Plots of vines traditionally surrounded with dry-stone walls
What are village wines in Meursault often labeled as?
deuxiemes crus or by village name
examples: Les Navvaux, Les Chevalieres
How many Grand Cru in Cote d’Or?
32
2 major regions of Cote d’Or
Cote de Nuits
Cote de Beaune
Where does Cote de Nuits stretch from?
suburbs of Dijon (N) to the hamlet of Corgoloin (S)
Sub region adjacent to Beaune and official designation
Hautes - Cotes
Bourgogne - Hautes - Cotes de Beaune
Combes
dry, traverse valleys carved during the last ice age by melt water and erosions today serves as conduits for cool breezes and hailstorms
Only red wine producing grand cru in Beaune
Corton
Famous soil in Cote de Beaune
Argovien (Marlstone)
Nuits appellations without Grand Cru?
Fixin
Marsannay
Nuits-St-Georges
Bourgogne Mousseux
older, rare appellation reserved for sparkling reds made in the traditional method
Pinot Noir/Gamay
9 months lees
Mersault Premier Cru
Genevrieres
Premier Cru in Volnay
Santenots
Grand Crus covering 3 appellations and the appellations
Corton; Corton-Charlemagne
Aloxe-Corton; Pernand-Vergelesses; Ladoix-Serigny
Rare varietals allowed in Burgundy
Cesar, Tressot, Sacy
Pinot Gris (Beurot)
Largest single Grand Cru vineyard in Cote de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot
What is the main grape of Cote de Nuits?
Pinot Noir
How large is Cote d’Or?
50 km
Grand Cru shared between 2 appellations and the appellations
Montrachet; Batard Montrachet
Puligny-Montrachet; Chassagne-Montrachet
3 major negociants headquartered in Beaune
Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Louis Jadot
Fault line that runs down Cote D’Or?
Saone
Well known monopole in Pommard
Marquis d’ Angervilles
Clos des Ducs
Flagey-Echezeaux Grand Cru
Echezeaux
Grands Echezeaux
Why is Cote d’Or important historically?
Where wine quality has been studied the longest (since the 12th centery by Cistercian & Benedictine monks)
Northernmost/Southernmost village appellations of Cote de Nuits
Marsannay - N
Nuit-St.-George - S
Broadly speaking where do Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits’ vineyard’s face?
Beaune - due east
Nuits - South east
Where can Cotes de Nuits villages be sourced from?
Fixin; Brochon - North
Prissey; Corgolion; Comblanchien - South
Best vintages in Nuits and Beaune
2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
Important Premier Crus in Pommard
Les Rugiens
Clos des Epenots
Combes
local name for small valleys
Wines from the top of the slope
Least rain, less focused sun
cuvees des cardinals (wine for the cardinals)
Where is the Cote d’Or located?
Saone River Plain
Vougeot Grand Cru
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
What types of soil are present in Cote de Nuits
marl (red)
limestone (white)
Grand Cru in Cote de Nuits that may produce white wine
Musigny
What are the Grand Cru in Gevrey Chambertin?
Chambertin Charmes-Chambertin Chambertin-Clos de Beze Chapelle - Chambertin Griotte - Chambertin Latricieres - Chambertin Mazis - Chambertin Mazoyeres - Chambertin Ruchottes - Chambertin
Name of Burgundy’s 2 sparkling wines
Cremant de Bourgogne
Bourgogne Mousseux
Monopole
Parcel of land with single ownership
What are the village appellations in Cote de Nuits?
Fixin Marsanny/Marsanny rose Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanee Nuits-St.-Georges Flagey-Echezeaux
Example of Clos
Clos de Vougeot
Another name for Cote d’ Or?
Golden Slope
batonnage
stirring the wines lees