BURGUNDY Flashcards
Grand Auxerrois
Land surrounding Auxerres (capital of the Yonne)
Vézelay
Irancy
Tonnerre
Joigny
AOPs of Côte de Nuits
Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP Marsannay AOP Finix AOP Grevrey-Chambertin AOP Morey-Saint-Denis AOP Vougeot AOP Vosne-Romanée AOP Nuits-Saint-George AOP Grand Cru
GRAND CRU
Côte de Nuits / GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN
Le Chambertin Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Champelle-Chambertin Charmes-Chambertin Mazoyères-Chambertin Griottes-Chambertin Latricieres-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertin Ruchottes-Chambertin Le Musigny (red and withe)*
GRAND CRU
Côte de Nuits / MOREY-ST-DENIS
Bonnes Mares Clos de la Roche Clos de Tart Clos St-Denis Clos des Lambrays
GRAND CRU
Côte de Nuits / CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY
Bonnes Mares
GRAND CRU
Côte de Nuits / VOUGEOT
Clos de Vougeot
GRAND CRU
Côte de Nuits / Vosne-Romanée
Richebourg La Romanée Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant La Tâche La Grand Rue
GRAND CRU
Côte de Nuits / FLAGEY-ECHEZEAU
Echézeau
Grands Echézeau
GRAND CRU
Côte de Beaune / ALOXE-CORTON
Le Corton (red and withe)
Corton Charlemagne
Charlemagne
GRAND CRU
Côte de Beaune / PULIGNY-MONTRACHET
Le Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet
GRAND CRU
Côte de Beaune / CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chablis wine profile
Crisp acidity, lemon,/grapefruit, green apple and chalky mineral.
Burgundy Classification
- Grand Cru - sold under the name of the climat
- Premier Cru- village + premier cru climat
- Village AOC
- Regional AOC:
- Bourgogne AOC - generic
- Coteaux Bourguignons AOC
- Bourgogne Aligot
What is the vignerons?
Winegrowers of Burgundy
Yonne communes
Chablis Vézelay Irancy Tonnerre Joigny
4 French départements where Burgundy vineyards span
Yonne, Côte d’Or, Saône-et-Loire and Rhône
What is Beaunois
Chardonnay (in Yonne)
Bouzeron mayor grape
Aligote
Saint-Bris AOP
Sauvignon Blanc
Departement: Yonne
3 rare varieties in Yonne
Cèsar, Tressoy and Sacy
Kir Cocktail
In Burgundy is usually drank with Aligote wine base and crème de cassis
Burgundy Regional Appellations
Bourgogne AOP (Red, Blanc, Rosé)
Bourgogne Aligoté AOP
Bourgogne Mousseux AOP (Red, sparkling)
Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP (Red & Rosé)
Coteaux Bourguignons AOP (Res & Rosé)
Crémant de Bourgogne AOP (Moussesux Blanc & Mousseux Rosé)
2 Bourgogne Sparkling Appellations
B. Crémant AOP- white and Rosé
B. Moussesux AOP - Only red
How many Grand Cru vineyards are in Côte d’or?
32
What is the Domaine vs Négociant
Domaines are properties of winegrowers who produces wine from parcels that they own.
Négociants are merchants, they purchase fruit, must or wine and bottle the finished product in their own labels.
Are Chaptalization and acidification legal in Burgundy?
Yes
What is Elevage?
Describes the parts of the wine making process as a form of maturation from grapes to wine including, fermentation, storage, aging and bottling.
Aging
Good white Burgundy is ofren bottled after a year in barrel.
Red wines may remain in oak for 15-18 months
Witch is the only Village Appellation in all Burgundy that producers may produce 3 colors of wine?
Marssannay AOC
Departement: Côte d’Or
Communes of production: Marsannay-la-Côte, Chenôve, Cochey
Three villages that produce the most exemplary withe wine in Côte d’Or
Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet
What does “lieu dit” mean on a bottle of wine?
Is a name of a Vineyard that is an specific name in French
Lieu=area
Dit= to call
Every vineyards has a name, and with Village Appellation they take multiple parcels.
Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
100% Chardonnay
Communes: Fuissé Solutré-Pouilly Vergisson Chaintré
Beaujolais Grapes
Gamay Gamay de Bouze Gamay de Chaudenay Aligote Chardonnay Melon de Bourgogne Pinot Gris Pinot Noir
Melón de Bourgogne
Muscadet
Mâconnais AOPs
Pouilly-Fuissé Pouilly-Lonché Pouilly-Vinzelles Saint-Véran Viré-Clessé
Pouilly-Fuissé communes
Fuissé
Solutré-Pouilly
Vergisson
Chaintre
Côte Chalonnaise communes
Bouzeron (Aligote) Givry Mercury Montagny Rully
