Burgundy Flashcards

1
Q

Burgundy climates?

A
Cool continental (Chablis)
Moderate continental (south)
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Climatic Hazards (4) in Burgundy

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Rain: Disrupts flowering (floressence)
Grey rot: Pinot Noir especially.
Spring frosts: especially Chablis
Summer Hail: Crop destruction

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3
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Best vineyards in Burgundy share what features?

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Mid-slope (more sun, better drainage, less frost)

South or East facing

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Burgundian Pinot style notes.

pH, tannin, flavours young and old

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Côte d’Or most important.

High acidity
Low-medium tannins
Medium body
16-18 months barrel ageing common
In youth: fresh red fruit
In age: earth, game mushroom
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Burgundy Chardonnay styles
North (region)
Mid (region)
South (region)

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Chablis in North: Lean, steely, high acid, green fruit. Grand/Premier more citrus than apple
Côte d’Or: Complex, expressive
Mâcon in South: full bodied, ripe fruit

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What enables Premier and Grand Cru Chablis to get greater concentration and ripeness?

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South facing vineyards.

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Principle wine demarcation between Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune?

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All the red Grand Crus bar one are from the Côte de Nuites

All the white Grand Crus bar one are from the Côte de Beaune

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Basic red and whites wines from anywhere in Burgundy…
Called?
Grapes?

A

Bourgogne Rouge, Pinot Noir

Bourgogne Blanc, Chardonnay

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Slightly better Burgundian appelations… than Bourgogne

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The Hautes Côtes...
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits
Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune
Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise
  not Haut, but same level:
Mâcon for red
Mâcon Villages for white
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Key Côte de Nuits villages

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Gevery-Chambertin
Nuits-Saint-George
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée

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Key Côte de Beaune villages

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Aloxe-Corton
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
*Meursault
*Puligny-Montrachet
*Chassagne-Montrachet
      *bestest white wines
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12
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The Burgundy Côte Village wines…
Where do they fit in quality-wise?
Red or white?

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These appellations do not qualify for a famous label
Côte de Nuit-Villages can be RED or WHITE
Côte de Beaune-Villages can only be RED

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What would you expect from a Bourgogne Haut Côte compared to a -Villages

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By virtue of being “haute” (high) the climate is cooler and more exposed.
Thus, less body and concentration.

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Côtes Challonaise - altitude and aspect

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Lies south of Côte d’Or but higher altitude
Aspects are less consistently East facing
Grapes are lighter and mature earlier

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Côtes Challonaise key villages?

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Mr MG (the red MG, for touring Challonaise)

Givry - Give me a
Rully - Red
Mercury - Mercury for
Montagny - the Mountains

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Appellation for any generic wine from Côtes Challonaise?

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Borgogne Côte Challonaise

Red or white

17
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Key basic Mâconnaise appellations and style notes

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Mâcon - red: light, fruity. Drink young

- white: med pH, med-full body, fresh apple, citrus. Some MLF cream

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Key Mâconnais village appellations

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Pouilly-Fuissé
Saint-Véran

Ripe notes of tropical and stone fruits
Thanks to amphitheatre sun-trapping slopes
Toasty oak not unknown (yum)