Burgundy Flashcards
Burgundy climates?
Cool continental (Chablis) Moderate continental (south)
Climatic Hazards (4) in Burgundy
Rain: Disrupts flowering (floressence)
Grey rot: Pinot Noir especially.
Spring frosts: especially Chablis
Summer Hail: Crop destruction
Best vineyards in Burgundy share what features?
Mid-slope (more sun, better drainage, less frost)
South or East facing
Burgundian Pinot style notes.
pH, tannin, flavours young and old
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
Burgundy Chardonnay styles
North (region)
Mid (region)
South (region)
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
What enables Premier and Grand Cru Chablis to get greater concentration and ripeness?
South facing vineyards.
Principle wine demarcation between Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune?
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
Basic red and whites wines from anywhere in Burgundy…
Called?
Grapes?
Bourgogne Rouge, Pinot Noir
Bourgogne Blanc, Chardonnay
Slightly better Burgundian appelations… than Bourgogne
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
Key Côte de Nuits villages
Gevery-Chambertin
Nuits-Saint-George
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée
Key Côte de Beaune villages
Aloxe-Corton Beaune Pommard Volnay *Meursault *Puligny-Montrachet *Chassagne-Montrachet *bestest white wines
The Burgundy Côte Village wines…
Where do they fit in quality-wise?
Red or white?
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
What would you expect from a Bourgogne Haut Côte compared to a -Villages
By virtue of being “haute” (high) the climate is cooler and more exposed.
Thus, less body and concentration.
Côtes Challonaise - altitude and aspect
Lies south of Côte d’Or but higher altitude
Aspects are less consistently East facing
Grapes are lighter and mature earlier
Côtes Challonaise key villages?
Mr MG (the red MG, for touring Challonaise)
Givry - Give me a
Rully - Red
Mercury - Mercury for
Montagny - the Mountains