Burgundy Flashcards
What is the soil type in Chambertin-Clos-de-Beze?
White Marley soils on the upper slopes. Overall pebbly, free-draining Limestone with clay. The soils series is Bojocian limestone. The Combe Grisard affects the climate here and the vineyard has a southwestern aspect.
Four producers of Chambertin Clos-de-Beze?
Armand Rousseau Faiveley Bruno Clair Jadot Perrot-Minotaur
Soil type of Chapelle-Chambertin
Like the rest of the Grand Crus of Gevrey there are lots of limestone rich soils. They are free-draining and stony. The soils are very sparse here. The vineyard is below Clos de Bexe. The wines are lighter in color than those up the slope.
Four producers of Chapelle-Chambertin
Ponsot, Jadot, Claude Dugat, Perrot-Minot
What are the two lieu-dits of Chapelle-Chambertin?
En la Chapelle, Les Gameaux
What is notable about the aspect of Griotte-Chambertin?
It is northeast facing which is unlike the other Grand Crus of the Cote de Nuits. It ripens more slowly that the other climats. The soils are a stony, chalky topsoils over a rocky base. “Griotte” refers to the chalky soils.
Producers of Griotte-Chambertin
Fourrier
Ponsot
Dugat
Jadot
Which Grand Cru of gevrey is the farthest north?
Mazi-Chambertin
Describe the soils and aspect of Mazi-Chambertin?
Continental climate with strong diurnal shifts like the rest of the Côte d’Or. The soils are shall and chalky. Very thin limestone. The aspect is southeasterly which promotes ripening.
What are the climats of Mazi-Chambertin?
Mazi-Haut and Mazi-Bas
Ruchotte-Chambertin is what soils type?
The upper portion or “Clos des Rouchottes,” or “Rochottes du Dessus,” is oolitic limestone (like Musigny), and the lower slope is eboulis from the bathonian period. Ruchottes is west of Mazi and is up the slope.
Ruchotte-Chambertin producers.
Roumier
Rousseau
Leroy
Esmonin
What is the soil type of Chambertin?
Well-drained and stony, chalky topsoil over a rocky base. Ther percentage of clay reduces up the site.
Producers of Chambertin
Dugat-Py
Rousseau
Perrot-Minot
Dujac
Soils of Charmes-Chambertin?
This vineyard is below Chambertin. It is the lowest and most shallow slopes of all the grand crus. Pebbles, chalky topsoil and a rocky base. Some sites are northeast facing.
Producers of Charmes-Chambertin?
Dugat-Py
Rousseau
Perrot-Minot
Roty
What is the most southerly of the Grand Crus of Gevrey?
Latricieres-Chambertin is the most southwest, bordering Morey. The vineyard is almost flat. There are thin chalky soils here. Jurassic limestone with a high silica content.
Producers of Latricieres-Chambertin
Faively Drouhin-Laroze Leroy Jadot Camille Gironde
What are the top five largest grand crus of the Côte d’Or?
Corton Vougeot Echezeaux Charmes-Chambertin Clos de la Roche
What is the soil type of the Clos de la Roche?
Limestone and marlstone
Producers of Clos de la Roche
Ponsot
Dujac
Leroy
Amiot
What is the soil type of the Clos St. Denis?
Limestone with a higher amount of water-retaining clay. There is an easterly exposure here.
Producers of Clos St. Denis
Dujac
Ponsot
Jadot
Lignier
What are the climats of the Clos des Lambrays?
Meix Rentier
Les Larrets
Les Bouchots
What direction are the vines planted in the Clos des Tart?
Unlike other Grand Crus in the Cote de Nuits, the vines are planted north-south rather than east-west.
What is the soil type of Musigny?
Ooolitic limestone on the top and comblanchien marble on the lower part. There is more clay in the soils here and less active chalk and magnesium than in Morey or Gevrey. This vineyard abuts Clos des Vougeot and Echezeaux.
When was the Chardonnay replanted in Musigny?
1990
What are the three lightest crus of Beaujolais?
Brouilly
Chiroubles
Regnie
What are the three heaviest crus of Beaujolais?
Morgan
Julienas
Chenas
What is the max yield permitted for cru Beaujolais?
48hl/ha
What is the largest producing village of the Cote Chalonnaise?
Mercury
What is the largest producing village of the Macon?
Pouilly-Fuisse
What are the permitted grapes of Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire?
Whites: Aligote, Melon and Sacy (Yonne only)
Reds: Gamay, Cesar and Tressot (Yonne only)
Where is Cote-St-Jacques and what is this vineyard known for?
This is a single-vineyard of Lieut-dit of Bourgogne. It is in the Yonne department and is known for Vin Gris style wines from Pinot, Sav Blanc, Tressot and Malbec.
Where is Clos des Marcs d’Or?
This is another lieux-dit of Bourgogne. It is in the suburbs of Dijon and produces Chardonnay.
Where is Montrecul? What wine is produced here?
This is another lieut-dit of Bourgogne. It is near Dijon and is all red production from Pinot noir.
Where is La Chapelle-Notre-Dame?
This is a lien-dit of Bourgogne and it is in Ladoix.
Where is Epineuil?
This is geographical subdivision of the Bourgogne AOP and is in the Yonne department. It is permitted to produce rouge and rose.
Where is Cotes du Cochois and what style of wine is produced there?
This is a regional commune of Bourgogne and produces red wine only. It is in the Cote Chalonnaise.
Where is Chitra and what style wine is permitted?
Regional designation of Bourgogne. In the Yonne department producing red, white and rose wines.
Where is Coulanges-la-Vineuse?
This is a regional designation of Bourgogne in the Yonne department. For red, white and rose.
Where is Montrecul and what style of wine is permitted?
This is a lieux-dit of Bourgogne. It is near Dijon and is all red production.
What are the three sub zones of Monte de Tonnerre?
Cote de Brechain
Pied a’Loup
Les Chapelots
Who owns La Moutonne and which two grand cru vineyards is this in?
Long-Depaquit is the sole owner. It is a single vineyard within Vaudesir but stretches into Preuses.
What are the top 5 premier crus in Chablis?
Forchaume Monte de Tonnerre Vaillons Montmains Mont de Millieu
What are the subzones of Forchaume?
L’Homme Mort, Vaupulent, Vaulorent, Cote de Fontenay
What are the lieux-dits of Vaillons?
Les Lys Beugnons Chatains Secher Roncieres Melinots Epinottes
Foret and Butteaux are both lieux-dits of which premier cru?
Montmains
Which river runs through the Auxerrois?
The Yonne river.
What is the soil type in Bouzeron?
White marl, Oxfordian limestone base.
What wine style is permitted in Montagny?
This is an AOP in the Cote Chalonnaise and only Chardonnay is permitted.
Which river runs through the Maconnaise?
The Saone River
Where in Burgundy would you find Bajocian limestone?
Maconnaise Le Chambertin Clos de Tart Griotte-Chambertin Lower slopes of Vosne-Romanee
This is “crinoidal limestone,” fragments of sea lilies embedded in mud. Streams acuminata marl is mud embedded with oyster shells from the Jurassic time.
Where would you find Bathonian limestone?
Corton Clos du Roi
Marsannay Clos du Roy
Chassagne-Montrachet
Parts of the Macon like St. Veran
This is a white oolite, calcium carbonate. This type of soil is named for Bath, England.
Where would you find Callovian limestone and what is this?
Pearly flagstones- oysters and bivalves settled in mud.
This soil is found in Vosne-Romanee aux Reignots and Pommard Clos des Epeneaux
Where in Burgundy would you find Oxfordian limestone?
This is the first stage of the upper Jurassic period. Soils found in St. Romain, Pernand-Vergelesses and Pommard.
What is another name for Pinot Gris in Burgundy?
Pinot Beurot
What are three AOP for the Gamay grape in Burgundy?
Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire
Passatoutgrains
Bourgogne Rouge (cru Beaujolais can be declassified)
What is the soils type in Clos Vogeout?
Bajocian limestone on the top, the middle is clay and marlstone.
Soil type of Grands Echezeaux?
Same Bajocian limestone that comes down from Musigny.
Meix Rentier, Les Larrets, and Les Bouchots are lieux-dits of which grand cru?
Clos des Lambrays
Name three producers who make a Les Rugiens bottling?
1er cru Pommard. Henri Boillot, Faiveley, and de Montille.
Three producers of Epenots?
1er cru Pommard. Comte Armand (Clos des Epeneaux monopole)
Michel Gaunoux, Pierre Morey.
What are the subregions of Pommard Epenots?
Clos des Epeneaux- monopole of Comte Armand
Les Grands Epenots- one of three that make up the larger Epenots lieu-dit.
Les Petits Epenots
What is the river that runs through Pommard?
The Avant-Dheune River
Where are the premier crus of Les Breterins, Les Duresses, Les Grands Champs and Climat du Val?
Auxey-Duresses
Where are the premier crus of Sur la Velle, La Taupine, Le Meix Bataille, Les Riottes, and Le Clos Gauthey?
Monthelie
In Burgundy which vintage is considered the lady bug vintage?
2004
Which grand cru of Burgundy has a north south positioning?
Clos de Tart- vines are planed north south up the hill rather than along the slope.
What are the general alcohol levels for Cote d’Or wines: Village, 1er Cru and Grand Cru?
Village: 10.5% Rouge, 11% Blanc
1er Cru: 11% Rouge/ 11.5% Blanc
Grand Cru: 11.5% Rouge/ 12% Blanc (except for the following grand crus which are 11.5%- Criots, Bienvennue and Batard)
Grand Cru Chablis is what percentage minimum alcohol? And how does this compare to the Grand Crus of the Côte d’Or?
Grand Cru Chablis is 11% alcohol (1er cru 10.5, Village 10, and Petite is 9.5%)
Cote d’Or Grand Crus for red are all 11.5%. Whites are generally all 12% EXCEPT for Criots, Bienvennue and Batard-Montrachet which are 11.5%
What is Beaunois?
This is a traditional name for Chardonnay used in the Yonne department. It translates to “from Beaune,” which is where Chardonnay is supposed to have come from.
Name three monopole vineyards in Volnay and their owners?
Clos de la Barre- Jadot
Clos du Chateau des Ducs- Lefarge
Clos des Ducs- Marquis d’Angerville
Clos de la Cave des Ducs- Benjamin Leroux
What were the best years in the 1980s in Burgundy?
1989 and 1985
What were the worst years in burgundy in the 1980s?
1988 and 1987 (cold), 1986 were all tricky
Where would you find Le Capitans vineyard?
Julienas
Where would you find Javernieres?
This is one of the lieu-dits of Morgon. These others are: Cote du Py, Les Charmes, Les Cras
Grand Cru Chablis is what percentage minimum alcohol? And how does this compare to the Grand Crus of the Côte d’Or?
Grand Cru Chablis is 11% alcohol (1er cru 10.5, Village 10, and Petite is 9.5%)
Cote d’Or Grand Crus for red are all 11.5%. Whites are generally all 12% EXCEPT for Criots, Bienvennue and Batard-Montrachet which are 11.5%
What is Beaunois?
This is a traditional name for Chardonnay used in the Yonne department. It translates to “from Beaune,” which is where Chardonnay is supposed to have come from.
Name three monopole vineyards in Volnay and their owners?
Clos de la Barre- Jadot
Clos du Chateau des Ducs- Lefarge
Clos des Ducs- Marquis d’Angerville
Clos de la Cave des Ducs- Benjamin Leroux
What were the best years in the 1980s in Burgundy?
1989 and 1985
What were the worst years in burgundy in the 1980s?
1988 and 1987 (cold), 1986 were all tricky
Where would you find Le Capitans vineyard?
Julienas
Charmed, Grand Cras, Courcelette and Douby are all climats of which village?
Morgon in Beaujolais. Famous producers are Chateau de Jacques and Mee Godard
Clos de Rochegres, La Roche, La Grand Carquelin and La Rochelle are all climats of which village?
Important named climats of Moulin-a-Vent. Chateau de Jacques makes single climat or parcel wines from these. Soils are decomposed volcanic debris.
What premier crus abut Montrachet?
On the Chassagne side it is Blanchot Dessus and Dent de Chien, and on the Puligny side it is Le Cailleret
What are the four lieux-dits of Burgundy
Clos St. Jacques
Montrecul
La Chapelle Notre Damne
Le Chapitre
What are the communes of Bourgogne.
La Coulanges-la-Vinuse- blanc, rose and rouge
Tonnerre- blanc only
Epineuil- rouge and rose
Chitry- - blanc, rose and rouge
All are in the Yonne department.
Which vineyard was partly upgraded to La Tache?
Les Gaudichots
What styles and grapes are permitted in Epineuil?
Red and rose from Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris
What styles are permitted in Cote St. Jacques?
Red, white and vin Gris from Pinot, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
What are the wine styles and grapes permitted in Chitry?
Red and white from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
What are the styles and grapes permitted in Coulanges-la-Vineuse?
Pinot, Cesar, Chardonnay
Red, white and Rose
What are the allowed grape varietals in the Tonnerrois?
Chard, Aligote, Pinot, Gamay, Sacy, Melon, Cesar.
What are the villages that make up the Tonnerrois?
Iran year, Vézelay, Saint Bris
