Burgundy Flashcards
Famous lieu-dits of Beajolais
Cote du Py in Morgon, Le Capitans in Julienas, La Madone in Fleurie
North most Beaujolais cru
St Amour
Beaujolais cru that overlap w/ Maconnais
St Armour, Julienas, Chenas, Moulin a Vent
Beaujolais cru in the Saone et Loire Department
Entirely: St Amour. Partially: Julienas, Chenas, Moulin A Vent. The rest are entirely in the Rhone Department
Smallest Beaujolais cru
Chenas growers in the commune of Chenas can alternatively label their wine as Moulin A Vent
Newest Beaujolais cru
Regnie, 1988
Largest
Brouilly
Coolest and highest elevation Beaujolais cru
Chiroubles, also typically the lightest wine style
Soils of Cote du Py
roche pourrie—“rotten rock,” an unusual mixture of iron-rich schist and basalt streaked with manganese
Morgon producers
Kermit Lynch’s Gang of Four: Marcel Lapierre, Jean Foillard, Jean-Paul Thevénet, and Guy Bréton
Fluerie producers
Clos de la Roilette, Domaine de la Chapelle des Bois, and Domaine Chignard
Moulin a Vent producers
Georges Duboeuf, Louis Jadot’s Château des Jacques, and Potel-Aviron
Moulin a Vent producers
Georges Duboeuf, Louis Jadot’s Château des Jacques, and Potel-Aviron
Julienas producers
Pascal Granger and Domaine du Clos du Fief.
Cote du Brouilly producers
Chateau Thivin
Beajolais AOP
Blanc: 100% Chard, Rouge & Rose: Gamay +; Rouge Superieur; Villages; Nouveau
Beaujolais cru grapes
Gamay + max 15% mixed plantings of Chard, Aligote and Melon de Bourgogne
Coteaux Lyonnais
AOP An hour’s drive S of Beaulolais, near Vienne in the Rhone Valley. Blanc: Aligote, Chard & PB; Rouge & Rose: Gamay +
Macon AOP
Blanc: 100% Chard; Rose & Rouge: PN & Gamay; w/ geo des: Blanc: 100% Chard; Red & Rose: 100% Gamay
Macon-Villages
Style permitted under the Macon AOP. Blanc only 100% Chard
Macon Geo Designations
27 communes may append their name. some allow, all three colors, some just white (100% Chard), Serrieres is red only (100% Gamay). Most well known: Bussieres, Chaintre, Chardonnay, La Roche-Vineuse, Lugny, Milly-Lamartine, Pierreclos, Vergisson, Fuisse, Loche, Solutre-Pouilly, Vinzelles
Maconnais appellations
Macon, Vire-Clesse, Poiully-Fuisse, Pouilly Loche, Pouilly Vinzelles, Saint-Veran. Commune AOPs are all 100% Chard only
Pouilly Fuisse
Maconnais AOP covering the towns of Vergisson, Solutre-Pouilly, Fuisse, Chaintre. vineyards rising up the slopes below the Rocks of Solutré and Vergisson, two large limestone escarpments that define the landscape of the southern Mâconnais.
Maconnais commune for both Pouilly Fuisse and Saint Veran
Solutre Pouilly
Bourgogne AOP
Blanc: Chard, PB, + max 30% PG; Rouge: PN, Chard, PB, PG, max 49% Cesar (only in Yonne) + max 30% Gamay (Beaujolais cru vineyards only); Varietal Gamay: min 85% Gamay (Beaujolais cru vineyards only); Rose: PN, PG, Chard, PB, max 49% Cesar (only in Yonne)
Regional Sub zons of Bourgogne AOP
Red, white, and rose: Cote d’Auxerre, Cote Chalonnaise, Hautes Cotes de Beaune, Hautes Cotes de Nuits. Red and white: Cote D’Or. Red only: Cotes du Couchois
Communal sub zones of Bourgogne AOP
All in Yonne: Coulanges-la-Vineuse, Chitry, Tonnerre, Epineuil
Lieu-Dit sub zones of Bourgogne AOP
Cotes Saint-Jacques
Montrecul/Montre-Cul
Le Chapitre
La Chappelle Notre-Dame
Coteaux Bourguignons
Bourgogne regional AOP, allows more grapes than the standard AOP. Blanc: Chard, Aligote, Melon de Bourgogne, PB, PG, Rose: PN, PG, Gamay + white varietals; Rouge: Gamay, PN, +. Formerly the Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP, renamed in 2011
Bourgogne Aligote
Bourgogne regional AOP. 100% Aligote; often simple & refreshing w/ high acidity
Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains
Bourgogne Regional AOP. Red & Rose: min 30% PN, min 15% Gamay, + max 15% Chard, PB, PG; must be vinified together
Bourgogne Mousseux
Bourgogne regional AOP. Trad Method Mousseux Rouge only: PN, Gamay + white grapes
Cremant de Bourgogne
Bourgogne regional AOP. Trad Method Mousseux Blanc & Rose: min 30% Chard, PB, PG, PN, max 20% Gamay, +; hand harvesting mandated
Red wine and White wine grapes of Cote D’Or village and Grand Cru AOPs
Red: PN + max 5-15% mixed field plantings Chard, PG, PB
White: Chard, PB. 100% Chard in the Montrachet et al and Musigny GC AOPs and a few other AOPs. PG is allowed in several AOPS especially in CDB. Aligote is allowed very rarely in a few AOPs.
CDN villages N-S
Chenove, Marsannay, Couchey, Brochon, Fixin, Gevrey, Morey, Chambolle, Vougeot, Flagey, Vosne, Nuits, Premeaux Prissey, Comblachien, Corgoloin
CDB villages N-S
Ladoix-Serrigny, Pernand-Vergelesses, Aloxe-Corton, Chorey-les Beaune, Savigny-les Beaune, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay, Monthelie, Meursault, Auxey Duresse, Saint Romain, Puligny Montrachet, Blagny, Saint Aubin, Chassagne Montrachet, Santenay, Maranges
Marsannay
CDN AOP. Chenove, Marsannay, Couchey, Red, white, and rose (only Cote’ d’Or Village AOP that allows Rose)
Cote de Nuits Villages
CDN AOP. Fixin, northern Brochon, southern Primeaux-Prissey, Comblanchien, Corgoloin. Red and White
Fixin
CDN AOP. Fixin and northern Brochon. Red and White
Marsannay important 1er cru
none. Longeroies candidate for promotion
Fixin important 1er crus
Clos de la Perrire (monopole of Domaine de la Perriere)
Gevrey Chambertin
CDN AOP. Gevrey and southern Brochon. Red only. largest village appellation in Cote d’Or, the most GC of any village (9). Only AOP in the Cote d’Or with significant acreage south of RN74 besides Chorey les Beaune
Fixin producers
Domaine de la Perriere, Domaine Pierre Gelin, Meo camuzet, Mongeard-Mugneret
Marsannay producers
Bruno Clair, Sylvain Pataille, Jean Fournier, Renee Bouvier, Joseph Roty
Gevrey Chambertin producers
Armand Rousseau, Claude Dugat, Jean-Marie Fourrier, Denis Bachelet, Denis Mortet, Joseph Roty, and Pierre Damoy
Gevrey Chambertin important 1er cru
Le Clos St Jacques, Les Cazetiers, Les Champeaux, Aux Combottes
Clos du Ruchottes
Monopole of Armand Rousseau w/in the Ruchottes-Chambertin GC
Morey St Denis
CDN AOP. Red and white
Gevrey Chambertin Grand Cru
Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos du Beze, Mazis-Chembertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin, Chapelle-Chambertin, Griottes-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Latricieres-Chambertin, Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Morey St Denis Grand Cru
Clos de la Roche, Clos St Denis, Clos de Lambray, Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares
Morey St Denis important 1er cru
Mont Luisants 1er cru Clos des Ormes 1er cru Les Millandes 1er cru Clos Sorbe 1er cru La Bussière 1er cru
La Bussiere
Morey St Denis 1er cru, monopole of George Roumier