Burgundy Flashcards
What is the Napoleonic Code?
1804.
Napoleon issued this code which required inheritance to be split equally among hiers
What are the practices of Métayage or Fermage?
M is sharecropping
F is leasing
Practises used by Bourgeois owners of vineyards with farmers
5 main wine growing region of Burgundy
Chablis, Côte d’Or, Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais, Beaujolais
Côte d’Or:
How long it is?
Name the main city/town N and S
What’s the general vineyard exposition?
60kms,
Dijon to the north and the 3 Maranges to the South
General exposition is East and South-East
What’s the Southernmost commune of the Côte de Nuit?
Corgoloin
On which department lies Chablis?
Yonne
On which department lies the Côte Chalonnaise?
Saône et Loire
On which departments lies Beaujolais?
Rhône
Where would you find the ‘Rock of Solutre’?
In Maconnais. It’s one of the most emblematic sites in The Saône et Loire
Synonim of Chardonnay in Beaune?
What is its crossing?
Beaunois
Crossing between PN X Gouais Blanc
Parentage of Aligote?
PN X Gouais Blanc
What is another name of Beurot grape?
Synonim of PG
Bourgogne AOP
Departments and Styles
(not subregions)
Dep of Yonne, Cote d’Or, Saône et Loire, Rhone
W R Rose and Gamay
W-> Ch/PB + max 30%PG
Rosé-> PN - PG + accessory (César max 10%encep, max 49%assem) Gamay not allowed
Red-> Pn + acc ( (César max 10%encep, max 49%assem)(Gamay max 30% assembla and encep)
Gamay-> min 85%Gamay
**Cesar only allowed in Yonne dep
***Beaujolais only allowed in Beauj cru from wines coming from that delimited area
Min ABV: W 10.5%
R/R:10.2%
W geographic designation 10.5%
Regional Subzones that can append their name to Bourgogne AOP
(name 3)
Cotes d'Auxerre (Y) w r r Cote d'Or W R(ed) Cote Chalonnaise W R R Cote de Couchois R(ed) only 10 hect Haute Cotes de Beaune W R R Haute cotes de Nuits. W R R
Commune Subzones that can append their name to Bourgogne AOP (name 2)
Chitry (Y) W R R
Coulange la Vineuse (Y) W R R
Épineuil (Y) R R
Tonnère (Y) W
Lieu Dits Subzones that can append their name to Bourgogne AOP
Cotes St Jacques (Y) W R R
La Chapelle Notre Dame W R R
Le Chapitre W R R
Montrecul W R R
Previous name of Coteaux Bourgignons AOP
Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire AOP
Coteaux Bourguignons AOP:
Which area does it cover?
What style?
Which are the primary grapes?
Same area and dep as Bourgogne AOP
W R R
W: Aligote, Melon de Bourgogne, Chard, PB, PG
Rose: Gamay, Pn, PG, Cesar(only in Yonne)
Red: Gamay Pn Cesar(only Y)
Whats the percentage of Aligote in Bourgogne Aligote AOP?
100%
Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP:
Style, Assemblage
R R
Min 30% PN, Min 15% Gamay + mixed CH PB PG
All covinified
Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP
Style, Encep and Assembl, Method, Max RS?
Spk Rouge
PN, Gamay, Cesar (Yonne only) + accessory (Acc can’t exceed 49%of Blend)
Min Must wight 171 g/L Max Rs 2 g/L
Trad Method, 9 months on lees min.
Cremant de Bourgogne Aop
Style, Assemblage, Aging
SPK W and Rose
Min 30% combined Ch, PG, PB, PN. Gamay max 20%
M Weight 144 g/l
aging 9m/12m
Eminent : Ch, PN, Gamay, Aligote min 2 yrs on lees
Grand Eminent: PN CH (max 20%gamay for rose only) 3yrs lees + 3 m
G. E.: option of vintage, only first 75% of press can be used, Dosage max 15 g/l
Smallest Aop in France?
La Romanee 0.85
Smallest and Largest GC in Burgundy?
La Romanee 0.85, Corton AOP 160 ha
Do 1er cru vineyard own AOP status?
No, they are technically Geographical Designation appended onto the village AOP
Can 1er Cru be blended?
yes they can, but they need to be in the same village AOP to retain a generic 1er cru on the label.
If two 1er cru from two different villages are blended, they will be using Bourgogne AOP on label.
Can Grand Cru be blended?
GC have their own AOPs.
If blended, if from same village they can use the generic 1er cru (village).
If 2 GC blended from different villages, it will be labeled Bourgogne AOP
What’s the soil of Burgundy?
Limestone predominantly, More marl in the cote de Beaune
What are the Côte in Burgundy?
Hills, Rising up to 400-500 m
Up to which elevation are vineyards planted in Burgundy?
What’s the grade?
Up to 400 m High
Up to 35%. GC vineyards are typically at 10%
What are the Combes?
Valleys. They are conduits for cool breezes and hailstorm
What was the last GC to be promoted?
La Grande Rue, Vosne Romanee 1992
Monopole of François LaMarche
What’s the modern name of the vineyard that was called “Clos de Cinq Journeaux”?
Modern-day Romanée Conti
By the Benedictines
Which AOP is used by Comte George de Vogüé for his Musigny blanc?
From 2015, Musigny GC AOP
with the previous vintage being 1993.
From 1994 to 2014 the wine was sold as Bourgogne AOP due to replanting in the vineyard
What is a Hamlet?
Hamlet is the smallest form of settlement, often included administratively within the commune of a larger neighbouring town.
What’s an iconic example of Hamlet in Burgundy?
Blagny:
Blagny is a village appellation located within Puligny-Montrachet and Mersault
Describe Lieu-dit
Nearly synonym of Climat. Part of vineyard or small geographical area bearing a traditional name.
Describe parcel
A single, continuous holding within a vineyard owned by one grower
What ‘Climat’ stands for?
Regulated by INAO ‘ a parcel of vines defined and named to be associated with the wines it produces’ More than 1200 in Burgundy
What the term Clos indicates?
A vineyard enclosed within a stone wall.
Clos Vougeot -> largest, most famous
What are Chevets?
Water Channels
What are the Murgers ?
piles of Rocks removed from vineyards during planting vineyards
Under which monastic order some of the first ‘Clos’ appeared in Burgundy?
Under the Cistercian order
‘Clos Vougeot’ Clos de la Forge (now Clos de Tart)
Clos de Lambrays
Also Musigny, Richebourg, Montrachet were cultivated by the monks
What Philip the Bold duke decided in 1395?
He banned the cultivation of Gamay in Burgundy
In the Summer of 35 he ordered growers to uproot Gamay by the following Easter, advocating plantings of. PN in Burgundy’s best vineyards
When was the Hospices Civile de Beaune founded?
1794
In 1443 The hotel de Dieu was founded.
In 1794 few charitable mission got put together under the Hosp.Civ.de B.
Through Donations now the Domaine holds about 60HA of vineyards.
Since which year is the annual wine auction of L’Hospices de Beaune held?
Since 1859, on the 3rd Sunday of November during the Trois Glorieuses at Chateau Clos Vougeot. It’s a 3 days celebrations with auction on the second day and La Paulée de Mersault on the third