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Burgundy Flashcards

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Burgundy origins

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Owned by Catholic church’s Benedictine and then Cistercian Monasteries

Painstakling studied vineyards at the end of the 11th Century

Vineyards were taken away from the church and aristocracy during the French Revolution and sold as smaller pieces to new owners

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Napoleonic Code of Inheritance

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1804 required all estates be divided equally among male heirs (rather than first born)

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Burgundy Climate

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Continental (entirely)

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Burgundy 5 sections from north to south

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Chablis
Cote d'Or
Cote Chalonnaise
Maconnais
Beaujolais
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5
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Burgundy Location

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Eastern/Central France near border with Switzerland

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Best burgundy vineyards face what side?

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East/ South east

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Burgundy soil

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Chalk
Calcareous clay
Marl
Limestone

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Beaujolais Soil

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Granite

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9
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Burgundy Grapes

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Pinot noir
Gamay (primarily in Beaujolais)

Chardonnay
Aligote

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10
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When/Where did the name “Burgundy” come from

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6th century, after the fall of the Roman Empire

Wandering germanic tribe know as the Burgondes established a settlement in the area and called it Burgundia

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11
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Village where Burgundy’s first documented vineyard

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Meursault

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12
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Domaine vs Château

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Chateau (more common in Bordeaux) single estate composed of vineyards surrounding a building or house

Domaine (more common in Burgundy) a collection of vineyard parcels owned by same family or entity

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13
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Burgundy AOP Pyramid

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Grand cru (33, 2%)
Premier Cru (550-600) 12%
Village Wines (30%)
Regional Appellations (56%)
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14
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Cote de Nuits villages

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-st-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Flagey-Echezeaux
Vosne_Romanee
Nuits-St.-Georges
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Cote de Beaune Villages

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Ladoix-Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
Chorey-les-Beaune
Savigny-les-Beaune
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Monthelie
Meursault
Auxey-Duresses
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Santenay
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Cote Chalonnaise Villages

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Rully
Mercurey
Givry
Montagny
Bouzeron
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Maconnais Villages

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Vergisson
Solutre-Pouilly
Fuisse
Chaintre
St-Verand
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18
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Lieu-Dit and Climat

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lieu-dit: smaller breakdown of AOP, almost like a sub region of a Grand cru

climat: specific parcel within a vineyard that has unique terrior (Clos de Vougeot has 16 climats)

These words are sometimes used interchangeably, although they are technically different

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Cote d’Or translation

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“Golden Slope”

20
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Domaine vs negociant

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Domaines are growers and producers

Negotiants are wine merchants who buy grapes and/or finished wines for blending and bottling under their own label

21
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“Clos”

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Plot of vineyard land traditionally surrounded with stone walls

22
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Cablis location

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80 miles north of burgundy, closer to champagne than to burgundy

23
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Chablis soil

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Kimmeridgian Clay (best)
Limestone
24
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Chablis AOPs

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Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis Primmer Cru (40 vineyards)
Petit Chablis
Chablis

25
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Chablis Grand Crus

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Vaudesiur
Valmur
Blanchot
Bougros
Les Clos
Grenouilles
Les Preuses
26
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AOP in Burgundy know for 100% Aligote

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Bouzeron

in Cote Chalonnaise

27
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Main AOPs in Macconnais

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Macon

Saint-Veran

Pouilly-Fuisse

28
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Chaptalization

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Chaptalization is the process of adding sugar to unfermented grape must in order to increase the alcohol content after fermentation

Common in Burgundy if grapes are harvested early

top domaines avoid this

29
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Well know Beaujolais negociant

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Georges Duboeuf

30
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Beaujolais categories

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Beaujolais
Beaujolais-villages
Beaujolais Cru

31
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Beaujolais Nouveau release date

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Third Thursday in November

32
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10 Beaujolais Crus

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St-AMOUR
Julienas
Chenas
Moulin-a-Vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Morgon
Regnie
Brouilly
Cote de Brouilly
33
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Vinification in Beaujolais

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Carbonic maceration
Stainless Steel
Used or older French oak barrels

34
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Where are Beaujolais Cru’s located

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In the north of the region

35
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Great Cotes de Nuits Red vintages

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2015
2014
2012
2009
2005
1996
36
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Great Cotes de Beaune red vintages

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2015
2014
2009

37
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Cote de Beaune Blanc vintages

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2015
2014
2002
1996

38
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Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Crus

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Chambertin Clos de Beze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
Le Chambertin
39
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Chambolle-Musigny Grand Cru

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Le Musigny
Bonnes Mares (Shared with Morey st Denis)
40
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Morey-st-Denis Grand Cru

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Bonnes Mares (shared with Chambolle-Musigny)
Clos de la Roche
Clos des Lambrays
Clos de Tart
Clos st-Denis
41
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Vougeot Grand Cru

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Clos de Vougeot

42
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Vosne-Romanee Grand Cru

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Echezeaux
Grands Echezeaux
La Romanee
La Tache
La Grande Rue
Richebourg
Romanee-Conti
Romanee-st-Vivant
43
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Aloxe-Corton Grand Cru

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Charlemagne

Corton-Charlemagne (also in Pernand-vergelesse and Ladoix-Serrigny)

Le Corton (also in Pernand-vergelesse and Ladoix-Serrigny)

44
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Puligny-Montrachet Grand Gru

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Bienvennues-Batart-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet

Batard-Montrachet
Montrachet

45
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Chassagne-Montrachet Grand Cru

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Criots-Batard-Montrachet

Batard-Montrachet
Le Montrachet

46
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Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet share these grand crus

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Batard-Montrahet

Le Montrachet

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