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Burgundy, France Flashcards

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What are the five sections from north to south in burgundy

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Chablis
Cote d’ or 
Cote chalonnase
Maconnais
Beaujalais
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Grapes of burgundy

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Chardonnay
Aligote (small plots)
Pinot noir
Gamay ( mostly in beaujolais)

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What are the classifications of burgundy

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Grand crus
Premier crus
Village wines
Regional applications

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Chablis climate and soil and viticulture

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Cool continental
Kim meridian clay/ pertlandian (height lime stone content)

Picking time is critical because of late season frosts

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What is the main grape of Chablis and important vinification practices

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Chardonnay
No oak in lower tier wines but is often used with upper tier
Malolactic fermentation is common
( creamy texture, goats milk and yogurt)

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Chablis AOP’s

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Chablis
Petite Chablis
Chablis premier cru
Chablis grand cru

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What are the 7 grand cru sites in Chablis

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Les peruses
Bourgros 
Vaudesir
Valmur
Grenouilles
Les clos
Blanchot
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Topography and aspect of cote de nuits

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Hillsides and ridges, top vineyards are in the middle of the hillside facing south east

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Climate and soil and viticulture of cote de nuits

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Continental
Marl/ limestone
Threats of frost, summer hail, and excessive rain in the fall

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Main grape and common vinification techniques in cote de nuits

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Pinot noir

Use of French oak, often new, both whole cluster and complete de-stemming( differs by producer)

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What are the 9 main villages of cote de nuits

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevery- chambertin
Morley-saint Denise
Chambolle musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-romanee 
Nuits-saint-georges 
Flagey- echezcaux
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Climate/ topography and soil of cote de beaune

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Continental with a wide range of microclimates from village to village and vineyard to vineyard
Marl/ limestone

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Grape and common vinification practices in cote de beaune

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Chardonnay and Pinot noir

Oak often used with both red and white

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What are the 10 common village AOP’s in cote de beaune

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Pernand vergelesses
Sauvigny les-beaune
Aioxe-corton 
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Meursault
Puligny- Montrachet 
Chassagne- Montrachet 
Hautes- cotes de beaune
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Location/ topography and climate/ soil of cote chalonnaise

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South facing of the cote d’ or
No hillside escarpments to protect the vineyard from east wins

Continental climate
Limestone

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Cote chalonnaise grape and vinification

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Chardonnay
Aligote in small volumes
Pinot noir

Little to know oak used for red or white

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Cote chalonnaise application hierarchy and the 5 main village AOP’s

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There are 5 main villages with their own AOp, no grand cru but several premier crus 
Montagny 
Bouzeron
Rully
Givery 
Mercurey
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What are the grapes of each of the 5 village AOP’s of cote chalonnaise

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Montagny- Chardonnay 
Bouzeran- aligote 
Rully- Chardonnay, Pinot noir, sparkling wines( Fremont de Bourgogne)
Givry- Chardonnay, Pinot noir 
Mercurey- Chardonnay, Pinot noir
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Maconnais climate and topography

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Continental but slightly warmer and drier than more burgundy regions

Relatively large area w/ low lying hills and fairly flat farmland

20
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Maconnais grape verities and vinification practices

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Chardonnay, Pinot noir, gamay ( not common)

Mainly white wine, little use of new oak other than wines of pouilly fuisse

21
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Maconnais application hierarchy and their grapes

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Macon- mainly white only , Chardonnay
Saint- Vernon - white only, Chardonnay, some new oak use
Pouilly- fuisse- white only Chardonnay

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Beaujolais location, geography, climate, and soil

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South of and slightly overlapping Maconnais. 35 miles long north to south
Continental but warmer than the rest of burgundy
Soil- schist and granite in northern beaujolais cru villages
Sandstone and clay in the south

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Beaujolais grape verities, viticulture and viniculture

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Chardonnay ( in small volume)
Gamay
Viticulture- hillsides with low yields in northers beaujolais cry, flat in the south

Vinification- carbonic maceration, stainless steel, used or older French oak barrels

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What is the main grape of Morgon AOp

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Gamay

25
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Which what are some classic regions or villages for Chardonnay in burgundy

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Chablis
Macon
Pouilly- fuisse

26
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Name the 11 beaujalais cru villages

A 
Saint - amour
Julienas
Chenas
Moulin- a- vent
Fleurie
Chiroubles
Regnie
Morgon
Cote de brouilly
Brouilly
Beaujolais

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