Burgundy (from Chablis to Mâconnais) Flashcards
The Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP produces wines of what color(s)?
Rouge and Rosé
- Both: min 30% Pinot Noir, min 15% Gamay; max 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris
- Varietiesmay be vilified together
Which AOP in Mâconnais allows for the production of sec and demi-sec Chardonnay?
Viré-Clessé AOP
- Sec: 0-3 g/L RS | Demi-sec: 4-8 g/L RS
- Also produces Blanc Levrouté with RS levels of 8-18 g/L
Which AOP of Beaune permits the use of Aligoté in its mixed blend of supplementary grapes?
Corton AOP
- Aligoté may not be replanted
- For Corton rouge wines
Though located within the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny (and adjacent to Corton AOP), these 5 premiers crus are labeled under Aloxe-Corton.
La Coutière, La Maréchaude, La Toppe au Vert, Les Moutottes, Les Petites Lolières
Which appellation in the Côte de Beaune has premier cru vineyards of these two sectors: Bois de Noël hillside and Frétille hill?
Pernand-Vergelesses AOP
- Bois de Noël produces mostly red wines
- By law, Frétille hill produces only white wines
What is the chaillots soil found in Aloxe-Corton?
Limestone debris
*There is also reddish-brown clay-limestone and flint found here
Les Bressandes, Les Grèves, and Les Teurons (3 of Beaune’s best premiers crus) occupy the mid-slope of the ______, where the hillside tilts inward to face due east.
Montagne de Beaune
True/False:
Pommard may see more new oak than other red wines of Côte de Beaune.
True
In Volnay, producers may label these 4 Meursault climats as Volnay 1er Cru Santenots.
Les Santenots du Milieu, Les Santenots Blancs, Les Pluies, Les Santenots Dessous
*Rouge wines
True/False:
White wine produced within the Blagny AOP are entitled to the Meursault AOP.
True
Santenay:
How do the wines on the Maranges side of the village compare to those nearer Chassagne-Montrachet?
Maranges side: typically bold, but rustic
Chassagne-Montrachet: tends to be more elegant, with classier fruit and genuine age-worthiness
This grand cru appellation of the Côte de Beaune produces both blanc and rouge wines.
Corton AOP
Montrachet sits on the mid-slope and is protected from cold winds and hailstorms by the forested summit of Mont ______ above it.
Rachet
What is Côtes du Couchois?
A tiny region granted sub-regional status in 2000 as a Bourgogne AOP geographic designation for red wines produced from Pinot Noir
- It is technically within neither the Côte d’Or nor the Côte Chalonnaise
- Located immediately to the south of the three Maranges communes
Name an appellation in the Côte de Beaune that does not permit the production of blanc wines.
Pommard, Volnay, Blagny
This appellation in the Côte de Nuits produces wine of all three colors.
Marsannay AOP
- Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, max 10% Pinot Gris
- Rosé: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, max 15% Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, max 15% Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay
This 1er cru in Fixin produces blanc wines.
Clos de la Perrière
*The top cru in Fixin
Name the grands crus of Gevrey-Chambertin west of the Route des Grands Crus.
Mazis-Chambertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Chambertin, Latricières Chambertin
Name the grands crus of Gevrey-Chambertin east of the Route des Grands Crus.
Chapelle-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Mazoyères-Chambertin
*These are generally considered second-tier grands crus and offer lighter wines than their more illustrious neighbours further upslope
Describe the soil, aspect and topography of the Gevrey-Chambertin grands crus west of the Route des Grands Crus.
Shallow, thin, rocky marl soils, tinted red on the lower slope by iron oxide
On a slightly higher grade
Vineyards are east-southeast facing
Retail price of Gevrey-Chambertin grand cru wine?
$400+
*1er cru: $200+
Ponsot is currently the only estate in the Côte de Nuits that produces wines from this grape.
Aligoté
*Aligoté is authorized for planting in the Monts Luisants climat
Name a white wine producing appellation of the Côte de Nuits.
Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP Marsannay AOP Fixin AOP Morey-Saint-Denis AOP Vougeot AOP Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP Musigny AOP
Chambertin Clos de Bèze may also be labeled ______ AOP.
Chambertin
