Districts/Villages/AOCs Flashcards
71% of this appellation’s production is premier cru
Beaune
Village residence of the Dukes of Burgundy until the 14th century
Beaune
Côte de Beaune’s 3rd largest red wine producer, one of Côte d’Or’s most popular AOCs outside of France, and the most Côte de Nuit-style red in Côte de Beaune
Pommard
Which Côte de Beaune village is famous for iron-rich clay soils?
Pommard
Côte de Beaune village whose reputation was damaged by the planting of Gamay
Monthélie
Often described as junior Meursaults
3 diverse vineyard areas
Home village of Domaine Leroy
Auxey-Duresses
Village whose wines were sold as Volnay, Pommard, and Meursault prior to the AOC system
Auxey-Duresses
2 Côte de Beaune villages with no premiers crus
Saint-Romain and Chorey-lès-Beaune
11 Côte d’Or villages containing grands crus
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée/Flagey-Echézeaux
Aloxe-Corton/Pernand-Vergelesses/Ladoix-Serrigny
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Which Côte de Beaune AOCs are 100% red?
Blagny, Pommard, Volnay, Côte de Beaune-Villages, (Aloxe-Corton is 99% red)
Which 7 Côte de Beaune AOCs are 100% white?
All the grands crus except Corton (95% red)
Bâtard-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Charlemagne
Chevalier-Montrachet
Corton-Charlemagne
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet
Montrachet
(Meursault is 98% white, Puligny-Montrachet is 99.8% white)
2 primary winemaking villages of the Cistercians in the middle ages
Vougeot and Meursault
Term referring to the best lieux-dits of the village and the village known for promoting them
deuxième cru, Meursault
World’s greatest white wine vineyard
Montrachet
Côte de Beaune village where replis (blending of premier cru wines with village wines) is common
Chassagne-Montrachet
What village AOC has converted from 25% white in 1936 to 70% white today?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Name the village AOC
Surrounded by Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Aloxe-Corton & Ladoix-Serrigny
Mostly red
All village level (and regional)
In the plains
Polycultural
Chorey-lès-Beaune
The smallest village in Côte de Beaune
Monthélie
In 1822, Bourgogne’s first champagne-style wines were produced in what village?
Rully
The name and district location of the most famous Benedictine Abby
Abbaye de Cluny in Mâconnais
What district am I?
- 35 km long
- mostly east-facing escarpment but fractured
- 50% white/50% red
Côte Chalonnaise
Which Côte de Beaune village has similar soil characteristics with those of the Côte de Nuits?
Pommard
Number of regional AOCs, village AOCs, premiers crus and grands crus
Regional AOCS - 7
Village AOCs - 44
Premiers Crus - 664
Grands Crus - 33
Production percentages for regional AOCs, village AOCs, premiers crus and grands crus
Regional AOCs - 52%
Village AOCs - 37%
Premiers Crus - 10%
Grands Crus - 1%
