France Flashcards
Alsace
gres de Vosges
a local pink sandstone
Other names:
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Savagnin Rose
Chasselas
Pinot Blanc: Klevner; Auxerrois (legally sold under PB label)
Pinot Gris: Tokay d’Alsace
Savagnin Rose: Klevener, Klevener de Heiligenstein
Chasselas: Gutedel
Yields per hectare for AC Alsace and Grand Cru
Yields are permitted to 80 hectoliters per hectare (5.9 tons per acre) in Alsace AOC, Grand Cru yield limits are 55 hectoliters per hectare (4.1 tons per acre).
Alsace Grand Cru AOP (Unique Ones)
First & Largest Grand Cru: Schlossberg / Riesling / Kientzheim (comunne)
Smallest Grand Cru: Kanzlerberg / Ries, Gewurz/ Bergheim(comunne)
Last Grand Cru (2007): Kaefferkopf / Blends / Ammerschwihr(comunne)
Northernmost Grand Cru: Steinklotz / Ries, Gewurz / Marlenheim(comunne)
Southernmost Grand Cru: Rangen / Ries, PG / Thann(comunne)
Sylvaner Grand Cru: Zotzenberg / Sylvaner / Mittelbergheim(comunne)
Blends Grand Cru: Zotzenberg / Kaefferkopf in Ammerschwihr / Altenberg de Bergheim
Pinot Noir Grand Cru: Kirchberg de Barr in Barr / Hengst in Wintzenheim / Vorbourg in Rouffach (2022 added to Ries, PG and Gewurz)
Unique subzones:
Subzones for Red Wine (Pinot Noir) only
Subzone for Red and White
PN only: Saint Hippolyte, Ottrott, Rodern
Red & White: Cote de Rouffach
Subzone for Sylvaner: Blienschwiller and Cotes de Bar
Subzone for Riesling: Wolxheim, Scherwiller
Subzone for Gewurztraminer: Bergheim
Edelzwicker: Blend of Noble varieties may or may not be vintage dated.
Bottles have to be Vin du Rhin or Flute d’Alsace
Cremant d’Alsace
- Grape: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
- 100% Pinot for Rose sparkling.
- 1yr aging with 9mths on lees.
Moselle AOP and Cotes de Toul AOP (Lorraine)
- Light reds from Pinot Noir and whites from Auxerrois
- Rose from Moselle is Gamay and Pinot Noir
Important Clos Vineyards
- Clos Jebsal – PG – Zind Humbrecht
- Clos St Hune (learn vintages for VT) – Riesling – Trimbach
- Clos de la Faille – PN – Albert Mann
Producers and wines 1
Producers and wines 2
Jura (6 AOP)
6 AOP: Arbois, Chateau Chalon, Cremant du Jura, Cotes du Jura,
Macvin du Jura, l’Etoile AOP
5 main grapes are Savagnin, Chardonnay, Trousseau (trousse – plump), Poulsard (Ploussard) , Pinot Noir
Cotes du Jura AOP
- Poulsard, Trousseau and Pinot for Red, Char and Savagnin for White
- Vin Jaune only for Savagnin. Vin de Paille cannot have Pinot Noir
Arbois AOP (Ar – Fertile, Bos – Land)
First AOP. 11 villages but only one village is allowed to append its name: Pupillin
L’Etoile AOP
- White wine only Appellation, generally bottled late in an oxidative style
- Communes are: l’Etoile, Plainoiseau, Quintigny and Saint Didier
Chateau Chalon AOP
- Vin Jaune made from Savagnin (Nature), not fortified over flor (voile) for 6yrs minimum. Bottled in Clavelin (62cl)
- Vin de Paille must be must weight 320gms/l, dried on straw or hung for 6 weeks min, 3yrs aging with 18mths in barrel.
Cremant d’Jura AOP
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Trousseau must be 70%.
12mths aging with 9 mths on lees
Macvin du Jura AOP
All 5 grapes can be used. 1/3 Marc (a local brandy aged min 18mths in oak) added to unfermented must. But must is boiled down to 50%. Can be white, red or rose. 12 mths min aging.
Producers and wines
Savoie (3 AOP)
3 AOPs: Savoie, Rousette de
Savoie, Seyssel
Vin de Savoie AOP
- Swiss side: Marin, Marignan, Ripaille and Crepy is min 80% Chasselas
- Central: Frangy, Seyssel, Marestel, Monthoux and Monterminod are white based with Altesse and Molette.
- South: Curve Area is Saint Jeoir du Prieure, Apremont and Chignin (JAC) doing Jacquere. Chignin also has Mondeuse, Gamay and Persan
- Chignin Begeron (CB) special – do Rousanne 100%. Straight area is Montmelian and Cruet doing Jacquere, Arbin and St Jean de la Porte doing 100% Mondeuse (AS MC)
Cremant de Savoie AOP
Made from min 40% Jacquere. The other major grape is Altesse.
Rousette de Savoie AOP
- 100% Rousette aka Altesse.
- 4 villages: Frangy, Monthoux, Monteminod, Marestel
Seyssel AOP
Still is 100% Altesse, Sparkling is Altesse with Molette and Chasselas
Producers and wines
Bugey (2 AOP)
- 2 AOPs: Bugey, Rousette de Bugey AOP
- 3 villages: Manicle (Belley), Montagnieu, Cerdon; village names can append to Bugey
- Bugey–Cerdon AOP only makes Methode Ancestrale Rose from Gamay and Poulsard
- Rousette de Bugey AOP – 100% Rousette also known as Altesse.
Producers and wines
Burgundy Grapes
Bourgogne AOP
Villages in the Yonne allowed to append name to Bourgogne: Epineuil, Chitry, La Chapelle Notre Dame, La Chapitre, Cote St Jacques and Montrecul
Coteaux Bourguignon AOP
Bourgogne Hautes Cote de Nuits & Beaune AOP
Cote de Beaune & Cote de Nuits Villages AOP
Bourgogne Aligote AOP
Bourgogne Passe tout grains AOP
Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP
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Coteaux Bourguignon AOP
Catch all but allowed to blend Gamay inside. -
Bourgogne Hautes Cote de Nuits & Beaune AOP
Scattered vineyards over higher slopes -
Cote de Beaune & Cote de Nuits Villages AOP
Catch all in the individual regions. Nuits side includes, Brochon, Fixin, Corgoloin, Prissey and Comblanchien. - Bourgogne Aligote AOP – 100% Aligote
- Bourgogne Passe tout grains AOP – Pinot 30% Gamay 15% min.
- Bourgogne Mousseaux AOP – Red ONLY sparkling, traditional method
Chablis & Yonne
- 3 AOP: Petit Chablis, Chablis and Chablis Grand Cru
- Grand Crus: Bougros, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Grenouilles, Valmur, Les Clos, Blanchot. La Moutonne is in between Les Preuses and Vaudesir (but essentially in Vaudesir ) owned by Domaine Long-Depaquit (Albert Bichot)
- Les Clos finest. Followed by Vaudesir and Valmur usually. Bougros fattest.
- 17 Chablis 1er Crus
- Irancy AOP – Pinot Noir based reds.
- St Bris AOP – Sauvignon Blanc and Gris based whites.
- Verzelay AOP – Chardonnay
Producers and wines
Cote d’Or
Important & Unique Crus 1
Important & Unique Crus 2
Important 1er Crus 1
Important 1er Crus 2
Important 1er Crus 3
Important Producers 1
Important Producers 2
Important Producers 3
Important Producers 4
Important plots 1
Gevery Chambertin
The village of Brochon is an extension of Gevrey-Chambertin, wine is allowed to be labeled gevery chambertin
Important plots 2
MSD
Important plots 3
Vosne Romanee
Important plots 4
Aloxe Corton
Important plots 5
Montrachet
Cote Chalonnaise AOP
5 AOPs: Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry & Montagny
Bouzeron is 100% Aligote and Montagny 100% Chardonnay. The rest can mix.
Maconnais
- Pouilly Fuisse AOP: 4 communes of Chaintre, Solutre-Pouilly, Fuisse, Vergisson
- Vire Clesse AOP: 4 communes of Vire, Clesse, Laize and Montbellet
- Pouilly Loche AOP, Pouilly Vinzelles, Saint Veran AOP all Chardonnay 100%
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Macon AOP has 27 villiages can append their name to Macon:
Rouge and Rose only: Serrieres
White only: Fuisse, Loche, Montbellet, Solutre-Pouilly
All (remember 5): Milly-Lamartine, Pierreclos, Chaintre, Chardonnay, Verze
Important producers
Beaujolais AOP
- Blanc is 100% Chardonnay whilst Red/Rose can be a blend of Gamay, Pinot Noir, Melon, Chardonnay, Aligote, Pinot Gris.
- Gamay there are 2 clones. Gamay de Bouze and Gamay de Chaudenay (more color and tannin)
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Beaujolais Cru AOP
(Singapore JC Mother Fuckers, Chinese Man Really Big Cock)
Beaujolais Village Lieux Dits
Morgon: Corcelette, Cote du Py
Moulin-a-Vent: Les Roches, La Rochelle
Brouilly: Pisse-Vielle
Fleurie: Champagne, Le Bon Cru
Producers & Wines
Northern Rhône
The wind is Mistral and the soil on the Northern part near Condrieu is called Arzelle (powdery decomposed Mica)
Cote Rotie AOP
- Split into 3 villages: St Cyr-sur-le-Rhone, Ampuis and Tupin et Semons
- Schist on the Northern half (darker, more powerful fruit), Granite on the Southern half (floral, elegant also more whites)
Cote Rotie Lieux Dits
Condrieu AOP
The original 3 communes: Condrieu, Verin and
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone
Hermitage AOP
Red and whites are made here but there is also a Vin de Paille for AOP from Marsanne and Rousanne
Hermitage AOP Lieux Dits
L’Hermite, Les Bessards, Le Meal, Les Grandes Vignes, Maison Blanche
Remember minimum 5
Cornas AOP
Lieux-dits: Reynard, Chaillot, La Cote
Saint Peray AOP
Marsanne & Rousanne made into Sparkling, aged 12mths before release
Clairette de Die AOP
Another sparkling Appellation from Clairette.
* Methode Ancestrale has to be 75% Muscat a Petit Grains mixed with Clairette
* Gamay for Rose.
Cremant de Die AOP
Clairette
and Muscat blanc Petits Grains