France - Burgundy Flashcards
What are the FIVE regions of Burgundy, North the South?
Chablis Cote d'Or - (Cote de Nuits/Cote de Baune) Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais
What is the climate of Burgundy?
Continental
What are the soil types of Burgundy?
chalk, clay, marl and limestone. granite in Beaujolais
What are the grape varieties of Burgundy?
Chardonnay
Aligote
Pinot Noir
Gamay
What does Village wine refer to?
100% grapes grown in and around the named Village
What does single vineyard premier cru refer to?
100% grapes come from specific vineyard within a Village
What does single vineyard grand cru refer to?
100% grapes come from one of the best vineyards
Name the sub regions of Chablis
Chablis
Petit Chablis
Chablis Grand Cru
Chablis Premier Cru
What soil type is dominant in Chablis?
kimmeridgian clay/limestone
what is the grape variety of Chablis?
Chardonnay
What is the Cote D’Or divided into?
Cote de Nuits North
Cote de Baune South
what is the soil of the Cote D’Or?
marl and limestone
What is the terrain of the Cote de Nuits?
hillsides and ridges
What grape is specific to Cote de Nuits?
Pinot Noir
If you see Bourgogne AOP on a wine label what does that tell you?
It is a Pinot Noir or a Chardonnay from anywhere in the entire Burgundy region
If you see Cote de Nuits-Villages AOP on a wine label what does that tell you?
It is Pinot Noir. Sourced from five small communes within the cote de nuits
If you see Village AOP on a wine label what does that tell you?
That 100% of the grapes were grown in and around the named village on the label
How many villages in the Cote de Nuits alone?
Name some of them.
NINE Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St.Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanee Nuits-St Georges Flagey Echezeaux Fixin Marsannay
How many Chablis Grand Cru vineyards are there?
SEVEN
Name some Chablis Grand Cru vineyards
Les Clos Blanchot Vaudesir Les Preuses Bougros Grenouilles Valmur
Give five example of Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote de Nuits
La Romanee Chambertin Musigny La Tache Bonne Maree
what are the grapes of Cote de Baune?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Name seven of the best known Villages in the Cote de Baune
Beaune Pommard Volnay Meursault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne Montrachet
Give four examples of Grand Cru AOP from Cote de Baune
Corton
Corton Charlemagne
Montrachet
Batard Montrachet
What are the five main villages in the Chalonnaise?
Bouzeron Rully Mercurey Givry Montagny
Which Village in the Chalonnaise makes a Cremant de Bourgogne?
Rully AOP
What two regions of Burgundy utilize Gamay?
Maconnais and Beaujolais
What are the three main Villages AOP in the Maconnais?
Macon
Saint Veran
Poiully Fuisse
Name some Beaujolais Crus
Morgon
Fleurie
Saint Amour
Moulin a Vent
