France - Burgundy Flashcards
Number of Premier Cru vineyards in Burgundy
629
Year Burgundy was classified
1855, however the classification was not formalized by the Beaune Committee of Agriculture until 1861
Red and White Burgundy designation
Simple, basic regional wines. They account for 52% of wine produced in Burgundy
Burgundy: Village Wine
Made from grapes grown in and around state villages.
There are 44 villages.
Village wine is 36% of all wine produced in Burgundy.
Number of Grand Cru vineyards in Burgundy and where?
33 Total
32 in Cote d’Or
1 in Chablis
Domaine (in Burgundy)
Grower/Producer that own the vineyards from which they are producing wine.
The entire process from growing to bottling is done by the domaine.
Monopole (Burgundy)
Parcels of vineyard land with a single ownership
Clos
Plot of vineyard surrounded by dry stone walls.
AOP Hierachy
- Grand Cru - 2%
- Premier Cru - 12%
- Village - 30%
- Regionale - 56%
Five regions in Burgundy
Chablis
Côte d’Or
Côte Chalonnaise
Mâconnais
Beaujolais
What where the Cistercian monks responsible for doing in Burgundy?
the monks were the first to notice the variation of fruit based on vineyard location, laying the foundation for the Crus and thinking in terms of terroir.
The monks established vineyards in the region including Clos de Vougeot in the 14th century.
Côte Chalonnaise AOPs
Bouzeron - Aligoté
Rully - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cremant de Bourgogne
Mercury - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Givry - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Montagny - Chardonnay
Grand Crus of the Côte de Beaune
Corton AOP, Blanc, Rouge
Corton-Charlemagne AOP, Blanc
Charlemagne AOP Blanc
Chevalier-Montrachet AOP Blanc
Montrachet AOP Blanc
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet AOP Blanc
Bâtard-Montrachet AOP Blanc
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet AOP Blanc
The Bonnes Mares grand cru is split between what 2 villages?
Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis
Chaptalization is legal for grand cru wines in Burgundy
True
What is a pièce in Burgundy?
A 228 litre barrel.
(A Bordeaux barrique is 225; a Loire pièce is 232)
What is a synonym for Chardonnay in Chablis?
Beaunois
La Moutonne, the 8th unofficial grand cru of Chablis, is shared between
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Vaudésir and Preuses
Spirit distilled from pomace in Burgundy
marc de bourgogne
Côte de Beaune snapshot
- Contginental climate with wide range of microclimates
- Soil mostly marl and limestone
- Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
- Oak, often new, used for red and white wines
Côte Chalonnaise snapshot
- Directly south of the Cote d’Or
- No escarpment
- Continental climate
- Primarily limestone soil
- Chardonnay, Aligote, Pinot Noir
- Little to no new oak for white or reds
Chablis Grand Cru AOPs
Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
Chablis AOPs
- Chablis
- Petit Chablis
- Chablis Premier Cru
- 40 vineyards
- Chablis Grand Cru
- 7 vineyards
- south to southwest exposure
Chablis snapshot
- Cool Continental climate
- Kimmeridgian soil
- Chardonnay only
- Late season frosts can threaten harvest, picking time is critical
- Malo is common, oak generally used only on upper tier wines
Yonne AOPs
- Irancy - Pinot Noir
- St.-Bris - Sauvignon Blanc
- Vézelay - Chardonnay
Mâconnais AOPs
- Mâcon AOP - Rouge (Pinot Noir, Gamay), Rosé (Pinot Noir, Gamay), Blanc (Chardonnay)
- Viré-Clessé AOP - Blanc
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP - Blanc
- Pouilly-Loché AOP - Blanc
- Pouilly-Vinzelles AOP - Blanc
- Saint-Véran AOP - Blanc
Mâconnais snapshot
- Continental climate, warmer and drier than regions to the north
- Large geographic area with low hills and flat farmland
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay
- Primarily white wines–Chardonnay–with little use of oak other than Pouilly-Fuissé
Beaujolais designations
- Beaujolais - anywhere in region
- Beaujolais Nouveau - released on the third Thursday in November
- Beaujolais-Villages - from one of 38 villages, no village designation on the label
- Beaujolais Cru - only red, from one of 10 villages, hillside vineyards with granite soils
Beaujolais AOPs
- Beaujolais AOP - Rouge, Rosé, Blanc
- Saint-Amour AOP - Rouge
- Juliénas AOP - Rouge
- Chénas AOP - Rouge
- Moulin-à-Vent AOP - Rouge
- Fleurie AOP - Rouge
- Chiroubles AOP - Rouge
- Morgon AOP - Rouge
- Régnié AOP - Rouge
- Côte de Brouilly AOP - Rouge
- Brouilly AOP
Les Genevrières is a premier cru in which village?
Meursault
How many litres in a Feuillette?
132 L
Who is the producer?
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Francois Raveneau
Grand Cru Cote de Nuits grape percentage and number of vineyards
- 100% of the grapes in the wine must be from the names vineyard
- 24 of Burgundy’s 33 Grand Cru vineyards are in Cote de Nuits
AOPs of the Côte de Nuits
- Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP - Rouge, Blanc
- Marsannay AOP - Rouge, Blanc, Rosé
- Fixin AOP - Rouge, Blanc
- Gevrey-Chambertin AOP - Rouge
- Morey-Saint-Denis AOP - Rouge, Blanc
- Chambolle-Musigny AOP - Rouge
- Vougeot AOP - Rouge, Blanc
- Vosne-Romanée AOP - Rouge
- Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP - Rouge, Blanc
Côte de Nuits snapshot
- Hillsides and ridges, the best vineyards are often located in the middle of the hillside
- Continental climate
- Pinot Noir primary varietal
- Soil marl and limestone
- Frost, summer hail, exessive fall rains can be hazards
- French oak, usually new, used. Some whole cluster fermentation used.
Smallest AOP in Burgundy
La Romanée, a monopole of Comtes Liger-Belair, is also the smallest AOP in France.
Saint-Bris
Yonne
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Gris
Vézelay
Yonne
Chardonnay
Bouzeron
Côte Chalonnaise
Blanc - Aligote
Givry
Côte Chalonnaise
Blanc, Rouge
Mercurey
Côte Chalonnaise
Blanc, Rouge
Montagny
Côte Chalonnaise
Blanc
Rully
Côte Chalonnaise
Blanc, Rouge