France - Burgundy - General Facts Flashcards
What is the highest producing region in Burgundy?
Beaujolais
What is the 2nd highest producing region in Burgundy?
Mâconnais. Most production is labeled “Appellation Bourgogne Contrôlée”
What is the largest Grand Cru in Côte de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot at nearly 50 ha the largest grand cru in the Côte de Nuits.
What is the most famous walled clos in the Côte d’Or?
Clos de Vougeot
What is the smallest AOP in all of France?
The smallest is La Romanée, a monopole of Comtes Liger-Belair—at only 0.85 hectares it is actually the smallest AOP in all of France!
How many Grand Crus are there in Burgundy? Where are they?
34 total.
1 in Chablius
33 in Côte d’Or
- 24 in Côte des Nuits
- 8 in Côte des Beaune
Which villages in Côte d’Or have no Grand Crus?
Côte des Nuits
- Marsannay
- Fixin
- Nuits-Saint-George
Côte de Beaune
- Chorey-Lès-Beaune
- Savingny-Lès-Beaune
- Beaune
- Pommard
- Volnay
- Monthélie
- Auxey-Duresses
- Saint-Romain
- Meursault
- Saint-Aubin
- Santenay
- Maranges
Which Côte de Beaune village AOC’s produce only white wine?
Pulingny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Which Côte de Beaune village AOC’s produce only red wine?
Pommard
Volnay
What are the only two Burgundy grand cru vineyards to produce wines from both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay?
Musigny (sometimes Le Musigny) is a Grand Cru vineyard site right at the heart of Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits wine district in the parish of Chambolle-Musigny. The vineyard was officially classified as a grand cru in 1936, and is one of only two Burgundy grand cru vineyards to produce wines from both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (the other is Corton).
Where are the fruitiest white wines in Burgundy produced?
Burgundy’s southern outpost is the Mâconnais. This is Chardonnay country and produces some of the fruitiest whites in Burgundy, especially in Pouilly-Fuissé. Mâcon can be either red or white (with Gamay as well as Pinot Noir permitted for reds). The other major appellations are Saint Véran, Viré-Clessé and Mâcon Villages.
How do you know if the name on the bottle is a village name or a vineyard name?
Vineyards are preceded by “the” (le or la).
La Tâche, Le Montrachet and Le Chambertin are all vineyards, but Pommard, Beanue and Volnay are all villages.
What is the largest village in the Côte d’Or?
The largest village in in the Côte d’Or is Gevrey-Chambertin.
With over 400 ha of vines Gevrey-Chambertin is the largest village appellation in the Côte d’Or, and it is home to the greatest number of grand cru vineyards (nine) contained within any single village.
Which village in Côte d’Or has the greatest number of Grand Cru vineyards?
With over 400 ha of vines Gevrey-Chambertin is the largest village appellation in the Côte d’Or, and it is home to the greatest number of grand cru vineyards (nine) contained within any single village.
