Greater Burgundy Flashcards
How many communes can ammend themselves as Macon?
27 (42 communes in Macon but can’t amend their name to the title)
Village AOPs
Pouilly Fuisse Pouilly Loche Pouilly Vinzelles Saint Veran Vire Clesse (1999 youngest)
Where is Chaintre?
South Fuisse, South facing slopes
Where is Vergisson?
North Fuisse, North facing Slopes
What is “Solutre” rock?
A large rock overlooking the Solutre-Pouilly commune
What are the communes of Pouilly Fuisse?
Vergisson
Solutre Pouilly
Fuisse
Chaintre
Grape allowances
Basic rouge/blanc: Pinot Noir, Gamay/100% Chardonnay
If labelled with geographic designation must be 100% Gamay/Chardonnay
What changes when someone declares a geographical designation in Macon AOP?
Min Alc goes up from/to respectively
Rouge: 10%> Village:10.5%>Geo Designation:10.5%
Blanc: 10%>Village: 10.5%>Geo Designation: 11%
Yields must also go down for basic>village>geo desgnation
When Macon AOC established?
1937
Two high profile white Burgundy producers that have set up shop in Maconnaise
Anne Claud Leflaive and Dominique Lafon
Some producers
Chateau Fuisse, J-A Ferret, Bret Brothers, Jean Manciat, Verget
5 villages of Chalonnaise
Bouzeron 1998 Rully 1939 Mercurey 1936 Givry 1946 Montagny 1936
Is Cote Chalonnaise cooler or warmer than d’Or? Why?
Cooler. It doesn’t have the moderating effect of the d’Or to protect it from the cool winds blowing in from the west
What’s so super neato about Bouzeron? Quality producers:
Only village AOP to make 100% Aligote. A&P Villaine is by far the neato-ist of the neato, pushing quality.
Superior Aligote clone:
Aligote d’Or (as opposed to Aligote Vert)
Fun Facts about Rully
Rully is for Chagny and Rully communes. Center of sparkling wine production. Wines lean towards the lean feels (thus the suitability for sparkling)
Soil in Chalonnaise
Clay top, limestone bottom
Grape allowances Chalonnaise vineyards
- Bouzeron: 100% Aligote
- Givry/Mercury/Rully Rouge: max 15% mixed Pinot Gris/Chard
- Montagny 100% Chard
- Mercurey/Rully blanc: Charonnay/Pinot gris
- Givry: Chard with max 15% pinot gris/pinot blanc
Beajolais blanc wierdness
Pre Nov. 28th, 2004 planted Aligote is cool until 2024. Post Nov. 28th Bojo Blanc is Chardonnay
What is the Grand Auxerrois?
area in Yonne department around Chablis
Vezlay, Irancy, Tonnerre, Joigny
Saone et Loire holds which appelations?
Chalonnaise and Maconnais
Both soft hills until the dramatic slopes of Southern Macon, Rock of Soultre being the highest
Latitude of Burgundy
46-48
Chardonnay parentage
Pinot x Gouais BIanc
originated in Burgundy
Pinot noir history
fucking old as shit
2Milenia
likely originated from wild vines
2 old names for Pinot Noir
Morillon, Noirien
Ban on Beaujolais… explain
Philip the Bold banned it within Burgundy in 1395
Beaujolais parents
Pinotx Gouais Blanc sibling of Chardonnay