15) Burgundy

Question 1

Burgundy climates with example

Answer 1

Cool continental - Chablis

warm continental

Question 2

Why is rainfall a problem in burgundy

Answer 2

Disrupts flowering and harvesting. turns Noble rot to black rot

Question 3

3 Burgundy climate problems

Answer 3

Rainfall, Spring frosts and localised summer hailstorms

Question 4

Why is it preferable t be higher up a slope

Answer 4

Avoids frost

Question 5

4 main grape varieties in Burgundy

Answer 5

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Aligote and Gamay

Question 6

Most important plantings of pinot noir are in

Answer 6

Cote d’Or

Question 7

Pinot Noir flavours

Answer 7

Red fruit flavours developing into earth game and mushrooms with maturation

Question 8

Pinot noir profile

Answer 8

High acid, low to medium tannins

Question 9

Optimum barrel ageing for pinot noir

Answer 9

16-18 months

Question 10

Chablis Chardonnay character

Answer 10

lean, steely high acid

Question 11

Macon chardonnay character

Answer 11

full bodied riper

Question 12

4 factors that made burgundy chardonnay a pioneer

Answer 12

barrel ageing
barrel fermentation
MLF
use of lees

Question 13

Optimum barrel ageing for burgundy chardonnay

Answer 13

6-9 months

Question 14

Aligote profile

Answer 14

neutral with high acid

Question 15

Why is Aligote rare

Answer 15

needs areas where it can fully ripen, these areas are reserved for pinot noir/chardonnay

Question 16

Gamay profile

Answer 16

early drinking red, ripe berry, low tannins

Question 17

Northernmost village in Burgundy

Answer 17

Chablis

Question 18

Biggest challenge in chablis

Answer 18

Spring frost

Question 19

only grape permitted in chablis

Answer 19

chardonnay

Question 20

Chablis character

Answer 20

green/ripe fruit and high acidity

Question 21

Chablis grand cru character

Answer 21

ripe, concentrated citrus fruits, fuller body, high acidity

Question 22

Key villages in Cote de Nuits (Cote d’Or)

Answer 22

Gevrey-Chambertin,
Vougeot,
Vosne-Romanee,
Nuits-St-George

Question 23

Key villages in Cote de Beaune (Cote d’Or)

Answer 23

Aloxe-Corton
Beaune
Chassagne-Montrachet
Meursault
Pommard
Puligny-Montrachet
Volnay

Question 24

Cote de Nuits is known for

Answer 24

Longest living, fullest bodied Pinot Noirs

Question 25

Cote de Beaune is known for

Answer 25

Best Chardonnays in the region

Question 26

All red "grands crus" (except one) come from

Answer 26

Cote de Nuits

Question 27

All white "grands crus" (except one) come from

Answer 27

Cote de Beaune

Question 28

Most generic appellation labels in burgundy

Answer 28

Bourgogne Blanc and Bourgogne Rouge

Question 29

Key Grand Cru sites in Gevrey-Chambertin

Answer 29

Chambertin, Chambertin Clos de Beze

Question 30

Key Grand Cru sites in Vougeot

Answer 30

Clos de Vougeot

Question 31

Key Grand Cru sites in Vosne-Romanee

Answer 31

Romanee-Conti, La Tache, La Romanee

Question 32

Key Grand Cru sites in Aloxe-Corton

Answer 32

Corton, Corton-Charlemagne

Question 33

Key Grand Cru sites in Puligny-Montrachet

Answer 33

Montrachet

Question 34

Key Grand Cru sites in Chassagne-Montrachet

Answer 34

Montrachet

Question 35

Cote de Beaune produces (red or white)

Answer 35

All key villages can produce both apart from Pommard and Volnay

Question 36

Highest reputation for white wines in Cote de Beaune

Answer 36

Meursault, Puligny/Chassagne-Montrachet

Question 37

Grapes used in Cote Chalonnaise

Answer 37

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Question 38

Problems found in Cote Chalonnaise

Answer 38

Cooler climate means less reliable harvest

Question 39

The four main villages in Cote Chalonnaise and what wine they produce

Answer 39

Rully - More white than red and sparkling Mercurey - Red Givry - Red Montagny - White

Question 40

Main grapes in Macconais

Answer 40

Chardonnay most of their wine, Gamay is used for the small amount of red with a small amount of Pinot Noir

Question 41

General appellation name for Cote Chalonnaise and what colour produced

Answer 41

Bourgogne Cote Chalonnaise - Chardonnay and Pinot Noir based wines

Question 42

General appellation name Maconnais and colour produced

Answer 42

Macon - red or white

Question 43

Character expected from a Macon white

Answer 43

Fresh apple/citrus fruit, medium acidity and medium to full body. Sometimes MLF creaminess

Question 44

Two main appellation villages in Maconnais

Answer 44

Pouilly-Fuisse and Saint-Veran

Question 45

Character of Maconnais labelled wines

Answer 45

Ripe tropical and stone fruits and will be matured in a barrel