Burgundy Flashcards

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Chablis Regions

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-Chablis Premier Cru & Chablis Grand cru= riper, fuller body, high acid, old oak and/or stainless steel/concrete

lesser vineyards= petit chablis

valley of river serien
frost is main issue
south facing slopes are best

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Cote de Nuit Regions and their Grand Cru

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  • Massif Central runs along the western border
  • sandy, limestone soil
  • Cote de Nuit Village= regional, red or white
  • Gevrey-Chambertin (Chambertin, chambertin clos de beze)
  • Vogeot (Clos de Vougeot)
  • Vosne-Romanee (Romanee-Conti, la tache, la romanee)
  • Nuit Saint Georges
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Cote de Beaume regions and their grand cru

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  • wetter, more temperate
  • limestone soild with east facing slopes
  • low trained vines
  • 51% PN, but more grand cru for white
  • Meursault
  • Puligny-Montrachet (Montrachet)
  • Chassagne-Montrachet (Montrachet)
  • Aloxe-Corton (Corton, Cortogne-Charlemagne)
  • Beaune
  • Pommard
  • Volnay
  • Cote de beaume bourgogne= regional red only
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Macconais

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  • more sun, less rain
  • mainly chard, than gamay, some pinot noir
  • Macon (regional red or white, chard is apple, citrus, m acid, m-full body, some mlf)
  • Macon village
  • Pouilly-Fuisse= limestone slopes of the roche de solutre stropical stone fruit, barrel aged, rich and ripe
  • Saint-Veran =^^^
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Beaujolais

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Gamay!
some carbonic maceration

  • Brouilly
  • Morgon
  • Fleurie
  • Moulinn-A-Vent
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Cote Chalonaise

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Higher altitude = slower ripening and lighter body

  • Rully (more white than red, sparkling wine)
  • Mercurey (high reputation for red)
  • Montagny (only white)
  • Givry (red, the smallest of the village)
  • bourgogne cote chalonaise (regional white or red)
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