Burgundy Flashcards
(185 cards)
Grape growing in Burgundy started when?
Roman times, which means roughly 500 BC to 500 AD
When did the period of the great monasteries begin (Burgundy)?
From 1000 CE and onwards
During the period of the great monasteries vineyards started to be divided into individually named plots. What are they know as in French? What does it mean in Greek?
Climats, meaning hill in Greek.
Name the 5 five areas that make up Burgundy.
Chablis, Côte d’Or, Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais and Beaujolais.
Leaving out Chablis and Beaujolais Burgundy runs from what town in the north to what town in the south? How long is the stretch?
From Dijon to Mâcon, 130 km
Côte d’Or is divided into two parts, which? Name the towns that start and ends the two parts.
Côte de Nuits, running from Dijon to Nuits-Saint-Georges and Côte d’Beaune running from Nuits-Saint-Georges to Santenay
Quality and price in Burgundy excluding Beaujolais?
Good to Outstanding with mid to super-premium price
Yonne département (includes Chablis) is how many percent Chardonnay? And Côte d’Or is how many percent Pinot Noir?
Yonne is 80% Chardonnay and Côte d’Or is over 60% Pinot Noir
Name the river that flows through Chablis.
Serein
Chablis has slightly cooler climate than Côte d’Or, how far north west is Chablis from Dijon?
110 km
All wines in Chablis are dry. What is a typical tasting note?
Dry, medium body, medium alcohol, zesty high acidity, green apple and lemon fruit. Very rarely oak flavours.
Quality and price levels in Chablis?
Good to Outstanding and mid to premium priced - with some super-premium priced wines.
Chablis was around 40.000 ha in early 19th century and it was booming in popularity in Paris. What happened that made Chablis shrink to around just 500 ha in late 1940’s?
Phylloxera and powdery mildew. The railway was built and Chablis couldn’t compete with cheaper wines from the south. Depopulation after the First World War and a devastating frost in 1945.
How much land is under vine in Chablis today?
5.800 ha
What is the climate in Chablis?
Cold continental
Annual rainfall in Chablis?
670mm
Rainfall is spread throughout the year in Chablis making for a moist climate. What is the dangers with this?
Threat of fungal diseases and threat of rot in the period leading up to harvest.
The Chablis region is vulnerable to two weather phenomena, which ones?
Spring frost and hail storms during growing season.
What soil types are found in the Chablis appellation? Some soils have a considerable amount of fossilised seashells - what is it known as?
Limestone and clay soils. Kimmeridgian
Name three ways to manage spring frost in Chablis.
Smudge pots
Sprinklers
Pruning choices
Name the rootstock widely used in Chablis because of it’s tolerance to limestone soils with high pH. A cross between two vitis, which ones?
41B - vinifera and berlandieri
Name the rootstock that is popular in Chablis due to its low vigour and tolerance to high pH soils. What vitis is it a cross between?
420A riparia and berlandieri
Why is double Guyot replacement cane typical in Chablis?
Frost is common and it’s higher chance that one cane survives if you have two.
What is portlandian soil in Chablis, and what appellation has a lot of it?
Hard limestone with less clay (than kimmeridgian soil), found in Petit Chablis.