Burgundy Flashcards
(160 cards)
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT DEPARTMENTS LIE WITHIN BURGUNDY’S PERIMETERS?
Yonne
Côte de ‘Or
Saône-et-Loire
Rhône
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN TOWN OF THE CÔTE DE NUITS?
Dijon
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE SOIL OF THE CÔTE D’OR?
The Côte d’Or lies on oolitic limestone and marl.
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE STYLES OF BOURGOGNE AOP? (5 in total)
- Blanc: Chrd, Pinot Blanc & max 30% Pinot Gris
- Blanc Nouveau
- Rose (Clairet): Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris + 15% max mix of Chrd, Pinot Blanc and Cesar
- Rouge: Pinot Noir plus same mix as for rose
- Varietal-Labeled Gamay ***Must be in Beaujolais
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT VILLAGES IN THE CÔTE DE NUITS PRODUCE WHITE WINE? (6 in total)
Marsannay Fixin Morey-St.-Denis Chambolle Musigny (Musigny Blanc) Vougeot Nuits-St.-Georges
MASTERS QUESTION – WHERE IS PAYS CHÂTILLONAIS LOCATED?
On the borders of Burgundy and Champagne, there is a vineyard of which part is devoted to sparkling wines. Also produce Bourgogne Blanc, Rosé and Rouge. 6 regions in total including Montagny-sur-Aube, Châtillonais-dur-Seine.
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL FOR RED and WHITE IN THE CÔTE D’OR? ASKED TWICE SINCE 2004
AS
C.d.B White: 11%
C.d.B 1er Cru and GC: 11.5%
Montrachet, Chevalier Montrachet, Musigny Blanc, Corton Blanc, Corton Charlemagne, Charlemagne: 12%
Côte d’Or Red: 10.5%.
Côte d’Or Red 1er Cru: 11%
Côte d’Or Red GC: 11.5%
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL FOR MONTRACHET AND CHEVALIER MONTRACHET AOC?
Minimum Alcohol for Montrachet: 12%
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MINIMUM ALCOHOL FOR BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ AND WHAT ELSE IS IT BLENDED WITH?
Bourgogne Aligoté is 9.5% and may include 15% Chardonnay.
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE VILLAGES OF CÔTES DE NUITS VILLAGES?
Fixin & Brochon in the North, Comblanchien, Corgoloin, and Prissy in the South.
They are both red and rarely seen whites.
Can also be labeled as Vins fins de la Cote de Nuits
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE APPELLATIONS THAT CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED AS CÔTES DE BEAUNE VILLAGE?
***NOT allowed to use this AOP*** Pommard Volnay Beaune Aloxe Corton
RED WINE ONLY appellation in the Cotes de Beaune except Beaune. Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay may be grown here as well at a Max 15%
MASTERS QUESTION – HOW MAY THE VILLAGES FLAGEY-ECHEZEAUX AND PREMEAUX LABEL THEIR WINES?
FLAGEY-ECHEZEAUX= Vosne-Romanee PREMEAUX-PRISSEY= Nuits.-St.-Georges
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT VILLAGES OF CÔTES DE BEAUNE PRODUCE NO 1ER OR GRAND CRU?
- Chorey-lès-Beaune (grown on flat land no hillside plantings)
- Saint-Romain (located up the valley behind Auxey-Duresses)
MASTERS QUESTION – HOW MANY OUVRÉE’S IN A HECTARE? WHAT IS AN OUVRÉE?
Ouvrée - .0428 of a hectare. In the middle ages, an ouvrée was the amount a worker could work in a day. Today the sale of land in Burgundy is expressed by the ouvrée. There are 24 ouvrées per ha.
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE SYNONYM FOR PINOT GRIS IN THE CÔTES D’ OR?
Pinot Beurot – Syn. for Pinot Gris in Côte d’Or
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT TYPE OF HARVESTING IS DONE FOR GRAND CRU MONOPOLES IN BURGUNDY?
Manual Hand Harvesting
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE MAXIMUM YIELDS FOR FOR VILLAGE/ 1ER CRU AND GRAND CRU APPELLATIONS?
MS
Village R= 50 hl/ha
Village W= 57 hl/ha (higher yield=high abc)
1er Red= 48 hl/ha
1er White= 55hl/ha
Chablis GC= 54 hl/ha
Chablis 1er Cru= 58 hl/ha
Chablis AOP= 60 hl/ha
C.d.B. GC white= 48 hl/ha
C.d.N. GC red = 42 hl/ha up to 45 hl/ha in the GC’s of Gevrey Chambertin
GC Monopole Red= 35 hl/ha (La Grand Rue @ 42hl/ha and La Romanee @ 38hl/ha are slightly elevated)
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS CÔTEAUX BOURGUIGNON?
AS
Côteaux Bourguignon replaces Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire.
The first bottles of wines from the new Coteaux Bourguignon appellation will be launched in Spring 2012.
The appellation Coteaux Bourguignon was created in November 2011 and should replace that of the Burgundy Grand Ordinaire. It is for blended red, rosé and white wines. Reds are allowed to have Gamay in addition to Pinot Noir.
MASTERS QUESTION – NAME FIVE VILLAGES IN THE CÔTE DE NUITS THAT CONTAIN GRAND CRUS?
Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Flagey-Echézeaux Vosne-Romanée
MASTERS QUESTION –HOW MANY GRAND CRU’S ARE THERE IN THE CÔTE DE OR?
32
MASTERS QUESTION – WHERE IS MAZOYÈRES-CHAMBERTIN LOCATED?
Charmes-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin
MASTERS QUESTION – LATRICIÈRES-CHAMBERTIN CAN ALSO BE LABELED AS WHAT?
May also be called Aux Combottes
MASTERS QUESTION – WHAT IS THE MOST NORTHERN GRAND CRU OF THE CÔTE D’OR?
Mazis-Chambertin - (MOST NORTHERN GRAND CRU OF THE COTE D’OR)
MASTERS QUESTION – WHO MAKES CLOS DES RUCHOTTES AND WHERE IS IT LOCATED?
Ruchottes-Chambertin - (Clos des Ruchottes- Monopole GC made only by Armand Rousseau)