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CAPS Old World Week 2: Champagne and Burgundy Flashcards

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Petit Chablis

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Chardonnay
Burgundy

Light green

This is a large area of Kimmeridgian soil and mixed aspects.
* Vineyards of both Petit Chablis and Chablis are predominantly on flat land or on gentle slopes
* Aspects vary with many north- facing sites
* Leads to light bodied wines, notable for their high acidity
* Light intensity
* Green apple and lemon fruit

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Chablis AOC

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Chardonnay
Burgundy

Darker green

This is a large area of Kimmeridgian soil and mixed aspects.

  • Vineyards of both Petit Chablis and Chablis are predominantly on flat land or on gentle slopes
  • Aspects vary with many north- facing sites
  • Leads to light bodied wines, notable for their high acidity
  • Medium intensity
  • Green apple and lemon fruit
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Premier Cru Vineyards
Chablis

Purple
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Chardonnay

Purple

  • 40 named vineyards have premier cru status
  • Predominantly on south-and south-east-facing facing slopes of Kimmeridgian soil
  • Larger premier cru vineyards have specified named plots (lieux-dits) within them
  • Wines made from these can be labelled under:
    • Specific site (like Chablis Premier Cru Troêsmes) or - Larger climat they fall within (like Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy)
  • A climat is a named vineyard fixed in AOC legislation
  • A lieu-dit is a named piece of land in the centralised land register
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Grand Cru Vineyards
Chablis

Red

  1. Blanchot
  2. Bougros
  3. Les Clos
  4. Grenouilles
  5. Preuses
  6. Valmur
  7. Vaudésir
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Chardonnay
Burgundy

Red

  • Chablis Grand Cru: single grand cru with seven named
    vineyards (climats)
  • Face southwest, on the right bank of the River Serein Kimmeridgian soil
  • South- facing, mid-slopes promote ripening
  • Mid-slope protects from frost, westerly winds
  • Wines have a greatest weight and concentration
  • Mixture of crumbly marl with good drainage and high clay content for water retention = higher quality
  • 1% of the region’s total production
  • Wines have greater concentration, body and ageability
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Chitry

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Chablis
Burgundy

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Bourgogne Epineuil

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Chablis
Burgundy

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Coulanges-la-Vineuse

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Chablis
Burgundy

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Irancy

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Chablis
Burgundy

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Côte d’Auxerre

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Chablis
Burgundy

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Saint Bris

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Chablis
Burgundy

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Côte de Nuits

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Côte d’Or

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Marsannay

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More red and rosé than white
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

As demand and prices have risen and skill in grape growing and winemaking has increased, focus has turned to Marsannay for more accessibly priced wines

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Fixin

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Mainly red
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

As demand and prices have risen and skill in grape growing and winemaking has increased, focus has turned to Fixin for more accessibly priced wines

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Flagey-Echézeaux

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Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

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Gèvry-Chambertin

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Red wine only
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

Largest village in the Côte de Nuits
Grands crus also include
* Charmes Chambertin AOC
* Chambertin Clos de Bèze AOC

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Vougeot

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Red and whites
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

  • Grands cru: Clos de Vougeot AOC
  • Is much larger than the village appellation
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Vosne-Romanée

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Red wine only
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

Grands crus include a number of the most famous grands crus, including:
* La Tâche AOC
* Romanée-Conti AOC

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Chambolle Musigny

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Reds only for village wine
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

Grands crus include:
1. Bonnes Mares AOC
2. Musigny AOC

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Morey Saint Denis

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Almost exclusively reds
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

Grands crus include
* Clos de Tart AOC
* Clos de la Roche AOC

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Nuit Saint Georges

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Almost exclusively red
Côte de Nuits
Burgundy

No grands crus
Important premiers crus:
* Les Saint-Georges
* Les Vaucrains

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Côte de Beaune

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Côte d’Or

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Volnay AOC

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Red only
Côte de Beaune
Burgundy

Sought-after premiers crus:
* Clos des Chênes
* Les Caillerets

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Pouligny-Montrachet AOC
Chassagne-Montrachet AOC

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Virtually all white
Côte de Beaune
Burgundy

  • Virtually all Puligny-Montrachet wines are white
  • Chassagne-Montrachet: more white wine than red
  • Between them stretch the most celebrated white grands crus of Burgundy, including:
    • Le Montrachet AOC
    • Bâtard-Montrachet AOC
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Pommard AOC

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Red only
Côte de Beaune
Burgundy

Most prestigious premiers crus
* Les Rugiens
* Clos des Épeneaux

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Meursault
Mostly white Côte de Beaune Burgundy ## Footnote Well-known premiers crus: * Perrières * Genevrières
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Santenay
Côte de Beaune Burgundy ## Footnote No grands or premiers cru As in the Côtes de Nuits, this next tier of village appellations has also become sought after
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Aloxe-Corton Pernand-Vergelesses Ladoix Serrigny
Côte de Beaune Burgundy ## Footnote 1. Aloxe-Corton AOC 2. Pernand-Vergelesses AOC 3. Ladoix-Serrigny AOC * Cluster round the hill of Corton * Villages and their premiers crus mostly produce red wines Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru AOC (only white) * Hill of Corton's most famous vineyard Corton Grand Cru AOC * Has many lieux-dits within it * Mostly planted with Pinot Noir, but can produce Chardonnay.
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Saint-Romain
Mainly white Côte de Beaune Burgundy ## Footnote No grands or premiers cru As in the Côtes de Nuits, this next tier of village appellations has also become sought after
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Auxey-Duresses
Mainly red Côte de Beaune Burgundy ## Footnote No grands or premiers cru As in the Côtes de Nuits, this next tier of village appellations has also become sought after
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Pommard
Côte de Beaune Burgundy
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Saint-Aubin
Mostly white Côte de Beaune Burgundy ## Footnote Leading premiers crus: * Sur le Sentier du Clou * En Remilly
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Saint Amour
Beaujolais
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Juliénas
Beaujolais
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Chénas
Beaujolais
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Moulin à Vent
Beaujolais
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Fleurie
Beaujolais
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Chiroubles
Beaujolais
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Morgon
Beaujolais
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Régnié
Beaujolais
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Brouilly
Beaujolais
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Côte de Brouilly
Beaujolais
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Côte de Sézanne
Champagne
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Montagne de Reims
Champagne
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Côte des Bar
Champagne
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Vallée de la Marne
Champagne
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Côte des Blancs
Champagne
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Vallée de l'Ardre
Champagne
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Massif de Saint Thierry
Champagne
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Coteaux du Morin
Champagne
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Vitryat
Champagne
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Côte Chalonaise
Burgundy
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Bouzeron AOC
White Côte Chalonnaise ## Footnote * Must be 100 per cent Aligoté * Respected as the finest region for Burgundy’s second white grape.
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Rully
Red and white Côte Chalonnaise ## Footnote * Produces more white wines than reds, with premiers crus for both * Just over 25% of the appellation is premier cru * Important area for grapes destined for Crémant de Bourgogne.
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Mercurey
Red and white Côte Chalonnaise ## Footnote * Largest producer of communal appellations in the Chalonnaise, producing significantly more red than white * 25% of vineyard area classified as premier cru
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Givry
Red and white Côte Chalonnaise ## Footnote Mostly red wines, over 40 per cent premier cru.
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Montagny
White only Côte Chalonnaise ## Footnote Two-thirds classified as premier cru.
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The Mâconnais
Mostly white Burgundy ## Footnote * This region produces mostly white wines * Inexpensive regional wines are often labelled simply as Bourgogne AOC.
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Mâcon AOC
Red, rosé, white Mâconnais ## Footnote Lowest quality in the Mâcon Predominantly red (or rosé) wines, with a small amount of white
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Mâcon Village (and no name)
White only Burgundy
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How many Mâcon Villages + name are there?
26 White wine only ## Footnote Mâcon-Lugny Mâcon-Solutré
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Mâconais
Burgundy
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Saint Véran
Mâcon
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Pouilly
Mâcon
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Pouilly-Fuissé
Mâcon ## Footnote * Wines from this appellations, especially Pouilly-Fuissé, may attain a higher quality than Macon-Villages * Grapes can ripen more fully in the amphitheatre of Fuissé due to better sunlight interception and good drainage. In 2020, Premier Cru status was awarded to 22 climats in Pouilly-Fuissé.1
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...Loche
Pouilly-Loche Mâcon
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...Vinzelles
Pouilly-Vinzelles Mâcon
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What are varietals of the Grand Crus in the Côte d'Or?
Côte de Nuits - Pinot Noir Côte de Beaune - Chardonnay ## Footnote Côte d'Or 1. Gevrey-Chambertin 2. Morey-St-Denis 3. Chambolle-Musigny 4. Vougeot 5. Vosne-Romanée Côte de Beaune 1. Aloxe-Corton 2. Puligny-Montrachet 3. Chassagne-Montrachet
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Cote de Nuits
Pinot Noir Chardonnay (a bit) Côte d'Or Burgundy ## Footnote * Pinot Noir, boasting some of the region’s most celebrated grands and premiers crus * White wine - small amount
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Hautes Côtes de Nuits
Côte d'Or Burgundy
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Côte de Beaune
Pinot Noir, some Char Côte d'Or Burgundy ## Footnote Leading premiers crus: * Le Clos des Mouches * Les Grèves.
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Hautes Côtes de Beaune AOC
Côte d'Or Burgundy
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Bourgogne AOC
Burgundy

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