France - Burgundy Flashcards
(27 cards)
Name the 6 regions in Burgundy (from North to South) -
Chablis Cote de Nuits (Cote d'Or) Cote de Beaune (Cote d'Or) Cote Chalonnaise Maconnais Beaujolais
Why is the Code d’Or so qualitative?
Because Cote d’Or is on a slope, the best vineyard are on hillsides facing E/SE
The soils in Burgundy?
4 + 1 (Beaujolais)
Burgundy:
Chalk - Calcareous clay - Marl - Limestone
Beaujolais:
Granite (+schist N) (+sandstone, clay) f
Domaine? vs négociants? vs monopole?
Domaine: grower / producers that own the vineyard they are producing wine from + entire process
Negociants: wine merchants who buy grapes and/or finished wines for blending + bottling under their own laber
Monopole: parcels of vineyard land with single owernship
Burgundy AOP pyramid?
33 grands crus 2%
550-600 1ers crus 12%
village wines 30%
regional appellations 56%
Name 3 important particularities in Chablis
- kimmeridgian clay/limestone soil
- no oak!
- malolactic fermentation is common
- 100% chardonnay
What are the 4 Chablis AOPs?
Chablis AOP
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis 1er cru AOP
Chablis Grand cru AOP
How many 1er crus and Grands Crus are there in Chablis?
+ name all the GC?
40 1er crus
7 grands crus
(Valmur, Blanchot, Vaudesirs, Les Preuses, Grenouilles, Les Clos*, Bougros)
What is the “marl” soil?
clay + limestone + sand
marne en français
How many AOP Villages are in Cote de Nuits + name them?
9 Marsannay Fixin Gevrey Chambertin Morey St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne Romanee FlageyEEchezeaux Nuit Saint-Georges
How many / 33 GC of Burgundy are in Cote de Nuits?
+how many 1er crus?
24 grands crus
+130 1ers crus
The Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Burgundy
9 Chambertin Charmes-Chambertin Mazoyeres-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertins Ruchottes-Chambertin Chambertin-Clos-de-Beze Griotte-Chambertin Latricieres-Chambertin Chapelle Chambertin
The Grands Crus of Morey St-Denis?
Burgundy
Clos Saint-Denis Clos-de-la-Roche Clos-de-Tart Clos-de-Lambrays Bonnes Mares
The Chambolle-Musigny Grands Crus?
Burgundy
Musigny
The Grands Crus of Vougeot?
Burgundy
Clos de Vougeot
The Grands Crus of Vosne-Romanee?
Burgundy
Richebourg La Romanee Romanee-Conte Romanee-Saint-Viviant La Grande Rue La Tache
The Grands Crus of Flagey-Echezeaux?
Burgundy
Echezeaux
Grands-Echezeaux
Name 5 great vintages in Burgundy?
Burgundy
2005 - 2009 - 2010 - 2014 - 2015
Name 7 villages AOPs that stand out in Cote de Beaune
Burgundy
Aloxe-Corton Beaune Pommard Volnay Meursault Pulighy-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet
How many /33 grands crus of Burgundy are there in Cote de Beaune + name them
Burgundy
Montrachet Batard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Criots-Batard-Montrachet Chevalier-Montrachet Corton Charlemagne Corton-Charlemange
What are the only 2 grands crus that produce white and red? (in the cote d’or)
Burgundy
Musigny & Corton
Name the 5 main villages AOP in Cote Chalonnaise and what they make?
Burgundy
Bouzeron W - 100% Aligote Rully R W S Chardonnay, Pinot noir + cremant Mercurey R W Givry R W Montagny W
Name the 3 main AOP villages in the Maconnais
Burgundy
Macon AOP
Saint-Veran AOP
Pouilly-Fuisse AOP
Particularity of the vinification in the Beaujolais?
Burgundy
carboni maceration
+inox
