Burgundy

Question 1

Burgundy

Answer 1

• located in east-central France
• 200 miles from Chablis to Lyons in the south
• 10,000 acres of vine, second to bodeaux in size and production amongst AOC regions
• vines 1st planted in A.D. 200

Question 2

Burgundy Climate

Answer 2

• cool-continental

- responsible for intense and complex wines

Question 3

Burgundy primary noble grape varietals

Answer 3

-Chardonnay
-Pinot Noir
(Aligoté and Gamay also grown)

Question 4

Burgundy Cistercian and Benedictine monks

Answer 4

• were the ones that originally planted vines in burgundy

- started playing around with the idea of classification

Question 5

Domaine or maison (burgundy)

Answer 5

Producers that grow their own grapes and make their own wine

Question 6

Négociant-éleveurs

Answer 6

• wine brokerage firms that purchase grapes and wine from small producers, blend it together and label it their own négociant label
• 70% of wine un Burgundy produced in burgundy is sold by négociant firms

Question 7

Burgundy Top regions

Answer 7

Chablis
Côte d'Or
 -Côte de Nuits
 -Côte de Beaune
Côte Chalonnaise
Mâconnais
Beaujolais

Question 8

Regional Hierarchy in Burgundy

Answer 8

• regional
• commune/village
• premier cru vineyard
• grand cru vineyard

Question 9

Commune/Village (Burgundy)

Answer 9

• second tier
• generally higher quality than regional
• wines made with grapes from vineyards surrounding one of Burgundy’s important subregions
• i.e. Côte de Beaune Contrôlée and Appellation Pouilly-Fuissé Contrôlée

Question 10

Premier Cru vineyard (Burgundy)

Answer 10

• “first growth” status
• reserved for vineyards that have historically produced important and highly regarded wines
• 562 premier cru vineyards
• wines are labeled with name of village or commune grown in or around, the name of the premier cru vineyard itself and the term premier cru or 1er cru. i.e. “Appellation Pommard Epenots Premier Cru Contrôlèe”

Question 11

Grand Cru vineyard (Burgundy)

Answer 11

• “great growth”
• highest designation
• must be produced entirely from from grapes grown in one of these famous vineyards
• 1 in Chablis and 33 in Côte d’Or
• 1% of wines of Burgundy’s total production
• “Appellation Le Montrachet Grand Cru Contrôlée”

Question 12

Chablis

Answer 12

• northernmost region or Burgundy
• 60 miles northwest of the Côte d’Or
• cooler climate then the rest of Burgundy
• famous for Kimmeridgian limestone soils, made from the fossilized remains of millions of tiny, prehistoric oyster shells
• only chardonnay; leanest mineral-driven, and flinty whites
• one vineyard divided into 7 Climats

Question 13

The Seven Climats of Chablis Grand Cru

Answer 13

Blanchots
Les Preuses
Grenouilles
Valmur
Bourgros
Vaudésir
Le Clos

Question 14

Côte d’Or

Answer 14

-French for “golden slope”
-famous for its limestone soil and is on the eastern side of a 30-mile escarpment, perfectly oriented to the sun
-divided into 2 major areas
Côte de Nuits (north)
Côte de Beaune (south)

Question 15

Côte de Nuits

Answer 15

• approximately 99% of production with Pinot noir

- 13 miles long

Question 16

What is a Climat?

Answer 16

Climats are precisely delimited plots of land, which benefit from specific geological and climatic conditions

Question 17

Côte de Nuits Villages

Answer 17

• Marsannay
• Fixin
• Morey-Saint-Denis
• Chambolle-Musigny
• Vougeot
• Flagey-Échezeaux
• Vosne-Romanée
• Nuits-Saint-Georges

Question 18

Grands Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin

Answer 18

• Chambertin
• Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
• Chapelle-Chambertin
• Charmes-Chambertin
• Griotte-Chambertin
• Latricierès-Chambertin
• Mazis-Chambertin
• Mazoyères-Chambertin
• Ruchottes-Chambertin

Question 19

Grands Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis

Answer 19

• Clos Saint-Denis
• Clos de la Roche
• Clos des Lambrays
• Clos de Tart
• Bonnes Mares(shared with Chambolle-Musigny)

Question 20

Grands Crus of Chambolle-Musigny

Answer 20

• Bonnes Mares (shared with Morey-Saint-Denis)

- Musigny (The only grand cru that produces Whites as well as reds in the Côte de Nuits)

Question 21

Grand Cru of Vougeot

Answer 21

Clos de Vougeot

Question 22

Grands Crus of Flagey-Échezeaux

Answer 22

• Échezeaux

- Grands-Échezeaux

Question 23

Grands Crus of Vosne-Romanée

Answer 23

• La Grand Rue
• Richebourg
• La Romanée
• Romanée-Conti
• Romanée-Saint-Vivant
• La Tâche

Question 24

Côte de Beaune

Answer 24

• south of the Côte de Nuits
• 18 miles long
• planted in both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
• best known for complex and long-lived Chardonnay
• 17 village designations
• 313 premiers crus (the most of any commune in Burgundy)
• 8 Grands Crus

Question 25

Côte de Beaune Villages

Answer 25

- Ladoix-Serrigny - Aloxe-Corton - Pernand-Vergelesses - Chorey-lès-Beaune - Savigny-lès-Beaune - Beaune - Pommard - Volnay - Monthélie - Auxey-Duresses - Saint-Romain - Meursault - Puligny-Montrachet - Chassagne-Montrachet - Saint-Aubin - Santenay - Maranges

Question 26

Grands Crus of Ladoix-Serrigny

Answer 26

- Corton (shared with Aloxe-Corton, the only grand cru in Côte de Beaune that produces reds as well as whites) - Corton-Charlemagne (shared with Aloxe-Corton)

Question 27

Grands Crus of Aloxe-Corton

Answer 27

- Charlamagne (shared with Pernand-Vergelesses) - Corton (shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses, the only grand cru in Côte de Beaune that produces reds as well as whites) - Corton-Charlemagne (shared with Pernand-Vergelesses)

Question 28

Grands Crus of Pernand-Vergelesses

Answer 28

- Charlemagne (shared with Aloxe-Corton) - Corton (shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Aloxe-Corton, the only grand cru in Côte de Beaune that produces reds as well as whites) - Corton-Charlamagne (shared with Ladoix-Serrigny and Aloxe-Corton)

Question 29

Grands Crus of Puligny-Montrachet

Answer 29

- Montrachet (shared with Chassagne-Montrachet) - Bâtard-Montrachet (shared with Chassagne-Montrachet) - Chevalier-Montrachet - Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

Question 30

Grands Crus of Chassagne-Montrachet

Answer 30

- Montrachet (shared with Puligny-Montrachet) - Bâtard-Montrachet (shared with Puligny-Montrachet) - Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

Question 31

Côte Chalonnaise

Answer 31

- South of Côte de Beaune - is a collection of 5 communes located near the village of Chalon-sur-Saône - wines similar to Côte d'Or but lack complexity, intensity and depth - 119 premiers crus

Question 32

Côte Chalonnaise communes

Answer 32

- Bouzeron - Rully - Mercurey - Givry - Montagny

Question 33

Màconnaise

Answer 33

- just south of Côte Chalonnaise | - named for its largest village and commune, Mâcon

Question 34

Best known commune in Mâconnaise

Answer 34

Pouilly-Fuissé | -famous for its 100% Chardonnay wines

Question 35

Beaujolais

Answer 35

- southernmost district in Burgundy - the largest in Burgundy, responsible for almost half of the wine production of the region - warmest in Burgundy - Gamay

Question 36

Beaujolais départment or "state" location

Answer 36

even thought Beaujolais is part of Burgundy it is part of the Rhône Valley départment or "state"

Question 37

Three basic classes of Beaujolais

Answer 37

- AOC Beaujolais - AOC Beaujolais-Villages - Cru Beaujolais (wines from specific communes that are considered the best in the region)

Question 38

The Ten Cru Beaujolais Communes

Answer 38

- Saint-Amour - Juliénas - Chénas - Moulin-à-Vent - Fleurie - Chiroubles - Morgon - Régnié - Côte de Brouilly - Brouilly

Question 39

AOC Beaujolais Nouveau

Answer 39

- quickly produced over the course of seven to nine weeks after harvest - used to celebrate French wine harvest each year - always released ob the 3rd Thursday of November