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38 Cards in this Set
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Burgundy location |
Eastern/Central France near Switzerland border |
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Burgundy regions |
Chablis Côte D'Or - Côte de Nuits - Côte de Beaune Côte Chalonnaise Mâconnais Beaujolais |
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Burgundy climate |
Continental |
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Burgundy soil |
Chalk Calcareous clay Marl Limestone |
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Burgundy grapes |
Chardonnay Small amt of Aligoté Pinot Noir Gamay (in Beaujolais) |
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Burgundy Appellation System |
33 Grand Crus (2%) 600 Premier Crus (12%) Village Wines (30%) Regional (56%) |
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Domaine |
Growers/producers that own the vineyard; entire process from growing grapes to aging/bottling is done by the domaine itself |
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Négociant |
Wine merchants who buy grapes/finished wines for blending/bottling under their own labels |
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Clos |
Plot of vineyard land traditionally surrounded with dry-stone walls Ex: Clos Vougeot |
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Monopole |
Parcel of vineyard land with single ownership, rare |
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Chablis location |
80mi north of the Côte d'Or Closer to champagne than to the rest of Burgundy |
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Chablis climate |
Cool continental |
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Chablis soil |
Kimmeridgian clay Limestone |
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Chablis grape |
100% Chardonnay |
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Chablis vinification |
No oak used with lower tier wines, often used with upper tier Malolactic fermentation is common |
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Chablis AOPs |
Chablis AOP Petit Chablis AOP Chablis Premier Cru AOP 40 Vineyards Chablis Grand Cru 7 Vineyards S/SW exposure to maximize sun Ex: Les Clos |
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Côte d'Or location/geography |
30mi narrow ridge of limestone running N to S Starts near city of Dijon, ends near village of Santenay |
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Côte de Nuits climate |
Continental |
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Côte de Nuits grape |
Pinot Noir |
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Côte de Nuits soil |
Marl Limestone |
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Côte de Nuits villages |
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St. Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanée Flagey-Exhézeaux Nuits-Saint-Georges |
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Côte de Nuits Grand Cru Vineyards |
Chambertin Bonnes-Mares Musigny La Tâche La Romanée |
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Côte de Beaune climate |
Continental Range of microclimates from village to village |
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Côte de Beaune soil |
Marl Limestone |
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Côte de Beaune grapes |
Chardonnay Pinot Noir |
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Côte de Beaune villages |
Aloxe-Corton Beaune Pommard Volnay Meursault Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet |
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Côte de Beaune Grand Cru Vineyards |
Corton Corton-Charlemagne Montrachet Bâtard-Montrachet |
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Côte Chalonnaise climate |
Continental |
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Côte Chalonnaise soil |
Limestone |
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Côte Chalonnaise grapes |
Chardonnay Aligoté (small volume) Pinot Noir |
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Côte Chalonnaise villages |
Bouzeron AOP 100% Aligoté Rully AOP Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Crémant de Bourgogne Mercurey AOP Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Givry AOP Chardonnay, Pinot Noir Montagny AOP Chardonnay |
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Mâconnais climate |
Continental, slightly warmer & drier than norther regions |
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Mâconnais grapes |
Chardonnay Pinot Noir Gamay |
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Mâconnais AOPs |
Mâcon AOP Chardonnay Saint-Véran AOP Chardonnay Pouilly-Fuissé AOP Chardonnay |
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Beaujolais climate |
Semi-continental, warmer than the rest of Burgundy |
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Beaujolais soil |
Schist & Granite in north Sandstone & Clay in south |
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Beaujolais grapes |
Gamay Chardonnay (small amt) |
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Beaujolais AOPs |
Beaujolais AOP Beaujolais Nouveau Beaujolais-Villages AOP Beaujolais Crus Gamay only Best wines, granite in soil Ex: Morgon AOP |
