Wset Advanced Level 3 - Burgundy & Alsace

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Weather of Burgundy

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Moderate

Continental

Chablis - very cool continental.

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Chablis Soils

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Limestone overlaid with Kimmeridgian Clay

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Cote d'Or Soils

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Limestone mixed with Marl.

Marl - type of clay

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Beaujolais

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Granite

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Burgundy & Alsace Grape growing techniques

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High density plantings, Guyot trained.

Best vineyards on east or southeast facing slopes

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Beaujolais grape growing techniques

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Goblet pruned, free standing vines.

Best vineyards are on the hills in the north.

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Oak in for Pinot Noir in Burgundy?

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Yes - sensitive use

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Chablis winemaking

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stainless steel frementation

VERY LITTLE OAK

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Gevrey-Chembertin

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Cotes de Nuits - North Burgundy

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Vougeot

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Cotes de Nuits - North Burgundy

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Vosne-Romanee

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Cotes de Nuits - North Burgundy

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Nuits-Saint-Georges

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Cotes de Nuits - North Burgundy

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Beaune

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Cote de Beaune - Burgundy

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Aloxe-Corton

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Cote de Beaune - Burgundy

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Pommard

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Cote de Beaune - Burgundy

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Volnay

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Cote de Beaune - Burgundy

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Meursault

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Cote de Beaune - Burgundy

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Puligny-Montrachet

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Cote de Beaune - Burgundy

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Mercurey

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Cote Chalonnaise - Burgundy

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Givry

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Cote Chalonnaise - Burgundy

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Rully

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Cote Chalonnaise - Burgundy

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Montagny

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Cote Chalonnaise - Burgundy

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Macon & Macon Villages

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Maconnais - Burgundy

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Pouilly-Fuisse

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Maconnais - Burgundy

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Weather of Alsace

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Cool, sunny, dry - Continental

Protected from rain and wind from the west by the Vosges Mountains, giving long dry autumns

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Noble grapes of Alsace

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Riesling, Gwertztraminer, Muscat & Pinot Gris

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Alsace Grape Growing

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Best vineyards located in Haut-Rhin on steep east facing slopes of the foothills of the Vosges Mountains.

Lesser vineyards on the plains.

Co-operatives and merchants are important as most vineyards are small holdings.

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Wine making in Alsace

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Stainless-steel or large old oak used to retain the varietal character.

Varietally labelled must be 100%

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Vendage Tardive

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late harvest, noble varieties only, dry to med-sweet

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Selection de grains nobles

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Noble varieties only - sweet wine made from grapes affected by noble rot.

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Edelzwicker & Gentil

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A wine blended from more then one varietal in Alsace.