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Burgundy ACs +
All about Burgundy for the WSET 3
Question | Answer |
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Bourgogne on label | indicates comes from region without reputation, lower quality (except Macconais) |
Bourgogne Aligote AC | high acid, low alcohol, Chablis |
Bourgogne Rouge | usually Pinot Noir |
Bourgogne Blanc | usually Chardonnay |
Chablis | 100% Chardonnay, on Kimmerdigian clay |
Petit-Chablis | lesser quality Chablis vineyard |
Chablis AC | austere, green plum, high acidity |
Montee de Touvere | Chablis Premier Cru |
Vaillons | Chablis Premier Cru |
Fourchaume | Chablis Premier Cru |
Chablis Premier Cru | riper fruit (lemon), more body, softer texture, more minerality & acid - smoke if bottle aged |
Les Clos | Chablis Grand Cru |
Vandesir | Chablis Grand Cru |
Valmur | Chablis Grand Cru |
Les Preuses | Chablis Grand Cru |
Bourgros | Chablis Grad Cru |
Blanchot | Chablis Grand Cru |
Grenouilles | Chablis Grand Cru |
Chablis Grand Cru | more likely to have oak |
Cote d'Or | greatest Burgundy wines, limestone, marl, guyot pruning |
Cote de Nuits | fullest body, longest lived red, all Grand Cru save Corton |
Cote de Beaune | lighter red, world's finest dry whites, all white Grand Cru save Musigny Blanc |
Gevrey Chambertin | Cotes de Nuits |
Chambertin AC | Gevrey Chambertin, Cotes de Nuits |
Vougeot AC | Cotes de Nuits |
Clos de Vougeot AC | Vougeot, Cotes de Nuits |
Vosne-Romanee AC | Cotes de Nuits |
Romanee Conti | Vosne-Romanee, Cotes de Nuits |
La Tache | Vosne-Romanee, Cotes de Nuits |
Nuits-Saint George | Cotes de Nuits |
Cotes de Nuits Village | red or white, not as good or prestigious as other named ACs |
Aloxe-Corton AC | Cotes de Beaune, great white |
Corton AC | Aloxe-Corton, Cotes de Beaune |
Corton Charlemagne | Aloxe-Corton, Cotes de Beaune, great white |
Beaune AC | Cotes de Beaune |
Pommard AC | Cotes de Beaune |
Volnay AC | Cotes de Beaune |
Meursault AC | Cotes de Beaune, best Chardonnay, intense flavour, aged in French oak, toasty, nutty, lees stirring, a decade to peak |
Puligny-Montrachet AC | Cotes de Beaune, best Chardonnay, intense flavour, aged in French oak, toasty, nutty, lees stirring, a decade to peak |
Le Montrachet AC | Puligny-Montrachet, Cotes de Beaune |
Chessagne-Motrachet AC | Cotes de Beaune, best Chardonnay, intense flavour, aged in French oak, toasty, nutty, lees stirring, a decade to peak |
Cotes de Beaune Villages | blended bulk, must be red, blended from any combination of CdB vineyards |
Hautes-Cotes de Beaune | red or white, not as prestigious |
Cotes Challonaise | Burgundy, between Cotes de Beaune and Macconais, reds Pinot, whites Chardonnay |
Bourgogne Cotes Challonaise AC | reds from Pinot, whites from Chard |
Pully AC | Cotes Challonaise, more white than red, some sparkling |
Mercurey AC | Cotes Challonaise, best red in CC |
Givry | Cotes Challonaise, good red reputation |
Montagny AC | Cotes Challonaise, only white |
Macconais | Burgundy, between Cotes Challonais and Beaujolais, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Gamay |
Macon AC | Macconais, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay, Whites with fresh apple, citrus, high acidity - reds full bodied |
Macon Superieur AC | minimum grape ripeness higher than Macon AC |
Macon ~ Village AC | ripe, good value |
Puilly-Fuisse | Macconais, Chardonnay, high alcohol, peach, melon, nutty, new oak, must know |
Vire Classe | Macconais, Village AC |
Saint Veran | Macconais, Village AC |
Pouilly-Vinzelles | Macconais, Village AC |