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Burgundy ACs +
All about Burgundy for the WSET 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |