Burgundy

BURGUNDY BOURGOGNE WHEN TIME AND MAN WORK HAND IN HAND

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Definition of terroir: BURGUNDY KEY TERMS Climats Lieux-Dits Perrière Chablis Cote de Bone Cote de Nuit

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Geography Surface Area Burgundy consists of 31,600 km²equivalent to 6% of France's total surface area Departments The Burgundy region consists of 4 départements: the Yonne , the Cote-d’Or , the Nievre and the Saone-et-Loire.

Communes Burgundy is composed by more than than 2045 communes.

Rivers Burgundy accounts for 12.000 km of rivers..

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The birth of Bourgogne wines:1.000.000 years of History In the Bourgogne region, the origin and composition of the subsoil is very diverse. It varies from winegrowing area to winegrowing area, it can change within a single village and even within a single lieu-dit

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Unique subsoil where the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varietals flourish Use your imagination to go back between 200-250 million years.

There are no vines here. And for good reason – what we know today as the Bourgogne winegrowing region was, back then, beneath a warm and shallow sea, like a tropical lagoon.

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Over the next 170 million years, the sand below became packed with the remains of algae and shellfish 30 million years ago when the formation of the Alps created a shockwave that generated folds, hollows and humps.

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The numerous geological movements during the Tertiary era allowed mankind to create a patchwork of thousands of plots. Â Clay, limestone and marl terrains were thus combined into the celebrated Climats.

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Burgundy’s “Climats” In a “Climat” there is geography, the history of France, archeology, grapes, traditions, geology, expertise, landscapes, towns, geneology, reason, passion, ancestral acts, grape varieties, customs, meteorology, oenology, culture, viticulture, toponomy, biodiversity there are over 1,200 Climats across Burgundy covering all levels of appellation MODERN PSYCHOLOGY

Burgundy’s ““lieux-dits”” the “lieu-dit” has designated a small piece of land whose name refers to a topographical or historical peculiarity

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Grapes CHARDONNAY

Chardonnay is from the Noirien family of grapes, and is thus a direct descendant of Pinot Noir, coupled with another ancient varietal, Gouais Blanc.

Although it originated in the Bourgogne region, the Chardonnay grape is now one of the most widely planted varietals in the world.

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Grapes CHARDONNAY

• Chardonnay prefers more clayey marly limestone soils from which it can develop sophisticated, elegant aromas in the future wine.

The clay helps produce breadth in the mouth, characteristic of the Bourgogne region’s great white wines.

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Grapes CHARDONNAY

Chardonnay vines produce small, elongated bunches.

The berries are loose and spaced out, taking on a magnificent golden hue on ripening.

They produce very sweet, fairly abundant juice. Chardonnay is an early varietal, budding early, which makes it susceptible to spring frosts.

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Grapes CHARDONNAY

Chablis produces wines with a pale gold color with flashes of green when young.On the nose, Chablis wines offer delicate notes of citrus, green apple, silex, or acacia for the more complex examples. The Chablis Village Premier Cru and Chablis Grand Cru appellations can be partially aged in oak,Â

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Grapes CHARDONNAY

The Côte de Beaune produces Chardonnays with a more intense gold color. On the nose, they are dominated by intense aromas of white-fleshed fruit, with floral, creamy, and oaky notes. In the mouth, they are ample, smooth, and powerful. The Grand Crus of the Côte de Beaune offer unrivalled aromatic intensity and length on the tongue.

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Grapes CHARDONNAY

Farther south, the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais produce wines with hints of yellow. On the nose, they reveal fresh fruit and nuts. In some cases, barrel-aged wines then go on to develop notes of honey and vanilla

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Grapes PINOT NOIR

•Pinot Noir is a very old varietal, and is the basis of the wider family known as Noiriens. As such, it is the father of a multitude of other varietals, including Chardonnay, Aligoté and Gamay.

The first written record of the varietal, under the name of Pinot Noir or “Plant Fin”, dates from 1375.

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Grapes PINOT NOIR

The bunches on a Pinot Noir vine are small and compact. Indeed, its name was inspired by the tight formation of its bunches, resembling a pinecone.

Its grapes are fine-skinned and delicate, tinted with an intense color with bluish or deep violet hues. They yield a sweet, initially colorless juice.

The leaves can be anything from light to dark green, and are divided into three or five lobes.

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Grapes PINOT NOIR

Pinot Noir is a capricious varietal that is difficult to grow and which is highly susceptible to vine diseases.

It requires a northerly climate to thrive and express its full complexity.

Pinot Noir likes the limestone soils in the Bourgogne wine region, which range from the Upper Jurassic limestone of Givry to the fossil-rich subsoil from the Bajocian age found in Gevrey-Chambertin.

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Grapes PINOT NOIR The color of a Pinot Noir wine is usually bright ruby, which is intense when the wine is young, and can sometimes tend to a red with violet hues.

On the nose, Pinot Noir offers a wide variety of aromas when young, from fresh berries like blackcurrant and cherry to spicy pepper and cinnamon, sometimes underscored with coffee or smoky notes. Over time, the fresh fruit flavors will transform into cooked notes of jam or kirsch.

As for mouth feel, Pinot Noir produces wines that tend to be rounded, with assured yet delicate tannins, which soften over time. The acidity varies depending on the vintage.

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AOC-BOURGOUGNE 100 appellations, representing more than 20% of all AOCs attributed to French wines.Â

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Appellations Régionales 23 appellations Régionales produced across the Bourgogne winegrowing region.

These wines offer an excellent entry point into the world of Bourgogne

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Appellations Village The 44 appellations Village take their names from the commune where their grapes were grown, such as Mercurey, Pommard, and Nuits-SaintGeorges.

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Appellations Premiers Crus These wines are produced from single plots, which are precisely defined within an appellation Village. These plots are known as Climats.

On the bottle, the name of the commune is followed by the name of the plot where the grapes were grown, such as Chablis Premier Cru, MontĂŠe de Tonnerre for example.

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Grands Crus These 33 world-renowned Grand Cru wines of Bourgogne express the unique characteristics of some exceptional plots.

On their labels, the name of the village is replaced by a single Climat name such as Corton, Montrachet, RomanĂŠe Saint-Vivant or Clos de Tart.

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