Kimmeridgian clay +
Portlandian -

Chardonnay
Stones
Minerals
Green hay
Green tint young

Preusus: ripe, round, least stony

Bougros: steepest section interesting

Vaudesir: big body, definition, finesse

Grenouilles: highly aromatic

Valmur: rich, fragrant

Les Clos: big body, flavour, strength, perfume over time

Blanchot: highly aromatic

40 Premiers Crus

All on N bank of Serein

Marlstone overlaid with silt and scree

Clos de la Roche

Clos St-Denis

Clos des Lambreys

Clos de Tart

20 Premier Crus

Le Chambertin

Charmes-Chambertin

Mazoyeres-Chambertin

Griotte-Chambertin

Chapelle-Chambertin

Mazis-Chambertin

Ruchottes-Chambertin

Latricieres-Chambertin

Chambertin Clos-de-Beze

Bonnes Mares (partially)

Marsannay: No premier cru, pink speciality

Fixin: 5 Premier Crus

Le Musigny (whites too)

Bonnes Mares (most)

Peacocks tail: layers
< strong Chambertin
< spicy Romanee-Conti

1 Grand Cru: Clos de Vougeot

Echezeaux

Grand Echezeaux

Richebourg

Romanee-St-Vivant

Romanee-Conti

La Romanee

La Grande Rue

La Tache

Ladoix, Chorey, Pernand, Savigny, Aloxe-Corton
All around 2 Grand Crus:

Corton (almost all red)

Corton-Charlemagne (white)

Beaune

Pommard: a few Premier Crus

Volnay: pale long perfumed
historically best of Beaune

Monthelie: good red

St Romain: light red
interesting whites

Meursalt: Less delicate and refined < Puligny
No Premier Crus but high standards

Le Montrachet

Chevalier-Montrachet

Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet

Batard-Montrachet

Chassagne-Montrachet: dry golden white
flowers and hazelnuts scent

Le Montrachet

Batard-Montrachet

Criots-Batard-Montrachet

Santenay: Fine reds, some white

Rully: more white than red

• acid, cremant
  warmer years excellent Chard

Mercurey: very red
PN on par with minor CDB
32 Premier Crus

Givry: very red
more fruity and forward

Montagny: all white appellation
fuller > Rully

Bouzeron: exclusive Aligote appellation

90% Chard, Gamay

Vire-Clesse

Chardonnay (a village)

Uchizy

Lugny

Macon-Prisse: good value

Pouille-Loche

Pouilly-Vinzelles

St-Veran

22 Premier Crus

North is Haut Beaujolais: Granite with sand topsoil

South is Bas Beaujolais: clay over granite and limestone

38 Beaujolais-Villages

Julienas

Chenas

Moulin-a-Vent

Fleurie

Chiroubles

Morgon

Regnie

Brouilly

Cote de Brouilly

St Amour

Between Reims and Epernay
Pinot Noir

S of Epernay
E facing slopes
Chardonnay

S of Reims
Riverbanks of Marne
Pinot Meunier

furthest south
75% Chard

Almost in Chablis
mostly PN

No classed growth
Greatest concentration of best of the rest
Some of best value Bordeaux
Many Crus Bourgeois
Many Crus Artisan

More clay
So withstand hot summers
Wine more acidity
Fuller and more solid
Lots of flavour
Less perfume

Cos d'Estournel
Chateaux Montrose

Three first growths:
Ch Lafite-Rothschild: perfumed, polished
Ch Latour: firm, solid
Ch Mouton-Rothschild: strong, dark, ripe blackcurrant

Two second growths:
Ch Pichon Baron
Ch Pichon-Longueville

No first growths, but 5 second growths
Leoville best known

Mounds of gravel, all close to river or sloping south

Round and gentle wine

Many Crus Bourgeois

Moulis, Ch Chasse-Spleen, Poujeaux
Some best value Bordeaux

Thinnest and most gravelly soil

delicate, perfumy

4 second growths

First growth Ch Haut Brion

Red and white

arid sand and gravel

modern name Pessac-Leognan

Ch d'Yquem first great growth
alone in this classification

Sevre et Maine
77% of Muscadet vineyards

Muscadet Coteaux de la Loire
Leaner

Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu
Riper

Coteaux du Layon appellation
Quarts de Chaume sweet wine

Bonnezeaux AOC

Coteaux de l'Aubance
Sweet wine

Savennieres
Dry chenin, dense and rich

Anjou Blanc dry

Rose d'Anjou -> Rose de Loire -> Cabernet d'Anjou
progressively better

Anjou Rouge
Tough + tannic

Anjou-Villages

Saumur Brut
MCC softer, less ambitious

Cremant de Loire
Finer, stricter rules
Chenin

Saumur-Champigny
best Cab Franc

Saumur Puy-Notre-Dame
Fragrant CF from wide area

Chinon
most charming

Bourgueil
most structured

St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
Lighter, more sand

Vouvray
dry to sweet
vintage variation
Best sites on the cliffs overlooking river

Montlouis
Bit more tension
lots of sparkling

Sancerre
Steely, full, more obvious
Pouilly-Fume more perfumed

Alsace
Most complex geology
Vosges mountain protect
Bas-Rhin lower
Haut-Rhin higher (most Grands Crus)
51 Grands Crus
Fruit forward wines
Riesling Gewurz Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir Muscat Sylvaner

Cote Rotie
Ampuis
Cote Blonde slope S of town S facing
more granite with soft topsoils
softer, earlier developing wines
Cote Brune slope N of town SW facing
schist heavy clay
tighter wines smoky
allowed < 20% viognier

Chateau-Grillet
own Viognier appellation

Condrieu
Apricots May Blossoms
granite

St-Joseph
N Rhone greatest bargains
Smoky reds and energetic whites
Marsanne and Roussanne

Hermitage
Some of best reds and whites in the world
Only Syrah red
Marsanne and Roussane

Cornas
Austerity and power with less finesse

St-Peray
Known for golden sparkling wines
Also still and character full Marsanne and Roussanne

Grignan-les-Adhemar
Spicy compact reds and whites
Grenache Cinsaut Syrah

Cotes de Vivarais
Light wines very cool conditions

Rasteau
Sweet fortified Vin Doux Naturel
Still red wines

Gigondas
Can rival CDP
But more aromatic and fleshier
Grenache and Clairette

Vacqueyras
More rustic than Gigondas
Grenache Syrah Grenache Blanc

Beaumes de Venise
Jurassic clay
Potent reds
sweet Muscat Vin Doux Naturel

Lirac
Rose
Soft reds

Vinsobres
High altitude
Syrah

Tavel
Rose speciality
Dark pink powerful
Recent move to lighter style

Faugeres
Own appellation for red white rose
Very low yields

Picpoul de Pinet
Lemon scented Picpoul
Most successful Languedoc white

Clairette du Languedoc

Terrasses du Larzac

Pezenas

St Saturnin

Montpeyroux

Gres de Montpellier

St-Georges d'Orques

La Mejanelle