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Originally posted by taxwonk
Pinot Noir is a burgundy. In fact, it is about the only burgundy widely available these days. Unless you were talking about that crap that comes in boxes.
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I was distinguishing pinot noir that is Burgundy (i.e.: from Burgundy) from pinot noir that is not. The stuff that is not is of significantly poorer in quality to that which is, notwithstanding the hype about how US wines are just as good as the French now. Or, what Ollie said.
FWIW, "white Burgundy" tends to be less over-oaked than CA chardonay, too, which I like. (Not all white Burgundy is chardonnay, actually, but most of it is.) Chablis is a subset of white Burgundy - all Chablis is chardonnay, but not all chardonnay is Chablis. Chablis doesn't travel well, though, so it's not really worth discussing unless you are in Chablis.
