Bourgogne - Cote de Nuits Flashcards
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What is the only 1er Cru located East of the D974?
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Clos des Grandes Vignes (NSG - Premeaux-Prissey) monopole of Liger-Belair
2
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Pinot Noir’s historical name
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Morillon - first mentioned as PN in 1375
3
Q
First mention of Pinot Noir was where?
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Germany
4
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Pinot Noir characteristics
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early budding, early ripening, thin skins, unknown parentage
5
Q
Chardonnay’s historical name?
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Beaunois - 1583
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Chardonnay characteristics
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early budding, early ripening, thin skins, easy to grow,
7
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Chardonnay parentage
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Pinot x Gouais blanc
8
Q
What is the only village appellation in Burgundy permitted for all three colors of wine?
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Marsannay
9
Q
Clos de Tart
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Latour - Artemis, Francois Pinault
10
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Cote de Nuits soil,
CDBeaune
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Bajocian,
Argovian (marly outcrop)
11
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Famous cooperage in Saint Romain
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Francois Frères
12
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Pinot Gris is called
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Pinot Beurot
13
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Name one village in the Cotes de Nuits and one village in the Cotes de Beaune which are most famous for the use of lieux-dits on their labels?
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Marsannay and Meursault
14
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Who has the aligote montluisants?
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Domaine Ponsot - mostly old vines from early 1900s
15
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Which Gevrey Grand Crus are on the eastern side of the Route des Grands Crus?
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Mazoyeres, Charmes, Griotte, Chapelle
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Which Gevrey GCs are on the western side of the Route des Grands Crus?
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Latricieres, Chambertin, Clos de Beze, Ruchottes, Mazis
17
Q
4 GC monopoles of vosne romanee
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Grande Rue,
DRC,
La Tache,
La Romanee
18
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N-S planted vineyards in Cote d’Or
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Les Fuees,
Clos des Lambrays,
Clos de Tart,
La Romanee (on steeper slopes limits erosion and is easier for tractors)
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True or False : 1er Cru vineyards have their own AOCs
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FALSE
20
Q
Which AOC in the cote Chalonnaise produces exclusively white wines?
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Montagny - marine character reminiscent of chablis
21
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What is the traditional aging vessel in Chablis?
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Feuillette - 132 L - not much used for aging anymore, used as a trading unit for growers and negociants
22
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What are the 5 village AOPs of the Maconnais
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Vire Clesse, St Veran, Fuisse, Loche, Vinzelles
23
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What year was the first release of beaujolais nouveau?
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1951 - Georges Duboeuf
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Q
Name a 1er Cru that sits in both Meursault and Volnay
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Les Santenots,
Les Santenots du Milieu,
Les Plures
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Name 3 1er Cru Monopoles in Volnay
Clos des 60 Ouvrees (Pousse d’Or),
Clos de l’Audignac (Pousse d’Or),
Clos de la Bousse d’Or (Pousse d’Or),
Clos du Chateau des Ducs (Michel Lafarge),
Clos des Ducs (Marquis d’Angerville),
Clos de la Barre (Jadot),
Clos de la Cave des Ducs (Leroux),
Clos de la Chapelle (Champy - one of the first private merchant houses - 1720),
Clos de la Rougeotte (Francois Buffet),
Clos du Verseuil (Y Clerget),
Fremiets - Clos de la Rougeotte (Bouchard)
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Henri Jayer methods
De-stemming, Cold soaks (Guy Accad method - leads to uniformity acc. to JM)
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Grand Cru in the Cotes de Nuits produces white wine?
Musigny
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Smallest AOP in France?
La Romanee, 0.85 ha, Liger Belair
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Newest Grand Cru in Cotes de Nuits?
La Grand Rue (1992) - Francois Lamarche
30
True or False : domaine bottling was not common until the 20th century
True - 1920s - mostly negociants working with growers and farmers before then
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Which Village AOCs in the Cote d’Or DO NOT have any 1er crus?
Marsannay,
Chorey-les-Beaune,
Saint Romain
32
What style of wine is Bourgogne Mousseux?
Rare red sparkling,
min. 3.5 bars,
9 mo on lees, traditional method (gamay and cesar permitted in the Yonne)
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Which communes may produce Cotes de Nuits Villages?
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Fixin,
Brochon,
Prissey,
Corgoloin,
Comblanchien
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(not Premeaux)
34
Macon Rouge from a geographical designation is made from what grape?
Gamay
35
What geological fault is responsible for the formation of the Cote d’Or
the Saone fault, rift forming - escarpment to the west uplifted while the plains in the east
(graben - two parallel faults give way to form a rift valley between Bourgogne and the Jura, Saone River flows through it)
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The Cesar grape originated where?
Corsica - tannins can be harsh in a cooler climate
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Main training systems in the Cote d’Or
Guyot simple,
| Cordon (esp. Chassagne, Santenay - increasingly used for PN, less productive, restrains vigor)
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Best vintages Red Cote d'Or
82, 85, 88, 89,
90, 91, 95, 99,
05, 09,
10, 15, 17, 18 (heatwave ?)
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Worst Vintages Red Cote d'Or
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03 (heatwave),
04 (asian fruit fly),
07 (rot),
08 (hail, rot),
11 (rot),
16 (hail, frost, rot)
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Who owns Clos des Ruchottes monopole?
Armand Rousseau
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Which GC in Gevrey can also be labelled Charmes Chambertin?
Mazoyeres
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Which GC in Gevrey can also be labelled Chambertin?
Clos de Beze
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CDN Villages communes
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Fixin,
Brochon,
Premeaux-Prissey,
Corgoloin,
Comblanchien
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GCs bordering Chambertin
Charmes,
Mazoyeres,
Clos de Beze,
Latricieres
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Morey GCs
de Tart, Lambrays, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint Denis
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1er cru in Cotes de Nuits surrounded by GCs
aux Combottes (Mazoyeres, Latricieres, Clos de la Roche)
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DRC, La Tache, La Romanee owner, La Grande Rue
Liger-Belair, Francois Lamarche
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La Tache abuts which 1er Cru
Malconsorts
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Cooperages in Cote d’Or
Francois Freres, Damy
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Proponents of whole cluster
Dujac, DRC
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Pinot Beurot is?
Pinot Gris
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Montrecul is located where?
Dijon (women’s skirts lifted up on the slope)
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GC vineyard shared by C-M and M-S-D
Bonnes Mares
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Who pioneered biodynamics in Burgundy?
Domaine Jean-Claude Rateau
OR Didier Montchovet (now succeeded by Boris Champy from Clos des Lambrays)
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T or F the Cotes de Nuits is the most vulnerable part of the Cote to hail?
True!
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Best Cotes de Nuits vintages of the 2010’s
12, 14, 15, 16, 19
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Best Cotes de Nuits vintages of the 2000’s
02, 05, 09, 10
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Best Cotes de Nuits vintages of the 1990’s
90, 95, 99
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Best Cotes de Nuits vintages of the 1980’s
82, 85, 88
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Ladybug vintage “green flavors”
2004, 2011
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Trickiest Recent vintages CDN
13, 11, 06, 04, 03 (extreme heat)
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Domaines vs. Négociants vs. Co-ops in Burgundy
4,000;
300;
19
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Avg holding of a domaine in Burgundy
7-8 ha
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Largest landholder in the Cotes d’Or?
Bouchard Pere et Fils - 130 ha
(Jadot - 150 ha throughout region;
Drouhin - 70 throughout region)
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Winemaker for Comtes Armand?
Benjamin Leroux
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Lavalle Classification
1855 - Jules Lavalle classification of climats of the Cote d’Or would serve as the basis for the AOC’s awarded in the 1900s; “hors ligne” - indicating Grand Cru sites
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High profile biodynamic estates in Burgundy
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DRC,
Leroy,
Leflaive,
Comtes Lafon,
Comte Armand,
Dauvissat
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68
Biggest viticulture risk in Burgundy now?
Flavescence Doree - bacterial disease spread by leafhoppers, frost, hail
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How to hail cannons work?
silver iodide shot fired upwards
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Most common Dijon clones distributed to vignerons in the 2000s
115, 667, 777
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In general which area contains more limestone, the CDN or CDB?
Cotes de Nuits
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What are the communes of Marsannay?
Chenove, Marsannay-La Cote, Couchey
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What are the best climats of Marsannay?
Clos du Roy, Les Longeroies
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Top producers of Marsannay
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Bruno Clair,
Charles Audoin,
Sylvain Pataille,
Domaine Bart,
Denis Mortet (Longeroies)
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75
What is the difference between fermage vs. metayage?
Fermage is when a winemaker leases the land to make his wines,
Metayage is when a winemaker must share the crop with the landowner, creating different labels made by the same winemaker (Italian version of métayage - mezzadria)
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What is the typical elevage for a Cotes de Nuits red?
12 -18 months
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What is the required elevage for a Grand Cru?
Same as regular (June 30 year following harvest)
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What is the required elevage for a Cotes de Nuits red?
Not until after June 30th (9 months)
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Top producers of Fixin
Pierre Gelin,
Bruno Clair,
Berthaut-Gerbet
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Top 1er Crus in Fixin (et Brochon)
Clos de la Perriere,
Clos du Chapitre,
Arvelets,
Hervelets
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Where is Clos de la Perriere?
Monopole and top 1er cru in FIXIN AOC (also only 1er Fixin Cru for blanc) - made by Domaine de la Perriere
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What is the largest AOC by hectare in the Cote d’Or?
Gevrey-Chambertin - Over 400ha (not counting GC’s)- largest AOC in the Cote d’Or
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Who makes Clos Napolean?
Domaine Pierre Gelin
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What are the only GC’s that run up to the D974?
Mazoyeres (Charmes),
| Clos Vougeot
85
What are the up-slope, highest quality GC’s in Gevrey (west side of the Route des Grands Crus)
N-S: Mazis, Ruchottes, Chambertin-Clos de Beze, Chambertin, Latricieres
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What are the down-slope lighter GC’s in Gevrey (east side of the Route?)
Chapelle, Griottes*, Charmes, Mazoyeres
*considered the best for its producers (Dom. des Chezeaux, Fourrier, Drouhin)
87
Highly regarded producers in Gevrey
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Rousseau,
Fourrier,
Claude Dugat,
Bernard Dugat-Py,
Denis Bachelet,
Denis Mortet,
Joseph Roty (high toast),
Pierre Damoy
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88
Highly regarded 1er Crus of Gevrey
Clos Saint Jacques,
Cazetiers,
Aux Combottes
89
Which GC in Gevrey does well in cooler, wetter years? in warmer, drier years?
Chappelle Chambertin;
| Latricieres
90
Which GC in Gevrey is typically seen as the weakest?
Mazoyeres
91
Of the 2 monopoles in Morey, which is a TRUE monopole?
Clos de Tart (Artemis Group),
| NOT Clos des Lambrays (almost completely owned by LVMH, part owned by Taupenot-Merme)
92
What are the GC’s of Morey
Clos de la Roche (most structure),
Clos Saint Denis (most polish),
Clos de Tart,
Clos des Lambrays
93
How much of Bonnes Mare is in Chambolle?
90%
94
Best 1er Crus of Chambolle?
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Les Amoureuses,
Les Charmes,
Les Fuees,
Les Veroilles,
Les Cras
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95
Key producers in Chambolle?
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De Vogue,
Roumier,
Ghislaine Barthod,
Groffier,
Frederic Mugnier,
Amiot,
Hudelot-Noellat,
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Who owns the Chateau de Clos de Vougeot?
The Chevaliers du Tastevin
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Can Clos de Vougeot be blanc?
No, but Vougeot or Vougeot 1er Cru can
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Which Grand Crus in Vosne Romanee are NOT monopoles?
Richebourg and Romanee Saint-Vivant (DRC has largest holdings), Ech and Grands Ech
99
A village or 1er Cru wine from within Flagey-Echezaux will be labeled as?
Vosne-Romanee
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Largest landholder of Echezaux and Grands Echezaux?
DRC
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What sets Vosne Romanee apart from a soil perspective?
Iron-rich red soil (also found in Bonnes Mares & Musigny)
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Top 1er Crus in Vosne
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Les Suchots,
Les Beaux Monts,
Les Petits Monts,
Aux Malconsorts,
Cros Parantoux
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103
Top producers in Vosne
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Arnoux-Lachaux,
Jean Grivot,
Leroy,
Meo Camuzet,
DRC,
Emmanuel Rouget,
Mugneret-Gibourg
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104
T or F all the 1er Crus in Vosne butt up to Grand Cru vineyards?
False - But almost!
All except Clos des Reas (Michel Gros monopole)
105
What is the last GC to be replanted after phylloxera?
Romanee Conti (1946) - prior they were injecting boron gas to plant
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Top 1er Crus in Nuits
Vaucrains (most tannic),
Les Saint Georges,
Les Cailles
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lighter, more finessed 1er Crus in Nuits (bordering Vosne)
Aux Boudots,
Les Damodes,
Aux Thorey,
Aux Chaignots
108
Top producers in Nuits
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Robert Chevillon,
Jean-Jacques Confuron,
Michele et Patrice Rion,
Regis Forey,
Domaine l’Arlot
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109
All monopole GC of the Cotes de Nuits
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Clos de Tart,
La Romanee,
DRC,
La Tache,
La Grande Rue
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110
Only 1er Cru completely surrounded by GC’s
Aux Combettes
111
Most northern 1er Cru of the Cotes de Nuits
Les Arvelets
112
1er Crus of Vougeot
Les Cras,
Le Clos Blanc (Vigne Blanche),
Clos de la Perriere,
Le Petit Vougeot
113
Villages of Cotes de Nuits for red only
Gevrey, Chambolle, Vosne
114
Last Vintage of Jayer Cros Parantoux
2001
115
Grand Cru that borders Les Suchots
Richebourg,
Romanee St Vivant,
Clos St Denis
116
Largest monopole vineyard in the Cote d’Or
Clos de la Marechal (JF Mugnier - Premeaux - NSG)
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Largest 1er Cru in Gevrey Chambertin
Lavaux Saint Jacques
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Current owners of Cros Parantoux
Emmanuel Rouget and Meo-Camuzet
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Clos des Reas is a monopole of which producer
Michel Gros
120
Grand Cru of the Cotes de Nuits with N-S orientation
Lambrays,
Tart,
Romanee
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Largest monopole GC vineyard that’s never been broken up
Clos de Tart
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Where is the Combe de Lavaux
Gevrey
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Where is the Combe d’Orveaux?
Vosne-Vougeot-Chambolle
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Monopole GC’s in Vosne
DRC - RC,
La Tache;
La Grande Rue - Lamarche
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Most southerly 1er Cru in NSG
Clos de la Marechale - largest, most southerly, rouge et blanc - Jacques Frederic Mugnier
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Smallest GC in the Cotes de Nuits
La Romanee, 0.85 ha, Liger Belair
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min. % abv for 1er Cru blanc
11.5%
128
2 1er Crus of Fixin
Les Arvelets (Berthaut), Clos de la Perriere (Bichot), Clos Napoleon (Pierre Gelin), Clos du Chapitre (Dufouleur) - monopoles
129
3 producers based in Gevrey
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Claude Dugat,
Bernard Dugat-Py,
Joseph Roty,
Trapet,
Denis Mortet
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130
3 1er crus Morey
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Les Montluisants,
Les Facconnieres,
Les Millandes,
Clos Sorbe,
Les Sorbes,
Clos des Ormes
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131
3 producers in Morey
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Dujac,
Taupenot Merme,
Ponsot,
Lignier-Michelot,
Groffier,
Clos de Tart,
Clos des Lambrays,
Perrot Minot
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132
3 PCs Chambolle
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Les Amourouses,
Les Charmes,
Les Cras,
Les Fuees,
Les Gruenchers,
Les Sentiers
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133
3 producers in Chambolle
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Roumier,
Jacques Fred Mugnier,
Ghislaine Barthod,
de Vogue,
Amiot Servelle
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134
3 producers of Clos de Vougeot
Hudelot-Noellat,
Bertagna,
Mongeard Mugneret
135
3 1er crus in Vosne
Beaumonts,
Malconsorts,
Suchots,
Cros Parantoux
136
4 producers in Vosne
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Jean Grivot,
Anne Gros,
Eugenie (Rene Engel),
DRC,
Liger Belair,
Leroy,
Anne Gros,
Michel Gros,
Lamarche
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137
4 producers in Vosne
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Jean Grivot,
Anne Gros,
Eugenie (Rene Engel),
DRC,
Liger Belair,
Leroy,
Anne Gros,
Michel Gros,
Lamarche
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138
5 1er crus of NSG
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Vaucrains,
Pruliers,
Perrieres,
Aux Boudots,
Aux Chaignots,
Damodes
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139
3 producers NSG
de l’Arlot, R. Chevillon, Faiveley, Gouges
140
3 lieux dits of Marsannay
Longeroies,
Clos du Roy,
Champs Perdrix,
Champs Salomon
141
CDN Villages Blanc producer
Domaine de l’Arlot
142
Which village outside Gevrey can label their wines as such
Brochon
143
Mazoyeres may also label as
Charmes
144
2 producers of Clos Saint Jacques
Rousseau,
Sylvie Esmonin,
Jadot,
Fourrier
145
1er cru white bottling in CDN
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Clos de la Marechal (Mugneret),
Mont Luisants,
Clos Blanc de Vougeot,
Clos de l’Arlot,
Musigny blanc,
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146
Difference between Chambolle and Gevrey soils
more limestone less clay in Chambolle - lighter more delicate
147
Cuvee Duvault Blochet
DRC bottling - blend of 3 vosne 1er cru sites - Aux despots malconorts, petits monts, gaudichots
148
Only 1er cru on the eastern side of the D974
Les Grandes Vignes (Belair)
149
Commune of Brochon - what AOPs can I use?
CDN Villages, Bourgogne, Gevrey
150
Who owns the only plot of chardonnay in Le Musigny
Comtes Georges de Vogue - not made from 1993-2015 - wines released as bourgogne blanc ($470 wholesale)
151
What is the significance of a Combe?
Transverse valleys that bisect the cote - funnel cool air and sometimes hailstorms, soil sediment slides down them
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Which Combe feeds into Chambolle Musigny
Combe de Chambolle - feeds into the center of the village - theses climats are all village quality
153
abv for Grand Cru wines for blanc and rouge
12% for blanc, 11.5% for rouge (same as 1er cru white)
154
Who owns Clos de la Bussiere?
Roumier - Morey Saint-Denis
155
Marsannay rose producers
Regis Bouvier, Bruno Clair, Charles Audoin
156
Which villages production in the CDN is over 50% 1er Cru and Grand Cru vineyards?
Morey Saint-Denis
157
Top producers of Musigny
De Vogue,
De la Vougeraie,
Jacques-Fred Mugnier,
Leroy
158
Top producers of Musigny/Amoreuses
Georges Roumier,
Robert Groffier,
de Vogue,
Jacques-Fred Mugnier
159
Top producers of Chambertin
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Armand Rousseau,
Trapet,
Rossignol-Trapet,
Camille Giroud,
Bernard Dugat-Py,
Denis Mortet
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160
Top producers of Echezaux
Comte Liger Belair,
Jean Pierre Guyon,
Rouget
161
Top producers of Romanee Saint Vivant
de l'Arlot,
Hudelot Noellat,
Arnoux Lachaux,
Rollin Arbelet
162
Top producers of Clos de la Roche
Ponsot,
Hubert Lignier,
Dujac,
Arlaud
163
Top producers of Richebourg
A-F Gros,
Comte Liger Belair,
Jean Grivot
164
What is the soil of Musigny
white oolitic limestone and marble, heavier stony clay on top than in GC or Morey - reddish top soil towards the bottom
165
Who has Francois Freres build them a custom barrel for their wine of variable volume from centenary vines in Chambertin?
Dugat-Py
