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Burgundy - Chablis, Côte de Nuits Flashcards

1
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What is the river in Chablis?

A

Serein

“serene”

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climate of chablis?

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cool continental

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three AOPs of Chablis

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Chablis AOP
Petit Chablis AOP
Chablis Grand Cru AOP

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Best soils of Chablis?

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Kimmeridgian marl

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what is Kimmeridgian marl?

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mixture of limestone and clay laced with millions of oyster fossils

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What is the soil of Petit Chablis?

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Portlandian limestone (kimmeridgian marl underneath)

-younger rock strata, purer form of limestone

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7
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Top premier crus of Chablis on right bank?

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  • Montée de Tonnerre

- Fourchaume

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Top premier crus of Chablis on left bank?

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  • Vaillons

- Montmains

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Grand Crus of Chablis?

7

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left to right ish

Les Bougros
Les Preuses
Vaudesir
Les Grenouilles
Valmur
Les Clos
Blanchot
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What is the aspect of Grand Cru Chablis?

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southwestern facing slopes

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What is the “8th” Grand Cru site?

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La Moutonne

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Who owns the monopole La Moutonne?

What two grand cru sites does it overlap?

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Domaine Long-Depaquit

Overlaps Vaudésir and Les Preuses

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Grapes of Irancy AOP?

Department?

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Pinot Noir, with Max. 10% combined Pinot Gris and César

Yonne Dept

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Grapes of St-Bris AOP?

Department?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris

Yonne Dept

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Grape and Department of Vézelay AOP?

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Chardonnay from Yonne Dept

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16
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Where can you find Sauvignon Blanc in Burgundy?

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St-Bris AOP

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17
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What river plain does the Côte d’Or lie in?

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Saône River Plain

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What are soils known as if they have higher limestone content? What about lower limestone content?

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  • argillaceous limestone with higher percentage

- marl or calcareous clay with lower percentage

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What is the general width of the Côte d’Or?

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Not more than 2km

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What are the combes that cut through the côtes?

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  • dry, transverse valleys carved during the last ice age
  • serve as conduits for cool breezes and hailstorms
  • deep alluvial fans of pebbles and stone - diversify soil make up and add complexity
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What direction do Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune face?

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Côte de Nuits - due east

Côte de Beaune - southeast

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Does the Côte de Nuits or Côte de Beaune have more land undervine

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Côte de Beaune - about 2x as much

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Does the Côte de Beaune produce more white or red wine?

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Produced more red wine, but more renown for whites

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24
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What is a pièce?

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228 L barrel typically used in Burgundy

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25
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What was Henri Jayer’s final vintage? Under his and what other domaine name?

A
  • 2001
  • Emmanuel Rouget

(transferred his vineyards to his nephew in 96 when the gov’t told him he had to retire or lose pension)

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26
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What winemaking technique was Jayer famous for

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100% de-stemming

also cold soak

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What premier cru in Vosne Romanée was Jayer most noted for?

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Cros Parantoux

1st vintage 1978

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What cities does the Côte de Nuits stretch between?

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  • Dijon in the North

- Corgoloin in the South

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Côte de Nuits Village AOPs (N to S)

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  • Marsannay*
  • Fixin*
  • Gevrey-Chambertin
  • Morey-Saint-Denis*
  • Chambolle-Musigny
  • Vougeot*
  • Vosne-Romanée
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges*

*produce red AND white (Marsnnay also rose)

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Which Côte de Nuits Village AOPs produce white wine?

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  • Marsannay (also Rose)
  • Fixin
  • Morey-Saint-Denis
  • Vougeot
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges
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What is the only Côte de Nuits Village AOP that produces rosé?

A

Marsannay

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32
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Where is the Grand Cru Chambertin?

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Gevrey-Chambertin

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33
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Two greatest Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin?

A
  • Chambertin

- Chambertin-Clos de Bèze

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What is the largest village appellation in the Côte d’Or

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Gevrey-Chambertin

over 400 ha vines

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What village home to greatest number of Grand Cru vineyards?

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Gevrey-Chambertin (9)

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36
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Grand Crus of Gevrey (9)

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-Chambertin
-Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Ruchottes-Chambertin
-Mazoyères-Chambertin (can label as Charmes)
-Charmes-Chambertin
-Griotte-Chambertin
-Chapelle-Chambertin
-Mazis-Chambertin
-Ruchottes-Chambertin

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37
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Who makes Clos de Rouchottes

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Rousseau - labels as monopole

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38
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Two 2nd tier Grand Crus in Gevrey

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  • Ruchottes-Chambertin

- Charmes-Chambertin

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39
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What 1er cru often outperforms the lower tier Grand Crusin Gevrey?

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Clos-Saint-Jacques

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What is the only 1er Crus in Côte d’Or surrounded on all 4 sides by GCs? Which GCs? Where is it located?

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  • Aux Combottes
  • (Clos de la Roche, Latricières-Chambertin, and Mazoyères-Chambertin)
  • Gevrey-Chambertin
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What is the best 1er Cru in Gevrey? Why wasn’t it considered GC?

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  • Clos Saint-Jacques

- Not touching Chambertin so cant be GC

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42
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Who makes Clos Saint-Jacques? (5)

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  • Armand Rousseau
  • Bruno Clair
  • Fourrier
  • Louis Jadot
  • Sylvie Esmonin
43
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Other great 1ers of Gevrey Chambertin

A 
Les Cazetiers
Clos des Varoilles
Aux Combottes 
Lavaut St-Jacques*
*Largest 1er in Gevrey
44
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Who makes Clos Prieur 1er? Where is it?

A

Rossignol-Trapet
Harmand Geoffroy*
*must label village bc straddles border

Gevrey Chambertin

45
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Who makes Aux Combottes 1er in Gevrey?

A

Dujac, Leroy

46
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Who makes La Combe-au-Moine 1er? Where is it?

A

Faiveley, Fourrier

Gevrey Chambertin

47
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Who makes Les Champeaux 1er? Where is it?

A

Fourrier, Denis Mortet
(meadow)

Gevrey Chambertin

48
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Great producers based in Gevery (3)

A
  • Armand Rousseau
  • Claude Dugat
  • Jean-Marie Fourrier
49
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4 (5) Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?

A
  • Clos de la Roche
  • Clos St-Denis
  • Clos des Lambrays
  • Clos de Tart
  • (Bonnes Mares)

(N to S)

50
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How much of Bonnes Mares 15.06 ha lie within Morey-St-Denis?

A
  1. 5 ha lie within Morey-St-Denis

- the rest in Chambolle

51
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What is notable about Clos de Tart Grand Cru?

A
  • only vineyard in Morey decreed as tête de cuvée by Dr. Jules Lavalle in his 1855 classification
  • one of only GCs in Côte de Nuits w/ vines running north-south
  • MONOPOLE - François Pinault (bought from Mommessin in 2017)
52
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What else does François Pinault (owner of Clos de Tart GC monopole as of 2017) own?

A
  • Château Latour in Bordeaux
  • Eisele Vineyard Estate in Napa Valley (previously named Araujo)
  • Domaine Eugénie in Burgundy
  • Château Grillet in Northern Rhône
53
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Who owns Domaine de Lambrays? Do they have monopole Clos de Lambrays?

A

Bernard Arnault, owner of LVMH

No - own 99% of vineyard so not technically monopole

54
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Cepage for Red wines of Côte de Nuits

A

Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay

55
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Where is Aligote allowed in Côte de Nuits

A

Aligoté is authorized for planting in the Monts Luisants climat in Morey-Saint-Denis

56
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Minimum Potential Alcohol for blanc and rouge in Côte de Nuits

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Blanc: 11%
Rouge: 10.5%
Blanc “Premier Cru”: 11.5%
Rouge “Premier Cru”: 11%

57
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Top producers based in Morey-Saint-Denis

A
  • Domaine Dujac

- Domaine Ponsot

58
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Top producers of Clos de la Roche:

Where is it?

A 
Ponsot, 
Dujac, 
Armand Rousseau, 
Hubert Lignier, 
Lignier-Michelot

Morey-Saint-Denis

59
Q

Top producers of Clos Saint Denis:

Where is it?

A

Dujac,
Bertagna,
Ponsot,
Drouhin

Morey-Saint-Denis

60
Q

Who owns the monopole La Bussière? Where is it

A

Georges Roumier

Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru

61
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Who makes Les Chaffots? What is significant about it?

A

Hubert Lignier

One portion of this vineyard (1.34 ha) was absorbed into Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru AOC in 1936, and another (0.07 ha) was absorbed into Clos de la Roche Grand Cru AOC in 1971.

62
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Two Grand Crus of Chambolle

A

Bonnes Mares
Musigny

(N to S)

63
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Producers of Bonnes Mares

A
  • de Vogüé
  • Georges Roumier,
  • Louis Jadot,
  • Robert Groffier,
  • de la Vougeraie
64
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Who owns the majority of Musigny?

A

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé – 7.2 hectares (ha), amounting to 70% of the entire grand cru

65
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Who makes Musigny Grand Cru?

A
  • de Vogüé (owns 70%)
  • Leroy
  • Frédéric Mugnier
  • Jacques Prieur
66
Q

Who makes 1er Aux Beaux Bruns?

Where is it?

A
  • Ghislaine Barthod
  • Denis Mortet

Chambolle Musigny

67
Q

Who makes 1er Aux Combottes in Chambolle?

A

-Ghislaine Barthod

68
Q

Who makes 1er Les Amoureuses?

Where is it?

A

**top 1er in Chambolle

Robert Groffier, 
de Vogüé, 
J-F Mugnier, 
Georges Roumier, 
J. Drouhin
69
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Who makes 1er Les Charmes in Chabolle?

A
  • Ghislaine Barthod,
  • François Bertheau,
  • Leroy,
  • Ponsot,
  • Amiot-Serville
70
Q

What is the only 1er Cru below Musigny (also part of it is considered Musigny)

A

La Combe d’Orveau

71
Q

What is special about Les Fuées 1er in Chambolle?

Who makes it?

A
  • adjacent to the southern end of Bonnes Mares
  • same essential aspect, elevation, and soil
  • most rows are planted parallel, rather than perpendicular, to the slope.

J-F Mugnier
Joseph Faiveley
Ghislaine Barthod
Perrot-Minot

72
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Best 1er in Chambolle?

A

Les Amouresuses

also Les Charmes

73
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Best producers based in Chambolle?

A
  • Georges de Vogüé
  • Ghislaine Barthod
  • Georges Roumier (and Christophe)
  • Perrot-Minot
74
Q

3 Best 1er Crus of Fixin

A
  • La Perrière
  • Les Hervelets
  • Clos du Chapître
75
Q

Grand Crus of Vougeot?

A

Clos de Vougeot

76
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1er Crus of Vougeot?

A
  • Clos de la Perrière (monopole - Bertagna)
  • Les Petits Vougeots
  • Le Cos Blanc (monopole - Domaine de la Vougeraie)
  • Les Cras
77
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How large is Clos de Vougeot? Top producers?

A

50.59 ha (largest GC in Nuits and largest Clos in d’Or)

  • Méo Camuzet,
  • Rebourseau,
  • Grivot,
  • Vougeraie,
  • Faiveley,
  • Jacques Prieur,
  • Anne Gros
78
Q

What does label of Mugneret-Gibourg look like?

A

lady angel with blue sky behind, golden fields below

79
Q

What does label of Liger Belair look like?

A

Two lions with crest between them

80
Q

How many Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée? Name them

A

8 (2+6)

Flagey-Echézeax

  • -Echézeax
  • -Les Grandes Echèzeax

Vosne-Romanée

  • -Richbourg
  • -Romanée-Saint-Vivant
  • -La Romanée
  • -La Romanée-Conti
  • -La Grande Rue
  • -La Tâche
81
Q

Communes of Production in Vosne-Romanée

A

Flagey-Echézeaux (North of Vosne)

Vosne-Romanée

82
Q

Which Grand Crus in Vosne are Monopoles? Who owns them

A

–La Romanée - Comtes Liger-Belair

  • -La Grande Rue - Domaine François Lamarche
  • -La Romanée-Conti - DRC
  • -La Tâche - DRC
83
Q

Best 1er Crus of Vosne-Romanée?

A 
Les Suchots
Les Beaux Monts
Les Petits Monts
Aux Malconsorts
Cros Parantoux
84
Q

What is notable about Clos des Réas?

A
  • Monopole of Michel Gros

- Only 1er in Vosne that doesn’t abut a Grand Cru!

85
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Top and other producers based in Vosne-Romanée

A
  • Romanée-Conti
  • Comtes Liger-Belair
  • Domaine Leroy
  • Anne gros
  • Jean Grivot
  • Meó Camuzet
  • Sylvain Cathiard
  • Emmanuel Rouget
86
Q

Who is Jayers heir-apparent

A

Emmanuel Rouget

87
Q

How large is Grand Cru Echézeax? What does this lead to

A

38 ha! (37.69)

Same criticism as Clos Vougeot

  • -too many producers
  • -too variable in quality
  • -no cohesive theme of terroir
88
Q

What two Grand Crus is triangular Les Grandes Echèzeax wedged between?

A

Echèzeax and Clos du Vougeot

89
Q

Top producers of Les Grandes Echèzeax

A

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti,
Mongeard-Mugneret,
d’Eugénie
Gros Frère

90
Q

Two owners of Cros Parantoux?

Who made it famous?

A

Emmanuel Rouget, Méo-Camuzet

Henri Jayer! No phylloxera

91
Q

Where is Le Beaux Monts? Top producers?

Also spelled Beaumonts

A
  • Dujac,
  • Bertagna,
  • Daniel Rion,
  • Hudelot-Noëllat,
  • Jean Grivot
92
Q

Notable producer of Les Gaudichots? Where is it?

A

Regis Forey

  • Just south of La Tâche
  • Much of this vineyard became grand cru La Tâche in 1932
93
Q

Where is Le Petits Monts 1er? Producers?

A
  • Vosne-Romanée
  • Just west of Richebourg
  • Robert Sirugue,
  • Drouhin,
  • Regis Forey,
  • Mongeard-Mugneret,
  • Liger-Belair
94
Q

Where is Le Suchots 1er? Producers?

A
  • Vosne-Romanée
  • 13 ha between Echezeaux to N and Richbourg/RSV to the south

Hudelot-Noëllat, Robert Arnoux, Confuron-Cotétidot, Lamarche, Liger-Belair, Mongeard-Mugneret

95
Q

Communes of production part of Nuits-Saint-Georges

A

Nuits-Saint-Georges and Premeaux-Prissey

96
Q

When may Côte de Nuits wine be released?

A

June 30 year following harvest

97
Q

Compare wines of Northern and Southern NSG

A

North (closer to Vosne-Romanée) - softer, fruiter

South (closer to Premeaux-Prissey) - fuller, richer

98
Q

Top producers based in NSG (3)

A
  • Henri Gouges
  • Joseph Faiveley
  • Jean-Jacques Confuron
99
Q

Grand Crus in NSG?

100
Q

Top premier cru?

A

Les Saint-Georges

-interest in elevating to GC

101
Q

Who makes Clos de la Maréchale 1er? Where is it?

A
  • JF Mugnier (monopole)
  • from 1950-2003 Faiveley made this (long term lease)
  • largest monopole in Cote d’Or

-In NSG - (Premeaux Prissey)

102
Q

What was the most recent grand cru to be promoted in Burgundy? When?

A

La Grand Rue (Vosne-Romanée)

1992!

103
Q

Where are Comblanchien and Cogoloin?

A
  • South of NSG (southern border)

- Can only be Côte-du-Noits-Villages

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