BURGUNDY (COTE d' OR)

Question 1

THE COTE D’ OR IS DIVIDED INTO WHAT 2 REGIONS?

Answer 1

COTE DE NUITS/ COTE DE BEAUNE

Question 2

What are the 6 Regional Appellations of Burgundy?

Answer 2

• Bourgogne AOP:
• Bourgogne Aligote
• Bourgogne Mousseux AOP
• Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP
• Coeaux Bourguignons
• Cremant de Bourgogne

Question 3

9 VILLAGE AOP OF COTE DE NUITS?

Question 4

What GC in the Cote de Nuits Can produce white wine?

Answer 4

Musigny GC

Question 5

What GC in the Cote de Beaune can produce Rouge wine??

Answer 5

Corton GC

Question 6

What grape variety is the Premier Cru Monts Luisants in Morey-Saint-Denis?

Answer 6

One anomaly in the village is the premier cru Monts Luisants: producers
may legally bottle Aligoté as Monts Luisants blanc. Ponsot is currently the only estate to do so

Question 7

What are Combes?

Answer 7

a significant geological feature of the region. These are dry, transverse valleys, carved during the last ice age by melt-water and erosion, which today serve as conduits for both cool breezes and hailstorms. The combes play a large role in the complexity of the Côte d’Or’s terroir.

Question 8

Narrow strip of vineyards that comprises the Côte d’Or winegrowing region lies on the western edge of what river plane?

Answer 8

low Saône River Plain

Question 9

Can you name 3 viticultural hazards?

Answer 9

Frost, Disease (Mildew), Autumn Rain

Question 10

The cote de Nuits faces due east, where does the Cote de Beaune face?

Answer 10

South East

Question 11

What are the 2 diff. camps of style ine NSG? North of the town and South of the town?

Answer 11

from vineyards north of town, the wines carry fruit and finesse akin to those
produced in neighboring Vosne-Romanée, while wines harvested from vineyards south of Nuits itself are
tannic, sturdier, and more rugged.

Question 12

Who produces “Clos de la Marechale” Monopole

Answer 12

Jacques Frederic Mugnier

Question 13

Wines from Premeaux go to market under what appellation name?

Answer 13

Nuits Saint George

Question 14

Name four producers who make a
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru AOC:

Question 15

Order the listed AOCs from lowest
allowable maximum yield to highest
allowable maximum yield:
Bourgogne Passetoutgrains
Bonnes Mares
Nuits-Saint-Georges
Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er
Cr

Answer 15

1. Bonnes Mares AOP: 42hl/ha
2. Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 1er Cru 48hl/ha
3. NSG Blnc 57hl/ha or RG: 50hl/ha
4. Bourgogne Passe Tout-Grains AOP: Max Yield 64 hl/ha

Question 16

Two additional, smaller grand cru
appellations within Corton?

Answer 16

Corton-Charlemagne AOP and Charlemagne AOP—thus bear the king’s
name, and produce only white wines

Question 17

Only domaine in Burgundy that produces exclusively GC wines?

Answer 17

Bonneau du Martray, exclusively GC wine from 11 ha on the Corton Hill

Question 18

, the largest landowner in both Corton and Corton-Charlemagne?

Answer 18

Louis Latour, in Aloxe Corton

Question 19

Generally speaking, how would you describe a wine from Pommard AOP?

Answer 19

y produce red wines, offers a
denser, gutsier, more tannic style of Pinot Noir than most communes in the region, fuller-bodied, weightier, sturdier wines. more new oak

Question 21

name 3 producers from Volnay

Answer 21

Marquis d’Angerville, Hubert de Montille, Michel Lafarge, Henri Boillot, and Domaine de la
Pousse d’O

Question 22

What 2 GC does Puligny Share with Chassagne?`

Answer 22

, Montrachet Grand Cru AOP itself. Puligny shares it and Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
AOP

Question 23

describe style of Chevalier vs Montrachet?

Answer 23

Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru AOP sits above
Montrachet. On thinner soils and a steeper slope, the grand cru produces edgy, reserved, and more
elegant styles.

Question 24

Describe Montrachet GC?

Answer 24

Montrachet itself—if one can acquire it—is a perfect combination: ripe, pure, concentrated,
and framed equally by weight and acidity.

Question 25

Mexican Firing Squad

Answer 25

Ingredients
2 ounces blanco tequila
3/4 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
3/4 ounce grenadine
4 dashes Angostura bitters
Garnish: lime wheel

Question 26

What is the Chassagne side of Montrachet known as ?

Answer 26

Le MOntrachet