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Burgundy - Côte de Nuits Flashcards

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Which cities does the Côte de Nuits lie between?

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Dijon to the north and Corgoloin in the south

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Which variety is the Côte de Nuits known for?

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Pinot Noir

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3
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Name the appellations for red wine North to South

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Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanée, Flagey-Échézeaux, and Nuits-Saint-Georges

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Which appellations produce white wine in the Côte de Nuits?

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Marsannay, Fixin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Vougeot and Nuits-Saint-Georges

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5
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How many Grand Cru vineyards are in the Côte de Nuits?

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24, only one (Musigny) produces whites

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

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Gevrey-Chambertin with over 400 hectares

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Which village in the Côte d’Or has the greatest number of Grand Cru vineyards?

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Gevrey-Chambertin with nine

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Name some of the Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin

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Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze

2nd tier:
Charmes-Chambertin
Latricières-Chambertin

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How are the wines of Gevrey described?

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Epitomized by Chambertin - masculine, brooding, structured.

Often show black fruits and deeper color.

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What are some domaines based in Gevrey?

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Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean-Marie Fourrier

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How are the wines of Chambolle-Musigny described?

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Silky charm, emphasizing elegance over power

Marked by delicated, pleasurable character with great intensity

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What are the Grand Crus in Chambolle-Musigny?

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Musigny
Majority of Bonnes Mares

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What is the exceptional Premier Cru in Chambolle-Musigny?

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Les Amoureuses

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What are well known estates in Chambolle-Musigny?

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Georges de Vogüé, Ghislaine Barthod, Georges (and Christophe) Roumier, and Perrot-Minot

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How are Morey-Saint-Denis wines described?

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Often categorized as a meeting-point between the two more polarized styles of Gevrey and Chambolle, containing elements of both

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Name the four Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis

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Monopole Clos de Tart, Clos de Lambrays, Clos de la Roche, and Clos St-Denis—and a sliver of a fifth, Bonnes Mares

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What are top domaines in Morey-Saint-Denis?

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Domaines Dujac and Ponsot

18
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What is the iconic landmark in Vougeot?

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The Renaissance-era Château de Clos de Vougeot

19
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What is the largest Grand Cru vineyard in the Côte de Nuits?

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Clos de Vougeot with nearly 50 hectares

20
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What percentage of Vougeot is Grand Cru?

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Over 80% - has erratic quality because of it.

21
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What are the four Premier Crus in Vougeot?

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Clos de la Perrière, Les Petits Vougeot, Les Cras and Le Clos Blanc

22
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Describe the wines from Vosne-Romanée

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The best wines of the commune are models of precision and aristocratic finesse, yet they maintain richness

23
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What is the smallest AOP of France?

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La Romanée - 0.85 hectares

24
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Name the six Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanée

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La Romanée, La Tâche, Romanée-Conti, La Grande Rue, Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant

25
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Which Vosne-Romanée Grand Cru’s are monopoles?

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La Romanée - Comtes Liger-Belair

La Tâche and Romanée-Conti - Domaine de la Romanée Conti

La Grande Rue - Domaine François Lamarche

26
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Name some of the top Premier Cru’s of Vosne-Romanée

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Les Suchots, Les Beaux Monts, Les Petits Monts, Aux Malconsorts, and Cros Parantoux

27
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Which Premier Cru does not abut a Grand Cru vineyard in Vosne-Romanée?

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Michel Gros’ monopole Clos des Réas

28
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Name wineries in Vosne-Romanée

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Romanée-Conti, Comtes Liger-Belair, Domaine Leroy, Anne Gros, Jean Grivot, Meó Camuzet, Sylvain Cathiard

29
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Name the two Grand Cru vineyards in Flagey-Echézeaux

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Echézeaux and Grands-Echézeaux

30
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What is the size of Echézeaux?

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35 hectares and over 80 individual parcels.

Criticisms: too many producers, too variable in quality, and no cohesive theme of terroir

31
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Which vineyards is Grands-Echézeaux found between?

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Echézeaux and Clos du Vougeot

32
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Which Grand Cru has better quality: Echézeaux or Grands-Echézeaux

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Grands-Echézeaux

33
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Describe the wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges

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At their best, are sturdy and long-lived, yet they may be hard and angular in their youth.

34
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Describe the wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges from the northern to southern end

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From the northern end of the commune (nearer Vosne-Romanée) tend to show a softer, fruitier character

Those from the southern end (nearer Premeaux-Prissey) are fuller and richer

35
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What are some of the well-known producers of Nuits-Saint-Georges?

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Henri Gouges, Joseph Faiveley, Jean-Jacques Confuron, and Robert Chevillon

36
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Which villages are south of Nuits-Saint-George?

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Comblanchien and Corgoloin, both of which are entitled only to the Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP

37
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What were the best vintages in the Cote de Nuis?

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