Burgundy Producers Flashcards
Coche-Dury was established in what year and where is the winery located?
Meursault and 1973
Summary of Coche-Dury
Summary: Jean-François Coche-Dury produces some of the most sought-after bottles of white Burgundy that routinely command stratospheric prices. Jean-François took over from his father in 1972 and is now passing the family vineyards along to his son Raphaël. Jean-François is adamant that the quality of his wines is set in the vineyard, where the immaculate vines are pruned to very low yields. There are no clones in the Coche-Dury vineyards; all vine-by-vine replanting is done by selection massale. While mostly famous for white wines, Coche-Dury also makes excellent, rare red wines.
Key vineyard holdings for Coche-Dury
Key Vineyard Holdings: 10.43 ha total
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru: 0.34 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1960
Meursault Genevrières Premier Cru: 0.2 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1947
Meursault Perrières Premier Cru: 0.5 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1950, 1970 and 2005
Meursault Caillerets Premier Cru: 0.33 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1960
Meursault Les Rougeots: 0.7 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1943, 1962 and 1974
Meursault Les Chevalières: 0.12 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1956
Top wines produced from Coche-Dury
Top Wines Produced:
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Meursault Genevrières Premier Cru Meursault Perrières Premier Cru Meursault Caillerets Premier Cru Meursault Les Rougeots Volnay Premier Cru: blended from Caillerets and Clos de Chênes
Average total production for Coche Dury
Average Total Production: 4,200 cases
Style/Vinfication technique for Coche-Dury
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques: Coche-Dury wines are known for their focus and power as well as strong oak signature. The whites are whole-cluster pressed and settled prior to fermentation in a large proportion of new oak for top wines; bâtonnage is typically employed, though the frequency changes according to vintage conditions. The whites also age in oak for 18-22 months prior to bottling without filtration. As for the red grapes, they are completely de-stemmed and spend roughly 10-14 days on the skins. Aging is in less new wood than the whites, and the reds are bottled after 14-16 months in barrel.
Roulot was established in what year and where they located?
Circa 1930 and in Meursault
Summary of Roulot
Summary: Originally, the Roulot family was known for distilling; it was Guy Roulot who turned the domaine’s focus to winemaking and who first launched this estate toward its current level of stardom. Guy was a big believer in the distinctive qualities of his “deuxième crus” (village-level lieux-dits), bottling several outstanding, unique examples that became hallmarks of the estate. Guy passed away unexpectedly in 1982, and his son, Jean-Marc, left a career in acting to take over the domaine.
Jean-Marc of Roulot
Jean-Marc converted the domaine to organic farming and added parcels to the family holdings: First he grabbed a small bit of Meursault Le Porusot Premier Cru in 2003, and then in 2011 he split the vineyard holdings of Domaine Manuel with Dominique Lafon, adding village-level vines as well as the Clos des Bouchères Premier Cru to the family’s portfolio. Jean-Marc continues to garner acclaim for his multiple Meursault premiers crus and lieux-dits bottlings; the domaine also continues to produce a Marc de Bourgogne, two eaux de vie and an apricot liqueur.
Key vineyard Holdings for Roulot
Key Vineyard Holdings: 12.5 ha total
Meursault Perrières Premier Cru: 0.26 ha Chardonnay
Meursault Charmes Premier Cru: 0.28 ha Chardonnay
Meursault Les Bouchères Premier Cru: 1.26 ha Chardonnay; includes the 1.1-ha Clos des Bouchères
Meursault Les Tessons, Clos de Mon Plaisir: 0.85 ha Chardonnay
Meursault Les Luchets: 1.03 ha Chardonnay
Meursault Les Meix-Chavaux: 0.95 ha Chardonnay
Top wines produced by Roulot
Top Wines Produced:
Meursault Perrières Premier Cru Meursault Charmes Premier Cru Meursault Les Bouchères Premier Cru Meursault Clos des Bouchères Premier Cru Meursault Les Tessons, Clos de Mon Plaisir Meursault Les Luchets Meursault Les Meix-Chavaux
Brief description of style/vinfication technique by Roulot
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques: Roulot wines tend to be more reserved than the powerful Meursaults of Lafon or Coche-Dury. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard and winery, then crushed prior to pressing. The juice is run without settling into barrels for fermentation and aging, and the wines are aged in 10-30% new oak for 12 months with the lees stirred until malolactic fermentation completes. The wines are then blended and aged six months in stainless steel and are lightly fined and filtered prior to bottling.
What year was Domaine Leflaive established and where are they located?
1717 and Puligny-Montrachet
Summary of Domaine Leflaive
Summary: It’s difficult to argue with the assertion that Domaine Leflaive owns the greatest collection of Chardonnay-producing vineyards in the Côte d’Or. While the domaine’s history can be traced back to Claude Leflaive in 1717, it was Joseph Leflaive in 1905 who began to construct the modern version of the estate, expanding holdings from two to 25 hectares.
Next in line was Joseph’s son, Vincent (who snapped up the small Montrachet parcel), followed in 1991 by Vincent’s daughter, Anne-Claude, along with her cousin, Olivier. Olivier left to focus on his own négociant label in 1993, while Anne-Claude began experimenting with biodynamic farming of the estate’s vineyards.
Key holdings for Domaine Leflaive
Key Vineyard Holdings: 24.5 ha total
Montrachet Grand Cru: 0.08 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1960
Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru: 1.99 ha Chardonnay, planted in the 1950s, 1964, 1974 and 1980
Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: 1.91 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1962, 1964, 1974, 1979 and 1989
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: 1.15 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1958 and 1959
Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles Premier Cru: 3.06 ha Chardonnay across three parcels, planted from 1954-1985
Puligny-Montrachet Combettes Premier Cru: 0.73 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1963 and 1972
Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Premier Cru: 1.26 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1962, 1969, 1983 and 1999
Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon Premier Cru: 4.79 ha Chardonnay from one large parcel, planted from 1958-1988
Meursault Sous le Dos d’Ane Premier Cru: 0.54 ha
Average total production for Domaine Leflaive
Average Total Production: 10,000 cases
Top wines produced by Domaine Leflaive
Top Wines Produced:
Montrachet Grand Cru Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles Premier Cru Puligny-Montrachet Combettes Premier Cru Puligny-Montrachet Folatières Premier Cru Puligny-Montrachet Clavoillon Premier Cru
What was Domaine Leflaive’s inaugural vintage for Montrachet?
Inaugural Vintage for Top Wines: Montrachet Grand Cru in 1991
Brief description of Domaine Leflaive’s style/vinification technique.
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques: Currently, Leflaive produces only white wines. Healthy fruit is of the utmost importance for the domaine, so the grapes are sorted in both the vineyard and the winery prior to pressing. The juice is settled for 12-24 hours before being racked to oak for fermentation and aging, and the percentage of new oak used is on the low side: up to 10% new for the Bourgogne, 25% for the premiers crus and 30% for the grands crus—except the Montrachet, which is usually aged in a single new barrel, often specially coopered to accommodate the precise size of the harvest. Neither primary nor secondary fermentation are inoculated, and bâtonnage is currently practiced with less frequency than in the past (it’s now stopped completely by Christmas). The wines are racked to stainless steel after 16 months, then lightly fined and filtered if necessary and bottled by gravity.
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey was established in what year and where are they located?
2001 and Chassagne Montrachet
Summary of Pierre-Yves Colin
Summary: Pierre-Yves Colin is the oldest son of Saint-Aubin’s Marc Colin. In 2001, while working at the family domaine, Pierre-Yves began a négociant project with his wife, Caroline Morey. In 2005, he left Domaine Marc Colin to focus on this new business, and in 2006 he took his share of the family vines to found his own domaine in addition to his négociant work. With last names like Colin and Morey in this part of town, Pierre-Yves’s and Caroline’s list of local grower contacts is long, and they regularly produce an extensive lineup of grand and premier cru wines from Chassagne and Puligny-Montrachet. In their own vineyards, they are currently experimenting with organic viticulture, yields are controlled by severe green pruning, and dead vines are replaced by sélection massale. In a short period of time, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey has become one of the star producers of white Burgundy.
Key holdings for Pierre-Yves Colin
Key Vineyard Holdings: 5.35 ha total
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets Premier Cru: 0.2 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1950
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chenevottes Premier Cru: 0.4 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1960
Saint-Aubin En Remilly Premier Cru: 0.65 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1975
Saint-Aubin La Chatenière Premier Cru: 0.60 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1970
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Ancegnières: 0.4 ha Chardonnay, planted in 1930
Average total production for Pierre-Yves Colin
Average Total Production: 6,000 cases
Top wines produced from Pierre-Yves Colin
Top Wines Produced: (domaine-bottled wines only)
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets Premier Cru
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Chenevottes Premier Cru
Saint-Aubin En Remilly Premier Cru
Saint-Aubin La Chatenière Premier Cru
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Ancegnières
What were the inaugural vintages for both the domaine and negociant side of Pierre-Yves Colin?
Inaugural Vintages: 2001 for négociant wines; 2006 for domaine wines
Brief description on style/vinification technique for Pierre-Yves Colin
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques: Pierre-Yves’s wines are powerful and clean. The whites are whole-cluster pressed, and the juice goes directly to barrel without settling. The wines ferment with indigenous yeast in 30% new oak—50% new for the Bâtard-Montrachet. Around 80% of the barrels are 350 liters (rather than the traditional 228-liter pièce) in order to minimize the impact of new oak on the wine. The wines spend 16-20 months there prior to bottling, and bâtonnage is not practiced. The wines are fined if needed, and bottled without filtration.
What year was Ramonet established and where are they located?
1920’s and Chassagne-Montrachet
Summary of Ramonet
Summary: Pierre Ramonet was a legendary figure in Chassagne-Montrachet, known as Père Ramonet locally. His domaine is now run by his two grandsons, Noël and Jean-Claude, and they are are strong believers in the value of old vines: All wines from vineyards younger than 12 years are declassified by one tier. Dead or missing vines are replanted only until the vineyard reaches 30 years of age; after that, the parcel is left intact until it must be replanted in entirety. Noël and Jean-Claude are both equally involved in the vineyard, the cellar and the business, and they are doing an admirable job of upholding their grandfather’s lofty standards.
Key holdings of Ramonet
Key Vineyard Holdings: 15.5 ha
Montrachet Grand Cru: 0.26 ha Chardonnay; 75-year-old vines
Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: 0.64 ha Chardonnay; 45-year-old vines
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru: 0.45 ha Chardonnay; 45-year-old vines
Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet Premier Cru: 0.33 ha Chardonnay; 60-year-old vines
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Ruchottes Premier Cru: 1.18 ha Chardonnay; 40-year-old vines
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets Premier Cru: 0.34 ha Chardonnay; 30-year-old vines
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers Premier Cru: 0.53 ha Chardonnay; 35-year-old vines
Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Premier Cru: 1.21 ha 40-year-old Chardonnay vines; 0.59 ha 40-year-old Pinot Noir vines
Top wines produced from Ramonet
Top Wines Produced:
Montrachet Grand Cru
Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru: made from must purchased from Domaine Chartron
Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
Puligny-Montrachet Champs Canet Premier Cru
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Ruchottes Premier Cru
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Caillerets Premier Cru
Chassagne-Montrachet Les Vergers Premier Cru
Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot Premier Cru (white and red)
Inaugural vintage for Ramonet’s domaine bottlings?
Inaugural Vintages: domaine-bottling began in the 1930s
Brief description of style/vinification technique for Ramonet.
Brief Description of Style / Vinification Techniques: Ramonet wines are powerful and concentrated, largely due to the old vineyards from which they hail. The whites begin fermentation in stainless steel and are transferred to barrel to finish. The amount of new oak used is 10% for the village-level wines, 25-30% for the premier crus and 50-75% for the grand crus. There is very little bâtonnage practiced during barrel-aging, and the whites are bottled after 12-18 months. The red grapes are completely de-stemmed and briefly cold-soaked before fermentation. Pigeage and remontage are kept to a minimum to limit the tannins, and the reds are aged in 30-40% new oak for 12-15 months prior to bottling.
When was Marquis d’Angerville established and where are they located?
1888 and Volnay
