Burgundy/The Cote d'Or Flashcards
What are the 4 quality levels of the Cote d’Or?
Generic, Village, Premier Cru, Grand Cru
Name the 2 regions within the Cote d’Or.
Cote de Beaune & Cote de Nuits
How many Grand Cru vineyards are in the Cote d’Or?
32
Does the Cote d’Or produce more white wine or more red wine?
Red
In the Cote d’Or what is the soil composed of?
The Cote d’Or lies on a fault line composed of oolitic limestone and marl. In general, the marl-dominated soil produces better red wines, and the lime-stone dominated soil produces better whites.
Name some Grand Cru vineyards from the Cote de Nuits.
Chambertin, La Romanee, Romanee-Conti, Clos de Vougeot, Chambertin Clos de Beze, Richebourg, La Grand Rue.
What are the 6 Grand Cru vineyards in the village Vosne-Romanee?
La-Tache, Romanee-Conti, La Romanee, La Grand Rue, Richebourg, Romanee-st.-Vivant
Which are the three most importan white-wine villages in the Cote de Beaune?
Meursalt, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet
What are the white Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote de Beaune?
Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Charlemagne, Montrachet, Batard-Montrachet, Chevaler-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet, Criots-Batard-Montrachet
Of the 24 Grand Cru vineyards in the Cote de Nuits, only one can produce white wine, which vineyard is it?
Musigny. Blanc production is currently limited to a singel producer: Comte Georges de Vogue
______ is the largest viticulture source in the Cote d’Or and home to the highest number of Grand Cru vineyards?
Gevrey-Chambertin
_______ is the largest Grand Cru vineyard in the Cote de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot
What are the 8 village appellations for red wine in the Cote de Nuits?
Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-st.-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Vougeot, Vosne-Romanee, Nuits-st-Georges
_______ is the largest Grand Cru in Burgundy?
Corton
Name 4 important wine villages in the Cote de Beaune know for red wine.
Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard, Volnay
