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Burgundy Vineyards & Producers Flashcards

1
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How many GC in Gevrey? Name the Grand Crus of Gevrey Chambertin

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9
Chambertin
Chambertin- Clos de Beze
Chapelle- Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin

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May Clos de Beze Grand Cru be labeled as just Chambertin?

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Yes. Lavalle 1855 Classification listed Chambertin as the sole tete cuvee, but it included CdB as well.

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Les Gemeaux is a climat within which Grand Cru?

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Chapelle-Chambertin

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Producers of Mazoyeres-Chambertin may label their wines as Charmes-Chambertin True or False?

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True

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Where is the name “Charmes” derived?

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Latin Calmis, Pasture Land. The vineyard was empty (en friche) for a while before replanting

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What is Metayage? Name a Grand Cru in Gevrey where this occurs?

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Sharecropping.
Griotte-Chambertin
Chezeaux owns 1/2 the vineyard
Ponsot, Leclerc also produce from Chezeaux plot

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7
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What does Griotte translate to?

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Chalk

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8
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Which is typically the coolest of the GC sites in Gevrey?

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Latricieres-Chambertin

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What Grand Crus border Latricieres-Chambertin?

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Chambertin
Clos de la Roche

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10
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What does Mazis translate to?

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Mansion or house

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11
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Mazis shares some soil & aspect with which other Grand Cru?

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Clos de Beze

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What is the name origin of Mazoyeres?

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Same as Mazis
Mansion or house

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13
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Most producers of Mazoyeres- Chambertin choose to label the wine as such. True or False

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False. They label Charmes-Chambertin

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14
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What is the steepest of the Gevrey Grand Cru?

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Ruchottes-Chambertin

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15
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Which producer has a climat within Ruchottes & labels their wine as a Monopole?

A

Armand Rousseau

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16
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what are name origins for Ruchottes?

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Rocks or Hive

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17
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What is the smallest Grand Cru in Gevrey? (ha)
Largest?

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Griotte 2.69ha
Mazoyeres 18.58 ha

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18
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What is the name origin of Bonnes Mares

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Good Mothers (nuns)
stautue 3 goddess of fertility
Good Harvest

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19
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How many Hectares of Bonnes Mares are in Morey st. denis?

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Only 1.5 ha
Most is in Chambolle

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20
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How many Grand Cru in Morey? Name them

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5
Clos Saint Denis
Clos de la Roche
Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
Bonnes Mares

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21
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Which producer has 75% of the original Clos de La Roche vineyard?

22
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When was Clos de la Roche expanded from 4ha to 16.9 ha today

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1936 - 1971

23
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Origins of the name Clos- de Tart

A

Abbey Tart le Haut 1141

24
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Is Clos de Tart a Monopole? If yes, who owns it?

A

Yes
Francois Pinault

25
Q

Which vineyard was decreed as the Tete de Cuvee in Morey by Lavalle 1855?

A

Clos de Tart

26
Q

Which direction to the rows run in Clos de Tart

A

North / South

27
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Origins of Clos de Lambrays?

A

Family name

28
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Is Clos de Lambrays a monopole?

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No. Dom. de Lambrays owns only 99%

29
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What are the 3 climats within Lambrays?

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Les Larrets (the core)
Meix Rentier (SE corner)
Les Bouchots (Northern sector)

30
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Origin of Clos Saint Denis

A

Church Saint Denis de Vergy 1203

31
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What was the original size of Clos st denis?

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2ha now 6.62ha

32
Q

What is the smallest GC of MSD? largest?

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Technically portion of Bonnes Mares is smallest 1.5ha
Clos Saint Denis 6.6
Clos de La Roche 16.9 ha

33
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How many Grand Cru in Chambolle Musigny? What are the vineyards?

A

2
Bonne Mares (13.54 in Chambolle, small part in Morey)
Musigny

34
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What is the origin of the Musigny name?

A

Musinus, Gallo-Roman Settlement

35
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Name the 2 lieux-dits orginally sectored in Musigny Grand Cru. What prodcuer is linked to 1 of these Climats? What do they grow there?

A

Grand Musigny
Les Petits Musigny- George de Vogue
Chardonnay

36
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Which 1er Cru in Echezeaux was added as part of Musigny in the 1960’s?

A

Combe d’Orveaux

37
Q

How many Grand Cru in Vougeot? What is it?

A

1
Clos de Vougeot (50.59ha) wow!

38
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What is the largest grand cru in the Cote de Nuits?

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Clos de Vougeot (also largest walled vineyard in the Cote d’or)

39
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Where did Clos de Vougeot get its name?

A

River Vouge

40
Q

How many Premier Crus in Vougeot? Can you name them?

A

4
Clos de la Perriere
Le Clos Blanc
Les Cras
Le Petits Vougeots

41
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Bertagna has a monopole of which 1er cru in Vougeot? What wine is produced?

A

Clos de la Pierriere
Rouge

42
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Where does the name of Clos de la Perriere come from?

A

Old quarry was here. Provided stones for wall of Clos de Vougeot

43
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Le Clos Blanc is a monopole of which domaine? What wine is produced?

A

Domaine de La Vougeraie
White wine

44
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Les Cras in Vougeot most likely appear on which producers label? Bertagna, Domaine de La Vougeraie or Joseph Faiveley?

45
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How many GC in Vosne Romanee? can you name them?

A

6
La Grand Rue - last to be promoted to GC
Richebourg
La Romanee
Romanee-Conti
Romanee- St. - Vivant
La Tache

46
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Name the 2 GC in Flagey- Echezeaux

A

Echezeaux
Grands-Echezeaux

47
Q

What does Echezeauz translate to?

A

Rural houses

48
Q

Echezeaux is the largest grand cru in the Cote de Nuits True or false

A

False, 2nd largest

49
Q

I’m going to list the Climat of Echezeaux but doubt I can remember them

A

Les Poulailleres
Echezeaux du Dessus
En Orveaux
Les Champs Traversins
Les Rouges du Bas
Les Loachausses
Les Criots en Vignes Blanches
Clos St. Denis
Les Treaux
Les Beaux Monts Bas
Les Quartiers des Nuits

50
Q

Which Monopole does Francois La Marche own?

A

La Grande Rue

51
Q

Richebourg name origin

A

Wealthy Bastard child

52
Q

When was the name Richebourg 1st in print?

A

1512- Les Richebourgs
Original vineyard & Les Veroilles sous Richebourg joined to define GC in 1924

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