CdB Producers.2 Flashcards
Coche: Vine Training & Replanting
70% Guyot, 30% Cordon de Royat - Cordon training produces smaller, more concentrated berries than Guyot All vines are replanted via selection massale - no exceptions
Coche: Winemaking
Deeply traditional. Whole cluster for whites, destemming for reds, rough press means plenty of matter and nutrients to create spontaneous fermentations. Fermentation generally lasts 10-14 days, but may take up to 3-4 weeks. Full ML. Batonnage depending on vintage.
Coche: Oak treatment
High % of new french, especially for whites; 40% at fermentation. 18-22mos aging for whites, and 14-16mos for reds. Damy (Meursault) and François Frères (St Romain).
Coche: Major wines
Corton Charlemagne Meursault Genevrières Meursault Perrières Meursault Caillerets Meursault Rougeots (village) Volnay 1er Cru (Caillerets and Clos de Chênes)
Who pioneered domaine bottling, and when?
Jacques d’Angerville, 1920’s
d’Angerville: farming philosophy
Biodynamic since 2009
d’Angerville: winemaking
Destemmed, 3-4 day cold soak followed by spontaneous fermentation. 20% new oak at maximum; d’Angerville generally buys 1-2 year old barrels to ensure that the barrel stock is principally made up of 1st and 2nd pass barrels. Taransaud now; his father preferred François Frères.
d’Angerville: Wines (in order of concentration)
Volnay 1er Cru (Mitans, Pitures, Angles [until 2008]) Volnay Fremiets Volnay Taillepieds Volnay Champans Volnay Caillerets Volnay Clos des Ducs
Why is Clos des Ducs generally harvested last?
The harder, limestone-rich soil requires longer maturation.
What is the oak regimen for Leflaive’s Montrachet?
100% new (all other wines top at 30%). The parcel is .08ha, which yields 1-1.5 casks depending on vintage; when warranted by the yield, Leflaive will have a barrel custom-coopered to 310L.
Leflaive: Farming Philosophy
Biodynamic - experimentation started in 1990.
Leflaive: Top Wines
Montrachet Chevalier Bâtard Bienvenues-Bâtard Puligny Pucelles Puligny Combettes Puligny Folatières Puligny Clavoillin
What is notable about Leflaive’s Montrachet purchase?
First Puligny producer to purchase acreage in Montrachet.
Roulot: Farming philosophy
Organic Emphasis on low yields via pruning or vendange vert (only when necessary)
Deuxieme Crus of Roulot
All village level - hallmarks of the estate. Les Tessons, Clos de Mon Plaisir Les Luchets Les Meix-Chavaux
What is Clos des Bouchères?
A 1er cru monopole of Roulot, within the larger Bouchères 1er Cru (the domaine owns 1.26 Bouchères total - Clos des Bouchères is 1.1ha). Purchased in 2011.
Roulot: 1er Crus
Perrières Charmes Bouchères Clos des Bouchères
Roulot: Winemaking
Crushing before pressing, run into barrels without settling for maximum bourbage. Light batonnage between alcoholic and malolactic fermentations - none after. Max 30% new oak for the 1er crus.
Roulot: Spirits
La Poire de Roulot (eau de vie) La Framboise de Roulot (eau de vie) l’Abricot de Roulot (fruit liqueur) Marc de Bourgogne Fine de Bourgogne
PYCM: Winemaking
Reductive - whole cluster press, no batonnage, 16-20months on the lees. 30% new oak (50% for the Bâtard); 80% of barrels are larger, 350L casks to minimize the impact of the oak.
PYCM: Negociant Wines
Many, many, many. Grand crus: Bâtard Chevalier Corton-Charlemagne Criôts-Bâtard
PYCM: Inaugural vintage
2001 for negociant projects 2006 for domaine
PYCM: Estate wines
Chassagne Caillerets Chassagne Chenevottes Chassagne Ancengnières (village) St Aubin En Remilly St Aubin Chatenière
Ramonet: Replanting
Individual vines are replaced if they succumb to frost or disease until age 30; after that, the parcel is left until it needs complete replanting. Vines under 12 years of age are declassified - 1er cru to village, and village are sold to the negoce.
