CdN Producers

Question 1

Who are the current co-gerants of DRC?

Answer 1

Aubert de Villaine (de Villaine)


Henri-Frédéric Roch (Leroy)

Question 2

What is the style of farming at DRC?

Answer 2

Biodynamic since 2007

Question 3

What is the average vine age at DRC, and what is the replanting regime?

Answer 3

40-50 years old, replanted via selection massale from the pre-phylloxera vines prior to 1945.

Question 4

DRC: wines produced

Answer 4

Romanée-Conti

La Tâche

Richebourg

Romanée-Saint-Vivant

Grands-Echézeaux

Echézeaux

Corton (Bressandes, Clos du Roi, Rendardes)

Montrachet

Bâtard-Montrachet

Question 5

What is Cuvée Duvault-Blochet?

Answer 5

A 1er cru wine produced in some vintages from Gaudichots, Petits Monts, Au-Dessus de Malconsorts & some of the Grands Crus. Named for the founder.

Question 6

Recent vintages of Cuvée Duvault-Blochet

Answer 6

1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009

Question 7

Is DRC’s Bâtard-Montrachet ever sold?

Answer 7

No, usually consumed at the domaine.

Question 8

DRC: Winemaking

Answer 8

100% New Oak aging, 12mos for Montrachet, 18-22mos for the reds.
Fermentation in neutral wooden cuve for reds, new Tronçais oak for whites.
 Full stems except in cold years.

Question 9

DRC: Inaugural vintages of Montrachet, Cuvée Duvault-Blochet, Corton

Answer 9

Montrachet - 1965

Cuvée Duvault-Blochet - 1999

Corton - 2009

Question 10

Rousseau: Top Wines

Answer 10

Chambertin

Chambertin 
Clos de Bèze

Charmes-Chambertin

Clos des Ruchottes

Mazis-Chambertin

Clos de la Roche

Clos Saint-Jacques

Cazetiers

Lavaux Saint-Jacques

Question 11

Rousseau: Whole Cluster or Whole Berry?

Answer 11

Whole Berry - 90% destemmed

Question 12

Rousseau: Oak Treatment

Answer 12

100% new french for Chambertin and Clos de Bèze

80% new french for Clos Saint-Jacques

All other 1er and grand crus in 1st pass barrels, village in older still.

Question 13

When did Rousseau begin domaine bottling?

Answer 13

1930’s

Question 14

What is the negociant arm of Dujac?

Answer 14

Dujac Père et Fils

Question 15

Dujac: Winemaking

Answer 15

Whole cluster unless otherwise mandated by vintage.

70-100% New French on the Grands Crus

50-75% on the 1ers Crus

20-25% on the village wines

20% or less on the whites, with little to no battonage.

Question 16

Dujac: Wines Produced

Answer 16

Clos Saint-Denis

Clos de la Roche

Echézeaux

Bonnes Mares

Chambertin

Romanée Saint Vivant

Aux Combottes

Aux Malconsorts

Monts Luisants

Question 17

Méo-Camuzet was looked after by métayers for the 60’s and 70’s. Which métayer is responsible for the style they work in today?

Answer 17

Henri Jayer

Question 18

What vintage marked a shift from the lighter, more ethereal Jayer-influenced style to a darker, more extracted style for Méo-Camuzet?

Answer 18

1996

Question 19

Méo-Camuzet: winemaking

Answer 19

All destemmed, no fining, no filtering.


15-18mos in wood - 50% new french for AOC, 60-70% for 1er Cru, 100% for Grand Cru.

Question 20

Méo-Camuzet: Top Wines

Answer 20

Richebourg

Echézeaux

Clos de Vougeot

Corton Clos Rognet

Aux Brûlées
Cros Parantoux

Les Chaumes

Aux Boudots

Aux Murgers

Question 21

When did Mugnier reposess Clos de la Marechale?

Answer 21

2004

Question 22

Mugnier: Winemaking

Answer 22

100% destemmed, whole berry


20% new oak max on all wines, 18mos of aging.

Question 23

What were the Mugnier Musigny bottlings prior to 1989?

Answer 23

Standard

Vieilles Vignes (1947 block)

Question 24

What was the sole vintage of Mugnier Musigny Vieilles Vignes post-1989?

Answer 24

1992 (to celebrate the birth of Frédy’s daughter)

Question 25

What wines are produced from Clos de la Marechale?

Answer 25

Blanc (grafted over from PN on to 25yo vines in 2004 & 2007)

Rouge

Clos des Fourches (young vines)

Question 26

Who owns Domaine de l’Arlot?

Answer 26

AXA (insurance)

Question 27

l’Arlot: Whole Cluster

Answer 27

As much as possible, depending on the vintage. Destemming will vary from vineyard to vineyard (one vintage may see 100% in Clos Arlot and 0% in Clos du Chapeau, etc.)

Question 28

l’Arlot: Oak Treatment

Answer 28

18mos - 
50% new for Romanée-Saint-Vivant and Clos des Fôrets

35% new for Clos Arlot and VR Suchots

20% new for village/young vines (Petits Plets, Petit Arlot, Gerbotte, Clos du Chapeau, Les Lurets)

Question 29

Clos de l’Arlot Blanc Cepage

Answer 29

Chardonnay & Pinot Beurot (grafted)

Question 30

What are the youngest vines Fourrier will allow in the domaine wines?

Answer 30

30 years - all other fruit is sold to negociants.

Question 31

What was the last vintage that Bouchard purchased fruit from La Romanée

Answer 31

2005

Question 32

Who is the majority landholder of Musigny?

Answer 32

Georges de Vogüé


6.46ha, or ~65%, including ALL of Petits Musigny

Question 33

de Vogüé’s Chambolle 1er cru is made from what vines?

Answer 33

Young vines in Musigny (under 25yo)

Question 34

Where is Anne Gros’ parcel in Clos de Vougeot?

Answer 34

Grand Maupertuis

Question 35

Where is Anne Gros’ parcel in Echézeaux?

Answer 35

Loachausses (southerly, lower on the slope)

Question 36

Anne Gros: oak treatment

Answer 36

30% for village
50% for 1er Cru
80% for Grand Cru

Question 37

When were Ponsot’s aligoté vines in Mont Luisants planted?

Answer 37

1911

Question 38

What was the first vintage that Ponsot Mont Luisants was 100% Aligoté? What was it before?

Answer 38

2005


Previously, it had some Chardonnay and Pinot Gouges planted as well.

Question 39

Hippolyte Ponsot’s 2,000-vine “nursery” in Clos de la Roche was the source of what?

Answer 39

The Dijon clones selected by the university of Dijon and spread worldwide.

Question 40

What % of Ponsot’s production is Grand Cru?

Answer 40

80% grand cru

12% 1er cru

8% village/regional

Question 41

Ponsot: Oak treatment

Answer 41

All used barrels.

Question 42

What is Pinot Gouges?

Answer 42

Pinot Noir vines in the Perrières vineyard that spontaneously mutated to white - Gouges propogated cuttings. Today all of Perrière is blanc.

Question 43

From whence does Robert Chevillon’s Pinot Blanc originate?

Answer 43

Gouges’ cuttings in Perrière.

Question 44

When did Henri Gouges begin domaine bottling?

Answer 44

1930

Question 45

What viticultural practice was pioneered by Henri Gouges, and when?

Answer 45

Planting of grass between rows to prevent erosion, control vine vigor, eliminate humidity (and therefore rot) and other things.
1977.

Question 46

Rouget: Winemaking

Answer 46

All destemmed, whole berry.

Must and berries chilled prior to fermentation for 18 days.

15-20mos aging in oak - 
1st pass for Bourgogne rouge, 
50% new for Vosne-Romanée

100% new for the rest.

Question 47

Producers notable for new oak usage:

Answer 47

Sylvain Cathiard (Vosne)

Dugat-Py (Gevrey)

Denis Mortet (Gevrey)


Question 48

What % of Faiveley’s wines are domaine?

Answer 48

80% (123ha)

Question 49

What is Les Ouvrées Rodin?

Answer 49

Faiveley’s cuvée from Clos de Bèze, consisting of the oldest vines (1949). Inaugural vintage 2009.

Question 50

What is Domaine du Clos de Tart?

Answer 50

The domaine owned by Mommessin in possession of Clos de Tart (the negociant end of the business was sold to Boisset in 1997).

Question 51

What is the orientation of the rows in Clos de Tart?

Answer 51

North-south, to prevent erosion.

Question 52

What is La Forge de Tart?

Answer 52

A wine produced in certain vintages from vines under 25yo from Clos de Tart, classed as MSD 1er Cru.