Côte Chalonnaise Flashcards
Name the five main villages of Cote Chalonnaise
Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey, and Montagny
Montagny and Bouzeron produce?
only white wines
Rully, Givry, and Mercurey?
white or red
Aligote is the main grape in?
Bouzeron
The center of production for Crémant de Bourgogne is in?
Rully
The best Pinot Noir is being produced in?
Givry and Mercurey produce the best reds in the region and make far more Pinot Noir than Chardonnay
two-thirds of the entire Côte Chalonnaise is produced in?
Mercurey
Which of the main villages does not have premier crus?
Bouzeron
Name the styles of Rully
Blanc: Chardonnay plus a max of 15% Pinot Gris
Rouge: Pinot Noir and a max. 15% combined mixed plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Gris
Blanc/Rouge “Premier Cru”
Name the styles of Givry
Blanc: Chardonnay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris
Rouge: Pinot Noir plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Gris
Blanc/Rouge “Premier Cru”
Name the styles of Mercurey
White: Chardonnay and more a max. of 15% Pinot Gris
Red: Pinot Noir plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Gris
White/Red “Premier Cru”
Name the styles of Montagny
Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
Blanc “Premier Cru”
Yields Bouzeron?
65hl/ha
Yields Givry?
Blanc: 60 hl/ha
Rouge: 54 hl/ha
Blanc “Premier Cru”: 58 hl/ha
Rouge “Premier Cru”: 52 hl/ha
Yields for Rully?
Blanc: 60 hl/ha
Rouge: 54 hl/ha
Blanc “Premier Cru”: 58 hl/ha
Rouge “Premier Cru”: 52 hl/ha
Yields for Mercurey?
White: 57 hl/ha
Red: 50 hl/ha
White “Premier Cru”: 55 hl/ha
Red “Premier Cru”: 48 hl/ha
Yields for Montagny?
Blanc: 60 hl/ha
Blanc “Premier Cru”: 58 hl/ha
Côte Chalonnaise officially became a geographic designation of the Bourgogne AOP in?
1990
Name the year of establishment for the main villages
Mercurey (1936), Montagny (1936), Rully (1939), Givry (1946), and Bouzeron (1998)
Rully produces more?
red wines in a 70% to 30% ratio
Mercurey’s original five premiers crus are?
Clos Marcilly, Clos Voyens, Le Clos du Roy, Les Fourneaux, and Les Montaigus
Name the top producer of Bouzeron
Domaine A & P Villaine, established by Aubert de Villaine (of DRC fame), is the village’s most famous estate, and works to create greater respect for the grape by cultivating superior selections of the grape—the golden Aligoté d’Oré instead of the green Aligoté Vert
Name some top producers from Rully
Domaine A. & P. de Villaine
Vincent Dureuil-Janthial
Nuits-Saint-Georges’ Domaine Faiveley owns over 30 hectares in Mercurey, including the monopole premier cru?
Clos des Myglands
Acclaimed domaines based in Mercurey include?
Château de Chamirey, Bruno Lorenzon, and Michel Juillot
Name the top producers of Givry
Domaine Joblot followed by Francois Lumpp
Name the top producers of Montagny
Stephane Aladame
Feuillat Juillot
Jean Marc Boillot
Jean Marc Pillot
Philippe Colin
