Côte d'Or Flashcards
Côte d’Or Production?
5;550 ha producing some 250;000 hectolitres (2.75 million cases) of wine a year (all figures exclude generics); of which 75 % is Pinot Noir and 25% is Chardonnay.
Training Systems?
There are essentially two systems of training the adult vine: Guyot (Single; most widespread) and Cordon du Royat.
Rendement de base?
35 hl for grand cru rouge and 42 hl for premier cru and village wine.
Plafond limite de classement (PLC)?
Extended volume in excess of standard limit; possibility of an extra 20 percent above the maximum.
Rendement Moyen Décennal (RMD)?
10-year average; For instance; the permitted maximum yield for village and premier cru Gevrey-Chambertin is 47 hectolitres per hectare; or 470 over 10 years. Growers will be allowed to vary yields up and down; making it easier for them to adjust to climatic conditions; by a maximum of 3 hectolitres; provided the total does not exceed 470 hectolitres over 10 years. This is only for Côte d’Or.
Chaptalisation?
Chaptalisation is permitted up to a level which would increase the alcohol content of the wine by 2°.
Diseases?
Grey rot (especially Pinot); grape-worm (cochylis and eudemis moths).
The Côte de Nuits Principal Villages?
From north to south; are Gevrey-Chambertin; Morey-St-Denis; Chambolle-Musigny; Vougeot; Vosne-Romanée; Flagey-Échézeaux; and Nuits-St-Georges.
Côte de Nuits-Villages?
Communes of Brochon; Comblanchien; Corgoloin; Fixin and Premeaux. Just 7 ha under Chardonnay the rest is Pinot Noir.
Marsannay?
It is unique in Burgundy for having appellation contrôlée status for red; white; and pink wines. Marsannay is not serious Burgundy.
Fixin?
Appellation for red and whites; but very small production of whites.
Fixin Premier Cru`s?
Les Arvelets; Les Hervelets; Clos Napoléon; Clos du Chapître; and the best Clos de la Perrière.
Gevrey-Chambertin?
Gevrey-Chambertin is the largest of the great communes of the Côte de Nuits. This is only red wine appellation. Widely regarded as being the most full-bodied and masculine of the region which have earned Gevrey the title ‘King of Burgundy’.
Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru Sites?
Chambertin; Chambertin Clos de Beze; Chapelle-Chambertin; Charmes-Chambertin (incorporating Mazoyeres-Chambertin); Griotte-Chambertin; Latricieres-Chambertin; Mazis-Chambertin; and Ruchottes-Chambertin.
Le Chambertin (12.9 ha) terroir?
The geology offers two distinct units: the upper two-thirds are Premeaux limestone while the lower third has a subsoil of calcaire a entroques.
Clos de Bèze (15.4 ha) terroir?
The same altitude of 275 to 300 metres as Chambertin; but is marginally steeper; the geology broadly continues that of Chambertin.
Brochon?
50 ha in this village can be labeled as Gevrey-Chambertin.
Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru terroir?
The terroir of twenty-six premiers crus of Gevrey-Chambertin is characterized by a marginal continental climate and red; iron-rich; loam soils over marlstone and limestone sub-strata.
The best Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru vineyards?
Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Aux Combottes and Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Clos Saint-Jacques.
Other Prominent Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Sites?
Les Cazetiers; Lavaux-Saint-Jacques; Les Goulots; Estournelles-Saint-Jacques;
Morey-Saint-Denis?
Production of both red and white wines; made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes (only 5%).
Morey-Saint-Denis soil?
The vines are planted on thin; well-drained; oolitic limestone on the higher slopes and richer soils with a high marlstone component on the lower slopes. The village-level vineyards are located on the lower and very highest slopes; while the Grand Crus and Premier Crus occupy the heart of the mid-slope.
Morey-Saint-Denis altitude?
As is standard for a Cote d’Or commune; Morey’s vineyards range in altitude from 245m to 365m.
Morey-Saint-Denis Grand Cru Sites?
Clos Saint-Denis; Clos de Tart; Clos de la Roche and Clos des Lambrays - also northern edge of the Bonnes-Mares climat; from Chambolle-Musigny.