Cote d'Or Flashcards
What river plain is the Cote d’Or located on?
Saone River Plain
During what period was the Limestone of the Cote formed?
Jurassic
Why is the Cote d’Or growing zone rarely more than 2 km wide?
The plain is to cool and wet, and at the other side it reaches the top of the hill
What is the approximate grade of most Grand Cru vineyards?
10%
Northern most city of the Cote de Nuits
Dijon
Southern most city of the Cote de Nuits
Corgoloin
Village Appellations for red wine, North to South
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanee Nuits-St-George
Cotes de Nuits Villages that produce white wine
Marsannay Fixin Morey-St-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Nuits-St-George
Only Grand Cru Vineyard in the Cotes de Nuits that can produce white wine
Musigny
How many Grand Cru Vineyards are there in Cotes de Nuits?
24
Number of hectares of vines in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin
400
Number of Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin
9
Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin
Chambertin Chambertin Clos de Beze Chapelle-Chambertin Griotte-Chambertin Latricieres-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertin Mazoyeres-Chambertin Ruchottes-Chambertin
Characteristics of Gevrey wines
The wines of Gevrey, epitomized by Chambertin, are often described as masculine, brooding, and structured. Characterized by concentration and weight, classic examples show black fruits and deeper color than the corresponding wines of Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny.
Characteristics of Chambolle wines
The village’s red wines are marked by their delicate, pleasurable (even gulp-able!) character, yet they retain great intensity.
Two Grand Crus of Chambolle
Musigny Bonnes Mares (Shared with Morey-St-Denis)
Best Premier Cru of Chambolle
Les Amoureuses
Best Domaines based in Gevrey
Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean-Marie Fourrier
Top estates in Chambolle
Georges de Vogüé
Ghislaine Barthod
Georges (and Christophe) Roumier
Perrot-Minot
What is the style of Morey-St-Denis?
Morey-Saint-Denis is often categorized as a meeting-point between the two more polarized styles of Gevrey and Chambolle, containing elements of both.
Four Grand Crus of Morey-St-Denis
Clos de Tart Clos de Lambrays Clos de la Roche Clos St-Denis and a small part of Bonnes Mares
Who owns the monopole Clos de Tart?
Mommesin family, retained possession after sale of Negociant firm to Boisset
Top Domaines in Morey-St-Denis
Dujac
Ponsot
Grand Cru of Vougeot
Clos de Vougeot
Size of Clos de Vougeot
almost 50 ha
Percentage of Vougeot vineyard land accounted for by Clos de Vougeot
80%
Four Premier Crus of Vougeot
Clos de la Perrière
Les Petits Vougeot
Les Cras
Le Clos Blanc.
Issue with size of Clos de Vougeot
With so many acres of vines, owners and producers, quality is often unreliable and erratic
Six Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee
La Romanee La Tache Romanee-St-Vivant La Grande Rue Richebourg Romanee-Conti
Monopoles of DRC
La Tache and Romanee-Conti
Owner of La Grande Rue
Domaine François Lamarche
Top Premier Crus of Vosne-Romanee
Les Suchots Les Beaux Monts Les Petits Monts Aux Malconsorts Cros Parentoux
Who made Cros Parentoux famous?
Henri Jayer
All but one premier cru in Vosne abuts a grand cru, what is it?
Clos de Reas, monopole of Michel Gros
Top Domaines located in Vosne
Romanée-Conti Comtes Liger-Belair Domaine Leroy Anne Gros Jean Grivot Meó Camuzet Sylvain Cathiard Emmanuel Rouget
What name does the town of Flagey-Echezeaux use on labels?
Vosne-Romanee
Two grand crus of Flagey-Echezeaux
Echezeaux
Grands-Echezeaux
Size of Echezeaux
38 ha and has 80 parcels, same criticism as Clos de Vougeot
Between what two vineyards is Grands-Echezeaux located?
The triangular-shaped Grands-Echézeaux, a smaller vineyard wedged between Echézeaux and Clos du Vougeot, is universally considered a finer source and priced accordingly.
What neighboring village is included in the appellation Nuits-St-George?
Premeaux-Prissey
Wines from the northern part of Nuits-St-George are….
Softer and Fruitier
Wines from the southern part of Nuits-St-George and Premeaux-Prissey are…
Fuller and Richer
Top Producers located in Nuits-St-George
Henri Gouges
Joseph Faiveley
Jean-Jacques Confuron
Robert Chevillon
Two villages south of Nuits-St-George in the Cote de Nuits
Comblanchien
Corgoloin
Hill that marks the Beginning of the Cote de Beaune
Corton
Three communes that surround the hill of Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny (East)
Aloxe-Corton (South)
Pernand-Vergelesses (West)
Each has a part of Corton and Corton-Charlemagne
Percentage of vineyards in Beaune that are Premier Cru
85%
Best vineyards in Beaune
Les Bressandes
Grèves
Clos des Mouches
Negociants headquartered in Beaune
Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Père et Fils
Louis Jadot
Two village AOPs reserved for red wine in Cote de Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Characteristics of Pommard wine
harder-edged, tannic structure
Characteristics of Volnay Wine
softer fragrance and charm
Top Premier Crus in Pommard
Les Rugiens (divided into Hauts and Bas sections) Les Epenots
Monopole within Les Epenots in Pommard
Clos des Epeneaux, the central portion of the vineyard, monopole of Comte Armand
Top Premier Crus in Volnay
Les Caillerets Champans Clos des Chênes Taillepieds Clos des Ducs
Clos des Ducs is a monopole of what producer?
Marquis d’Angerville
Top Premier Crus in Mersault
Perrières, Les Genevrières, and Les Charmes
Top producers based in Mersault
Coche-Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon
Main difference between Mersault and Montrachet wines
Mersault is fatter, rounder with less acidity
Montrachet Grand Crus, top of hill to bottom, with village
Chevalier-Montrachet (Puligny)
Bâtard-Montrachet (Both)
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny)
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (Chassagne)
Top Producers based in Puligny
Domaine Leflaive
Jacques Carillon
Best Premier Crus Puligny
Les Pucelles
Le Cailleret
Les Demoiselles
Top Producers based in Chassagne
Ramonet
Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
Villages of the Cote de Beaune with no grand crus
Chorey-lès-Beaune Savigny-lès-Beaune Auxey-Duresses Saint-Romain Saint-Aubin Monthélie Santenay Maranges
Two villages in the Cote de Beaune with no Premier Cru system
Chorey-les-Beaune
Saint-Romain
