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Cote d'Or Flashcards

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1
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What river plain is the Cote d’Or located on?

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Saone River Plain

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2
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During what period was the Limestone of the Cote formed?

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Jurassic

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3
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Why is the Cote d’Or growing zone rarely more than 2 km wide?

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The plain is to cool and wet, and at the other side it reaches the top of the hill

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4
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What is the approximate grade of most Grand Cru vineyards?

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10%

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5
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Northern most city of the Cote de Nuits

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Dijon

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Southern most city of the Cote de Nuits

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Corgoloin

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7
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Village Appellations for red wine, North to South

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanee
Nuits-St-George
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8
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Cotes de Nuits Villages that produce white wine

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Marsannay
Fixin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Nuits-St-George
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9
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Only Grand Cru Vineyard in the Cotes de Nuits that can produce white wine

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Musigny

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10
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How many Grand Cru Vineyards are there in Cotes de Nuits?

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24

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11
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Number of hectares of vines in the village of Gevrey-Chambertin

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400

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12
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Number of Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin

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9

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Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin

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Chambertin
Chambertin Clos de Beze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin
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14
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Characteristics of Gevrey wines

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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.

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15
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Characteristics of Chambolle wines

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The village’s red wines are marked by their delicate, pleasurable (even gulp-able!) character, yet they retain great intensity.

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16
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Two Grand Crus of Chambolle

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Musigny
Bonnes Mares (Shared with Morey-St-Denis)
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17
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Best Premier Cru of Chambolle

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Les Amoureuses

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18
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Best Domaines based in Gevrey

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Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean-Marie Fourrier

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19
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Top estates in Chambolle

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Georges de Vogüé
Ghislaine Barthod
Georges (and Christophe) Roumier
Perrot-Minot

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20
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What is the style of Morey-St-Denis?

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Morey-Saint-Denis is often categorized as a meeting-point between the two more polarized styles of Gevrey and Chambolle, containing elements of both.

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21
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Four Grand Crus of Morey-St-Denis

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Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de la Roche
Clos St-Denis
and a small part of Bonnes Mares
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22
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Who owns the monopole Clos de Tart?

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Mommesin family, retained possession after sale of Negociant firm to Boisset

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23
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Top Domaines in Morey-St-Denis

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Dujac

Ponsot

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24
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Grand Cru of Vougeot

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Clos de Vougeot

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25
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Size of Clos de Vougeot

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almost 50 ha

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26
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Percentage of Vougeot vineyard land accounted for by Clos de Vougeot

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80%

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27
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Four Premier Crus of Vougeot

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Clos de la Perrière
Les Petits Vougeot
Les Cras
Le Clos Blanc.

28
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Issue with size of Clos de Vougeot

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With so many acres of vines, owners and producers, quality is often unreliable and erratic

29
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Six Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee

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La Romanee
La Tache
Romanee-St-Vivant
La Grande Rue
Richebourg
Romanee-Conti
30
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Monopoles of DRC

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La Tache and Romanee-Conti

31
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Owner of La Grande Rue

A

Domaine François Lamarche

32
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Top Premier Crus of Vosne-Romanee

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Les Suchots
Les Beaux Monts
Les Petits Monts
Aux Malconsorts
Cros Parentoux
33
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Who made Cros Parentoux famous?

A

Henri Jayer

34
Q

All but one premier cru in Vosne abuts a grand cru, what is it?

A

Clos de Reas, monopole of Michel Gros

35
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Top Domaines located in Vosne

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Romanée-Conti
Comtes Liger-Belair
Domaine Leroy
Anne Gros
Jean Grivot
Meó Camuzet
Sylvain Cathiard
Emmanuel Rouget
36
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What name does the town of Flagey-Echezeaux use on labels?

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Vosne-Romanee

37
Q

Two grand crus of Flagey-Echezeaux

A

Echezeaux

Grands-Echezeaux

38
Q

Size of Echezeaux

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38 ha and has 80 parcels, same criticism as Clos de Vougeot

39
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Between what two vineyards is Grands-Echezeaux located?

A

The triangular-shaped Grands-Echézeaux, a smaller vineyard wedged between Echézeaux and Clos du Vougeot, is universally considered a finer source and priced accordingly.

40
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What neighboring village is included in the appellation Nuits-St-George?

A

Premeaux-Prissey

41
Q

Wines from the northern part of Nuits-St-George are….

A

Softer and Fruitier

42
Q

Wines from the southern part of Nuits-St-George and Premeaux-Prissey are…

A

Fuller and Richer

43
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Top Producers located in Nuits-St-George

A

Henri Gouges
Joseph Faiveley
Jean-Jacques Confuron
Robert Chevillon

44
Q

Two villages south of Nuits-St-George in the Cote de Nuits

A

Comblanchien

Corgoloin

45
Q

Hill that marks the Beginning of the Cote de Beaune

A

Corton

46
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Three communes that surround the hill of Corton

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Ladoix-Serrigny (East)
Aloxe-Corton (South)
Pernand-Vergelesses (West)
Each has a part of Corton and Corton-Charlemagne

47
Q

Percentage of vineyards in Beaune that are Premier Cru

A

85%

48
Q

Best vineyards in Beaune

A

Les Bressandes
Grèves
Clos des Mouches

49
Q

Negociants headquartered in Beaune

A

Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Père et Fils
Louis Jadot

50
Q

Two village AOPs reserved for red wine in Cote de Beaune

A

Pommard

Volnay

51
Q

Characteristics of Pommard wine

A

harder-edged, tannic structure

52
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Characteristics of Volnay Wine

A

softer fragrance and charm

53
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Top Premier Crus in Pommard

A 
Les Rugiens (divided into Hauts and Bas sections)
Les Epenots
54
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Monopole within Les Epenots in Pommard

A

Clos des Epeneaux, the central portion of the vineyard, monopole of Comte Armand

55
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Top Premier Crus in Volnay

A 
Les Caillerets
Champans
Clos des Chênes
Taillepieds
Clos des Ducs
56
Q

Clos des Ducs is a monopole of what producer?

A

Marquis d’Angerville

57
Q

Top Premier Crus in Mersault

A

Perrières, Les Genevrières, and Les Charmes

58
Q

Top producers based in Mersault

A

Coche-Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon

59
Q

Main difference between Mersault and Montrachet wines

A

Mersault is fatter, rounder with less acidity

60
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Montrachet Grand Crus, top of hill to bottom, with village

A

Chevalier-Montrachet (Puligny)
Bâtard-Montrachet (Both)
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (Puligny)
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (Chassagne)

61
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Top Producers based in Puligny

A

Domaine Leflaive

Jacques Carillon

62
Q

Best Premier Crus Puligny

A

Les Pucelles
Le Cailleret
Les Demoiselles

63
Q

Top Producers based in Chassagne

A

Ramonet

Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey

64
Q

Villages of the Cote de Beaune with no grand crus

A 
Chorey-lès-Beaune
Savigny-lès-Beaune
Auxey-Duresses
Saint-Romain
Saint-Aubin
Monthélie
Santenay
Maranges
65
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Two villages in the Cote de Beaune with no Premier Cru system

A

Chorey-les-Beaune

Saint-Romain

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