Cote d'Or

Question 1

What is the smallest grand cru in the Cote d’Or?

Answer 1

La Romanee (.85 ha)

Question 2

Who owns La Romanee?

Answer 2

Comte Liger Belair

Question 3

What is the largest grand cru in the Cote d’Or?

Answer 3

Corton (160ha)

Question 4

What is the only white grand cru in the Cote de Nuits?

Answer 4

Musigny (just .65ha Chardonnay)

Question 5

What is the only village level AOC in the Cote d’Or that permits rose?

Answer 5

Marsannay

Question 6

Name 2 monopoles of DRC.

Answer 6

La Tache and Romanee Conti

Question 7

Who is the sole owner of La Grand Rue?

Answer 7

Francois Lamarche

Question 8

Which 1er cru climat permits Aligote?

Answer 8

Monts Luisants in Morey St. Denis. Produced by Domaine Ponsot.

Question 9

What are the red only village AOPs in the Cote d’Or?

Answer 9

Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, Vosne-Romanee, Pommard, Volnay
Perhaps Blagny counts too

Question 10

What is the largest 1er cru in Gevrey-Chambertin?

Answer 10

Lavaux-St. Jacques

Question 11

What are the 2 lieux-dits of Musigny?

Answer 11

Grands Musigny and Les Petits Musigny

Question 12

Who owns all of Les Petits Musigny?

Answer 12

de Vogue

Question 13

Where would you find Le Clos Blanc?

Answer 13

Vougeot

Question 14

Who is the sole owner of Le Clos Blanc?

Answer 14

Domaine de la Vougeraie

Question 15

Who is the sole owner of Clos de Ducs? Clos du Chateau de Ducs?

Answer 15

Clos de Ducs is a monopole of D’Angerville. Clos du Chateau de Ducs is a monopole of Lafarge.

Question 16

Name a 1er Cru is the Cotes de Nuits that is East of RN74.

Answer 16

Clos de Grands Vignes in Nuits-St._Georges

Question 17

Who owns Clos de Grands Vignes?

Answer 17

Liger Belair owns Clos de Grands Vignes now. Chateau Puligny Montrachet owned previously and started biodynmically farming it in 2005.

Question 18

Who owns Clos de la Marechale?

Answer 18

JF Mugnier since 2003. From 1950 til 2003 Faiveley produced. Also is the largest monopole.

Question 19

Name a premier cru that is fully surrounded by grand cru vineyards.

Answer 19

Aux Combettes

Question 20

Which villages is Bonnes Mares split between? Which village does it lie predominantly within?

Answer 20

Morey-St.-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny (the bulk lies within CM).

Question 21

Name 2 producers of Bonnes Mares.

Answer 21

de Vogue, Roumier, Dujac, Jadot…

Question 22

What styles are permitted for Cote de Beaune Villages?

Answer 22

Rouge only

Question 23

Name the village for the following premier crus.

Aux Combettes
La Combe d'Orveau
Malconsorts
Vaucrains
Rugiens
Maltroie

Answer 23

Aux Combettes - Gevrey-Chambertin
La Combe d'Orveau - Chambolle-Musigny
Malconsorts - Vosne-Romanee
Vaucrains - Nuits-St.-Georges
Rugiens - Pommard
Maltroie - Chassagne-Montrachet

Question 24

Who produces Musigny Blanc?

Answer 24

de Vogue

Question 25

Why didn't Vogue label as Musigny Blanc between 1994-2014?

Answer 25

The vines were young so he produced as Bourgogne Blanc.

Question 26

What is the highest elevation Grand Cru in Gevrey Chambertin?

Answer 26

Ruchottes.

Question 27

What borders Cote d'Or to the East? to the West?

Answer 27

To the east lies the Saone-et-Loire. To the west is the Bertranges Forest.

Question 28

Who produces Clos de ruchottes, which AOP is on the label, and from which village?

Answer 28

Armand Rousseau's monopole within Ruchottes-Chambertin AOP in Gevrey.

Question 29

Which AOPs in the Cote de Nuits permit white production?

Answer 29

Cote de nuits villages, Marsannay, Fixin, Morey-st-denis, Vougeot, and nuits-st-georges, Musigny

Question 30

What are the red only AOPs of the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 30

Cote de Beaune Villages, Pommard, Volnay, Blagny

Question 31

Name 2 producers of Clos St Jacques?

Answer 31

Rousseau, Fourrier, Jadot

Question 32

Which were the first negociants in Burgundy?

Answer 32

1720: Maison Champy and Claude Marey 1731: Bouchard

Question 33

Which producer is the largest landholder in all of Burgundy?

Answer 33

Bouchard (established in 1731)

Question 34

When did phylloxera hit Burgundy?

Answer 34

1874: morgon 1878: Meursault

Question 35

What is Primo Genture?

Answer 35

this was the practice of all land being inherited by the first born. Ended with the Napoleonic Code in 1804 which led to fractured vineyard ownership.

Question 36

Name 3 premier crus of Meursault.

Answer 36

Charmes, Genevrieres, Porusots, Perrieres...

Question 37

Where is Clos Napoleon and who produces it?

Answer 37

Clos Napoleon is a 1er cru in Fixin and is a monopole of Pierre Gelin.

Question 38

Savigny-les-Beaune has 2 slopes. Describe them.

Answer 38

Savigny les Beaune is a valley with the northern slope (south facing) on the Pernand-Verglesses side called Bois de Noel, and the southern slope (northeast facing) on the Beaune side, called Mont Battois.

Question 39

What are Pinot Fin and Pinot Droit?

Answer 39

These are distinct families of clones from Burg. Pinot Droit is known for higher yields. Pinot Fin is lower yielding with higher concentrations.