Côte de Beaune Flashcards
1
Q
Meursault style vs. Puligny-Montrachet
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Meursault: Oxidative, wood-framed, rich, almost fat, nutty, buttery, honeyed, softer acidity than Puligny-Montrachet
- Reason: many sources credit lower water table than either Puligny or Chassagne, resulting in greater underground cellar space for aging wines in oak
- However, number of top producers today prefer more reductive, steelier approach
2
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Reason for number of grower producers in Meursault
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Meursault was a village ignored by négociant buyers, and vignerons turned to domaine-bottling early on
3
Q
Saint-Romain
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- 100 ha
- Behind Auxey-Duresses, between Volnay and Meursault
4
Q
Clos des Epeneaux
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5.2 ha
- (Clos des Epeneaux) divided btwn Les Grands Epenots and Les Petits Epenots, and chief among them
5
Q
Pernand-Vergelesses premiers crus
A
8 premiers crus divided into 2 sectors
Bois de Noël hillside
- Include village’s namesake climat Ile des Vergelesses
- Mostly red wines
Frétille Hill
- Sous Frétille, Clos Berthet, Village de Pernand - only white wine
6
Q
Pernand-Vergelesses production
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60% red wine
7
Q
What % of Meursault’s total land under vine is dedicated to premiers crus?
A
25%
- more meaningful distinction than Beaune or Saint-Aubin
8
Q
Name four of Volnay’s top premiers crus?; are they located on the northern or southern end of the commune?
A
Les Caillerets
Champans
Clos des Chênes
Taillepieds
9
Q
2 small parcels of Le Cailleret were added to Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru AOP in what years?
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1939 and 1974
10
Q
In 2011, vignerons of Pommard petitioned for what site to be elevetated to grand cru status, and are still awaiting for the final decision from the INAO?
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Les Rugiens - Bas and Hauts
11
Q
Are you more likely to see red or white wines from Aloxe-Corton?
A
Red wine
- but, permitted both red and white
12
Q
How many premiers crus are in Beaune?
A
42
- only Chassagne-Montrachet has more
13
Q
Montrachet is currently divided by how many owners?
A
16
14
Q
What are the 2 wines that Bouchard Pere & Fils produces from Chevalier-Montrachet?
A
- Chevalier-Montrachet - basic GC
- “Cuvée la Cabotte” - lieu-dit once included in Montrachet itself
15
Q
Is grand cru En Charlemagne north or south of grand cru Le Charlemagne?
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North
16
Q
Chassagne has how much of Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru?
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nearly half
17
Q
How many ha of Volnay (250 ha total) are premier cru?
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120 ha
18
Q
Within what lieu-dit will you find Faiveley’s 2 ha monopole, the Clos des Cortons Faiveley?
A
Le Rognet et Corton
19
Q
Name three of the most impressive premiers crus of Puligny-Montrachet?
A
Le Cailleret
Les Demoiselles
Les Pucelles
20
Q
What is Albert Grivault’s monopole for which he has been seeking grand cru status?
A
Clos de Perrières
21
Q
Who commands the largest shares in both Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet?
A
Domaine Leflaive
22
Q
How many climats may legally appear on a label of Corton rouge?
A
24
- out of a total of 26
23
Q
How many premier cru are in Auxey-Duresses?
A
9
24
Q
Ladoix-Serigny sits at the base of the Corton hill and has a hand in what 2 grands crus?
A
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
25
How many *premiers crus* in Saint-Romain?
**Zero**
26
What does Perrières mean?
**stone**
## Footnote
- signifies the site of an old quarry
27
On what hillside will you find the *climats* Sous Frétille, Clos Berthet, and Village de Pernand of Pernand-Vergelesses?; can you produce red wine there?
**NE on Frétille Hill -** Sous Frétille, Clos Berthet, Village de Pernand
## Footnote
**- white wine only**
28
Can you name 5 top domaines in Pernand-Vergelesses?
**Rollind**
**Dubreuil-Fontane**
**Pierre Marey**
**Rapet**
**Bonneau du Martray** - only domaine exclusively grand cru, 11 ha Corton hill
29
Out of the the 400 ha in Meursault, how many are allocated to Pinot Noir?
**12 (dozen)**
30
Name 2 *premiers crus* of Monthélie that border Volnay's Clos des Chénes.
**Les Champ Fuillots**
**Sur la Velle**
31
What is one reason for Meursault's oxidative and wood-framed style?
**From cask aging in their greater underground cellar space, which is due to lower water table in the soil than other neighboring communes**
32
Clos des Epeneaux is divided btwn what two *premiers crus*?
**Les Grands Epenots**
**Les Petits Epenots**
33
What are the cheapest village wines in Beaune?
**Chorey-Lès-Beaune**
34
What are the two *grands crus* Puligny-Montrachet claims as a whole?
**Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet**
**Chevalier-Montrachet**
35
What is the reason for Les Pucelles not being a *grand cru*?
**moisture-collecting depression in the slope**
36
Is Chorey-Lès-Beaune north or south of Beaune?
**North**
37
Which *grand cru* is more often used, Corton-Charlemagne AOP or Charlemagne AOP?
**Corton-Charlemagne AOP**
38
Name five domaines of Volnay.
**Marquis d'Angerville** - pioneer of domaine bottling
**Hubert de Montille**
**Michel Lafarge**
**Henri Boillot**
**Domaine de la Pousse d'Or**
39
Why is Auxey-Duresses subject to cooler winds and more frequent hailstorms than the rest of Côte de Beaune?
**the appellation sits between the hills of Montmellian (on the Meursault side) and Bourdon, and lacks the protection of the côte**
40
Name three of Beaune's best *premiers crus*?
**Les Bressandes**
**Les Grèves**
**Les Teurons**
(mid-slope Montagne de Beaune, east-face)
41
All 5 *premiers crus* of Ladoix-Serigny label themselves under what name?; why?
**Aloxe-Corton; more saleable**
42
What is the only vineyard in the Côte d'Or that has the word *climat* in its name?
**Climat du Val**
43
Can you make red wine and label it as either of the *grands crus* Corton-Charlemagne or Charlemagne?
**No, only whites**
44
Are you more likely to see red or white wine released as Corton?
**Red wines**
## Footnote
- but, allows both
45
Who is the largest landowner in Chevalier-Montrachet?; how much of Chevalier do they own?
**Bouchard Pere & Fils**
## Footnote
- 2.5 of 7.3 ha
46
What is best *premier cru* for white wines in Chassagne-Montrachet?
**Blanchot Dessus**
## Footnote
- adjacent to Montrachet
47
Why is it that a majority of vineyards within Beaune are *premiers crus* (85%)?
**Urban expansion gobbled up flatter village-level Beaune**
48
What is the reason for Pommard's fuller-bodied, weightier, denser, gutsier, more tannic style?
Water flow and erosion have deposited a greater % of iron-rich clay on Pommard's lower slopes
49
Name six respected estates of Meursault.
**Coche-Dury**
**Guy Roulot**
**Comtes Lafon**
**Patrick Javillier**
**Jacques Prieur**
**Pierre Morey**
50
Can you make red wine and label it as *grand cru* Corton?
**Yes**
## Footnote
**- like Musigny, Corton Grand Cru AOP allows both red and white, but almost all red**
51
What performs better in Saint-Romain, Chardonnay or Pinot Noir?
**Chardonnay**
## Footnote
- cooler climate, higher altitude; outnumbers red 2 to 1
52
Is Joseph Drouhin's *premier cru* Le Clos de Mouches blanc from the north or south of Beaune?
**South**
## Footnote
25 ha *premier cru* (Le Clos de Mouches) that borders Pommard
53
How do you compare the style of white wines from Chassagne to Puligny?
**broader, more thickly textured**
## Footnote
- generally a result of heavier new oak usage
54
How many *premiers crus* are in Chassagne-Montrachet?
**55 *premiers crus***
55
Why were wines from Volnay seen on the tables of royalty throughout the ancien régime?
**King of France inherited the lands after the death of Valois Duke Charles the Bold n 1477**
56
Is Faiveley's 2 ha monopole the Clos des Cortons Faiveley an official geographic designation?; what is it compared to?
**No**
## Footnote
**- compared to Long-Depaquit's Chablis Grand Cru La Moutonne**
57
What is the only domaine in Burgundy that produces exclusively *grand cru* wines, from 11 ha on the Corton hill?
**Bonneau du Martray**
58
Which is more elegant, Volnay or Pommard?
**Volnay**
59
Can you make white wine and label it Volnay?
**No**
## Footnote
- like Pommard, red only
60
What is "Cuvée la Cabotte"?
**1 of 2 wines produced from Bouchard Pere & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet, was once a lieu-dit included in Montrachet itself**
61
Name two top *premiers crus* of Savigny-Lès-Beaune (Savigny near Beaune).
**Aux Serpentièrs**
**Les Vergelesses**
62
Bouchard's monopole "Vigne l'Enfant Jésus" is within what lieu-dit?
**Les Grèves (30 ha)**
63
What 2 domaines bottle a Chevalier-Montrachet "Les Demoiselles"?
**Louis Jadot**
**Louis Latour**
\* their parcels in this sector of Le Cailleret constituted the 1939 additions to the *grand cru*
64
Are Bâtard and Bienvenues-Bâtard located above or below Montrachet?
**below**
## Footnote
- deeper soils, slighter incline
65
What soil characterizes many of the village vineyards and lower slopes of the *premiers crus* within Chassagne?
**red clay**
## Footnote
- better suited to Pinot Noir
66
What is the slope aspect of Montrachet?
**- Southeast-facing**
**- mid-slope (250-270 meters)**
**- 6-10% gradient**
**- protected from cold winds and hailstorms by forested summit of Mont Rachet above it**
67
What is the ATVB?
**Burgundy's clonal research facility**
## Footnote
(Côte de Beaune)
68
Clos des Epeneaux is a monopole of who?
**Comte Armand**
## Footnote
- 5.2 ha (Clos des Epeneaux) divided btwn Les Grands Epenots and Les Petis Epenots, and chief among them
69
What is the 3rd Grand Cru AOP of Chassagne that sits entirely within the commune?; what's its size in ha?
**Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet AOP**
1.6 ha
70
T/F: Leflaive makes standout wines of all 4 of the Puligny *grands crus*?
**True**
71
Name three of the best *premiers crus* of Meursault.
**Aux Perrieres**
**Les Genevrieres**
**Les Charmes**
72
How many *premiers crus* are located within the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny?; can you name them?
**5**
## Footnote
**La Coutière**
**La Maréchaude**
**La Toppe au Vert**
**Les Moutottes**
**Les Petits Lolières**
73
Does the 17.5 ha *grand cru* En Charlemagne produce more white or red wine?
**more blanc**
74
Would you consider Savigny-Lès-Beaune a small appellation?
**No, it's one of the largest appellations in the Côte de Beaune, behind Meursault and Beaune itself**
75
How many *grands crus* are within Meursault?
**None**
76
How does Chevalier-Montrachet compare to Montrachet?
**- Chevalier sits above Montrachet, thinner soils, steeper**
**- produces edgy, reserved, more elegant styles**
77
How many of Corton's 160 ha are within Corton-Charlemagne?
**72 ha**
78
Is Serrigny a vineyard within Ladoix?
**No**
## Footnote
**- unlike other double barreled commune names in Burgundy, Ladoix and Serrigny are two neighboring hamlets that banded together to form the commune**
79
How many of the 8 ha of Montrachet are located in Puligny?
**4ha**
80
What is considered Pommard's most exceptional vineyard?
**Les Rugiens Bas**
## Footnote
- produces Pommard's richest, archetypes of classic form
81
Are you more likely to be drinking red or white wine Monthélie?
**red**
## Footnote
- small amount of white produced
82
How many ha are in Blagny?
**3.4 ha**
## Footnote
- tiny, diminishing appellation
83
What are three top domaines of Auxey-Duresses?
**Moulin aux Moines**
**Prunier-Damy**
**Maison Leroy** - négociant arm of Domaine Leroy
84
What is the most important *climat* in Meursault?
**Perrières**
85
Where is Saint-Romain in relation to Auxey-Duresses?; are the vineyards at a higher or lower elevation?; is it cooler or warmer?
**NW**
**Saint-Romain is higher in elevation (300-400 meters)**
**cooler**
86
What is the only red wine producing *grand cru* in Côte de Beaune?
**Corton Grand Cru AOP**
87
What is the most exceptional domaine based in Saint-Romain?
**Lalou Bize-Leroy' personal Domaine d'Auvenay**
## Footnote
Starting in 1966, Madame Leroy organized at her home, the Domaine d'Auvenay, prestigious wine tastings with the most well-known wine writers, critics, ...
\* does not actually produce Saint-Romain AOP wines
88
How many ha of *grand cru* Corton is located within the commune Aloxe-Corton?
**120 ha** (of Corton's 160 ha)
## Footnote
- 75% of *grand cru* appellation
89
What is Montrachet Grand Cru known as on the Chassagne side?
**Le Montrachet**
90
What are two other outstanding *premiers crus* of Meursault that adjoin Clos de Perrières?
**Les Charmes**
**Les Genevrières**
91
Name two top producers in Chorey-Lès-Beaune. Are their best parcels located in Chorey-Lès-Beaune?
**Domaine Tollot-Beaut** - pioneer in domaine-bottling
**Domaine Germain** - current owner of historic Château de Chorey
\*No, their best parcels are in other villages
92
What is the smallest white-wine producing *grand cru* in Burgundy?
**Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet**
- 1.6 ha
93
What are two leading domaines in Savigny-Lès-Beaune?
**Chandon de Briailles**
**Simon Bize**
94
How many *premiers crus* are within Puligny-Montrachet?
**17 premiers crus**
## Footnote
- vs. Chassagne - 55 1er Cru
95
Ladoix is dominated by what perfectly east facing *lieu-dit*?
**Le Rognet et Corton**
96
What is the size of Les Bressandes?
| (Beaune)
**17 ha**
## Footnote
(vs 30 ha - Les Grèves); ex. of size variation
97
How much of Chassagne's 300 ha of vineyards are planted to Chardonnay?
**2/3**
98
What is often the least expensive *grand cru* bottling in a négociant's portfolio?
**Corton rouge**
99
Out of the 14 *premiers crus* within Aloxe-Corton, how many are located across the Ladoix-Serrigny border?
**5**
100
T/F: Meursault produces a higher quantity of white wines than any other commune in the Côte d'Or.
**True**
101
Where is Monthélie in relation to Meursault?
**NW**
102
Name three notable climats of the hill of Corton.
**Le Clos du Roi** - 10.75 ha, name suggests royal ownership
## Footnote
**Les Bressandes**
**Les Renardes**
103
Name three vineyards in Meursault that sit on the slope above Les Genevrières and Porusot.
**Les Tillets**
**Les Narvaux**
**Chaumes de Narvaux**
104
Can you make white wines under the village appellation Aloxe-Corton?
**Yes**
## Footnote
- but, scarce quantities are made
105
What does Chaumes mean?
**scrubland**
## Footnote
- Chaumes is among Meursault's newest vineyards, cleare and replanted in the 1990s
106
What 3 communes encircle the southern half of hill of Corton, each containing a slice of the grand cru pie?
**Ladoix-Serrigny**
**Aloxe-Corton**
**Pernand-Vergelesses**
107
Clos de la Barre is a monopole of who?
**Comte Lafon**
## Footnote
- in the domaines backyard
108
Name one important *lieu-dit* of Meursault.
**Clos de la Barre**
## Footnote
- Comte Lafon's monopole
109
How do you describe the red wines of Chassagne-Montrachet?
**lighter in body, can be tannic**
110
Name the #1 domaine in Aloxe-Corton.
**Louis Latour**
## Footnote
- largest landowner in both Corton and Corton-Charlemagne
111
How many producers have a hand in the *premier cru* Perrières?
**over two-dozen**
112
Name five major négociants whose cellars are located in the city of Beaune.
**Maisons Louis Jadot**
**Bouchard Père & Fils**
**Patriarche Père & Fils**
**Chanson**
**Joseph Drouhin**
113
Who owns the largest parcel of Montrachet?
**Marquis de Laguiche**
## Footnote
- 2 ha, 25% of total 8 ha, all on Puligny side
114
How many *premiers crus* are within Blagny?; how many are shared with Meursault?; how many are shared with Puligny?
**7**
## Footnote
**4 - Meursault**
**3 - Puligny**
115
How much of the Corton Grand Cru AOP is located within the Aloxe-Corton commune?
**about 1/2**
## Footnote
- Aloxe-Corton claims most of Corton Grand Cru vineyards
116
White wine accounts for how much of the production in Auxey-Duresses?
**1/3**
117
What's the size of Morgeot in ha?; why is it significant?
**50 ha**
## Footnote
**-** 1/3 of total 150 ha *premiers crus* within Chassagne-Montrachet
118
Where is most of the Chardonnay grown in Auxey-Duresses?
**north-facing slopes nearest Meursault**
119
Why do the wines from En Charlemagne tend to be more austere and acid driven than Le Charlemagne?
**Western exposure**
## Footnote
**- reduced sunlight and heat during the day**
120
If a white wine is produced from Blagny *premiers crus*, what will it be labeled?
**either Puligny or Meursault**
121
Match the grand cru to village appellation:
## Footnote
Le Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP
En Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP
a. Pernand-Vergelesses AOP
b. Aloxe-Corton AOP
Le Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP
**b. Aloxe-Corton AOP**
En Charlemagne Grand Cru AOP
**a. Pernand-Vergelesses AOP**
122
Name four of the top domaines of Puligny-Montrachet.
**Domaine Leflaive**
**Jacques Carillon**
**Etienne Sauzet**
**Paul Pernot**
123
Where does the 'Ducs' name come from in Volnay's *premiers crus* Clos des Ducs and Clos du Château des Ducs?
**The Capetian Dukes of Burgundy** (a line of lords preceding the the Valois Dukes) **who built a château in Volnay in 11th century and maintained extensive land holdings around the village**
124
What is the size of Corton Grand Cru AOP?; why is it significant?
**160 ha**
## Footnote
**- the largest single grand cru appellation**
125
Name two top estates of Chassagne-Montrachet?
**Ramonet**
**Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey**
126
Who owns the largest parcel in the Côte de Beaune?
**ATVB**
## Footnote
- 20 ha experimental vineyard for the clonal research facility
127
Les Demoiselles is a *climat* enclosed within what larger *premier cru*?
**Le Cailleret**
## Footnote
- adjacent to Chevalier-Montrachet and Montrachet
128
If you can aquire it, how would you describe a wine from Montrachet Grand Cru AOP?
**perfect combination of ripe, pure, concentrated, framed equally by weight and acidity**
129
If the wine is red, producers may label what 4 Meursault *climats* as Volnay 1er Cru?
**Les Santenots du Milieu**
**Les Santenots Blancs**
**Les Plures**
**Les Santenots Dessous** - village level
\* if red, Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
130
What are 2 top *premiers crus* located on the northern end of Puligny, adjacent to Meursault's highly regarded Perrières and Les Charmes?
**Champ Canet**
**Les Combettes**
131
How would you describe the white wines from Frétille Hill in comparison to the white wines from neighboring Corton-Charlemagne?
**Frétille Hill - tighter, fresher, flintier**
132
How much of Volnay's *premiers crus* are monopoles?
**over 1/3**
133
Are wines released as Blagny AOP red or white?
**red**
134
How many *premiers crus* are located within Morgeot?
**15 *premiers crus***
135
Name three excellent *premiers crus* of Pommard.
**Les Grands Epenots**
**Les Petits Epenots**
**Clos des Epeneaux** - Comte Armand's 5.2 ha monopole; divided btwn Les Grands Epenots and Les Petits Epenots, and chief among them
136
T/F: Beaune has more ha under vine than any other commune in the Côte de Beaune.
**True**
## Footnote
- 2nd only to Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte d'Or
137
What is the reason for Le Cailleret not being a *grand cru*?
**slight twist in orientation of vineyard**
138
Even though Les Rugiens Bas is a top vineyard of Pommard, why would you be cautious with a bottled labeled simply Les Rugiens?
**Because, if labeled *simply Les Rugiens*, it *may include* fruit from neighboring *Les Rugiens Hauts*, an *inferior* and steeper site**
139
What are two top domaines of Pommard?
**Comte Armand**
**Domaine de Courcel**
140
When were white grapes planted in Montrachet?
**1450s**
141
What is the size of Les Grèves?
**30 ha**
## Footnote
(vs 17 ha - Les Bressandes)
- ex. of size variation
142
Are you more likely to see new oak in Pommard or Volnay?
**Pommard**
## Footnote
- in relation to its fuller, weightier, denser, gutsier style
143
What 2 *grands crus* of Puligny are shared with Chassagne?
**Montrachet**
**Bâtard-Montrachet**
144
Out of the 350 ha of vineyards located in Savigny-Lès-Beaune, how many ha are planted to Pinot Noir?
**300**
145
Name 2 top *premiers crus* of Auxey-Duresses.
**Climat du Val**
**Clos du Val** - 0.9 ha site enclosed within Climat du Val
146
Where is the Côte de Beaune AOP in relation to the *premiers crus* of Beaune?
**northern sector**
300-370 meters in elevation
147
Who produces and markets Marquis de Laguiche's Montrachet?
**Joseph Drouhin**
148
Name four *premiers crus* of Volnay.
**Taille Pieds**
**Les Caillerets**
**Clos des Chenes**
**Clos des Ducs** - Marquis d'Angerville's monopole
149
What is Marquis d'Angerville's 1er Cru monopole in Volnay?
**Clos de Ducs**
150
List the Villages of the Côte de Beaune from north to south.
**Aloxe Corton**
**Pommard**
**Volnay**
**Mersault**
**Puligny-Montrachet**
**Chassagne-Montrachet**
**Challonnaise**
**Maconnaise**
154
What is the southernmost 1er Cru in the Côte de Nuits?
**Clos de la Maréchale**
155
What estate owns the largest parcel of Montrachet?
**Marquis de Laguiche**
