Cote de Beaune Flashcards
What are the communes of Cote de Beaune AOP?
Beaune
What are the communes of Cote de Beaune Villages AOP?
Auxey-Duresses Chassagne-Montrachet Chorey-les-Beaune Ladoix-Serrigny Meursault Monthelie Pernand Vergelesses Puligny-Montrachet Saint-Aubin Saint-Romain Santenay Savigny-les-Beaune Cheilly-les-Maranges Dezize-les-Maranges Remigny Sampigny-les-Maranges
What are the communes of Ladoix AOP?
Ladoix-Serrigny
What are the Grand Cru of Ladoix?
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
How large is Corton
160.19ha
How large is Corton Charlemagne?
71.88ha
What kind of wine is under the Corton Charlemagne label?
Only white wine
How many premier cru vineyards are in Ladoix?
11
Ladoix has 3 distinct soil types. Describe them.
Upper slopes - Marl with high limestone content
Mid slopes - reddish brown calcareous soils
Lower slopes - clay
What are the communes of Aloxe-Corton AOP?
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny
Pernand-Vergelesses
What is the principal soil of Aloxe-Corton?
reddish-brown clay-limestone with flint and chaillots (limestone debris)
What are the Grand Cru vineyards of Aloxe-Corton?
Corton
Corton Charlemagne
Charlemagne
What 5 parcels are in Charlemagne Grand Cru?
Le Charlemagne Les Pougets Les Languettes Le Corton En Charlemagne
How many premier cru vineyards are in Aloxe Corton?
14
What Grand Cru are in Pernand-Vergelesses?
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne
How many premier cru are in Pernand-Vergelesses?
8
What are the communes of Savigny-les-Beaune AOP?
Savigny-les-Beaune
What are the Grand Cru of Savigny les Beaune?
there are none
How many premier cru are in Savigny les beaune?
22
What is the bedrock of Beaune?
Oxfordian-Rauracian (Upper Jurassic) limestone. The bedrock is younger here than in the Cote de Nuits or further south in the Cote de Beaune.
What is the surface soil of Beaune?
Vineyards at the top of the slope have thin, eroded soils with higher proportion of limestone debris and flint. Vineyards at lower elevation have higher proportions of clay. Red-tinted soils on the mid-level and lower slopes are common, due to the presence of iron in the underlying Oxfordian limestone.
How many premier cru are in Beaune?
42