Cote De Beaune Flashcards
What are the villages of the Cote de Beaune from North to South?
Ladoix Aloxe-Cotton Pernand-Vergelesses Savigny-les-Beaune Chorey-Les-Beaune Beaune/Cote de Beaune Pommard Volnay Monthelie Auxey-Duresses Saint-Roman Meursault Blagny Puligny-Montrachet Chassagne-Montrachet Saint-Aubin Santenay Maranges
Communes of production for Ladoix?
Ladoix-Serigny
What is the most important lieu dit of Ladoix?
Le Rognet et Corton
What is Faiveley’s monopole in Ladoix?
Clos de Cortons
Located within Le Rognet et Corton
What is the minimum vine planting density in the Cote de Beaune?
9,000 vines per hectare
Maximum yields in the Cote de Beaune
Blanc: 57 hl/ha
Rouge: 50 hl/ha
Blanc “premier cru”: 55 hl/ha
Rouge “premier cru”: 48 hl/ha
What is the primary soil type of Ladoix?
Upper slopes: marl with limestone
Mid slopes: reddish brown calcareous soils
Lower slopes: clay
The Grand Cru Corton AOP encompasses these three communes.
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Servigny
Pernand-Vergelesses
True or False
The Hill of Corton is authorized for white wine only.
False
Red and white
Maximum yields for Corton Grand Cru.
Blanc: 48 hl/ha
Rouge: 42 hl/ha
What is the only Grand Cru for red wine in the Cote de Beaune?
Corton
What are the two Grand Crus within Grand Cru Corton?
Corton-Charlemagne
Charlemagne
What communes encompass Corton Charlemagne?
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Servigny
Pernand-Vergelesses
Maximum yield for Corton-Charlemagne
48 hl/ha
What communes encompass Charlemagne?
Pernand-Vergelesses
Aloxe-Corton
Maximum yield for Charlemagne Grand Cru?
48 hl/ha
When were the Grand Crus of Corton established?
1937
What are the two Grand Crus within Corton-Charlemagne?
Le Charlemagne (in Aloxe-Corton) En Charlemagne (in Pernand-Vergelesses)
Name 4 producers of Corton-Charlemagne AOP.
Bonneau du Martray
JF Coche Dury
Simone Bize
Bruno Clair
Genot Boulanger
Domaine Roumier
What is Albert Bichot’s (Domaine du Pavillon) monopole in Aloxe-Corton?
Clos des Maréchaudes
Where is La Maréchaude located?
Eastern part of Les Maréchaudes. On the border of Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix. Both names can be used interchangeably.
What are the communes of production for Aloxe-Corton?
Aloxe-Corton
Pernand Vergelesses
Ladoix-Servigny
What percentage of production do Aloxe-Corton have on the hill of Corton?
75%
What is the most important climat of Grand Cru Corton in Aloxe-Corton?
Corton Le Clos du Roi
What three important climats border Le Clos du Roi?
Les Bressandes
Les Perrieres
Les Renardes
What is the principal soil type of Aloxe-Corton?
reddish-brown clay
limestone with flint
chaillots (limestone debris)
When was the AOC Aloxe-Corton established?
1938
Where does Pernand-Vergelesses sit?
on the lower slopes of the Fretille hill
This separates Pernand-Vergelesses from Savigny-les-Beaune.
Bois de Noel
Generally, what is the difference between Le Charlemagne in Aloxe-Corton and En Charlemagne in Pernand-Vergelesses?
En Charlemagne is more austere.
What two sectors are the premier crus of Pernand-Vergelesses divided into?
Fretille Hill (only produces white) Bois de Noel (only produces red)