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Cote de Beaune, Chalonnaise & Maconnais Flashcards

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1
Q

Cote de Beaune’s vineyards generally face __________ and has ________ as much land under vine as the Cote de Nuits

A

Southeast
twice

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2
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Soils in the Cote de Beaune tend to contain greater amounts of ________ than the cote de Nuits

A

Marl, less limestone

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3
Q

Grand Cru appellation for reds in the CDB

A

Corton

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4
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Piece barrel size

A

228L

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5
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Southernmost vineyard in Beaune

A

Cheilly-les-Maranges

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6
Q

Corton holds which Grand Crus?

A

Corton Charlemagne
Charlemagne

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7
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Largest single grand cru appellation of Burgundy

A

Corton

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8
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Which communes are at the southern half of the hill of Corton?

A

Aloxe Corton
Ladoix
Pernand Vergelesses

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9
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What appellation has 85% premier crus but no grand crus?

A

Beaune AOP

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10
Q

Compare and contrast Volnay and Pommard

A

Volnay: Silky, subdued, fragrant
Pommard: structured, full-bodied, rich

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11
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Important premier crus of Pommard

A

Les Rugiens (Hauts and Bas)
Les Epenots
Clos des Epenaux

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12
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Comte Armand’s monople

A

Clos des Epeneaux

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13
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Volnay important premier crus

A

En Caillerets, En Champans, Clos des Chenes, Taille pieds, Clos des Ducs

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14
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Marquis d’Angerville’s Vonay monople

A

Clos des Ducs

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15
Q

Volnay top producers

A

d’Angerville
Hubert de Montille
Michel Lafarge

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16
Q

Mersault character

A

rich, fat, nutty, huttery

17
Q

Grand cru vineyards of Mersault

A

None

18
Q

Top premiers crus in Meursault

A

Perrieres, Les Genvrieres, Les Charmes

19
Q

What is tradition in Mersault to address top lieux-dits?

A

Naming them “deuxiemes crus.” The wines are village wines, but are given this distinction.

20
Q

Name some deuxiemes crus of Meursault

A

Les Narvaux: high elevation, rows of dried lava subsoil, Les Chevalieres: (Xavier Monnot)

21
Q

Mersault top producers

A

Coche-Dury, Guy Roulot, Comtes Lafon

22
Q

Puligny-Montrachet Grand Cru holdings

A

Chevalier-Montrachet, Batard Montrachet (shared with Chassagne), Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Montrachet

23
Q

Chassagne Montrachet Grand cru holdings

A

Batard-Montrachet (shared with Puligny), Criots-Batard Montrachet, Le Montrachet

24
Q

Smallest white grand cru

A

Criots-Batard-Montrachet

25
Q

Puligny vs Meursault style

A

Puligny: taut, focused, streamlined, less oak
Chassagne: Soft, round

26
Q

Puligny Montrachet top premiers crus

A

Les Pucelles, Le Cailleret, Les Demoiselles (part of le calleret)

27
Q

Puligny top producers

A

Domaine Leflaive, Jacques Carillon

28
Q

Commune with highest number of premier cru holdings

A

Chassagne-Montrachet (but they are often grouped together)

29
Q

Chassagne top producers

A

PYCM, Ramonet

30
Q

Red wine producing AOP with 7 premier crus in which the white wines are sold as Mersault or Puligny

A

Blagny AOP (located between Meursault and Puligny)

31
Q

Important village AOPs in the Cote de Beaunne outside of the major appellations

A

Chorey les-Beaune, Savigny-les-Beaune, Auxey-Duresses, Saint-Romain, Saint-Aubin, Monthelie, Santenay, Maranges

32
Q

River relevant to the Cote Chalonnaise

A

Saone River

33
Q

Climate in the Cote Chalonnaise

A

Windy (from the west) and hilly. Ripening can often be more delayed than in the Cote d’Or, despite it being further south.

34
Q

Five main villages of the Cote Chalonnaise. Which ones produce only white wines?

A

Bouzeron, Rully, Givry, Mercurey, Montagny
*= only white

35
Q

___________ output accounts for 2/3 of the entire Cote Chalonnaise

A

Mercurey

36
Q

Where can you find varietally labeled Gamay outside of Beaujolais?

A

Macon AOP

37
Q

Macon style

A

Bright and fruity. Easydrinking and lower acid than Chablis

38
Q

5 Village AOPs of Maconnais and their production

A

Pouilly-Fuisse, Pouilly-Loche, Pouilly Vinzelles, Saint-Veran, Vire-Clesse
Chardonnay only

39
Q

Communes of Pouilly-Fuisse

A

Fuisse, Solutre-Pouilly, Vergisson, Chaintre

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