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Cote de Nuits Flashcards

1
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What is the only village AOC in Burgundy permitted to make all 3 colors of still wine?

A

Marsannay AOC

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What is the top vineyard in Marsannay AOC?

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Clos du Roy

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What color wines can be made in Fixin AOC?

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Red (95%) and white

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In what village of Burgundy will I find 1er Cru Clos de La Perriere?

Who owns it?

A

Fixin AOC

Domaine de La Perriere

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What 1er cru lies just below 1er cru Clos de La Perriere in Fixin AOC?

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1er Cru Clos du Chapitre

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What color wines may you make in Gevrey Chambertin?

What other village may use the Gevrey name?

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Red only

Brochon

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7
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How many Grand Cru in Gevrey Chambertin?

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Nine

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What road splits the Grand Cru of Gevrey in half?

Name the 5 above the road, from North to South.

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Route des Grands Crus

Ruchottes & Mazis (Ruchottes is higher elevation)
Clos de Beze
Chambertin
Latricieres

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9
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Name the 4 Grand Cru of Gevrey that sit below the Route des Grand Crus, from North to South.

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Chapelle
Griotte
Charmes
Mazoyeres

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10
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Who makes Clos des Ruchottes?

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Armand Rousseau

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11
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Name the most expensive producers making Grand Cru Gevrey wines.

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Leroy (Latricieres and Chambertin)
Rousseau (Chambertin and Ruchottes)
Dujac (Chambertin)
Prieure Roch (Clos de Beze)
Denis Mortet (Chambertin)
George & Christoph Roumier (Charmes)
Mugneret Gibourg (Ruchottes)
Perrot Minot (Chambertin)

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12
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North of the town of Gevrey, is a slope with no Grand Crus, but 2 ‘Super’ 1er cru sites. Name those sites.

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1er Cru Clos St Jacques
1er Cru Les Cazetiers

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13
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Name 5 producers of 1er Cru Clos St Jacques.

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Rousseau
Fourrier
Jadot
Bruno Clair
Sylvie Esmonin

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14
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What 1er cru is the only one in Burgundy surrounded on all 4 sides by Grand Cru? In what village is it?

Why isn’t it a Grand cru too?

A

1er Cru Aux Combottes, Gevrey Chambertin

The slope dips down here a bit, and its more exposed, ripening a week earlier than Latricieres above it.

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15
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Who is the producer to know of 1er Cru Aux Combottes in Gevrey, other than Leroy.

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Dujac

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16
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What is the name of the combe that splits Gevrey’s hillside in two?

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Combes de Lavaut

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17
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What village is South of Gevrey?

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Morey St Denis

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18
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What Grand Cru is South of 1er Cru Aux Combottes? In what village?

Name the rest in order as you move South, for this village.

A

Clos de La Roche, Morey St Denis

Clos St Denis
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de Tart
Bonnes Mares

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What color wines may you make under Morey St Denis AOC?

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Red and White

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20
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Who owns Clos de Tart? Who owned it in 2016?

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Francois Pinault, Artemis group as of 2017

Mommessin

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21
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Who owns almost every vine in Clos de Lambrays Grand Cru? Who owns the other handful?

A

LVMH

Taupenot Merme

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22
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How did I end up with a bottle of Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru without a vineyard listed, what happened?

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Many of the plots are so small that producers here blend from their different 1er cru sites, and/or declassify young vines on a grand cru site.

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23
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In Morey St Denis, what vineyard is classified at the village, 1er cru, and grand cru level?

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Monts Luisants, starting in Clos de La Roche and moving up the slope.

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24
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Name the Aligote produced at the 1er cru level in Morey Saint Denis.

Name the Chardonnay produced from the same place

A

Ponsot 1er Cru Clos de Monts Luisants

Dujac 1er Cru Monts Luisants

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25
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What village is South of Morey Saint Denis?

What colors of wine can they make there?

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Chambolle Musigny

all Red

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26
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Grand Cru Musigny has 3 lieu dits, so name em.

2 of these have a single, but different, owners, name them.

A

Les Musigny
Les Petits Musigny-Comtes George de Vogue
La Combe d’Orveau-Jacques Prieur

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27
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Other than Musigny, what is the other Grand Cru in Chambolle?

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Bonnes Mares

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28
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Name the 2 Grand Cru that Musigny touches on its Southern end.

A

Vougeot and Echezeaux

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29
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What top 1er cru of Chambolle sits underneath the Northern portion of Musigny?

A

1er Cru Les Amoureuses

30
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Other than Comte George de Vogue, who owns a big slice of Musigny? (Hint, its not Leroy, they only have a tiny slice)

A

Jacques Frederic Mugnier

31
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What producers have 4 big slices of Chambolle’s Bonnes Mares Grand Cru?

A

Comte George de Vogue
Georges Roumier
Bruno Clair
Robert Groffier

32
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There’s a theme to who owns top Chambolle vineyards. Who are 4 of the biggest owners of 1er Cru Les Amoureuses?

A

Robert Groffier
Comte George de Vogue
Jacques Frederic Mugnier
Georges Roumier

33
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What’s the Abbey of Clos de Vougeot?

A

The Abbey of Citeaux

34
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What 2 Grand Cru touch highway D974?

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Vougeot and Mazoyeres Chambertin

35
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Vougeot AOC is approved for what color wines?

A

Red and white.

36
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What top 1er cru in Vougeot, is a monopole, for white wine, dating all the way back to 1110 when the monks of Citeaux first acquired it. Who owns it now?

A

1er cru La Vigne Blanche

Domaine de la Vougerie, they call it Le Clos Blanc de Vougeot

37
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Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is owned by around 80 producers. Name 5 of the most expensive

A

Leroy
Comtes Liger Belair
Arnoux Lachaux
Mugneret Gibourg
Prieur Roch
Phillipe Pacalet
AF Gros
Denis Mortet

38
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What village is South of Chambolle?

And South of that?

A

Flagey

Vosne Romanee

39
Q

Who owns La Tache and La Romanee Conti?

A

DRC

40
Q

Who owns La Grand Rue?

A

Lamarche

41
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Who owns La Romanee?

A

Comtes Liger Belair

42
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Which 2 Grand Crus sit above Clos de Vougeot, in Flagey?

A

Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux

43
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How many lieux dits does Grand Cru Echezeaux have? Which ones are regarded as the best?

A

11

The four from the center cut,
Echezeaux du Dessus
Les Loachausses
Les Cruots
Les Poulailleres

44
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What 1er Cru in Vosne Romanee separates Echezeaux from Romanee St Vivant and Richebourg?

Which producer can use Grand Suchots on their labels?

A

1er Cru Les Suchots

Arnoux Lachaux

45
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Name the three 1er cru that sit above Richebourg and La Romanee Grand Crus, from North to South.

What soil type typifies these 3 sites?

A

Cros Parantoux
Les Petits Monts
Aux Reignots

Comblanchien Limestone

46
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Who made 1er Cru Cros Parantoux famous and what 2 producers own it today?

A

Henri Jayer, producing it from 1978 to 2001

Meo Camuzet and Emmanuel Rouget

47
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What excellent 1er Cru in Vosne Romanee is adjacent to La Tache, to the South?

From whom can I get a bottle?

A

1er Cru Aux Malconsorts

Dujac
de Montille
Sylvain Cathiard
Lamarche

48
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What is the smallest AOC in France?

A

Grand Cru La Romanee (.85ha)

49
Q

Name 5 producers of Romanee St Vivant Grand Cru. DRC doesn’t count, who own over half of it.

A

Leroy
Jean Jacques Confuron
Hudelot Noellat
Arnoux Lachaux
Poisot
Dujac
Sylvain Cathiard
de l’Arlot

50
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Starting in Richebourg Grand Cru, I walk South. Which 2 Grand cru will I end up in, depending on my elevation?

Which Grand Cru is down the slope due East?

I keep walking South, whats the next Grand Cru? And after that?

A

La Romanee higher up
Romanee Conti lower

Romanee St Vivant

La Grand Rue

La Tache

51
Q

South of Vosne Romanee is what village?

A

Nuits St Georges

52
Q

Name the only Grand Cru in the Cote de Nuits permitted for white wine.

Who produces it?

A

Musigny

Comtes George de Vogue

53
Q

At the village level, which AOC’s are approved for Red only in the Cote de Nuits?

A

Chambolle Musigny, Vosne Romanee, Gevrey Chambertin

54
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If using the Cote de Nuits Village AOC, from what 4 villages may your fruit come from?

A

Comblanchien
Corgoloin
Premeaux
Brochon

55
Q

What 1er Cru in N-S-G is up for promotion to Grand Cru?

A

1er Cru Les Saint Georges

56
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What village sits South of Nuits Saint Georges, but is allowed to take the NSG name?

A

Premeaux

57
Q

South of NSG, in the village of Premeaux, who owns 1er cru Clos de la Marechale?

Next vineyard North is another 1er cru monopole, what is it and who owns it?

A

Jacques Frederic Mugnier

Clos Arlot, Domaine d’Arlot

58
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Nuits Saint Georges vineyards are split into two slopes by what river?

A

Meuzin

59
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On the North slope of NSG, what 1er cru abuts Vosne Romanee and 1er cru Aux Malconsorts?

Name 2 top flight producers.

A

1er Cru Aux Boudots

Leroy
Meo Camuzet
Jean Grivot

60
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What 2 exceptional 1er Cru sit above and North of Les Saint Georges 1er Cru?

A

Les Vaucrains (above)
Les Cailles (North)

61
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In Premeaux, name the only 1er Cru that sits below highway D974. Who owns it?

A

Clos des Grandes Vignes

Comte Liger Belair, since 2012.

62
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How is the 2022 vintage for Red Burgundy expected to be?

A

Very good. Classic vintage with potential to age well.

63
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How is the current 2021 vintage for Red Burgundy?

A

Difficult year. Small crop plagued by frost, rain, cool temps, botrytis, you name it.

64
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How are the 2020 and 2019 vintages for Red Burgundy?

A

2020 is excellent. Warm dry year with beautiful fruit, balanced wines that will age wonderfully.

2019 is very good as well. Perhaps a bit more concentrated and darker than 2020. Will age well also.

65
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How was the 2018 vintage for Red Burgundy?

A

A wet winter helped during the very warm summer. Plenty of ripe fruit harvested, juicy wines enjoyable now, and could age short term.

66
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From 2017 to 2011, describe the Red Burgundy vintages.

A

‘15 was the stunner here, vintage of the decade. warm and sunny.

17 was an elegant good acid year
16 is great in some places, not in others
14 cool vintage for red, elegant wines
13 an average year, good not great
12 weather was erratic, but good wines
11 leaner cool year, elegant

67
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What vintages would you recommend for Red Burgundy from 2010-2000?

A

2009 drink now, good warm hot vintage.
2002 is ready now, also good.
2010 has great acid, very good year.

2005 is the vintage of the decade. still needs time.

68
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What were vintages from 2010-2000 for Red Burgundy that you would not recommend.

A

2000 tough year weather wise, rain and rot
2007 suffered from rain and rot as well

69
Q

What Red Burgundy vintages were top notch from before 2000?

A

1990 and 1999 were stunning.

1978 stunner, compares to 2005.

70
Q

What is the preferred vine training technique for Red Burgundy?

A

Guyot

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