Côte de Nuits

Question 1

What is the name of the major river in the Côte d’Or?

Answer 1

Saône River

Question 2

How long are top reds and whites typically aged in oak?

Answer 2

Whites: at least 12 months
Reds: at least 15-18 months

Question 3

What are the three major winemaking decisions that determine style in Burgundy?

Answer 3

Use of new oak
Destemming versus whole-cluster
Bâtonnage

Question 4

What is the one white Grand Cru vineyard in the Côte de Nuits that may produce white wine?

Answer 4

Musigny

Question 5

Name the 8 village appellations from north to south

Answer 5

Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne-Romanée
Nuits-Saint-Georges

Question 6

How many Grand Cru vineyards are there in the Côte de Nuits?

Answer 6

24

Question 7

Name the 9 Grand Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin

Answer 7

Chambertin
Chambertin Clos de Bèze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricières-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyères-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin

Question 8

Why was Clos Saint-Jacques excluded from Grand Cru consideration in 1936?

Answer 8

It’s borders to not touch Chambertin

Question 9

Name three high quality producers based in Gevrey

Answer 9

Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean-Marie Fourrier

Question 10

Name the two Grand Cru vineyards in Chambolle-Musigny

Answer 10

Musigny
Bonnes Mares (most of)

Question 11

What is the name of the exceptional vineyard in Chambolle-Musigny which does not merit Grand Cru status?

Answer 11

Les Amoureuses

Question 12

Name three high quality producers in Chambolle-Musigny

Answer 12

Comte George de Vogüé
Ghislaine Barthod
George and Cristophe Roumier
Perrot-Minot

Question 13

Name the four Grand Cru vineyards of Morey-Saint-Denis

Answer 13

Clos de Tart (monopole)
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de la Roche
Clos St.-Denis
(and part of Bonnes Mares)

Question 14

Name two high quality producers in Morey-Saint-Denis

Answer 14

Dujac
Ponsot

Question 15

What is the largest and most famous Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits?

Answer 15

Clos de Vougeot

Question 16

Name the six Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanée

Answer 16

• La Romanée (monopole of Comets Liger-Belair) (smallest AOP in France)
• La Tâche (monopole DRC)
• Romanée-Conti (monopole DRC)
• La Grande Rue (monopole François Lamarche)
• Richebourg
• Romanée Saint-Vivant

Question 17

Name four high quality producers in Vosne-Romanée

Answer 17

DRC
Liger-Belair
Méo-Camuzet
Leroy

Question 18

Name the two Grand Cru vineyards in Flagey-Echezeaux

Answer 18

Echézeaux
Grands-Echézeaux

Question 19

What are the major differences in style between Gevrey-Chambertin, Chambolle-Musigny, and Morey-Saint-Denis,

Answer 19

GC: brooding, structured, weighty, powerful
CM: silky, elegant
MSD: somewhere in the middle

Question 20

What premier cru vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin often outperforms the second tier Grand Cru vineyards in the village?

Answer 20

Clos Saint-Jacques

Question 21

What is the only village in which rosé wines can be made in Burgundy?

Answer 21

Marsannay

Question 22

What is the top premier cru vineyard in Fixin?

Answer 22

Clos de la Perrière (monopole Domain Joliet)