Cote de Nuits Flashcards
Generally, Cote de Nuits vineyards face which direction?
east
What is the southern edge of Cote de Nuits?
The village of Corgoloin
What are CdN village appellations, from North to South?
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey Saint Denis Chambolle Musigny Vougeot Vosne Romanee Nuits Saint Georges
Which CdN village appellations produce any white wine?
Marsannay Fixin Morey Saint Denis Vougeot Nuits Saint Georges
How many grand cru vineyards are in CdN?
24
Which CdN Grand Cru vineyard can produce white wine?
Musigny
What is the largest village appellation in CdN?
Gevrey Chambertin (and in Cote d’Or)
The wines of Gevrey are often described as what?
masculine, brooding, structured
Chambolle-Musigny is often described as what?
silky charm, elegance over power
What is the famous landmark of Vougeot?
Chateau de Clos de Vougeot
How much of Vougeot’s acreage is Clos de Vougeot
80%
What are the best GC Vosne Romanee known for?
Precision and aristocratic finesse, richness
What is the only Vosne Romanee Premier Cru to not border a Grand Cru?
Clos des Reas
Great Nuits Saint Georges is known for being what?
sturdy and long lived, although they may be hard and angular in youth
What was the last Grand Cru to be promoted? When?
La Grand Rue in 1992
What AOP are Comblanchien and Corgoloin allowed to use?
Cote de Nuits Villages
What are the communes of Marsannay?
Marsannay-la-Cote
Chenove
Couchey
What are the communes of Cote de Nuits Villages?
Fixin Brochon Premeaux-Prissey Corgoloin Comblanchien
What are the communes of Fixin?
Fixin
Brochon
What is the primary soil of Gevrey Chambertin?
brown limestone and marl
What are the communes of Morey-Saint-Denis?
Morey-Saint-Denis
Where in Morey Saint Denis is Aligote authorized?
the climat of Monts Luisants
What are the communes of Chambolle-Musigny?
Chambolle-Musigny
What are the communes of Vougeot?
Vougeot
What are the communes of Vosne Romanee AOP?
Vosne Romanee
Flagey-Echezeaux
What is the soil of Vosne Romanee AOP?
limestone and clay marl
What are the communes of Nuits Saint Georges AOP?
Nuits Saint Georges
Premeaux-Prissey
What is the soil of Clos de Tart?
The upper slope is dominated by marl, with clay-limestone on the lower slopes.
What is the principal soil of Bonnes Mares?
light clay-flint over a subsoil of limestone and white marl
What is the principal soil of Musigny?
limestone and red clay
What is the principal soil of Richebourg?
brown limestone
La Romanee is a monopole of whose ownership?
Domaine Liger-Belair
Clos de Tart is a monopole of whose ownership?
Mommesin, the family, not the business
What can Chambertin Clos de Beze also be labeled as?
Chambertin AOP
Where in Cote de Nuits is manual harvesting required?
Clos de Tart Romanee Conti La Romanee La Tache La Grande Rue
How many premier cru vineyards are in Fixin?
6
How many premier cru vineyards are in Gevrey-Chambertin
26
How many premier cru vineyards are in Chambolle-Musigny?
24
How many premier cru vineyards are in Vougeot?
4
How many premier cru vineyards are in Vosne Romanee
14
How many premier cru vineyards are in Nuits Saint Georges
41