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Côte de Nuits Flashcards

1
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Northernmost Cote de Nuits AOP

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Marsannay

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Marsannay AOP wines may be:

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red, white, rosé. ONLY village appellation which may produce all three.

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Who introduced the style of Rosé to Marsannay?

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Domaine Clair-Däu, 1920s.

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Top estate in Marsannay

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Bruno Clair (grandson of Clair-Dau)

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Number of 1er Crus in Marsannay

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Zero. No 1er Crus, but many Lieu-dits.

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Fixin makes what style of wines?

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rustic, tannic, earthy ‘sauvage’ Reds, and only about 5% of production is White.

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Where is Fixin?

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Between Marsannay and Gevrey-Chambertin

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Top producer of Fixin

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Domaine de la Perrière, owner of monopole Clos de la Perrière.

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Villages wines of Fixin and neighboring Brochon may be released as…

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Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP.

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Gevrey-Chambertin AOP includes what communes?

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Gevrey Chambertin and Brochon

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Cote d’Or’s largest appellation

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Gevrey-Chambertin.

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Gevrey-Chambertin makes what style of wine?

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Only reds.

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the D122 splits the Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Crus into two sectors. Which are considered the 2nd-tier GCs? Which is along the D974?

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Those on the East side of the road, on a gentle slope- (4)
Chapelle-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Mazoyeres-Chambertin. offer lighter wines then upslope neighbors.

D974 touches the lowest point of Mazoyeres.

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Which Gevrey-Chambertin grand crus can release their names under a different grand cru?

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Mazoyeres’ producers often release under Charmes-Chambertin- making the quality of Charmes-Chambertin a bit erratic as the two regions contain over 30ha of vines.

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What are the only grand cru appellations in Cote de Nuits that run RIGHT along the D974?

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Mazoyeres/Charmes-Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot.

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the D974 splits the Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Crus into two sectors. Which are considered the 1st-tier GCs?

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West of the road, on steeper slopes: (5)
Mazis, Ruchottes, Clos de Beze, Chambertin, & Latricieres.
Share east-southeast aspect, elevation 275-300m, and thin, rocky marl soils with iron oxide.

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Burgundy’s oldest Climat

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Chambertin-Clos de Bèze.

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Steepest and highest Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru

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Ruchottes, up to 320 meters. White, thin, poor, stony soil.

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Gevrey-Chambertin: 2 most important 1er Crus

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Clos Saint-Jacques, Les Cazetiers. Steeper and more southerly aspect than grand crus.

20
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Top producer of Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru

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Armand Rousseau

21
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Only 1er Cru climat in Burgundy surrounded on all four sides by Grand Crus?

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Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes! On border of MSD. Bordered by: Latricieres, Mazoyeres/Charmes,, then Clos de la Roche.

22
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Top producers of Gevrey-Chambertin

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Rousseau, Fourrier, Claude Dugat, Dennis Bachelet, Denis Mortet, Joseph Roty, Pierre Damoy

23
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Grand Crus of Morey-St-Denis

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(5) - Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays, part of Bonne Mares.

24
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Clos de Tart Grand Cru is a monopole owned by whom?

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Mommessin, in Morey-St-Denis

25
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Owners of Clos des Lambrays

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Domaine des Lambrays (part of LVMH), controls 8.7 of the 8.8ha.),
Taupenot-Merme.

26
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Style of Wines made in Morey-St-Denis?

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Red and White, but white is less than 10% of production.

27
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Aligote may be bottled as WHAT in Morey-Saint-Denis? Who does this?

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Monts Luisants Blanc. Ponsot is the only estate to do so.

28
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Grand Crus of Chambolle Musigny

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Musigny, and Bonnes Mares (90% of it, shares 10% with Morey-Saint-Denis).

29
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Bonnes Mares general profile

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muscular, tannic (compared to traditional Chambolle)

30
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Three lieux-dits of Musigny grand cru

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Le Musigny, Les Petits Musigny, La Combe d’Orveaux.

31
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Musigny general profile

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‘one of the greatest wines on earth’, fragrant, floral, silky, archetype for elegance in Pinot Noir

32
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Style of Wine produced from Musigny Grand Cru

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Red AND white. {currently, only Comte Georges de Vogue owns 3/4s of the vineyard, including sole parcel of Chardonnay. He currently sells it as Bourgone Blanc while the vines, replanted in 90s, mature)

33
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Chambolle-Musigny’s best 1er Cru

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Les Amoureuses, adjacent to Musigny.

Robert Groffier, de Vogüé, J-F Mugnier, Georges Roumier, J. Drouhin

34
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Largest Grand Cru in Cote de Nuits

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Clos Vougeot, 50ha

35
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Wine styles of Vougeot AOP?

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White or red for Vougeot AOP, but only RED for Grand Cru.

36
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Headquarters of The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin

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Chateau de Clos de Vougeot

37
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Producers of Clos de Vougeot

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Over 80 producers. Notable include: Domaine de la Vergerie, Gros freres et soeur, Meo-Camuzet, Drouhin-Laroze

38
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Who produces Clos Vougeot ‘Musigni’?

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Domaine Gros Frere et Soeur, along border of Musigny vineyard.

39
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Number of Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée. Number of GC that are monopoles

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6 total, 4 are monopoles

40
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Name the 6 Grand Crus of Vosne Romanée

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Richebourg, La Romanee, Romanee-Conti, Romanee St Vivant, Grande Rue, La Tache (n to s)

41
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Name 2 Major 1er Crus of Vosne-Romanee

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Cros Parentoux, Les Petits Monts, Aux Reignots, Aux Malconsorts, Clos des Réas, Les Suchots, Les Chaumes.

42
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Who owns La Grand Rue?

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François Lamarche

43
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Who owns La Romanée?

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Comte Liger-Belair

44
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Who owns La Tache & Romanee Conti?

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DRC

45
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last grand cru in Burgundy to be replanted after phylloxera in 1946?

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Romanee-Conti (1.8ha), perfect east-exposure on 10-15% grade. (monopole DRC)

46
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Smallest AOP in France?

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0.85ha La Romaneé, just above Romanee Conti at a 17-20% grade (monopole Liger-Belair)

47
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Typical Cote D’Or vine orientation. La Romanée orientation? Why?

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Typical East-West orientation, but

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