Côte de Nuits Flashcards
Northernmost Cote de Nuits AOP
Marsannay
Marsannay AOP wines may be:
red, white, rosé. ONLY village appellation which may produce all three.
Who introduced the style of Rosé to Marsannay?
Domaine Clair-Däu, 1920s.
Top estate in Marsannay
Bruno Clair (grandson of Clair-Dau)
Number of 1er Crus in Marsannay
Zero. No 1er Crus, but many Lieu-dits.
Fixin makes what style of wines?
rustic, tannic, earthy ‘sauvage’ Reds, and only about 5% of production is White.
Where is Fixin?
Between Marsannay and Gevrey-Chambertin
Top producer of Fixin
Domaine de la Perrière, owner of monopole Clos de la Perrière.
Villages wines of Fixin and neighboring Brochon may be released as…
Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP.
Gevrey-Chambertin AOP includes what communes?
Gevrey Chambertin and Brochon
Cote d’Or’s largest appellation
Gevrey-Chambertin.
Gevrey-Chambertin makes what style of wine?
Only reds.
the D122 splits the Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Crus into two sectors. Which are considered the 2nd-tier GCs? Which is along the D974?
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.
Which Gevrey-Chambertin grand crus can release their names under a different grand cru?
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.
What are the only grand cru appellations in Cote de Nuits that run RIGHT along the D974?
Mazoyeres/Charmes-Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot.
the D974 splits the Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Crus into two sectors. Which are considered the 1st-tier GCs?
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.
Burgundy’s oldest Climat
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze.
Steepest and highest Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru
Ruchottes, up to 320 meters. White, thin, poor, stony soil.
Gevrey-Chambertin: 2 most important 1er Crus
Clos Saint-Jacques, Les Cazetiers. Steeper and more southerly aspect than grand crus.
Top producer of Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
Armand Rousseau
Only 1er Cru climat in Burgundy surrounded on all four sides by Grand Crus?
Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes! On border of MSD. Bordered by: Latricieres, Mazoyeres/Charmes,, then Clos de la Roche.
Top producers of Gevrey-Chambertin
Rousseau, Fourrier, Claude Dugat, Dennis Bachelet, Denis Mortet, Joseph Roty, Pierre Damoy
Grand Crus of Morey-St-Denis
(5) - Clos de la Roche, Clos St-Denis, Clos de Tart, Clos des Lambrays, part of Bonne Mares.
Clos de Tart Grand Cru is a monopole owned by whom?
Mommessin, in Morey-St-Denis
Owners of Clos des Lambrays
Domaine des Lambrays (part of LVMH), controls 8.7 of the 8.8ha.),
Taupenot-Merme.
Style of Wines made in Morey-St-Denis?
Red and White, but white is less than 10% of production.
Aligote may be bottled as WHAT in Morey-Saint-Denis? Who does this?
Monts Luisants Blanc. Ponsot is the only estate to do so.
Grand Crus of Chambolle Musigny
Musigny, and Bonnes Mares (90% of it, shares 10% with Morey-Saint-Denis).
Bonnes Mares general profile
muscular, tannic (compared to traditional Chambolle)
Three lieux-dits of Musigny grand cru
Le Musigny, Les Petits Musigny, La Combe d’Orveaux.
Musigny general profile
‘one of the greatest wines on earth’, fragrant, floral, silky, archetype for elegance in Pinot Noir
Style of Wine produced from Musigny Grand Cru
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)
Chambolle-Musigny’s best 1er Cru
Les Amoureuses, adjacent to Musigny.
Robert Groffier, de Vogüé, J-F Mugnier, Georges Roumier, J. Drouhin
Largest Grand Cru in Cote de Nuits
Clos Vougeot, 50ha
Wine styles of Vougeot AOP?
White or red for Vougeot AOP, but only RED for Grand Cru.
Headquarters of The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin
Chateau de Clos de Vougeot
Producers of Clos de Vougeot
Over 80 producers. Notable include: Domaine de la Vergerie, Gros freres et soeur, Meo-Camuzet, Drouhin-Laroze
Who produces Clos Vougeot ‘Musigni’?
Domaine Gros Frere et Soeur, along border of Musigny vineyard.
Number of Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée. Number of GC that are monopoles
6 total, 4 are monopoles
Name the 6 Grand Crus of Vosne Romanée
Richebourg, La Romanee, Romanee-Conti, Romanee St Vivant, Grande Rue, La Tache (n to s)
Name 2 Major 1er Crus of Vosne-Romanee
Cros Parentoux, Les Petits Monts, Aux Reignots, Aux Malconsorts, Clos des Réas, Les Suchots, Les Chaumes.
Who owns La Grand Rue?
François Lamarche
Who owns La Romanée?
Comte Liger-Belair
Who owns La Tache & Romanee Conti?
DRC
last grand cru in Burgundy to be replanted after phylloxera in 1946?
Romanee-Conti (1.8ha), perfect east-exposure on 10-15% grade. (monopole DRC)
Smallest AOP in France?
0.85ha La Romaneé, just above Romanee Conti at a 17-20% grade (monopole Liger-Belair)
Typical Cote D’Or vine orientation. La Romanée orientation? Why?
Typical East-West orientation, but
