Côte de Nuits Flashcards
Name the (8) Village appellations for red wine (from north to south) Of these, name only (5) produce AOP white wine, and very little at that. There are 24 grand cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits. All 24 produce red wine; one—Musigny—may also produce white wines.
Marsannay-produce AOP white wine Fixin-produce AOP white wine Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-Saint-Denis-produce AOP white wine Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot-produce AOP white wine Vosne-Romanée Nuits-Saint-Georges-produce AOP white wine
The Côte de Nuits stretches from the suburbs of_____in the north to the hamlet of____in the south. This is Pinot Noir country, home to the grape’s most celebrated interpretations.
Dijon; Corgoloin
Of the 24 Grand Cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits-all 24 produce red wine; only one—_______—may also produce white wines.
Musigny—may also produce white wines
Gevrey-Chambertin, just south of Fixin, is home to some of the Côte d’Or’s greatest Pinot Noir vineyards, including the grands crus _____and_____ and the premier cru Clos Saint-Jacques.
Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
With over 400 ha of vines________is the largest village appellation in the Côte d’Or-it is home to the greatest number of grand cru vineyards-(9) contained within any single village.
Gevrey-Chambertin-The other seven grand crus are clustered around Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, and each appends Chambertin’s name to its own.
There is a wide range in quality here: second-tier grands crus such as Charmes-Chambertin and Latricières-Chambertin are often outperformed by_______, an outstanding vineyard excluded from grand cru consideration in 1936 as its borders did not touch those of Chambertin itself.
Clos Saint-Jacques
The wines of Gevrey, epitomized by Chambertin, often described as masculine, brooding, structured, characterized by concentration and weight, classic examples show black fruits, deeper color than the corresponding wines of Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny. Name some highly acclaimed domaines based in Gevrey
Include Armand Rousseau, Claude Dugat, and Jean-Marie Fourrier
There are two grands crus of Chambolle-Musigny—______ and the majority of _____—and one exceptional premier cru, Les Amoureuses.
Musigny; Bonnes Mares
Good estates include Georges de Vogüé, Ghislaine Barthod, Georges (and Christophe) Roumier, and Perrot-Minot (suffused with silky charm, emphasizing elegance over power)
Within Morey-Saint-Denis are four grands crus—the monopole _____, _____, _____, and ____—and a sliver of a fifth, _____. Domaines Dujac and Ponsot are among the commune’s top addresses.
the monopole Clos de Tart, Clos de Lambrays, Clos de la Roche, and Clos St-Denis—and a sliver of a fifth, Bonnes Mares.
The tiny village of Vougeot is easy to overlook, its impressive landmark, the Renaissance-era Château de Clos de Vougeot, is hard to miss. The castle stands amidst the vines of Clos de Vougeot. The building itself is one of Burgundy’s most iconic landmarks; name (4) premiers crus:
Four premiers crus: Clos de la Perrière, Les Petits Vougeot, Les Cras and Le Clos Blanc.
Name the vineyard that is the most famous walled clos in the Côte d’Or and at nearly 50 ha the largest grand cru in the Côte de Nuits.
Clos de Vougeot-is a ready target for critics, as its large size and sheer number of growers result in erratic quality. It alone accounts for over 80% of Vougeot’s planted acreage, leaving limited room for premier cru production and even fewer village-level vineyards.
The grands crus of Vosne-Romanée often surpass Chambolle and Gevrey for status as the Côte de Nuits’ most esteemed examples of Pinot Noir. aristocratic finesse, yet they maintain richness. The six grands crus are generally of smaller size and production.
La Romanée, a monopole of Comtes Liger-Belair—at only 0.85 hectares it is actually the smallest AOP in all of France!
(3) other grands crus are monopoles: La Tâche and Romanée-Conti, both owned by the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, and La Grande Rue, property of Domaine François Lamarche.
Richebourg and Romanée-Saint-Vivant round out the selection of grands crus in Vosne; both have multiple owners and are larger in size.
What is the smallest AOP in all of France at only 0.85 hectares it is also a monopole.
is La Romanée, a monopole of Comtes Liger-Belair
Flagey-Echézeaux the town itself does not have an appellation, while village and premier cru vineyards exist within its borders; instead, producers use the more illustrious name of its neighbor, Vosne-Romanée. However, the commune does contain two grands crus:
Echézeaux and Grands-Echézeaux.
Echézeaux suffers from the same criticisms as Clos de Vougeot:at 38 ha and over 80 individual parcels, The triangular-shaped Grands-Echézeaux, a smaller vineyard wedged between____and___ , s universally considered a finer source and priced accordingly.
Echézeaux and Clos du Vougeot
