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Morey-Saint-Denis

2 premiers crus located above the grands crus

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  • Les Chaffots
  • Monts Luisants
    • most premiers crus of M-S-D band together lower on the hillside, east of the grands crus
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Morey-Saint-Denis

  • 4 ‘Clos’ grands crus
  • 2 ‘Clos’ actually surrounded by walls as their names indicate
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  • Clos de la Roche
  • Cos Saint-Denis
  • *Clos de Lambrays
  • *Clos de Tart
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Gevrey-Chambertin

2 best grands crus on the west side of Route des Grand Crus

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  • Chambertin
  • Clos de Bèze
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Gevrey-Chambertin

7 Producers

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  • Rousseau
  • Fourrier
  • Claude Dugat
  • Denis Bachelet
  • Denis Mortet
  • Joseph Roty
  • Pierre Damoy
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Nuits and Premeaux

5 Star Domaines

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  • Robert Chevillon
    • Vaucrains 1er (75-100 yo vines), Les Saint-Georges 1er (75 yo vines)
  • Domaine de l’Arlot
    • Clos de l’Arlot​ 1er, Clos des Forêts 1er (monopoles)
  • Jean-Jacques Confuron
  • Michèle & Patrice Rion
  • Regis Forey
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Morey-Saint-Denis

  • premier cru that permits white wine from Aligote
  • Only estate to release a wine of that designation
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  • Monts Luisants
  • Ponsot
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Who made Cros Parantoux famous?

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Henri Jayer

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Where is Echézeaux Grand Cru AOP in relation to the commune of Echézeaux?

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  • Share the same boundaries
  • The grand cru aligns with the borders of the commune
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Gevrey-Chambertin

Three premiers crus

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  • Clos Saint-Jacques
  • Les Cazetiers
  • Aux Combottes
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Vosne-Romanée

Five top premiers crus

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  • Les Suchots
  • Les Beaux Monts
  • Les Petits Monts
  • Aux Malconsorts
  • Cros Parantoux - made famous by Henri Jayer
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Côtes de Nuits

AOPs that permit white wine

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  • Marsannay AOP (red, white, rosé)
  • Fixin AOP
  • Morey-Saint-Denis AOP
  • Vougeot AOP
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP
  • Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP
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Joseph Faiveley

Headquarters

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Nuits-Saint-Georges

  • Joseph Faively, one of Burgundy’s largest domaines
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Where does the biannual Grands Jours de Bourgogne take place?

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Château de Clos de Vougeot

  • Owned by the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin
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Morey-Saint-Denis

5 grands crus

(hint: 4 of 5 are Clos)

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  • Clos de la Roche
  • Clos Saint-Denis
  • Clos de Tart
  • Clos des Lambrays
  • Bonnes Mares - sliver of a 5th
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Clos de Vougeot

Number of owners

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82

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La Romanée Grand Cru

Slopes gradient

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17-20%

(steeper than Romanée-Conti at 10-15%)

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Côte de Nuits

Largest commune

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Nuits-Saint-Georges

  • Over 5,000 inhabitants
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Côte de Nuits

3 grands crus that touch D974

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  • Mazoyères-Chambertin
  • Charmes-Chambertin
  • Clos de Vougeot
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Gevery-Chambetin

Reason for a style of power, strength, color and concentration

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Cold-soaking and other extractive techniques (particularly in the 1990s)

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Fixin

Top premier cru

Monopole

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  • Clos de la Perrière - boundaries cross Brochon
  • Domaine de la Perrière
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Fixin

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  • Commune btwn Couchey (N) and Brochon (S)
  • Red and white, village and premier cru
  • White wines make up less than 5%
  • Monopole Clos de la Perrière, owned by Domaine de la Perrière
  • climat boundaries cross Brochon border (S)
  • top 1er cru in Fixin
  • only current source of 1er Cru blanc
  • reds more Gevrey-Chambertin than Marsannay in style
    • burly, earthy, tannic in youth; Clive Coates, “sauvage”
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Gevrey-Chambetin

General elevation of the grands crus located on the west side of the Route des Grand Crus

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275-300 meters

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Domaine Clair-Däu’s spiritual successor

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Domaine Bruno Clair

  • Bruno Clair is Clair-Däu founder’s grandson
  • inherited half of the domaine upon its dissolution in 1985
  • top estate in Marsannay today
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Grand Cru Clos Vougeot

Number of growers

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80 growers

  • Grand Cru Clos Vougeot
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Côte de Nuits Northernmost and newest of the appellations
**Marsannay** * est 1987 * 230 ha * 3 communes N to S * Chenôve * Marsannay-La Côte * Couchey * history of winegrowing dating back to the 600s * only village to produce all three colors red, white, rosé
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Burgundy's oldest *climat*
**Clos de Bèze**
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What does Clos de la Roche mean?
**vineyard "on the rocks"**
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Clos des Réas Monopole
**Michel Gros**
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Smallest AOP in France Size in ha
**La Romanée** **.85 ha**
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Gevrey-Chambertin Steepest *grand cru* with the highest elevation
**Ruchottes** ## Footnote (up to 320 meters)
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Year Clos de la Roche Grand Cru AOP was enlarged over 10 ha
**1971** * Absorbed pieces of neighboring climats
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Morey-Saint-Denis Producer
* **Dujac** * **Ponsot** * **Perrot-Minot** * **Guy Castagnier** * **Hubert Lignier** * **Clos de Tart**
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Les Amoureuses *1er Cru* Village
**Chambolle-Musigny**
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Domaine that introduded rosé from Marsannay in the 1920s
now-defunct **Domaine Clair-Däu** * Early economic boon to vignerons, reds historically among the lightest in the Côte de Nuits (Gamay was prominent in Marsannay from mid 1800s until 1960s) * Domaine Bruno Clair is Clair-Däu’s successor - Bruno Clair is founder’s grandson and inherited half of the domaine upon its dissolution in 1985 - top estate in Marsannay today * Currently, no 1er Crus in Marsannay, but frequently label top village sites with a lieu-dit
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Côte de Nuits Largest Grand Cru Size in ha
**Clos de Vougeot** **50 ha**
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Bonnes Mares General style
**Muscular and tannic** * Different than the traditional elegant style of the rest of Chambolle-Musigny
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Chambolle-Musigny Four domaines
* **De Vogüé** * **Georges Roumier** * **Ghislaine Barthod** * **Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier**
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Reason Mazoyères and Charmes are the grands crus of Gevrey with the most variable quality
**Size** * Considered collectively they have over 30 ha of vines that allows for a range in soils, aspects, and micro climates
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Reason Aux Combottes wasn't awarded *grand cru* status
**Because, not one of the producers at the time (1930s) were actually from Gevrey-Chambertin**
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Marsannay Top estate
**Domaine Bruno Clair**
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Slopes of Clos Saint-Jacques and Les Cazetiers compared to the *grands crus* of Gevrey-Chambertin
**steeper, more south facing**
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chlorosis
**chlorosis** - condition in which leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll * Chlorophyll - responsible for the green color of leaves, thus chlorotic leaves are pale, yellow, or yellow-white * Affected plant has little or no ability to manufacture carbohydrates through photosynthesis and may die unless the cause of its chlorophyll insufficiency is treated * Often seen in vineyards high in limestone, such as Barolo, Rioja, Champagne, Burgundy * Grapevine often struggles to pull sufficient levels of iron, which is a needed component in the production of chlorophyll
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Chambolle General style
**fragrant, floral, silky** * Musigny is the archetype of elegance
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*grands crus* on the east side of Route des Grand Crus
**Generally lower quality** ## Footnote \*Griotte is the exception, saved by producers
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Clos de la Maréchale Monopole
**Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier**
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Fixin Most ambitious grower
**Domaine de la Perrière** * Monopole Clos de la Perrière, top 1er cru in Fixin AOP * Climat boundaries cross Brochon border (S) * Only current source of 1er Cru blanc
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Clos Saint-Denis vs Clos de la Roche General style
* **Clos Saint-Denis - light, elegant** * **Clos de la Roche - structured, powerful**
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Romanée-Conti G*rand Cru* Exposure and gradient
* **Perfectly East facing** * **10-15% gradient** * **= maximum daytime ripening**
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Nuits-Saint-Georges 300 total ha Number of ha planted to white grapes
**7 ha** * Only 3-4% production
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Marsannay 230 ha 3 communes N to S
* **Chenôve** * **Marsanny-La-Côte** * **Couchey**
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Chambolle-Musigny Best *premier cru*
**Les Amoureuses**
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La Romanée Monopole
**Comte Liger-Belair**
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Vosne-Romanée 6 Grand Cru vineyards
* **La Tâche** * **La Grand Rue** * **La Romanée** * **Romanée-Conti** * **Romanée-Saint-Vivant** * **Richebourg**
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Clos de Lambrays Domaine that controls 8.7 of the 8.8 ha
**Domaine des Lambrays**
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Côte de Nuits * Only appellation permitted to make rosé * Domaine who introduced rosé to the region, and when
* **Marsannay** * **Domaine Clair-Däu, early 1920s**
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2 villages that may produce wine labeled Gevrey-Chambertin
* **Gevrey-Chambertin** * **Brochon**
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Morey-Saint-Denis % of vineyards classified as *premier* *cru* or *grand cru*
**50%**
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Vosne-Romanée * Number of *grands crus* * Number of those grands crus that are monopoles
* **6 *grand crus*** * **4 monopoles**
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La Tâche and Romanée-Conti Sole owner
**Domaine de la Romanée-Conti**
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Marsannay 3 communes N to S
* **Chenôve** * **Marsannay-La Côte** * **Couchey**
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Vougeot 1 *grand cru*
**Clos de Vougeot** / **Clos Vougeot**
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Year La Grande Rue AOP finally achieved *grand cru* status
**1992** - La Grand Rue *grand cru* * 1936, Henri Lamarche declined to apply for an appellation as it would raise his taxes! * Monopole of Domaine Lamarche
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Domaine Comte Georges de Vögue Sole parcel of Chardonnay
***grand cru* Musigny** ## Footnote Released as Bourgogne blanc while vines planted in 1990s mature
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Time period Gamay was prominent in Marsannay
**mid 1800s to 1960s**
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Morey-Saint-Denis ## Footnote *grand cru* that produces the most structured wine in the village
**Clos de la Roche**
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Producers from Mazoyères often release their wines as what?
**Charmes-Chambertin AOP**
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Nuits-Saints-Georges Flagship estate
**Domaine Henri Gouges**
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Musigny *Grand Cru* Domaine that owns 3/4 of the vineyard
**Domaine Comte Georges de Vögue**
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Southernmost *premier cru*
**Clos de la Maréchale** * Monopole of Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
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La Grand Rue Monopole
**Domaine Lamarche** - La Grand Rue (GC in 1992) * 1936 Henri Lamarche declined to apply for an appellation as it would raise his taxes!
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*Premier cru* that could be the steepest in Côte de Nuits (50% gradient), and is a neighbor to Clos de la Maréchale
**Clos Arlot**
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Most expensive red wine on earth at release
**Romanée-Conti**
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Chambolle-Musigny Soil
**High active limestone w/ lower % of clay** * Triggers mild chlorosis,one cause for silky ethereal, light-colored style
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Gevrey-Chambertin ## Footnote 4 *grands crus* east of the Route des Grands Crus
* **Chapelle-Chambertin** * **Griotte-Chambertin** * **Charmes-Chambertin** * **Mazoyères-Chambertin**
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Chambolle-Musigny ## Footnote 3 top-*climats* that line the slope alongside *grand cru* Bonnes Mares
* **Les Fuées** * **Les Véroilles** * **Les Cras**
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Armand Rousseau ## Footnote *premiers crus*
**$$$ expensive, a lot of new wood** * Cazetiers '14 $575 * Clos Saint Jacques '90 $4975 * Clos Saint Jacques '02 $3220 * Clos Saint Jacques '14 $1390 * Clos Saint Jacques '15 $1800 * Lavaux Saint Jacques '15 $640
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Domaine Dujac
**Jeremy Seysses w/ wife Diana Snowden** (Californian, trained oenologist; Jacques est domaine in 1967, he practiced 100% whole cluster, Jeremy partially destems when needed (esp Gev-Ch) * Clos Saint-Denis GC: 1.29 ha PN; 35 yo vines * Clos de la Roche GC: 1.95 ha PN 30 yo vines LARGEST GC holding * Echézeaux GC: 0.69 ha PN; 25 yo vines * Bonnes Mares GC: 0.58 ha PN; 30 yo vines * Chambertin GC: 0.29 ha PN; 40 yo vines * Romanée Saint-Vivant GC: 0.16 ha PN; 60 yo vines * Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes 1er Cru: 1.15 ha PN; 30 yo vines * Vosne-Romanée Aux Malconsorts 1er Cru: 1.57 ha PN; 45 yo vines * Morey-Saint-Denis Monts Luisants 1er Cru: 0.6 ha Ch, planted in 1997
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Gevrey-Chambertin *grands crus* of on the east side vs west side General style
**East - Lighter**
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Gervrey-Chambertin *grands crus* on the west side of Route des Grand Crus Soils
**Thin, rocky marl, tinted red on the lower slope by iron oxide** * **E, SE facing**
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*grand cru* divided between the villages of Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-St-Denis
**Bonnes-Mares**
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Vosne-Romanée 5 of the greatest domaines
* **Domaine de la Romanée-Conti** * **Domaine Leroy** * **Comte Liger-Belair** * **Sylvain Cathiard** * **Méo-Camuzet**
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Reason to know producers in Gevrey-Chambertin
**Due to the size of Gevrey-Chabetin and amount of vineyards that lie east of D974, there are more variations of soils (high limestone content vs water logged, heavy clay), aspects, and microclimates that lead to a wider variety of quality.**
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Only *premier cru* in Burgundy surrounded on all four sides by grands crus
**Aux Combottes** * South Gevrey
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2 villages that share *grand cru* Bonnes-Mares
* **Morey Saint-Denis** * **Chambolle-Musigny** - containes the majority of Bonnes-Mares
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Last *grand cru* in Burgundy to be replanted after phylloxera
**Romanée-Conti** **1946**
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Gevrey-Chambertin ## Footnote N to S, 5 *grands crus* of on the west side of the Route des Grand Crus
* **Ruchottes-Chambertin** * **Mazis-Chambertin** * **Chambertin-Clos de Bèze** * **Chambertin itself** * **Latricières Chambertin**
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Musigny 3 *lieu-dits*
* **Le Musigny** * **Les Petits Musigny** * **La Combe d'Orveaux** - small sector of 1er Cru
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Côte d'Or's largest appellation
**Gevrey-Chambertin**
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La Grande Rue Monopole
**François Lamarche**
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Owner of the historic, Renaissance-era Château de Clos de Vougeot
**The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin** * Burg wine brotherhood and promo org founded in 1934, acquired the château after WWll, today backdrop for major tastings and charity events (Grand Jours de Bourgogne)
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Chambolle-Musigny 2 *grand crus*
* **Bonnes-Mares** * **Musigny**
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Northernmost appellation of the Côte de Nuits
**Marsannay**
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Size in ha of Chambertin and Clos de Bèze when considered collectively
**28 ha**
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Reason producers from the village of Flagey-Echézeaux label their wines as Vosne-Romanée
**Because, the town of Flagey-Echézeaux does not have a legal appellation (AOP)**
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Fixin Top 1er Cru
**Clos de la Perriè​re** * Domaine de la Perrière, the monopole’s owner * boundaries cross Brochon border (S) * only current source of 1er Cru blanc
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Is the style of Fixin more similar to the lighter wines of Marsannay, or the more powerful, structured and tannic Gevrey-Chambertin?
**Gevery-Chambertin**
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Most important man
**Jean-Claude Boisset** * Amassed a portfolio of estates and négociants under family's umbrella of brands * Burgundy's largest empire
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Reason vines in La Romanée planted with north-south row orientation
* **Limits impact of erosion from steeper gradient (17-20%)** * **It would also be more difficult for tractors to turn around in a traditional up-slope orientation**
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Bonnes Mares in Morey vs Chambolle Soil
* **Morey - denser red clays (and lower sections)** * **Chambolle - lighter marl, rich limestone**
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% of Bonnes Mares *Grand Cru* in Chambolle-Musigny
**90%**
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Flagey-Echézeaux 2 *grands crus*
* **Echézeaux** * **Grands-Echézeaux**
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Reason for Chambolle-Musigny's sliky, ethereal, light-colored style of Pinot Noir
**High active limestone soils with lower percentages of clay that can trigger mild chlorosis**
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Which appellation is known to be more rustic and fuller bodied, Morey-Saint-Denis or Chambolle-Musigny?
**Morey-Saint-Denis**
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Bonnes Mares Size in ha
**15 ha**
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Morey-Saint-Denis 5 *grand crus*
* **Clos des Lambrays** * **Clos de Tart** * **Clos Saint-Denis** * **Clos de la Roche** * **Bonnes Mares**
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Northernmost *grand cru* of the Cote d'Or
**Mazis-Chambertin**
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Gevrey-Chambertin ## Footnote *Grand Crus*
* **Mazis-Chambertin** * **Ruchottes-Chambertin** * **Chambertin** * **Chambertin Clos de Bèze** * **Chapelle-Chambertin** * **Griotte-Chambertin** * **Charmes-Chambertin** * **Latricières-Chambertin** * **Mazoyères-Chambertin**
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Chambolle-Musigny Elevation of hillside vineyards vs neighbors
**Higher in elevation**
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Year Marsannay was established as an AOP
**1987** * Newest
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Chambolle-Musigny ## Footnote *2 grands crus*
* **Musigny** * **Bonnes Mares**
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Griotte-Chabertin *Grand Cru* Size in ha
**2.6 ha**
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Gevrey-Chambetin Number of *grands crus*
**9**
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Bonnes Mares Number of owners
**almost 36** **(three-dozen)**
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Can you produce white wine *premier cru* in Vougeot?
**Yes** * Red and white for Vougeot AOP village and *premier cru* * RED ONLY for Clos de Vougeot *grand cru*
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Romanée-Conti Size in ha
**1.8 ha** ## Footnote (vs .85 ha La Romanée - smallest AOP in France)
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Every *premier cru* in Vosne-Romanée shares its borders with a *grand cru* climat, except one. What is it?
**Clos des Réas**
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Marsannay Number of *premiers crus*
**None** ## Footnote - but, producers often label with lieu-dit
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*Grands Crus* Echézeaux and Grands-Echézeaux Largest landowner
**Domaine de la Romanée-Conti**
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Style of Pinot Noir from vineyards north of town
**fruit** * Finesse akin to Vosne-Romanée
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Echézeaux * Size in ha * Number of parcels
**38 ha, 80 indivdual parcels** * Suffers same criticisms as Vougeot - too many producers, too variable quality - no theme of terroir
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Richebourg and Romanée-Saint-Vivant Owner of largest single parcels
**Domaine de la Romanée-Conti**
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Flagey-Échezeaux 2 *grand crus*
* **Échezeaux** * **Grands-Échezeaux**
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Clos de Tart Monopole
**Mommessin family**
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Nuits-Saint-Georges Style of Pinot Noir from vineyards south of town
**Tannic, sturdier, more rugged**
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Les Amoureuses location on the hillside vs Musigny
**Les Amoureuses is down slope from Musigny**

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