Cote de Nuits Flashcards
What is the aspect/soil of western Chamber GC
East/SouthEast
Thin rocky marl
Iron oxide on bottom
West of D974 GC N-S
Ruchottes Matzi Chambertin Clos de Bez Chambertin Latricieres
Which of the eastern GC is exceptional
Griottes- Chambertin “due to sheer star quality of producers”
Which GC in gevrey can amend its name to another?
Mazoyeres to Charmes
What separates the GC from the exceptional PC of Gevrey Chambertin
Hills of Combe Lavaux
Which PC crus in Morey Snt Denis can be bottled as Aligote
Monts Luisants (Blanc)
Clos de Tart and Clos de Lambrays owners
Mommessin Family (Monopole) LMVH (8.7 of 8.8 hectares) respectively
4 exceptional PC/Climats in Musigny
Stove side of kitchen
Amoureses (PC) (Houssein as cupid) east of Musigny
Les Fuess (PC), Les Cras (PC), Les VerroillesSouth west Bonnes MArs (charging a fees to mars is very crass)
Prominant soil in Musigny
Limestone and some clay, very feninin (Elegant lady holding limes and clay)
Only white GC in d’Or
Musigny held by Comte Georges de Vogue, Planted in 90’s released as B.Blanc. (Curious george on vogue with chardonnay)
Bonnes Mars’ character
More muscular than Musingy (Mars has mucles)
Top producer in Clos St Jacques
Armand Rousseau
Which Vosne Romanee GC has rows oriented North South?
La Romanee
Smallest AOP in France
Brown marl surface above Romanee Conti, suffers erosion
When was lavalle classification?
1855
Relationship between Vosne Romanee and Flagey Echezaux
Commune Swallowed up by Vosne-Romanee
Echezaux (Echezaux du dessus best climat) and Grands Echezaux
When was Romnee Conti replanted?
1947 (due to phyloxera)
Asian fruit fly deets
Unlike larger european fruit flies which feed on split/rotting fruit, asian fruit flies ley eggs under skins at veraison and maggots fuck them up before you can see them.
especially bad post warm winter
What is “CouIure”
failure of grapes to ripen after veraison, usually because cold/rain stunts sugar needs of new berries
2015 red burgundy
low yields, warm weather, good vintage
2014 red Burgundy
Mild winter meant Asian fruit flies,
warm year of good yields fucked up by June 28th hail
Cool weather until harvest means light wines
2013 red Burg
cold spring, late flowering and uneven ripening
what survived through Summer rains to dry September is of good quality
2012 red Burg
” soft tannins”
Basically the weather fucked Europe
rot in Summer, cold springs,
very low volumes of variable quality
2011 red Burg
uneven weather and widespread rot
can be good but “10 is q safer bet”
2010 red Burg
good acid, good quality all the way, low volume
2009 red burg
Warm, no hail, Lover acid and tannin for early developing wines
2008 Red burg
SUUUUCKED
Coulure, Mildew, hail fucked up everything
high acid prevalent in most
2007 red Burg
wet summer led to rot, selection very important, so depend on producers with deep pockets
2006 red Burg
poor Summer caused ripening issues. best are pure elegant expression but some too austere