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
2005 red Burg
Great vintage all around, wines can be brutal in youth
2004 red Burg
Large harvest
fairly light but “best may surprise”
one at budbreak with mildew in Summer needing Steady hands
2003 red Burgundy
Heatwave
Monumental wines from old vines but may have issues aging
2002 red Burgundy
Pretty good not great, moderate heat in Summer and some rain in September.
2001 red Burg
similar to Bordeaux, intermittent rain and heat, needed q skilled hand to emphasize delicacy not Tannin
2000 red Burg
Difficult, rain and rot in September
More successful in Nuits wines are on the soft side loosing fruit early
1999 red Burg
great ripeness and balance all around, great color and Concentration
What is Pigeage
Punchdown
Remontage Definition
Pump over
DRC wine making
Whole cluster
pigeage
98% new oak
Which Corton GC Ldits does DRC hold?
Bressandes
Clos du Roi
Renards
Armand Rousseau’s PC bottlings
Lavaux Saint-Jacques
Les Cazetiers
Clos Saint Jacques
Good Chardonnay PC MoreySaint Denis
Monts Luisants
Dujac bottles Chard from here
Monopole of Roumier
MSD Clos de la Boussiere PC
Vielles Vignes legal meaning france
No legal requirement, seems common consensus is 30-40 years
What is youngest Jean Marie Fourrier bottling?
30 years
White GC fruit bottling in Nuits
Bourgogne blanc from Comes George de Vogue
Who bottles a PC Aligote in Burgundy?
Domain Ponsot,
planted 1911
MSD Monts Luisants PC
Actual source of Cote d’Or name
Cote d’Orient
not golden slope
Say Some shit about Marsannay
Rose as well as white and red
Red wines are lighter than fixin
soils of chambertin
Marl with iron oxide
Name a domain in Marsannay
Bruno Clair
Started with rose, now bottles Clos de Bez and more
Only village in Burgundy to Produce 3 colors of wine
Marsannay
Fixin Monopole
Clos de la Perrier by Domaine de la Perrier Benigne Joliet) Plot makes excellent Chardonnay was a Lavalle tete de Cuvee
only Blanc PC in fixin
Where is Brochon?
North of Gevrey, South of Fixin
T/f Gevrey Chambertin makes white
false
T/f fixin makes white wine
True clos de la perriere especially great
How many GC in Chambertin
9
Oldest climats d’Or
Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Bez
Ruchottes in Relation to Mazi and Clos deBez
West, upslope of Mazis
NW of Clos de Bez
2 vintages where “balance is just attained” d’Or
2002
2010
Ultra ripe d’Or
2003
2009
Greatest d’Or lact 40 years
78, 90, 99, 05
3 nuits GC that are too large
Charmes/Mazis, Vougeot, Echezeaux
N-S Morey St Denis
Clos de la Roche Clos St Denis Clos des Lambrays Clos de Tart teensy bit of Bonnes mares
Soil of Clos de la Roche
Marl,
gives depth, body
best regarded GC Money Saint Denis
Clos de la Roche
Marl, depth
Dujac= great
Name 2 great producers Morey Saint Denis
Ponsot
Dujac
Who has more of Bonnes Mares
Chambolle Musigny
Where is Les Amoureuses Cham. Musigny
East of Musigny
Which GC are the best PC of Cham. Musigny near
Le Cras and fuees south Bonnes Mares
Charmes and Amoureuses west of Musigny
fixin beets
Les Perriers Monopole of Domain de la Perriere only PC, ranked as tete de cuvee by lavalle
tannic, earthy
Which d’Or PC is completely surrounded by GC
Aux Combottes
NE Latricieres
NW Mazo
SE Clos de la Roche
