Cote de Nuits Flashcards

1
Q

Generally, Cote de Nuits vineyards face which direction?

A

east

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2
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What is the southern edge of Cote de Nuits?

A

The village of Corgoloin

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3
Q

What are CdN village appellations, from North to South?

A
Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey Saint Denis
Chambolle Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne Romanee
Nuits Saint Georges
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4
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Which CdN village appellations produce any white wine?

A
Marsannay
Fixin
Morey Saint Denis
Vougeot
Nuits Saint Georges
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5
Q

How many grand cru vineyards are in CdN?

A

24

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6
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Which CdN Grand Cru vineyard can produce white wine?

A

Musigny

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7
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What is the largest village appellation in CdN?

A

Gevrey Chambertin (and in Cote d’Or)

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8
Q

The wines of Gevrey are often described as what?

A

masculine, brooding, structured

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9
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Chambolle-Musigny is often described as what?

A

silky charm, elegance over power

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10
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What is the famous landmark of Vougeot?

A

Chateau de Clos de Vougeot

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11
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How much of Vougeot’s acreage is Clos de Vougeot

A

80%

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12
Q

What are the best GC Vosne Romanee known for?

A

Precision and aristocratic finesse, richness

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13
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What is the only Vosne Romanee Premier Cru to not border a Grand Cru?

A

Clos des Reas

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14
Q

Great Nuits Saint Georges is known for being what?

A

sturdy and long lived, although they may be hard and angular in youth

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15
Q

What was the last Grand Cru to be promoted? When?

A

La Grand Rue in 1992

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16
Q

What AOP are Comblanchien and Corgoloin allowed to use?

A

Cote de Nuits Villages

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17
Q

What are the communes of Marsannay?

A

Marsannay-la-Cote
Chenove
Couchey

18
Q

What are the communes of Cote de Nuits Villages?

A
Fixin
Brochon
Premeaux-Prissey
Corgoloin
Comblanchien
19
Q

What are the communes of Fixin?

A

Fixin

Brochon

20
Q

What is the primary soil of Gevrey Chambertin?

A

brown limestone and marl

21
Q

What are the communes of Morey-Saint-Denis?

A

Morey-Saint-Denis

22
Q

Where in Morey Saint Denis is Aligote authorized?

A

the climat of Monts Luisants

23
Q

What are the communes of Chambolle-Musigny?

A

Chambolle-Musigny

24
Q

What are the communes of Vougeot?

A

Vougeot

25
Q

What are the communes of Vosne Romanee AOP?

A

Vosne Romanee

Flagey-Echezeaux

26
Q

What is the soil of Vosne Romanee AOP?

A

limestone and clay marl

27
Q

What are the communes of Nuits Saint Georges AOP?

A

Nuits Saint Georges

Premeaux-Prissey

28
Q

What is the soil of Clos de Tart?

A

The upper slope is dominated by marl, with clay-limestone on the lower slopes.

29
Q

What is the principal soil of Bonnes Mares?

A

light clay-flint over a subsoil of limestone and white marl

30
Q

What is the principal soil of Musigny?

A

limestone and red clay

31
Q

What is the principal soil of Richebourg?

A

brown limestone

32
Q

La Romanee is a monopole of whose ownership?

A

Domaine Liger-Belair

33
Q

Clos de Tart is a monopole of whose ownership?

A

Mommesin, the family, not the business

34
Q

What can Chambertin Clos de Beze also be labeled as?

A

Chambertin AOP

35
Q

Where in Cote de Nuits is manual harvesting required?

A
Clos de Tart
Romanee Conti
La Romanee
La Tache
La Grande Rue
36
Q

How many premier cru vineyards are in Fixin?

A

6

37
Q

How many premier cru vineyards are in Gevrey-Chambertin

A

26

38
Q

How many premier cru vineyards are in Chambolle-Musigny?

A

24

39
Q

How many premier cru vineyards are in Vougeot?

A

4

40
Q

How many premier cru vineyards are in Vosne Romanee

A

14

41
Q

How many premier cru vineyards are in Nuits Saint Georges

A

41