FR: Cote de Nuits Flashcards

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Sparkling wine in Burgundy

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Cremant de Bourgogne AOP
Bourgogne Mousseux AOP (older, archaic sparkling red AC)
* introduced 19th century in Rully - still the center of sparkling production

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Camille Rodier

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Co-founder of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin - published classifications of the Cote d’Or’s vineyards in 1920 and again in 1948 that were very unashamedly just updates on Lavalle’s work

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Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains

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Rosé/Rouge
Min. 30% Pinot
min. 15% Gamay
max. 15% mixed Chard, PG, PB

(Assemblage/encepagement - varieties must vinify together)

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Historic name for Romanee-Conti vineyard

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Clos de Cinq Journaux

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Largest landholder in the Cote d’Or?

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Bouchard with ~130ha

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Common vine training method in the Cote d’Or?

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Single Guyot
(Cordon de Royat also prevalent)

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Typical Cote d’Or planting orientation

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East-west (vines run up the hill)
* N-S exceptions: Clos de Lambrays, Clos de Tart, La Romanee

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Cote d’Or vines per hectare

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min. 9000 vines/ha
(1x1 spacing with 10k/ha is nearly universal)

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The most recent Cote d’Or Grand Cru promotion?

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La Grand Rue, 1992
* 1.65ha
* Domaine Lamarche
* Vosne-Romanee

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10
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Favored Burgundy cooperage

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Francois Frères, local tonnellerie originally established in Saint-Romain

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Traditional Burgundy barrel size

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228-liter pièce

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General elevation upper limit of the Cote d’Or’s côtes

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400 - 500M

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13
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General grade of Cote d’Ors slopes

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Grand crus -> generally 10% or less
* mild incline = slightly deeper soil, nutrient rich yet well-draining

Higher elevations can be steeper, up to 35%. Cote de Beaune is generally less steep but reaches higher elevations

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Combe

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Dry, transverse valley - carved during last ice age by erosion and snow melt.
* deep alluvial fans of pebbles/stone from erosion diversify soil
* enabler of hail and storms

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Les Hervelets

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Fixin
*4.32ha and the fact that Les Arvelets (3.36ha) can use this name on the label as well as Le Mix Bas
*Dom. Bart, Dom. Pierre Gelin

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Marsannay’s “limiting factor”

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Topsoil - the underlying rocks is the classic Jurassic format of Bajocian and Bathonian with a significant amount of calcaire a entroques - but the topsoil is an alluvial wash derived from the River Ouche

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Marsannay AOP

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W/R/R. 230ha
Marsannay-la-Cote, Chenôve, Couchey
* northernmost and newest (‘88)
* Clair-Dau re-introduced PN during a time of Gamay; their rosé was 1920’s economic boon. Successor Bruno Clair is best estate.
* Gamay was the most planted grape until 1960

Lieux-dit, but no premier crus

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18
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Fixin AOP

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W/R; Fixin + Brochon
* can also be released as CdN-Villages

Clos de la Perrières: top 1er cru & Lavalle tete de cuvee. Only source of Fixin 1er cru blanc. Domaine Joliet.

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Gevrey-Chambertin AOP

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Red (only); Gevrey + Brochon
* 400ha + Grand Crus = largest AC in Cote d’Or
* only Gevrey and Chorey-les-Beaune have a considerable amount of land on the other flat side of the D974
* 1st to append vineyard name to village name

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Chambertin

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Grand Cru; Gevrey-Chambertin
JL Tete de Cuvee
12.90ha (+15.4ha of Beze)
*A. Rousseau = largest holder
* Dom. Leroy, Denis Mortet, Dugat-Py, Bouchard

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Clos de Beze

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Grand Cru; Gevrey-Chambertin
JL Tete de Cuvee; 15.4ha
*oldest climat in Burg - 640AD
*Pierre Damoy = largest holder
*Drouhin-Laroze, Armand Rousseau, Bruno Clair, Jabot, Bart, Drouhin

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Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru west of the D974

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  • Chambertin
  • Clos de Beze
  • Mazis-Chambertin
  • Ruchottes-Chambertin (steepest, highest @320M)
  • Latricieres-Chambertin

275 - 300M. Thin rocky marl tinted red by iron oxide on lower slopes. Shallower soils, slightly higher grade

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Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru east of the D974

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Chapelle-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin

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Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru’s that can label as each other

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  • Clos de Beze & Chambertin
  • Mazoyeres & Charmes
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25
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two best premier cru in Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Clos Saint-Jacques
Les Cazetiers
*both lie on the north hillside of the Combe de Lavaux. Steeper, more southerly aspect than the GC’s
* Rousseau’s CSJ sells for more than most GC’s

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Les Cazetiers

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Aside from Clos Saint-Jacques, most important Gevrey Premier Cru
* due east, sits in Combe Lavaux north hillside
* Faiveley, Henri Magnien, Bruno Clair, Armand Rousseau

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Gevrey-Chambertin sits in the mouth of what combe?

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Combe de Lavaux

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Clos St-Jacques

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Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
* perfect south and east exposure

5 owners, each have holdings that run north to south:
1. Armand Rousseau
2. Fourrier
3. Louis Jadot
4. Bruno Clair
5. Sylvie Esmonin

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Aux Combottes

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Gevrey Chambertin Premier Cru
* surrounded by GC. Itself not a GC - it lies in a dip. Sandwiched between Clos de la Roche, Latricieres, Mazoyeres

Dujac, Amiot, Domaine Leroy

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Claude Dugat

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Gevrey-Chambertin
Charmes, Griotte, Chapelle
Lavaux-St-Jacuqes

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Armand Rousseau

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Grand Crus: Chambertin, Clos de Beze, Mazy, Clos des Ruchottes, Charmes

Clos st-Jacques, Cazetiers, Lavaut-St-Jacques

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Morey-Saint-Denis AC

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Red/White; smallest village of the Nuits besides Vougeot ~150ha

WHITES: Chard, Pinot Blanc. Aligoté in Monts Luisants

Grand Crus: Clos St-Denis, Clos de Tart, Clos de la Roche, Clos des Lambrays

Dujac, Ponsot, Perrot-Minot, Guy Castagnier, Hubert Lignier, and Clos de Tart

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Jules Lavalle Morey-St-Denis tete de cuvée

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Clos de Tart

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Clos de Lambrays

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The almost monopole - Domaine des Lambrays + Taupenot Merme’s ouvree

Owned by LVMH

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Clos de la Roche

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Morey-St-Denis Grand Cru
16.9ha - biggest in Morey
* Ponsot, Dujac, Armand Rousseau
* G. Lignier, H. Lignier

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Clos de Tart

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Solidly east-facing/homogenous; vines run NORTH-SOUTH
* bought by Artemis Group in 2017

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Monts Luisants

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Morey-St-Denis Premier Cru
*top sector @ 340M: village
* middle @ 300-340M: premier cru
* bottom: part of Clos de la Roche

Dujac: white premier cru, Chard
Ponsot: Aligoté & rouge
Dom. des Monts Luisants

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Chambolle-Musigny’s combe?

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Combe de Chamboeuf

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Marsannay producers + important Lieux Dit

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Domaine Bart
Domaine Charles Audoin
Domaine Bruno Clair
Domaine Jean Fournier
Chateau de Marsannay
Domaine Sylvain Pataille

Clos de Jeu, Clos du Roy, and Longeroies

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40
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Montre-Cul, La Chapître

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Cote Dijonnaise

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41
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Cote d’Or’s Grand Crus touching the D974

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Charmes/Mazoyères Chambertin
Clos de Vougeot

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42
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What Combe sits above Chambertin Grand Cru?

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Combe Grisard

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43
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Name a producer of Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes.

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Domaine Dujac
Domaine Leroy
Domaine Georges Lignier
Domaine Hubert Lignier

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Aux Combottes is surrounded by what Grand Cru?

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Clos de la Roche
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin

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Largest owner of Clos St-Jacques?

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Armand Rousseau with 2.22ha

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A. Rousseau’s 6 Grand Cru holdings?

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  1. Chambertin (the biggest plot they own at 2.56ha)
  2. Clos de Beze
  3. Ruchottes-Chambertin
  4. Mazy-Chambertin *note their spelling
  5. Charmes-Chambertin
  6. Clos de la Roche
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Grand Cru’s of Morey-St-Denis (4 1/2)

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  1. Clos des Lambrays
  2. Clos de la Roche
  3. Clos de Tart
  4. Clos St-Denis
    5* Technically…… 1.5ha of Bonnes Mares
48
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Which village holds the bigger portion of Bonnes Mares?

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Chambolle-Musigny with 13.54 of the total 15.06ha

49
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Morey-St-Denis’ biggest Grand Cru?

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Clos de la Roche at 16.9ha

50
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Domaine Ponsot

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Morey-St-Denis
*Chapelle-Chambertin, Clos de la Roche VV + some premier crus in Morey, Gevrey, and Chambolle
* Monts Luisants is the sole white -they planted Aligoté there

They are the defining producer of Clos de la Roche - own the biggest share and a large chunk of the original climat

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two largest landowners in Clos St-Denis?

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Georges Lignier
Domaine Dujac

52
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Clos de la Bussiere

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1er Cru Monopole of Domaine G. Roumier in Morey St-Denis

53
Q

En la Rue de Vergy

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Morey St-Denis
Village
Bruno Clair, Michel Gros, Lignier-Michelot, Perrot-Minot

54
Q

What does “en friche”

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Fallow

55
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Name a property that produces both a Charmes- and a Mazoyères-Chambertin bottling?

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Domaine Taupenot-Merme
Domaine Perrot-Minot

56
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3 producers of Clos de la Roche

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Domaine Ponsot
Domaine Dujac
Armand Rousseau
Huber Lignier
Lignier-Michelot

57
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3 producers of Clos St-Denis?

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Dujac
Bertagna
Drouhin
Ponsot

58
Q

French word for clay?

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Argile

59
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French word for limestone?

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Calcaire

60
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compare Chambolle-Musigny’s soils to other villages of the Cote d’Or?

A

Chambolle has higher levels of active limestone than any other village. More calcaire, less argile.

Elevated levels of active limestone cause mild chlorosis. Chlorosis leads to pale leaves which leads to slightly paler colored wines with more emphasis on fragrance and lift.

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Chambolle-Musigny AOP

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RED ONLY
* high active limestone, less clay. Known for lift, perfume, delicate style thought to be related to soils and resulting chlorosis
* Bonnes Mares, Musigny, Les Amoureuses are the highlights

De Vogüé, Georges Roumier, Ghislaine Barthod, JF Mugnier

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Bonnes Mares

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1 Vogüé (2.67ha)

13.54ha; variable by area/producer
* soils shift from denser red clays of Morey to high limestone of Chambolle

#2 Roumier (1.89ha)
#3 Bruno Clair (1.64ha)
#4 Drouhin-Laroze (1.49ha)
#5 Bart (1.03ha)

(1.52ha sits in Morey)

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Les Amoureuses

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1 R. Groffier (1.07ha)

Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
* lies just below Musigny
* top premier cru

#2 Drouhin (.59ha)
#3 Vogüé (.56ha)
#4 JF Mugnier (.53ha)

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Musigny’s 3 lieux-dit?

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Les (Grands) Musigny (5.9ha)
Les Petits Musigny (Vogue: 4.19ha)
La Combe de Orveaux (.77ha; Jacques Prieur)

Vogüé owns all of Petits and most of Grands - total 7.12ha

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Musigny

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1 Vogue (7.12ha), #2 JF Mugnier (1.13ha), #3 Jacques Prieur (.77ha)

10.86ha split by 11 domaines
* 8 to 15% slope; uniform comblanchien limestone. Siltier, oolitic in upper slope
* topsoil is clay-rich with lots of small stones, great drainage
* 3 lieux dit: Petits, Les, and Le Combe d’Orveaux

Roumier, Leroy, Drouhin, Vougeraie, Jadot, Faiveley, Tawse, Drouhin-Laroze

66
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Aux Beaux Bruns

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Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
Ghislaine Barthod
*vines here run north-south

67
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La Combe d’Orveau

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Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, 2.23ha
* between Vosne & Chambolle
* Jacques Prieur’s portion is part of Grand Cru Musigny (.77ha)
* a portion too far back in the valley to be 1er Cru - Anne Gros, Jean Grivot label as village
* most of JF Mugnier’s straight CM comes from here

68
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Les Fuées

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Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
J-F Mugnier
Ghislaine Barthod
Perrot-Minot

69
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Chambolle-Musigny vineyards with portions that are both 1er Cru and village

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Les Véroilles
Les Cras
Aux Beaux Bruns
Aux Echanges
Aux Combottes
La Combe d’Orveau** Grand Cru portion as well

70
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Jacques-Frederic Mugnier
- Grand Crus
- top premiers
- monopole

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Chateau de Chambolle- Musigny, since 1863

  • Musigny Grand Cru (top wine)
  • Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
  • Chambolle 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
  • Chambolle 1er Cru Fuées
  • NSG 1er Cru Clos de la Marèchale (monopole)
71
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What are the 3 most important vineyards in Chambolle-Musigny?

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Musigny Grand Cru
Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Premier Cru Les Amoureuses

72
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Producers with all of Chambolle’s “Big 3” - Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Amoureuses?

A

J-F Mugnier
Comte Georges de Vogüé
Domaines Roumier

73
Q

Musigny Blanc?

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Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
* none made from 1993 - 2015; sold as Bourgogne Blanc until new plantings were ready

74
Q

Comte Georges de Vogüé

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Chambolle-Musigny
* Top bottling: Musigny Vieilles Vignes
* Holdings: Bonnes Mares, Amoureuses, Musigny - Rouge, blanc

75
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Georges Roumier

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Chambolle-Musigny
*Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Echezeaux
*Amoureuses, Cras, Combottes, Clos de la Boussiere (monopole)

76
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Clos de Vougeot AOP

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Red/White (for commune, no gc)
3ha of village, 12ha of Premier Cru, 51ha of Grand Cru
82 owners

More commonly seen lieux-dits:
- Le Grand and Petit Maupertui
- En Musigni

77
Q

Vosne-Romanée Grand Crus (6)

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  1. La Romanée (Comte Liger-Belair)
  2. La Grande Rue (Lamarche)
  3. La Tache (DRC)
  4. La Romanee-Conti (DRC)
  5. Richebourg
  6. Echezeaux
78
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La Grand Rue

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Lamarche
* 1.65ha. Promoted to Grand Cru in 1992, effective with 1991 vintage

79
Q

La Romanée
- size
- owner
- grade
- orientation

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Comte Liger-Belair
*0.85ha = smallest AC in France
* above RC with 17 - 20% grade
*NORTH-SOUTH orientation. Prevents erosion.

80
Q

La Tache

A

DRC
“a la tache” = piece-work
~$5500 on release

81
Q

La Romanée-Conti

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DRC
Formerly “Cloux des Cinq Journaux”
* 1.8ha. Most expensive red wine on release (~$21k)
* 10 - 15% grade, perfect easterly exposure
* last Grand Cru to replant after phylloxera.. 1946

82
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Richebourg

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1 DRC

Lieux-dits: 1) Les Verroilles ou Richebourg 2) Les Richebourgs
* only difference is the most slight orientation of Verroilles to north

#2 Dom. Leroy
#3 Gros Frère & Soeur
#4 Anne Gros
#5 A-F Gros

83
Q

Romanee-St-Vivant

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1 DRC

#2 Dom. Leroy
#3 Louis Latour
#4 Jean-Jacques Confuron
#5 Poisot

84
Q

DRC’s Echezeaux holdings are within which lieux-dit?

A

Les Grands Echezeaux
3.53ha
*Jules Lavalle Tete de Cuvee - only of the 11 LD that made it

85
Q

Les Beaux Monts

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1 Dom. Leroy (12.5k)

Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru

#2 Michel Noellat
#3 Daniel Rion

86
Q

Aux Brûlées

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1 Domaine d’Eugenie

Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru

#2 Meo-Camuzet
#3 Michel Gros

87
Q

Clos des Reas

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Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru
Monopole of Michel Gros

88
Q

Cros Parantoux

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Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru
1.01ha - Emmanuel Rouget, Meo-Camuzet
* Henri Jayer 1978 to 2001. He replanted in the 50’s.
* Meo’s 1st vintage was 1985

89
Q

Aux Malconsorts

A

1 Dom. du Clos Frantin (Bichot)

Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru
Density & luxury

#2 Dujac
#3 Dom. de Montille
#4 Sylvain Cathiard
#5 Lamarche

90
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Les Suchots

A

1 Confuron-Cotetidot

Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru
Between Richebourg, RSV & Echezeaux

#2 Michel Noellat
#3 Prieure-Roch
#4 de l’Arlot

91
Q

Domaine Bizot

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Vosne-Romanee

Echezeaux, Vosne, Marsannay Clos du Roi, Marsannay Le Chapitre

92
Q

Henri Jayer

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*retired in 1995 - but kept back some Cros Parantoux until 2001
*Style: No stems, ripe, concentrated fruit, plenty of oak

93
Q

Domaine Leroy

A

Maison Leroy (Auxey-Duresses)
Dom. d’Auvenay (St-Romain)
Dom. Leroy ( Vosne)

94
Q

Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot

A

Vougeot 1er Cru
Domaine de la Vougeraie
* planted to white grapes since 1110. They are the sole owner.

95
Q

What vineyard separates La Romanée and Romanée Conti from La Tache?

A

Grand Cru La Grand Rue

96
Q

Cros Parantoux sits upslope from what grand cru?

A

Richebourg

97
Q

Aux Malconsorts borders what Grand Cru?

A

La Tache

98
Q

What 1er cru sits upslope from La Romanée?

A

Aux Reignots
*Comte Liger-Belair is the reference point producer

99
Q

What 1er cru sit above Richebourg?

A

Les Petits Monts, Clos Parantoux, Aux Brulees

100
Q

Cote d’Or’s largest monopole?

A

Clos de la Marechale, at 9ha belonging to JF Mugnier

101
Q

What is the only Vosne-Romanée premier cru to NOT touch a grand cru?

A

Michel Gros’ Clos de Reas

102
Q

Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP

A

Red/White
NSG + Premeaux Prissey
* 41 Premier crus: grouped into north (Aux), south (Les) and in Premeaux
* Les Saint-Georges, Les Cailles, Les Vaucrains = best premiers
* Henri Gouge, Jean-Claude Boisset are key figures

103
Q

Clos de la Maréchale

A

J-F Mugnier - Monopole
Premeaux
* southernmost premier cru in Nuits and the largest monopole.. 9.55ha

104
Q

Aux Boudots

A

1 Leroy

NSG Premier Cru; Lavalle Tete de Cuvee

#2 Georges Moellat
#3 Meo Camuzet
#4 Jean Grivot
#5 Gagey (Jadot)

105
Q

Les Cailles

A

1 Chevillon

NSG Premier Cru; Lavalle Tete

#2 Dom. de la Poulette
#3 Jean-Jacques Confuron
#4 David Duband/F Feuillet

106
Q

Clos Arlot

A

NSG Premier Cru; Monopole of Dom. de l’Arlot
AXA Millesimes

107
Q

Les St-Georges

A

1 Thibault Liger-Belair

NSG top Premier Cru
Lavalle Tete de Cuvee

#2 Henri Gouges
#3 Hospices de Nuits

108
Q

Les Vaucrains

A

1 Chevillon

NSG Premier Cru; Lavalle Tete

#2 de la Poulette
#3 Henri Gouges

109
Q

Cotes de Nuits Villages AC

A
  • COMMUNES: Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien
  • White: Chard, Pinot Blanc
  • Red: Pinot Noir
110
Q

Monopole premier cru’s in Vosne

A
  1. Clos des Reas (Michel Gros)
  2. Clos de la Fontaine (Mugneret-Gibourg)
111
Q

Monopole premier cru’s in NSG

A
  1. Clos des Porrets (Henri Gouge)
    2 Clos de la Marchale (Mugnier)
  2. Clos des Forets (Arlot)
112
Q

Burgundy vintages since 2017

A

2017: great vintage, high yields
2018: ripe year, great vintage
2019: very warm, concentrated vitnage
2020: warm, dry high quality
2021: frost, mildew, botrytis, rain
2022: good to excellent, classic