FR: Cote de Nuits Flashcards
Sparkling wine in Burgundy
Cremant de Bourgogne AOP
Bourgogne Mousseux AOP (older, archaic sparkling red AC)
* introduced 19th century in Rully - still the center of sparkling production
Camille Rodier
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
Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains
Rosé/Rouge
Min. 30% Pinot
min. 15% Gamay
max. 15% mixed Chard, PG, PB
(Assemblage/encepagement - varieties must vinify together)
Historic name for Romanee-Conti vineyard
Clos de Cinq Journaux
Largest landholder in the Cote d’Or?
Bouchard with ~130ha
Common vine training method in the Cote d’Or?
Single Guyot
(Cordon de Royat also prevalent)
Typical Cote d’Or planting orientation
East-west (vines run up the hill)
* N-S exceptions: Clos de Lambrays, Clos de Tart, La Romanee
Cote d’Or vines per hectare
min. 9000 vines/ha
(1x1 spacing with 10k/ha is nearly universal)
The most recent Cote d’Or Grand Cru promotion?
La Grand Rue, 1992
* 1.65ha
* Domaine Lamarche
* Vosne-Romanee
Favored Burgundy cooperage
Francois Frères, local tonnellerie originally established in Saint-Romain
Traditional Burgundy barrel size
228-liter pièce
General elevation upper limit of the Cote d’Or’s côtes
400 - 500M
General grade of Cote d’Ors slopes
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
Combe
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
Les Hervelets
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
Marsannay’s “limiting factor”
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
Marsannay AOP
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
Fixin AOP
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.
Gevrey-Chambertin AOP
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
Chambertin
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
Clos de Beze
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
Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru west of the D974
- 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
Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru east of the D974
Chapelle-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru’s that can label as each other
- Clos de Beze & Chambertin
- Mazoyeres & Charmes
two best premier cru in Gevrey-Chambertin?
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
Les Cazetiers
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
Gevrey-Chambertin sits in the mouth of what combe?
Combe de Lavaux
Clos St-Jacques
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
Aux Combottes
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
Claude Dugat
Gevrey-Chambertin
Charmes, Griotte, Chapelle
Lavaux-St-Jacuqes
Armand Rousseau
Grand Crus: Chambertin, Clos de Beze, Mazy, Clos des Ruchottes, Charmes
Clos st-Jacques, Cazetiers, Lavaut-St-Jacques
Morey-Saint-Denis AC
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
Jules Lavalle Morey-St-Denis tete de cuvée
Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
The almost monopole - Domaine des Lambrays + Taupenot Merme’s ouvree
Owned by LVMH
Clos de la Roche
Morey-St-Denis Grand Cru
16.9ha - biggest in Morey
* Ponsot, Dujac, Armand Rousseau
* G. Lignier, H. Lignier
Clos de Tart
Solidly east-facing/homogenous; vines run NORTH-SOUTH
* bought by Artemis Group in 2017
Monts Luisants
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
Chambolle-Musigny’s combe?
Combe de Chamboeuf
Marsannay producers + important Lieux Dit
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
Montre-Cul, La Chapître
Cote Dijonnaise
Cote d’Or’s Grand Crus touching the D974
Charmes/Mazoyères Chambertin
Clos de Vougeot
What Combe sits above Chambertin Grand Cru?
Combe Grisard
Name a producer of Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes.
Domaine Dujac
Domaine Leroy
Domaine Georges Lignier
Domaine Hubert Lignier
Aux Combottes is surrounded by what Grand Cru?
Clos de la Roche
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin