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CREMANT DE BOURGOGNE
- styles/assemblage
- allowed grapes (8)
- min atm/aging

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Blanc/Rosé
ASSEMBLAGE: min. 30% CH / PG / PB / PN / max 20% Gamay
[aligote, melon, sacy also in encepagement]

MIN 4 atmospheres
AGEING: 9m on lees, 12m elevage

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UPECB’s Cremant de Bourgogne Classifications
- varieties and aging for each
- max dosage for top level

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Eminent:
- 2yrs on lees
- CH / PN / Ali / Gam

Grand Eminent:
- 3yrs on lees + 3m rest
- CH / PN; max 20% Gamay for rosé
- only 75% of press
- max 15g dosage

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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
- styles/ assemblage
- grapes allowed (5)

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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
La Romanee-Conti

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Clos de Cinq Journaux
“Walled vineyard of 5 journals”
[a journal was the measure of land a man + horse/plow could work in one day]

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Largest landholder in the Cote d’Or?

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Bouchard with ~130ha

[make 5 grand cru ..
Chevalier-Montrachet La Cabotte
Echezeaux En Orveau
Montrachet
Corton-Charlemagne
Corton La Corton]

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Common vine training method in the Cote d’Or?

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Single Guyot
(Cordon de Royat also prevalent)

[limited lignified growth limits frost vulnerability]

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Typical Cote d’Or planting orientation & 3 exceptions

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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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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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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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Marsannay AOP
- villages
- the etc etc stuff
- major producers

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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

Charles Audoin, Domaine Bart, Bruno Clair, Sylvain Pataille

Lieux-dit, but no premier crus

[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]

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Fixin AOP
- villages
- top 1er cru
- producers located here

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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.

Rene Bouvier, Pierre Gelin

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Gevrey-Chambertin AOP
- Grand crus / general elevation
- combe

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Red (only); Gevrey + Brochon. The 1st to append the vineyard to the village name.
* 400ha + Grand Crus = largest AC in Cote d’Or
Sits in mouth of Combe de Lavaux

Grand Crus - lie at 260 - 300M:
1. Chambertin, 2. Chambertin Clos de Beze
3. Chapelle-Chambertin, 4. Charmes-Chambertin
5. Griottes-Chambertin, 6. Ruchottes-Chambertin
7. Mazoyeres-Chambertin 8. Latricieres-Chambertin
9. Mazis-Chambertin

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Chambertin
- producers
- soils/elevation
- combe?

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Grand Cru; Gevrey-Chambertin
JL Tete de Cuvee
12.90ha (+15.4ha of Beze)

Calcaires en troque from Bajocian period with whiter, marly soils upslope. Combe Grisard gives cool breezes. 260 - 300M.

  • Armand Rousseau = largest holder
    Domaine Leroy
    Domaine Rossignol-Trapet
    Pierre Damoy
    Domaine Camus
    Louis Latour
    Bouchard
    Domaine Dujac
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Clos de Beze
- 3 producers?

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Grand Cru; Gevrey-Chambertin
JL Tete de Cuvee; 15.4ha
Oldest climat in Burg - dates to 640AD

Pierre Damoy = largest holder
Drouhin-Laroze
Armand Rousseau
Domaine Bruno Clair
Domane Pierre Gelin
Domaine Jadot
Domaine Bart

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Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru
- west of the D974
- east 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

EAST
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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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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Clos St-Jacques - exposure - producers (5) - largest landholder?
Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru * perfect south and east exposure 5 owners, each have holdings that run north to south: 1. Armand Rousseau (largest landholder) 2. Fourrier 3. Louis Jadot 4. Bruno Clair 5. Sylvie Esmonin
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Name 5 Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
- Aux Combottes [surrounded by GC's - Clos de la Roche, Latricieres, Mazoyeres. Sits in a non-GC worthy depression] - Les Cazetiers - Clos St Jacques - Lavaux St Jacques - Estournelles
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Name 5 producers based in Gevrey-Chambertin
Denis Bachelet Lucien Boillot Pierre Damoy Drouhin-Laroze Claude Dugat Dugat-Py Esmonin Fourrier Rossignol-Trapet Armand Rousseau Joseph Roty
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Armand Rousseau - grand cru (5) - premier cru bottlings (3)
GRAND CRU Chambertin Clos de Beze Mazy (note the sp) Clos des Ruchottes Charmes PREMIER CRU Clos st-Jacques, Cazetiers, Lavaut-St-Jacques
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Morey-Saint-Denis AC - Grand Cru (4) - producers based here
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
Clos de Tart
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Clos de Lambrays - ownership
The almost monopole - Domaine des Lambrays + Taupenot Merme's ouvree Owned by LVMH
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Clos de la Roche - 5 producers?
Morey-St-Denis Grand Cru 16.9ha - biggest in Morey Domaine Ponsot (considered to be the defining producer - own the biggest share and a chunk of the og climat) Domaine Dujac Domaine Armand Rousseau Georges Lignier Hubert Lignier Domaine Amiot
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Clos de Tart - exposure/orientation - ownership
Solidly east-facing/homogenous; vines run NORTH-SOUTH * bought by Artemis Group in 2017. Has had only 4 owners since 1791. Mareys, Mommessins, JCB then Francois Pinault's Artemis group
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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
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Chambolle-Musigny's combe?
Combe de Chamboeuf
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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
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Montre-Cul, La Chapître
Cote Dijonnaise
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Cote d'Or's Grand Crus touching the D974 (3)
Charmes/Mazoyères Chambertin Clos de Vougeot
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3 producers of Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combottes. What Grand Crus surround it?
Domaine Dujac Domaine Leroy Domaine Georges Lignier Domaine Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Latricieres-Chambertin Mazoyeres-Chambertin
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5 producers based in Morey St Denis?
Domaine Dujac Domaine Pierre Amiot Domaine du Clos de Tart Domaine Robert Groffier Domaine des Lambrays Domaine Georges Lignier Domaine Hubert Lignier Domaine Ponsot Domaine Perrot-Minot Domaine Taupenot-Merme Cecile Tremblay
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2 producers with both a Charmes- and a Mazoyères-Chambertin bottling?
Domaine Taupenot-Merme Domaine Perrot-Minot
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3 producers of Clos St-Denis?
Dujac Bertagna Drouhin Ponsot
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French word for clay?
Argile
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French word for limestone?
Calcaire
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Chambolle-Musigny AOP - grapes/styles - soils - grand cru + top premier cru
RED ONLY * SOILS: 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. * Bonnes Mares, Musigny, Les Amoureuses are De Vogüé, Georges Roumier, Ghislaine Barthod, JF Mugnier
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Bonnes Mares - size / village - soils - 5 producers
13.54ha; variable by area/producer (1.52ha sits in Morey) * soils shift from denser red clays of Morey to high limestone of Chambolle #1 Vogüé (2.67ha) #2 Roumier (1.89ha) #3 Bruno Clair (1.64ha) #4 Drouhin-Laroze (1.49ha) #5 Bart (1.03ha) Others: Dujac, Mugnier, Goerges Lignier, Drouhin
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Les Amoureuses - owners -
Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru * lies just below Musigny * top premier cru #1 R. Groffier (1.07ha) #2 Drouhin (.59ha) #3 Vogüé (.56ha) #4 JF Mugnier (.53ha) [Roumier is most expensive, Mugnier coming in 2nd, Vogue right up there too]
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Musigny's 3 lieux-dit?
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 - name 5 owners?
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 #1 Vogue (7.12ha), #2 JF Mugnier (1.13ha), #3 Jacques Prieur (.77ha) Roumier, Leroy, Drouhin, Vougeraie, Jadot, Faiveley, Tawse, Drouhin-Laroze
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Name 5 Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru
Les Amoureuses Aux Beaux Bruns (N-S vines) Le Combe d'Orveau Les Cras Les Fuées
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Jacques-Frederic Mugnier - location - Grand Crus - top premiers - monopole
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)
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3 most important vineyards in Chambolle-Musigny + 3 producers with vines in each?
Musigny Grand Cru Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Premier Cru Les Amoureuses J-F Mugnier Comte Georges de Vogüé Domaines Roumier
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Comte Georges de Vogüé - location - top holdings
Chambolle-Musigny * Top bottling: Musigny Vieilles Vignes * Holdings: Bonnes Mares, Amoureuses, Musigny - Rouge, blanc * Musigny Blanc: none made from 1993 - 2015; sold as Bourgogne Blanc until new plantings were ready
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Georges Roumier - location - top holdings
Chambolle-Musigny * Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Echezeaux * Amoureuses, Cras, Combottes, Clos de la Boussiere (monopole)
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Clos de Vougeot AOP
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
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Vosne-Romanée Grand Crus (6)
1. La Romanée (Comte Liger-Belair) 2. La Grande Rue (Lamarche) 3. La Tache (DRC) 4. La Romanee-Conti (DRC) 5. Richebourg 6. Echezeaux
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La Grand Rue - ownership
Lamarche * 1.65ha. Promoted to Grand Cru in 1992, effective with 1991 vintage
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La Romanée - size - owner - grade - orientation
Comte Liger-Belair * 0.85ha = smallest AC in France * above RC with 17 - 20% grade (JM says 12%??) * NORTH-SOUTH orientation. Prevents erosion. Only Liger-Belair since 2005 - before that, the vineyard was farmed/vinified by Domaine Forey then the juice would go to Bouchard for elevage/marketing.
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La Tache
Domaine de la Romanee Conti. ~$5500 on release. ~6ha on southern end of Vosne. La Grand Rue is only GC Neighbor. Aux Malconsorts separates it from NSG. ["a la tache" - to do piece work. A tâcheron is paid annually by the surface area, not by the hour. DRC monopole since 1933 when Liger-Belair lost their holding in auction. DRC applied to have most of Les Gaudichots merged with La Tache in 1932.]
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La Romanée-Conti - historic name - release price
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 in 1947. No wine made in 1947 to 1951.
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Richebourg - lieux-dits (2) - 5 producers
Lieux-dits: - Les Verroilles ou Richebourg - Les Richebourgs * only difference is the most slight orientation of Verroilles to north 1. DRC 2. Dom. Leroy 3. Gros Frère & Soeur 4. Anne Gros 5. A-F Gros 6. Thibault Liger-Belair 7. Hudelot Noëllat 8. Grivot 9. Mongeard Mugneret 10. Meo Camuzet 11. Clos Frantin (Albert Bichot)
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Romanee-St-Vivant - 5 owners?
1. DRC 2. Dom. Leroy 3. Louis Latour 4. Jean-Jacques Confuron 5. Poisot [lower position on the slope = deeper topsoil, more clay. Sits below Richebourg and La Romanee, across from the village itself]
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ECHEZEAUX - lieux-dit - ownership
Flagey-Echezeaux. 37.69ha 11 Lieux-Dits and a lot of variability in quality of the land. DRC Mongeard Mugneret Emmanuel Rouget Gros Frere et Souers Domaine Lamarche
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Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru - name 5?
Les Beaux Monts [Dom. Leroy (12.5k), Michel Noellat, Daniel Rion] Aux Brûlées [Dom. d'Eugenie, Meo-Camuzet, Michel Gros] Clos des Reas [Michel Gros monopole] Aux Malconsorts [Dom. du Clos Frantin (Bichot), Dujac, Dom. de Montille, Sylvain Cathiard, Lamarche] Les Suchots [Confuron-Cotetidot, Michel Noellat, Prieure-Roch, de l'Arlot] Aux Reignots [Liger Belair]
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Cros Parantoux - current ownership - Jayer vintages - ownership
Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru 1.01ha - **Emmanuel Rouget, Meo-Camuzet** Sits upslope from Richebourg. * Henri Jayer 1978 to 2001. He replanted in the 50's. Etienne Camuzet grew Jerusalem artichokes here during the war. * Meo's 1st vintage was 1985
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5 Vosne-Romanee-based producers
Arnoux-Lachaux Jean-Yves Bizot Sylvain Cathiard Domaine d'Eugenie Rene Engel Jean Grivot Domaine Forey Domaine Leroy Domaine Lamarche All of the Gros' - Michel, Anne, Gros Frere Meo-Camuzet Liger-Belair
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Cote d'Or's largest monopole?
Clos de la Marechale J-F Mugnier - Monopole Premeaux * southernmost premier cru in Nuits and the largest monopole.. 9.55ha
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What is the only Vosne-Romanée premier cru to NOT touch a grand cru?
Michel Gros' Clos de Reas
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Nuits-Saint-Georges AOP - 3 best premier cru - name 5 producers based here
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 Domaine de l'Arlot Jean Charles Boisset Robert Chevillon Maison Faiveley Thibault Liger-Belair (cousin of Comte) Domaine Prieure-Roch
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Name 5 Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru
Aux Boudots [Leroy, Meo Camuzet, Jean Grivot] Les Cailles [Chevillon] Clos Arlot [Dom. de l'Arlot monopole - AXA Millisimes] Les St-Georges [Thibault Liger-Belair, Henri Gouges] Les Vaucrains [Henri Gouges, Chevillon]
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Cotes de Nuits Villages AC
* COMMUNES: Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien * White: Chard, Pinot Blanc * Red: Pinot Noir
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Monopole premier cru's in Vosne
1. Clos des Reas (Michel Gros) 2. Clos de la Fontaine (Mugneret-Gibourg)
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Monopole premier cru's in NSG
1. Clos des Porrets (Henri Gouge) 2 Clos de la Marchale (Mugnier) 3. Clos des Forets (Arlot)
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Burgundy vintages since 2017
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 2023: good. Generous yields. 2024: challenging weather - very low yields. Heavy rain, frost, hail and continued disease pressure. Chablis avg 25hl/ha

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