France - Burgundy & Beaujolais Flashcards
Name the Grand Crus of Chablis.
Bougros Blanchot Grenouilles (smallest) Les Clos (largest) Les Preuses Vaudesir Vaulmur *La Moutonne (not official but can use the Grand Cru name)
Name the ten Cru Beaujolais (from north to south).
St.-Amour Julienas Chenas Moulin-A-Vent Fleurie Chiroubles Morgon Regnie Cote de Brouilly Brouilly
Name the five principal villages of Côte Chalonnaise (from north to south).
Bouzeron Rully Mercurey Givry Montagny
Name the Grand Cru villages of Cote de Nuits (from north to south).
Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St.-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Flagey-Echézeaux Vosne-Romanée
Name the Grand Cru villages of Côte de Beaune (from north to south).
Aloxe-Corton
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Name the wine regions of Bourgogne (from north to south).
Chablis Côte de Nuits Hautes Côte de Nuits Côte de Beaune Hautes Côte de Beaune Côte de Chalonnaise Mâconnais (Beaujolais)
Small appellation southeast of Chablis that produces Sauvignon Blanc similar to Central Loire.
St.-Bris AOC
What are the four of Morey-Saint-Denis Grands Crus?
Clos.St-Denis
Clos de la Roche
Clos des Lambrays
Clos de Tart
What’s type of wine is produced in Corton Grand Cru?
White and red
What year did Gevrey-Chambertin received the AOC status?
1936
Which Grand Cru is in Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-St.-Denis?
Bonnes-Mares
Which Grand Cru appellation in Côte-de-Nuits is known to produce both white and red wines?
Musigny
Where does the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin chapîtres and events takes place?
Château du Clos de Vougeot
What is the minimum planting density in Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze?
9000 vines/ha
The Grands-Echézeaux Grand Cru is in which commune?
Flagey-Echézeaux
What are the three climats of Clos des Lambrays?
Les Bouchots
Les Larrets
Le Meix Rentier
What is the name of the second wine form Clos de Tart?
La forge de Tart
When did Echézeaux Grand Cru receive the AOC status?
1937
In 2011, the maximum yield of La Grande Rue was increased from 35 hl/ha to how much?
42 hl/ha
What is the smallest AOC in France that is located in Burgundy?
La Romanée Grand Cru
Who has the monopole ownership of La Romanée Grand Cru?
Comte Liger-Belair
La Tâche is composed of two lieux-dits. Name them both.
Les Gaudichots
La Tâche Joly de Bévy
Which Grand Cru is the biggest of Vosne-Romanée?
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Who is the director of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC)?
Aubert de Villaine
What is the origin of the term Bâtard in Bâtard-Montrachet?
A Lord’s illegitimate son
Which Domaine produces a rare and curious white wine in Morey-St.-Denis, based on a plot of Aligote planted in 1911?
Domaine Ponsot
Name the Grand Cru vineyards, moving southwards in Morey-St.-Denis.
Clos de la Roche (largest, probably the best, 16,9 ha)
Clos St.-Denis
Clos des Lambrays
Clos de Tart
*plus a small segment of Bonnes Mares overlapping from Chambolle
The Premier Cru Clos de la Bussière which is located in Morey-St.-Denis is a monopole of which Domaine?
Domaine Georges Roumier
Small Burgundy AOC near Auxerre created in 1999 for light reds from Pinot Noir with up to 10% of the local César or Pinot Gris grapes.
Irancy AOC
Largest Grand Cru vineyard of Côte de Nuits.
Clos de Vougeot (50,6 ha)
Largest owner of Clos de Vougeot.
Chateau de la Tour (owns 6 ha)
Name the Premier Crus of Vougeot.
Les Crâs
Les Petits Vougeots
Clos de la Perrière
Le Clos Blanc
Name the Grand Cru vineyards of Chambolle-Musigny.
Bonnes Mares (part) Le Musigny
Name two of the most famous Premier Cru vineyards of Chambolle-Musigny.
Les Charmes
Les Amoureuses
Name the Grand Cru vineyards of Aloxe-Corton.
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
Name the Grand Cru vineyards of Vosne-Romanée.
Richebourg Romanée-St.-Vivant Romanée-Conti La Romanée La Grande-Rue La Tâche
Name the Grand Cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin.
Ruchottes-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertin Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze (best) Chambertin (best) Latricières-Chambertin Charmes-Chambertin Mazoyères-Chambertin Griotte-Chambertin Chapelle-Chambertin
Appellation abutting Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte de Nuits district, producing red wines of a similar style but of a lesser fame.
Fixin
Northernmost appellation of Côte de Nuits, producing red, white and rosé wines.
Marsannay
Most famous name in Gevrey-Chambertin.
Domaine Armand Rousseau
How many Premiers Crus are there in Gevrey-Chambertin?
26
Smallest Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin.
Griotte-Chambertin
Largest Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin.
Charmes-Chambertin
includes Mazoyères-Chambertin
Le Musigny Grand Cru is split between three parts. Name them.
Musigny
Petits Musigny
La Combe d’Orveau
One of the largest producers of Le Musigny.
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüe
Adjacent to Le Musigny lies a Premier Cru whose reputation and price suggest that this vineyard is worthy of elevation to Grand Cru. What is its name?
Les Amoureuses
Largest owners of Bonnes-Mares.
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüe
Le Clos Blanc, a Premier Cru vineyard of Vougeot is a monopoly of ……………..
Domaine de la Vougeraie
How many Premier Cru vineyards are in Fixin?
5
Wines of Village or Premier Cru status of Echezeaux are sold under the name of ………………………
Neighbouring Vosne-Romanee
Who has the monopole ownership of Romanee-Conti?
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti (DRC)
Who has the monopole ownership of La Grand Rue?
Domaine Lamarche
Sole Grand Cru appellation for red wine in Cote de Beaune?
Corton
………………………………………., has the potential to make the richest wines of all in Pommard, and is frequently mentioned as being worthy of elevation to Grand Cru status.
Les Rugiens Bas
More than half of Volnay’s vineyards are are of Premier Cru status?
True
Because Meursault is renowned for its white wines, its single really fine red wine vineyard of Les Santenots is sold as …………………………………….
Volnay Santenots
Name the two Grand Cru vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet that are not shared with neighbouring Chassagne.
Chevalier-Montrachet
Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet’s sole Grand Cru.
Criots-Batard-Montrachet
Name the two Grand Cru vineyards that are shared between Puligny and Chassagne.
Le Montrachet
Batard-Montrachet
Finest vineyards of Meursault.
Les Perrieres
Les Genevrieres
Les Charmes
Finest producer of Meursault.
Comte Lafon
Communes of Pouilly-Fuisse.
Fuisse
Solutre
Vergisson
Chaintre
Pouilly-Vinzelles best vineyard.
Les Quarts
Name the Premier Crus of Fixin.
Les Arvelets Les Hervelets Clos de la Perriere Clos Napoleon Clos du Chapitre
Which grape variety is used in the production of Domaine Henri Gouges Premier Cru La Perriere, located in Nuits-St.-Georges?
Pinot Blanc
Main grape used in Bouzeron AOC.
Aligote
When does Hospices de Beaune charity auction took place since 1851?
Third Sunday in November
Who is the great majority owner of Aux Perdrix Premier Cru?
Domaine des Perdrix (Nuits-St-Georges)
Who owns Chateau Gris Premier Cru Monopole?
Albert Bichot (Nuits-St-Georges)
Who owns Clos des Grandes Vignes Premier Cru Monopole?
Domaine Liger-Belair (Nuits-St-Georges)
Name the three Monopoles of Domaine Liger-Belair.
Vosne-Romanée Clos du Château
La Romanée Grand Cru
Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes
Which AOC/AOP of the Cote de Chalonnaise devotes the most acreage to Cremant?
Rully
Who owns Clos Saint-Landry Premier Cru Monopole?
Bouchard Pere et Fils
Name the two Grand Cru Monopoles of Domaine de la Romanee Conti.
La Romanee-Conti
La Tache
All Grand Cru in Vosne-Romanee became an AOC in 1936 except one. Which one and when?
La Grande Rue
1992 (to take effect as from the 1991 vintage)
What is the southernmost Grand Cru of Vosne Romanee?
La Tache
Who is the only producer of Musigny Blanc?
Comte Georges de Vogüe
Which village has the majority of Bonnes Mares?
Chambolle-Musigny
What major villages of the Cote Chalonnaise produce exclusively white wines?
Bouzeron
Montagny
Where is Taille Pieds Premier Cru located?
Volnay
Where is Morgeot Premier Cru located?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Where is Les Pucelles Premier Cru located?
Puligny-Montrachet
Where is Les Genevrieres Premier Cru located?
Meursault
Where is Clos du Roi Premier Cru located?
Beaune
Where is Clos des Mouches Premier Cru located?
Beaune
When was the release of Beaujolais Nouveau first authorized?
1951
What was the last Grand Cru to be promoted?
La Grand Rue (1992)
What three villages claim a portion of the Corton Grand Cru?
Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Serrigny
Pernand-Vergelesses
What major villages of Cote Chalonnaise may produce either red or white wines?
Rully
Givry
Mercurey
What is the wine traditionally used for a Kir cocktail?
Bouzeron Aligote
What is the only communal appellation in the Cote Chalonnaise that does not have Premier Cru bottlings?
Bouzeron
Minimum required alcohol for Petit Chablis? Chablis Grand Cru?
9,5%
11%
What is another name for the Cote Chalonnaise?
Region Mercurey
What is a piece?
228 lt traditional Burgundy barrel
Name the Grand Crus that make both red and white wines?
Le Musigny
Corton
Name the village appellations for red wines in the Cote de Nuits?
Marsannay Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Morey-St.-Denis Chambolle-Musigny Vougeot Vosne-Romanee Nuits-St.-Georges
What are the two dominant soils of Chablis?
Kimmeridgian
Portlandian
Name the top Premier Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Clos-St.-Jacques
Lavaux-St.-Jacques
Les Cazetieres
Name the only two Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee with multiple owners?
Richebourg
Romanee-St.-Vivant
Name the communes of the Yonne department?
Chablis
Auxerre
Irancy
St.-Bris
Name the two village AOPs of the Cote de Beaune that only produce red wines?
Pommard
Volnay
Where is Anne Gros based?
Vosne-Romanee
Where is Comte Georges de Vogue based?
Chambolle-Musigny
Name the largest Grand Cru vineyard of Burgundy.
Corton
Name the unofficial Grand Cru of Chablis.
La Moutonne
Where is Fourchaume Premier Cru?
Chablis
Where is the Clos des Ducs Premier Cru monopole? Who is the owner?
Volnay
Marquis d’Angerville
Burgundy synonym of Pinot Gris.
Pinot Beurot
Name the best Burgundy vintages of the 1980s.
1985
1988
1989
Name the best Burgundy vintages of the 1990s.
1990
1995
1996
1999
Name the best Burgundy vintages of the 2000s.
2002
2003
2005
2009
Where is the Clos Parantoux Premier Cru?
Vosne-Romanee
Name the best Burgundy vintages of the 2010s.
2010
2012
2015
Name the grape varieties used in the Coteaux du Lyonnais AOC.
Gamay
Aligote
Chardonnay
Pinot Blanc
Who is the largest landowner of Romanee-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru?
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
Name the largest landowner of Le Clos Saint-Jacques Premier Cru?
Armand Rousseau
Name the parents of the Cesar grape.
Pinot and Argant
What is the minimum must weight of La Romanée AOC?
198 gr/lt
Name the two landowners of Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru.
Domaine des Lambrays
Domaine Taupenot-Merme
What is the most southerly village of the Côte de Beaune?
Cheilly-les-Maranges
What is fermage?
Agricultural lease in Burgundy
What soils do we come across in northern Beaujolais?
Granite
Where is Clos des Chênes Premier Cru located?
Volnay
When did Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair converted to biodynamic viticulture?
2008 (2012 became certified)
Name the three lieux-dits of Montée de Tonnerre Premier Cru.
Côte de Bréchain
Pied d’Aloup
Chapelot
When was Cave Coopérative La Chablisienne founded?
1923
When was Domaine Long-Depaquit sold to Albert Bichot?
1971
Most rare and celebrated estate of Chablis.
Domaine Raveneau
Name the three communes of production for Irancy AOP.
Irancy
Cravant
Vincelottes
Who is the owner of Fixin Clos de la Perrière Premier Cru Monopole?
Domaine de la Perrière
Les Meix Bas is technically within which Premier Cru of Fixin?
Hervelets
Who is the owner of Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère Premier Cru Monopole?
Henri Boillot
Which Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin is typically the coolest?
Latricières-Chambertin
Which Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin is the steepest?
Ruchottes-Chambertin
Who is the sole owner of Les Petits Musigny plot?
Comte Georges de Vogüe
How many hectares is Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru? How many hectares lie within Chambolle-Musigny?
- 06 ha
13. 54 ha (and 1,52 ha in Morey-St.-Denis)
Name the five communes of production for Côte de Nuits-Villages AOP.
Fixin Brochon Premeaux-Prissey Corgoloin Comblanchien
Name the smallest Premier Cru Monopole vineyard in the Cote d’Or.
Derrière Saint-Jean (located in Pommard, 0,11 ha, owned by Violot-Guillemard)
Who is the owner of Pommard Clos des Epeneaux Premier Cru Monopole?
Comte Armand (4,6 ha are located in Les Petits Epenots and the remainder 0,63 ha in Les Grands Epenots)
When did Pommard producers petitioned the INAO to create a single Rugiens Grand Cru.
2011
Where is Clos Berthet Premier Cru located? When did it become a Premier Cru?
Pernand-Vergelesses AOP
2001
(Produces only white wines, 1 ha, Monopole of Dubreuil-Fontaine)
In which appellation of Burgundy do we come across the term “Levrouté”?
Viré-Clessé AOP
Second largest owner of Clos de Vougeot.
Méo-Camuzet (3 ha)
Name the two largest owners of Corton-Charlemagne.
Louis Latour (9,64 ha) Bonneau du Martray (9,50 ha)
Who is the owner of Bonneau du Martray?
Stan Kroenke, owner of Screaming Eagle
Who is the owner of Monthélie Clos des Toisières Premier Cru Monopole?
Louis Latour (0,23 ha, elevated to Premier Cru in 2006)
How did La Grande Rue vineyard came into the hands of the Lamarche family?
Henri Lamarche, François’ father, took possession of this site as a wedding gift in 1933
How many hectares of Montrachet Grand Cru are located in Puligny and Chassagne?
Puligny: 4.01 ha
Chassagne: 3.99 ha
(the Puligny sector is often referred to as “Montrachet”, while the Chassagne sector is known as “le Montrachet”)
Who ordered Gamay grapes to be ripped up in favor of the lower yielding and theoretically superior Pinot Noir?
Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy
Largest landowner of Côte d’Or.
Bouchard Père et Fils (owned by Henriot)
Which appellation replaced replaced Bourgogne Grande Ordinaire?
Coteaux Bourguignons
Name Burgundy’s sparkling wine appellations.
Crémant de Bourgogne
Bourgogne Mousseux
When was Crémant de Bourgogne established?
1975
When was Bourgogne Mousseux established?
1943
Name the five village AOP’s of the Mâconnais.
Pouilly-Fuissé Pouilly-Loché Pouilly-Vinzelles Saint-Véran Viré-Clessé (latest addition, 1999)
What soils characterize Beaujolais?
The southern sector of Beaujolais is flatter, with clay-based soils, and the northern sector is marked by the granite hillsides of the craggy monts de Beaujolais
What is the minimum percentage of Pinot Noir for Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains AOP?
30%
What is the smallest white Grand Cru of Burgundy?
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (1,75 ha)
What is the the maximum abv carbonic maceration can produce?
3%
What is métayage?
Sharecropping
Which Premier Cru of Nuits-St.-Georges is considered the best?
Les Saint Georges
Name the largest producer of Beaujolais.
Georges Duboeuf
Name the four best Premier Crus of Chablis.
Montée de Tonnerre
Fourchaume
Montmains
Mont de Milieu
Name four Premier Crus of Chassagne-Montrachet.
Cailleret
Les Chenevottes
Morgeot
La Maltroie
Name four Premier Crus of Puligny-Montrachet.
Clavaillon
Champ Canet
Les Folatières
Les Pucelles
How many hectares is Le Montrachet?
8 ha
Where is Domaine Coche-Dury based?
Meursault
Where is Henri Jayer based?
Vosne-Romanée
Where is Champ Canet Premier Cru?
Puligny-Montrachet
Name three négociants located in Beaune.
Joseph Drouhin
Bouchard Père et Fils
Louis Jadot
Name the monastic order Burgundy traces its modern origins.
Cisterian
Other than Pommard and Volnay, which AOP of the Côte de Beaune produces red wines exclusively?
Blagny
Where is La Maltroie Premier Cru?
Chassagne-Montrachet
Where is Joseph Faiveley based?
Nuits-St.-Georges
How many Premier Crus are in Beaune?
42
Where is La Comme Premier Cru?
Santenay
Where is the Sorine windmill located?
Santenay
Name the two communes of production for Santenay AOP.
Santenay
Remigny
Northernmost Grand Cru of Vosne-Romanée.
Richebourg
Who is the owner of Vougeot Clos de la Perrière Premier Cru?
Domaine Bertagna
Name the three monopoles of Domaine de la Pousse d’Or.
Clos de la Bousse d’Or
Clos des 60 Ouvrées
Clos d’Audignac
(all 3 are Premier Cru and located in Volnay)
Name the rarest cuvée of Château de Pommard.
Simone
0,53 ha, 1800 bottles
What is a feuillette?
132-lt barrel used in Chablis when wine is sold to négociants
Which Beaujolais legend died early this year (2020)?
Georges Duboeuf
When did Marsannay receive AOC status?
1987
Name the three communes of production for Marsannay AOP.
Marsannay-la-Côte
Chenôve
Couchey
Where is Domaine Bruno Clair located?
Marsannay-la-Côte
Name the four lieux-dits of Fourchaume Premier Cru.
Côte de Fontenay
L’Homme Mort
Vaulorent
Vaupulent
When did Berdiot promoted to Premier Cru? Where is it located?
1978
Chablis, directly above Blanchot Grand Cru
Largest Premier Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin.
Lavaux-Saint-Jacques
Name the only Premier Cru of Côte d’Or to be completely surrounded by Grand Cru land.
Aux Combottes (located in Gevrey-Chambertin)
What are the maximum allowed yields for Gevrey-Chambertin AOP?
Rouge: 50 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Rouge “Premier Cru”: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Who is the owner of the Clos de Tart monopole?
Francois Pinault (since 2017)
Largest Grand Cru of Morey-St.-Denis.
Clos de la Roche (16,90 ha)
Smallest Grand Cru of Morey-St.-Denis.
Clos St.-Denis (6,62 ha)
Latest Grand Cru addition of Morey-St.-Denis.
Clos des Lambrays (added in 1981)
Which two Premier Cru vineyards are the southern neighbours of Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru?
Les Fuées
Les Cras
Who is the owner of the Clos des Réas Premier Cru monopole? Where is it located?
Michel Gros
Vosne-Romanée
Southernmost vineyard of Nuits-St.-Georges commune.
Chaînes-Cartaux Premier Cru
Within which Premier Cru vineyard of Nuits-St.-Georges is Château Gris located?
Les Crots Premier Cru
Within which Premier Cru vineyard of Beaune is Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus monopole located? Who is the owner?
Les Grèves
Bouchard Père et Fils
Which was the first vineyard in Pommard to be replanted after phylloxera struck in the 19th century?
Clos Blanc
Within which Premier Cru vineyard of Pommard is Clos des Cîteaux monopole located? Who is the owner?
Les Grands Epenots
Jean Monnier
What is the primary soil type of Volnay?
Oolitic limestone
Who is the owner of the Clos de la Barre Premier Cru monopole? Where is it located?
Louis Jadot (actually not the owner but the sole fruit purchaser and producer) Volnay
Who is the owner of the Clos du Château des Ducs Premier Cru monopole? Where is it located?
Michel Lafarge
Volnay
Who is the owner of the Clos des Perrières Premier Cru monopole in Meursault?
Albert Grivault
Name the four lieux-dits of Genevrières Premier Cru in Mersault?
Chaumes des Perrières
Les Genevrières Dessus
Les Genevrières Dessous
Les Chaumes de Narvaux
Which vineyards are included in the Blagny Premier Cru in Meursault?
Les Ravelles La Jeunelotte La Pièce sous le Bois Sous Blagny Sous le Dos d'Ane
Within which Premier Cru vineyard of Meursault is Clos Richemont monopole located? Who is the owner?
Les Cras
Henri Darnat
Within which Premier Cru vineyard of Puligny-Montrachet is Clos de la Mouchère monopole located? Who is the owner? What is the size of this monopole?
Les Perrières
Henri Boillot
4 ha
Name the four lieux-dits of Les Folatières Premier Cru in Puligny-Montrachet.
Ez Folatières
En-la-Richarde
Le Peux-Bois
Au Chaniot
What is the primary soil type of Puligny-Montrachet?
Brown limestone
How many Premiers Crus are there in Puligny-Montrachet?
17
How many estates own parcels of Montrachet on the Puligny side?
5
Where is Puligny-Montrachet AOP? What type of soils are found there?
Between Meursault AOP to the north and Chassagne-Montrachet AOP to the south
Limestone alternating with clay
Where is Henri Boillot located?
Meursault