France - Burgundy / Côte de Beaune Flashcards
Meursault style vs. Puligny-Montrachet
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Meursault: Oxidative, wood-framed, rich, almost fat, nutty, buttery, honeyed, softer acidity than Puligny-Montrachet
- Reason: many sources credit lower water table than either Puligny or Chassagne, resulting in greater underground cellar space for aging wines in oak
- However, number of top producers today prefer more reductive, steelier approach
Reason for number of grower producers in Meursault
Meursault was a village ignored by négociant buyers, and vignerons turned to domaine-bottling early on
Saint-Romain
- 100 ha
- Behind Auxey-Duresses, between Volnay and Meursault
Clos des Epeneaux
5.2 ha
- (Clos des Epeneaux) divided btwn Les Grands Epenots and Les Petits Epenots, and chief among them
Pernand-Vergelesses premiers crus
8 premiers crus divided into 2 sectors
Bois de Noël hillside
- Include village’s namesake climat Ile des Vergelesses
- Mostly red wines
Frétille Hill
- Sous Frétille, Clos Berthet, Village de Pernand - only white wine
Pernand-Vergelesses production
60% red wine
What % of Meursault’s total land under vine is dedicated to premiers crus?
25%
- more meaningful distinction than Beaune or Saint-Aubin
Name four of Volnay’s top premiers crus?; are they located on the northern or southern end of the commune?
Les Caillerets
Champans
Clos des Chênes
Taillepieds
2 small parcels of Le Cailleret were added to Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru AOP in what years?
1939 and 1974
In 2011, vignerons of Pommard petitioned for what site to be elevetated to grand cru status, and are still awaiting for the final decision from the INAO?
Les Rugiens - Bas and Hauts
Are you more likely to see red or white wines from Aloxe-Corton?
Red wine
- but, permitted both red and white
How many premiers crus are in Beaune?
42
- only Chassagne-Montrachet has more
Montrachet is currently divided by how many owners?
16
What are the 2 wines that Bouchard Pere & Fils produces from Chevalier-Montrachet?
- Chevalier-Montrachet - basic GC
- “Cuvée la Cabotte” - lieu-dit once included in Montrachet itself
Is grand cru En Charlemagne north or south of grand cru Le Charlemagne?
North
Chassagne has how much of Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru?
nearly half
How many ha of Volnay (250 ha total) are premier cru?
120 ha
Within what lieu-dit will you find Faiveley’s 2 ha monopole, the Clos des Cortons Faiveley?
Le Rognet et Corton
Name three of the most impressive premiers crus of Puligny-Montrachet?
Le Cailleret
Les Demoiselles
Les Pucelles
What is Albert Grivault’s monopole for which he has been seeking grand cru status?
Clos de Perrières
Who commands the largest shares in both Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet?
Domaine Leflaive
How many climats may legally appear on a label of Corton rouge?
24
- out of a total of 26
How many premier cru are in Auxey-Duresses?
9
Ladoix-Serigny sits at the base of the Corton hill and has a hand in what 2 grands crus?
Corton
Corton-Charlemagne
How many premiers crus in Saint-Romain?
Zero
What does Perrières mean?
stone
- signifies the site of an old quarry
On what hillside will you find the climats Sous Frétille, Clos Berthet, and Village de Pernand of Pernand-Vergelesses?; can you produce red wine there?
NE on Frétille Hill - Sous Frétille, Clos Berthet, Village de Pernand
- white wine only
Can you name 5 top domaines in Pernand-Vergelesses?
Rollind
Dubreuil-Fontane
Pierre Marey
Rapet
Bonneau du Martray - only domaine exclusively grand cru, 11 ha Corton hill
Out of the the 400 ha in Meursault, how many are allocated to Pinot Noir?
12 (dozen)
Name 2 premiers crus of Monthélie that border Volnay’s Clos des Chénes.
Les Champ Fuillots
Sur la Velle
What is one reason for Meursault’s oxidative and wood-framed style?
From cask aging in their greater underground cellar space, which is due to lower water table in the soil than other neighboring communes
Clos des Epeneaux is divided btwn what two premiers crus?
Les Grands Epenots
Les Petits Epenots
What are the cheapest village wines in Beaune?
Chorey-Lès-Beaune
What are the two grands crus Puligny-Montrachet claims as a whole?
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
Chevalier-Montrachet
What is the reason for Les Pucelles not being a grand cru?
moisture-collecting depression in the slope
Is Chorey-Lès-Beaune north or south of Beaune?
North
Which grand cru is more often used, Corton-Charlemagne AOP or Charlemagne AOP?
Corton-Charlemagne AOP
Name five domaines of Volnay.
Marquis d’Angerville - pioneer of domaine bottling
Hubert de Montille
Michel Lafarge
Henri Boillot
Domaine de la Pousse d’Or
Why is Auxey-Duresses subject to cooler winds and more frequent hailstorms than the rest of Côte de Beaune?
the appellation sits between the hills of Montmellian (on the Meursault side) and Bourdon, and lacks the protection of the côte
Name three of Beaune’s best premiers crus?
Les Bressandes
Les Grèves
Les Teurons
(mid-slope Montagne de Beaune, east-face)
All 5 premiers crus of Ladoix-Serigny label themselves under what name?; why?
Aloxe-Corton; more saleable
What is the only vineyard in the Côte d’Or that has the word climat in its name?
Climat du Val
Can you make red wine and label it as either of the grands crus Corton-Charlemagne or Charlemagne?
No, only whites
Are you more likely to see red or white wine released as Corton?
Red wines
- but, allows both
Who is the largest landowner in Chevalier-Montrachet?; how much of Chevalier do they own?
Bouchard Pere & Fils
- 2.5 of 7.3 ha
What is best premier cru for white wines in Chassagne-Montrachet?
Blanchot Dessus
- adjacent to Montrachet
Why is it that a majority of vineyards within Beaune are premiers crus (85%)?
Urban expansion gobbled up flatter village-level Beaune
What is the reason for Pommard’s fuller-bodied, weightier, denser, gutsier, more tannic style?
Water flow and erosion have deposited a greater % of iron-rich clay on Pommard’s lower slopes
Name six respected estates of Meursault.
Coche-Dury
Guy Roulot
Comtes Lafon
Patrick Javillier
Jacques Prieur
Pierre Morey
Can you make red wine and label it as grand cru Corton?
Yes
- like Musigny, Corton Grand Cru AOP allows both red and white, but almost all red
What performs better in Saint-Romain, Chardonnay or Pinot Noir?
Chardonnay
- cooler climate, higher altitude; outnumbers red 2 to 1
Is Joseph Drouhin’s premier cru Le Clos de Mouches blanc from the north or south of Beaune?
South
25 ha premier cru (Le Clos de Mouches) that borders Pommard
How do you compare the style of white wines from Chassagne to Puligny?
broader, more thickly textured
- generally a result of heavier new oak usage
How many premiers crus are in Chassagne-Montrachet?
55 premiers crus
Why were wines from Volnay seen on the tables of royalty throughout the ancien régime?
King of France inherited the lands after the death of Valois Duke Charles the Bold n 1477
Is Faiveley’s 2 ha monopole the Clos des Cortons Faiveley an official geographic designation?; what is it compared to?
No
- compared to Long-Depaquit’s Chablis Grand Cru La Moutonne
What is the only domaine in Burgundy that produces exclusively grand cru wines, from 11 ha on the Corton hill?
Bonneau du Martray
Which is more elegant, Volnay or Pommard?
Volnay
Can you make white wine and label it Volnay?
No
- like Pommard, red only
What is “Cuvée la Cabotte”?
1 of 2 wines produced from Bouchard Pere & Fils Chevalier-Montrachet, was once a lieu-dit included in Montrachet itself