France-Burgundy-Côte de Nuits Flashcards
What are the top 1ers N of NSG? Who typically farms?
Aux Boudots
Aux Argillas
Vosne producers
Gevrey lies at the mouth of what combe?
Combe de Lavaux
Which GC’s of the CdNuits abut the D974?
Mazoyères
Charmes
Clos Vougeot
what are soils w/ a high limestone content called in Burg?
argillaceous limestone
Why is Griotte considered better than the other 2nd tier GC’s of Gevrey?
star producers in the vineyard like Fourrier and Ponsot
What are the best 1ers of Premeaux-Prissey? Who owns each?
i. Clos de la Maréchale (JF Mugnier)
ii. Les Arlot (Domaine d’Arlot)
iii. Clos des Grandes Vignes (Liger-Belair),
What are considered to be the 4 2nd-tier GC’s fo Gevrey? Why?
Chapelle
Griotte
Charmes
Mazoyères
East of Route des GC, gentler slope, more iron oxide in soils on lower slopes
Which is considered the better GC of Flagey?
Grands Ech
Ech is 38 ha, 80 parcels, high variations in soil and slope, kinda not awesome
Which river most informs the Cd’Or?
Saône River
Cd’Or is on the W edge of Saône River Plain
What combe informs Chambolle?
Combe de Chamboeuf
What are the top 1ers S of NSG?
i. Les Saint-Georges (best)
ii. Les Cailles
iii. Les Vaucrains
Which of the Gevrey GC’s has the highest elevation?
Ruchottes is steepest, highest elevation. Sits above Mazis
What is the only GC to permit whites/reds in the CdNuits? Sole producer of whites?
Musigny
Georges Comte de Vogüé
Where is the smallest AOP in France? Producer?
La Romanée (.85ha)
mono of Comte Liger-Belair
What is the smallest of the Gevrey GC’s?
Griotte (2.6ha)
What are 3 lieux-dits of Musigny?
Le Musigny
Les Petits Musigny
Combe d’Orveaux (small section, mainly 1er cru)
What styles of wine in Fixin?
R/W (W >5%)
village/1er cru
Who is the largest landowner in both Echézeaux
Grands-Echézeaux?
DRC
What are the mono GC’s of DRC in Vosne?
La Romanée-Conti
La Tâche
How does the soil and aspect of the CdNuits differ from the CdBeaune?
CdN=due E, more limestone in topsoil
CdB=Due SE, more marl in topsoil, aside from Montrachet
Which 1er cru of Vosne abuts La Tâche to the W?
Aux Malconsorts
What is the Cd’Or’s largest village AOP?
Gevrey-Chambertin
What was the last burg GC to be replanted after phylloxera? When?
RC replanted in 1946, 1945 last vintage on pre-phylloxera vines
When did de Vogüé declassify Musigny Blanc? What vintage rereleased again?
declass in 1994, reclassed in 2015
How much of Bonnes Mares is in Morey?
only 1.5 ha
Who is the primary owner of Griotte?
Dom. de Chezeaux (60%)
Which GC’s of Vosne are not monos?
Richebourg
RSV
What is the newest AOP Village of the CdN? When?
Marsannay in 1987
What are the top 1er crus of Gevrey?
Clos St-Jacques (better than some 2nd tier GC’s)
Cazetiers
Combottes
Which part of Clos Vougeot is the best?
climat surrounding the Château in the NW corner of clos is best
Which village has the highest ave quality in CdNuits?
Morey 50% classed etiher 1er or GC
What is the largest commerical center in the CdNuits?
NSG
What is the general soil structure of the Cd’Or?
Jurassic Limestone is building block
top soils=combo of limestone/clay in various proportions
Which Vosne 1er was formerly part of La Tâche?
Gaudichots
Explain how both clay and limestone affect viticulture in Burg
Modest portion of clay allows for right amount of water retention
Limestone can lead to nutrient deficiency, but in right amounts allows for vines to uptake just enough nutrients (but not too much) which leads to desirable limitations of vigor
What is the most expensive wine on release in the world?
RC
Which 1er cru of Chambolle is below Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
Who are top producers of Gevrey?
Armand Rousseau Fourrier Claude Dugat Denis Bachelet Denis Mortet Pierre Damoy
What are the GC’s of Vosne-Romanée N-S?
Richebourg Romanée-St-Vivant La Romanée Romanée-Conti Grande Rue La Tâche
What styles of wines are allowed in Marsannay?
R/W/R
How are the 1er crus of NSG divided?
N of NSG (touching VR)
S of NSG (Classic NSG)
in Premeaux-Prissey
Which 1er crus of Chambolle line the slope along Bonnes Mares?
Fuées
Véroilles
Les Cras
How does the soil of the Cd’Or change as the slopes reach the Saône River?
W-E (high plateaus-lower banks) gains clay content closer to the river
lower banks are “river borne alluvium”
Who owns the largest single parcel in Richebourg and RSV?
DRC
What is the main landmark inside Clos de Vougeot? Who’s headquarters are now there?
Château des Clos de Vougeout
Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin (fd 1934)
What is the only 1er cru of Burg to allow Aligoté? Producer?
Monts Luisants
Ponsot’s Clos de Monts Luisants is mono of 100 yr old Aligoté vines
What are GC’s of Chambolle?
Bonnes Mares (90%) Musigny
soils of Chambolle?
higher active limestone component, lower clay
Geographically, what makes RC so prestigious?
near perfect E exposure (maximum daytime ripening) and gradient (10-15%)
brown marl soils
Which village of burg has no AOP but may label as the neighboring village?
Flagey-Echézeaux
Who is the historic owner of Clos de Tart? Current?
Mommessin from 1932-2017
now Artemis Group (Pinault family)
What are the GC’s fo Flagey-Echézeaux?
Echézeaux
Grands-Echézeaux
Where are most 1er crus located in Morey? Top 1er crus?
most in band below GC’s
Best are Chaffots an Monts Luisants on high slopes above Clos de la Roche and Clos St. Denis
What is the largest GC in the CdNuits? How large? How many owners?
Clos de Vougeot
50ha
82 owners
Who owns the vast majority of Clos des Lambrays?
LVMH (Arnault Family)
8.7 of 8.8ha
Taupenot-Merme owns remaining .1ha
Primary producer of Fixin?
Dom de la Perrière
What is the typical grade of Burg GC in Cd’Or?
10% or less
Who are top produers of Vosne?
DRC Sylvain Cathiard Comtes Liger-Belair Leroy Méo-Camuzet Michel Gros
Who owns the majority of Musigny?
de Vogüé owns 3/4ths
What are the 3 communes of production in Marsannay?
a. Chenôve
b. Marsannay-La Côte
c. Couchey
What is the only 1er cru of Cd’Or E of the D974?
Clos des Grandes Vignes in NSG, mono of Liger-Belair
How many ha is RC?
1.8ha
Which other GC of Gevrey may label as Charmes-Chambertin?
Mazoyères
Who are top producers of NSG?
Henri Gouges** Joseph Chevillon Robert Chevillon** Regis Forey Jean-Claude Boisset
What is Colluvium?
mix of limestone/clay in burg. most GC’s sit on mid-slope colluvium
What are the 2 villages of the Cd’Or on the E of the D974?
Gevrey-Chambertin
Chorey-les-Beaune
What are the communes of production for NSG?
NSG
Premeaux-Prissey
What is the soil structure of Morey-St-Denis?
generally homogenous
Marl upper slope, clay-limestone lower slope
Who is primary producer of Marsannay?
Bruno Clair
In which village is blending of 1er Crus likely most common? Why?
Morey, 1ers are very small
How does the soil of Bonnes Mares differ between Morey and Chambolle?
denser red clay in Morey, lighter marl/limestone in Chambolle
What is the soil of Fixin?
brown limestone
Who are top producers of Morey?
Dujac Christophe Perrot-Minot Ponsot Hubert Lignier Clos de Tart
What is the general encépagement of most GC red burg?
GC reds allow for max 15% mixed plantings of PG, PB, Chard (common in almost all GCs)
Who has the largest wine empire in burg? Home village?
Jean-Claude Boisset of NSG
Most successful portfolio of estates and négociants
Who fd Clos de Tart?
Cistercians of Tart in 1141
What does Clos de la Roche mean?
on the rocks
What is the only village in Burg where producers can make R/W/R
Marsannay
Which Vosne 1er is the only to not abut any GC? Owner?
Clos de Reas
mono of Michel Reas
What styles of wine are allowed in Vougeot?
village 1er R/W permitted but rarely encountered
Mainly GC Clos de Vougeot
What are the GC’s of Morey N-S?
Clos de la Roche Clos St. Denis Clos de Tart Clos des Lambrays Bonnes Mares (small ptl)
What styles allowed in Gevrey?
reds only
Which 2 GC’s may label as “Chambertin?”
Le Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze
Which Gevrey 1er cru is the only in Burg to be encircled in GC’s? Why was it likely left out of the classification in 1930s?
Combottes
None of the owners were from Gevrey
Which 1er cru of Vosne was made famous by Henri Jayer?
Cros Parentoux
Which GC is on the W of Grands-Ech?
W wall of Clos Vougeot
What is the best site in Fixin? Producer?
Clos de la Perrière
mono of Dom de la Perrière
What are the communes of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Gevrey
Brochon
What is the most recent GC of Vosne? When?
La Grande Rue 1992
What is considered the most structured GC of Morey? Most elegant?
Clos de la Roche
Clos St-Denis
What is a common labelling practice in Marsannay?
no 1er crus, lieu-dit labelling common
Who are top producers of Chambolle-Musigny?
De Vogüé
Georges Roumier
Ghislaine Barthod
Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier
What styles allowed in Morey?
R/W, W >10%
What are the top 1er Crus in Vosne?
- Beaux-Monts
- Suchots
- Aux Brûlées
- Cros Parentoux
- Petit-Monts
- Aux Reignots
- Aux Malconsorts
- Gaudichots
- Chaumes
- Clos des Reas
Top producers of Clos de Vougeot?
Ch. de la Tour
Who introduced Marsannay rosé? When?
Dom. Clair-Däu in 1920s
What styles of wine are allowed in NSG?
still R/W, very little W
What are the geographic similarities and differences between RC and La Romanée?
La Romanée sits above RC, slightly higher grade Same brown marl, but more erosion than RC
Where are the best 1er crus of Gevrey?
most on hillside north of the Combe de Lavaux, steeper slope than GC’s
What are considered the top 5 GC’s of Gevrey? Why?
Mazis Ruchottes Clos de Bèze Chambertin Latricières
West of Route des GCs, same E-SE exposure and elevation, rocky marl soil
What are top 1er crus of Chambolle?
Les Amoureuses**
Fuées
Véroilles
Les Cras
What are soils w/ a lower limestone content called in burg?
marl/calcareous clay
