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France- Cote de Beaune Flashcards

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What communes in the Cote de Beaune can produce only one color wines?
Grapes?

A

Pommard- PN

Volnay- PN

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Name the villages of the Cote de Beaune, north to south

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Ladoix- Serrigny
Aloxe- Corton
Pernand- Vergelesses
Savigny-les-Beaune
Chorey-les-Beaune
Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Meursault
Monthelie- up the slope
Auxey-Duresses- further up from Monthelie
St-Romain
Puligny- Montrachet
St- Aubin- up the slope
Chassagne- Montrachet
Santenay
Maranges
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What villages does St- Aubin bordering

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Puligny and Chassagne

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What natural feature separates Cote du Nuits from Cote de Beaune

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Combe de Magny

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Whose vineyards does DRC have taken over in Corton

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Prince de Merode

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Grand Crus of Ladoix Serrigny

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Corton- released as Aloxe Corton

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Size of Corton

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165 ha

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What villages share the Corton vineyard

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Ladoix-Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
Pernand-Vergelesses

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Under what designation(s) is white wine from Corton released as

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Charlemagne
Corton Charlemagne
Corton Blanc

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Under what designation is red from Corton released as

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Corton

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Soils of Corton GC

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Lighter sandy sandier soils in higher elevations,

lower elevations have limestone bedrock with heavier clay soils with iron rich soils

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Size of Corton GC

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160 ha

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13
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What village is En Charlemagne located in

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Pernand Vergelesses

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Name a notable premier cru in Pernand Vergelesses

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Lle de Vergelesses

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What village is only village in the Cote de Beaune to be on the eastern side of the route nationale

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Chorey-les-Beaune

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16
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What color wines are Savigny-les-Beaune and Chorey-les-Beaune known for

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SLB- both colors

CLB- is known for reds, even though they can produce either

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What villages in the Cote de Beaune produce only red

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Pommard and Volnay

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Top producers of Beaune

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Chateau de Chorey
Drouhin
Champy
Camille Giroud

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Top premier crus of Beaune

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Coucherias
Cras
Feguine
Greres
Teurons
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20
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Style of Pinot in Beaune

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Bigger and succulent

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Style of Pommard

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Forward with wines with gut and openness

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Top premiers crus of Pommard

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Les Grands Epenots

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Style of Volnay

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Feminine with elegance and grace

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Bordering villages of Volnay

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Pommard in the north
Monthelie in the west
Meursault in the south

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Top premier crus of Volnay
``` Clos de Chenes Taille Pieds (Taillepeds) Champans Caillerets Santenots (shared with Meursault) ```
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Top producers of Volnay
d'Argenville Hubert de Montille Michel Lafarge
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What famous vineyard in Volnay is d'Argenville's monopole
Clos de ducs
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What Premier cru in Volnay is shared with Meursault
Santenots
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Dominant wines of Monthelie
Reds dominate, almost a continuation of Volnay
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What villages are further up the slope to the west from Volnay
Monthelie Auxey-Duresses Saint Romain
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What village is allowed to use Lyra trellising system in the Cote de Beaune
Auxey-Duresses
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Top premier crus of Auxey-Duresses
du Val | les Duresses
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Saint Romain is dominated by what grape
Chardonnay
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What villages in the Cote de Beaune have no premier crus
Chorey-les-Beaune | Saint Romain
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Bordering villages of Meursault
Volnay to the North Monthelie to the West Auxey-Duresses to the West (south of Monthelie) Puligny Montrachet to the south
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Style of Meursault
Richer, textured with hazelnut fatty texture with softer acidity
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What village produces the most whites in the Cote de Beaune
Meursault
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Top producers of Meursault
Roulot Coche Dury Comtes Lafon
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Top premier crus of Meursault
Santenots Les Charmes Perrieres Les Genevieres
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What famous premier cru in Meursault can produce wither color
Santenots
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What hamlet can release wines under Puligny or Meursault
Blagny
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Style of Puligny
More taut and streamlined than Meursault with higher acid and less oak
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Top producers of Puligny-Montrachet
Leflaive | Jacques Carillon
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Grand Crus exclusively located within Puligny
Chevalier- Montrachet | Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet
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What GC are shared with Chassagne
le Montrachet | Batard Montrachet
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Top premier crus of Puligny
- les Caillerets - les Pucelles - Follatieres - Caillerets
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Bordering villages of Puligny
Meursault to the north Saint Aubin to the west Chassagne to the south
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GCs of Chassagne Montrachet
le Montrachet Batard Montrachet Criots-Batard-Montrachet (completely in Chassagne)
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What GCs are exclusively located within Chassagne
Criots-Batard-Motrachet
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Smallest GC in Chassagne
les Criots
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What is Pigeage
Punch down
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What is Remontage
Pump over
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Style of Chassagne wines
Between the fattiness and nuttiness of Meursault and the Elegance of Puligny. They also tend to have a slight herbaceous character
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Top producers of Chassagne
- Ramonet - Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
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Largest premier cru of Chassagne
Morgeots 58 ha
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Largest white producing vineyard in Cote de Beuane
Corton
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Largest GC in Chassagne
Batard Montrachet 11.97 ha (5.85 in Chassagne)
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Top premier crus in Chassagne
Blanchot Dessus Clos Saint Jean les Caillerets les Champs Gain
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Bordering villages of Chassagne
Puligny in the north Saint Aubin in the west Santenay in the south
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Saint Aubin is mainly produces red or white
White, only 25% of land is planted with reds
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Top premier crus of Saint Aubin
En Remilly | les Murgets des Dents de Chien
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Santenay produces mostly red or white
Red, only 10% is white
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Top premier crus of Santenay
Beauregards | les Tavannes

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