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France- Cote de Beaune Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Pommard- PN

Volnay- PN

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2
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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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3
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What villages does St- Aubin bordering

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Puligny and Chassagne

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4
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What natural feature separates Cote du Nuits from Cote de Beaune

A

Combe de Magny

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5
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Whose vineyards does DRC have taken over in Corton

A

Prince de Merode

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6
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Grand Crus of Ladoix Serrigny

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Corton- released as Aloxe Corton

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7
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Size of Corton

A

165 ha

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8
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What villages share the Corton vineyard

A

Ladoix-Serrigny
Aloxe-Corton
Pernand-Vergelesses

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9
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Under what designation(s) is white wine from Corton released as

A

Charlemagne
Corton Charlemagne
Corton Blanc

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10
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Under what designation is red from Corton released as

A

Corton

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11
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Soils of Corton GC

A

Lighter sandy sandier soils in higher elevations,

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

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12
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Size of Corton GC

A

160 ha

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13
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What village is En Charlemagne located in

A

Pernand Vergelesses

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14
Q

Name a notable premier cru in Pernand Vergelesses

A

Lle de Vergelesses

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15
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What village is only village in the Cote de Beaune to be on the eastern side of the route nationale

A

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

A

SLB- both colors

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

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17
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What villages in the Cote de Beaune produce only red

A

Pommard and Volnay

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18
Q

Top producers of Beaune

A

Chateau de Chorey
Drouhin
Champy
Camille Giroud

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19
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Top premier crus of Beaune

A 
Coucherias
Cras
Feguine
Greres
Teurons
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20
Q

Style of Pinot in Beaune

A

Bigger and succulent

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21
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Style of Pommard

A

Forward with wines with gut and openness

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22
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Top premiers crus of Pommard

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Les Grands Epenots

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23
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Style of Volnay

A

Feminine with elegance and grace

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24
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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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25
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Top premier crus of Volnay

A 
Clos de Chenes
Taille Pieds (Taillepeds)
Champans
Caillerets
Santenots (shared with Meursault)
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26
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Top producers of Volnay

A

d’Argenville
Hubert de Montille
Michel Lafarge

27
Q

What famous vineyard in Volnay is d’Argenville’s monopole

A

Clos de ducs

28
Q

What Premier cru in Volnay is shared with Meursault

29
Q

Dominant wines of Monthelie

A

Reds dominate, almost a continuation of Volnay

30
Q

What villages are further up the slope to the west from Volnay

A

Monthelie
Auxey-Duresses
Saint Romain

31
Q

What village is allowed to use Lyra trellising system in the Cote de Beaune

A

Auxey-Duresses

32
Q

Top premier crus of Auxey-Duresses

A

du Val

les Duresses

33
Q

Saint Romain is dominated by what grape

A

Chardonnay

34
Q

What villages in the Cote de Beaune have no premier crus

A

Chorey-les-Beaune

Saint Romain

35
Q

Bordering villages of Meursault

A

Volnay to the North
Monthelie to the West
Auxey-Duresses to the West (south of Monthelie)
Puligny Montrachet to the south

36
Q

Style of Meursault

A

Richer, textured with hazelnut fatty texture with softer acidity

37
Q

What village produces the most whites in the Cote de Beaune

38
Q

Top producers of Meursault

A

Roulot
Coche Dury
Comtes Lafon

39
Q

Top premier crus of Meursault

A

Santenots
Les Charmes
Perrieres
Les Genevieres

40
Q

What famous premier cru in Meursault can produce wither color

41
Q

What hamlet can release wines under Puligny or Meursault

42
Q

Style of Puligny

A

More taut and streamlined than Meursault with higher acid and less oak

43
Q

Top producers of Puligny-Montrachet

A

Leflaive

Jacques Carillon

44
Q

Grand Crus exclusively located within Puligny

A

Chevalier- Montrachet

Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet

45
Q

What GC are shared with Chassagne

A

le Montrachet

Batard Montrachet

46
Q

Top premier crus of Puligny

A
  • les Caillerets
  • les Pucelles
  • Follatieres
  • Caillerets
47
Q

Bordering villages of Puligny

A

Meursault to the north
Saint Aubin to the west
Chassagne to the south

48
Q

GCs of Chassagne Montrachet

A

le Montrachet
Batard Montrachet
Criots-Batard-Montrachet (completely in Chassagne)

49
Q

What GCs are exclusively located within Chassagne

A

Criots-Batard-Motrachet

50
Q

Smallest GC in Chassagne

A

les Criots

51
Q

What is Pigeage

A

Punch down

52
Q

What is Remontage

53
Q

Style of Chassagne wines

A

Between the fattiness and nuttiness of Meursault and the Elegance of Puligny. They also tend to have a slight herbaceous character

54
Q

Top producers of Chassagne

A
  • Ramonet
  • Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey
55
Q

Largest premier cru of Chassagne

A

Morgeots 58 ha

56
Q

Largest white producing vineyard in Cote de Beuane

57
Q

Largest GC in Chassagne

A

Batard Montrachet 11.97 ha (5.85 in Chassagne)

58
Q

Top premier crus in Chassagne

A

Blanchot Dessus
Clos Saint Jean
les Caillerets
les Champs Gain

59
Q

Bordering villages of Chassagne

A

Puligny in the north
Saint Aubin in the west
Santenay in the south

60
Q

Saint Aubin is mainly produces red or white

A

White, only 25% of land is planted with reds

61
Q

Top premier crus of Saint Aubin

A

En Remilly

les Murgets des Dents de Chien

62
Q

Santenay produces mostly red or white

A

Red, only 10% is white

63
Q

Top premier crus of Santenay

A

Beauregards

les Tavannes

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