France - Côte de Nuits Flashcards
What AOC do Corgoloin and Comblanchien fall under?
Cote de Nuits-Villages; S end of Cote de Nuits, just N of Beaune. Notable vineyards - Le Vaucrain; just W and uphill of Clos de la Marechale in Premeaux, red and whites from Jadot and red from Daniel Rion;
What communes allow wine to be bottled at Cote de Nuits-Villages
Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien
What may appear on a label instead of “Cote de Nuits-Villages?”
“Vins fins de la Côte de Nuits”
What communes may bottle Marsannay AOC?
Marsannay-la-Côte, Chenôve, Couchey
What styles of wine may be produced in Marsannay AOC?
red, rose, white
What is the important vineyard in Chenove?
Clos de Roy (Roi) - see wines from Sylvain Pataille, Jean Fournier, and Regis Bouvier
Are there any grands crus or premiers crus in Marsannay?
No, only lieux-dits
Name three important lieux-dits in Marsannay commune
les Echezaux, Le Boivin, Longeroies (Dessus and Bas)
Name two important lieux-dits in Couchey commune
Champs Perdrix (S end of commune, crosses into Fixin territory), Au Champ Solomon
Discuss terroir and soils of Marsannay AOC
Bajocian/Bathonian limestone bedrock covered with alluvial wash topsoil deposited from Ouche river, vineyards are east facing, with the rosé vineyards at either the bottom or extreme top of the slope.
What is the newest Cote de Nuits AOC?
Marsannay - 1987
What commune can bottle Bourgogne AOP - Le Chapitre?
Chenove
What commune can bottle Bourgogne AOP - Montrecul?
Dijon. May be red, white, rosé. Lieux-dit just south of Dijon in suburbs.
What is the most northernly named appellation of the Cote d’Or?
Montrecul
What commune can bottle Bourgogne AOP - La Chapelle Notre Dame?
Ladoix-Serrigny
Is any vineyard land in Marsanny designated 1er cru?
No, but the application process began in 2002 to designate about 30% of the vineyards as 1er cru.
What village is Sylvain Pataille associated with?
Marsannay - bottles single vineyard wines and rosé
What village is Domaine Bart associated with?
Marsannay
Where is Domaine Bruno Clair?
Marsannay
Where is Domaine Jean Fournier?
Marsannay (Clos du Roi, “Es Chezots,” etc)
Who are important bottles of Marsannay located outside the village?
Denis Mortet, Joseph Roty
What are the 1er cru vineyards of Fixin?
Les Arvelets (“Hervelets”), Les Hervelets (including Le Meix Bas - .5 ha), Clos du Chapitre, Clos de la Perrier, Clos Napoleon
Where is Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet?
Fixin
Where is Domaine Pierre Gelin?
Fixin
Where is Domaine Joliet (Manoir de la Perriere?
Fixin
Can Fixin produce white wines?
Yes, though very few are made (notably, Clos de la Perrière blanc - Joliet, Drouhin)
What is the style of Fixin rouge?
May be similar to Gevrey, with structure and savory notes, have been accused of a very rustic quality, but there are very fine examples.
What Fixin 1er cru vineyard extends into Brochon?
Clos de la Perrière - the Queue de Hareng lieux dit
Who owns Fixin 1er cru Clos Napoleon?
Pierre Gelin - monopole
What AOPs cover the wine grown in Brochon?
Fixin AOP (1er cru Clos de la Perrière “Queue de Harang”) and Gevrey-Chambertin AOP (village wines), and Cotes de Nuits Villages AOP
Where is Brochon located?
Between Fixin and Gevrey
What are the grand cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Chambertin, Chambertin Clos-de-Beze, Ruchottes Chambertin, Mazi Chambertin, Charmes Chambertin, Mazoyeres Chambertin, Griotte Chambertin, Latricières Chambertin, Chapelle Chambertin (9)
What are the premier cru vineyards of Gevrey-Chambertin?
Au Closeau, Aux Combottes, Bel Air, Champonnet, Cherbaudes, Clos des Varoilles, Clos du Chapitre, Clos Prieur, Clos St. Jacques, Craipillot, En Ergot, Estournelles-St-Jacques, Fonteny, Issarts, La Boissière, la Combe-au-Moine, La Perrière, La Romanee, Lavaux St Jacques, Les Cazatiers, Les Champeaux, Les Corbeaux, Les Goulots, Petits Cazatiers, Petite Chapelle, Poissenot
What are the 1er Cru Gevrey vineyards that border Grand Crus?
Bel Air - above Clos de Beze, below forest; Issarts - north of Ruchottes; Fonteny - north of Ruchottes (Bas); Les Corbeaux - north of Mazi; Au Closseau/La Perrière/Clos Prieur/Cherbaudes - below Mazi (lower on the slope, to the East); Petite Chapelle - below Chapelle-Chambertin; Aux Combottes - south of Latricieres, above Mazoyeres, N of Clos de La Roche (MSD).
Where is Domaine Armand Rousseau?
Gevrey Chambertin
Where is Domaine Rossignol Trapet?
Gevrey
Where is Domaine Denis Mortet?
Gevrey
Where is Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy?
Gevrey
Where is Domaine Fourrier?
Gevrey
Where is Domaine Sylvie Esmonin?
Gevrey
Where is Domaine Denis Bachelet?
Gevrey
Where is Alain Burguet?
Gevrey
Where is Pierre Damoy?
Gevrey
Major producers of Chambertin Grand Cru?
Armand Rousseau, Jacques Prieur, Leroy, Dujac, Bertagna, Joseph Drouhin, Ponsot, Jean Trapet, Rossignol-Trapet
Major producers of Chambertin Clos de Bèze?
Pierre Damoy, Armand Rousseau, Prieuré Roch, Drouhin-Laroze, Faiveley, Bruno Clair, Louis Jadot, Dujac
Major producers of Chapelle-Chambertin?
Pierre Damoy, Ponsot, Jean Trapet, Claude Dugat, Louis Jadot
Where/what is Les Gémeaux?
1.79 ha climat within Chapelle-Chambertin
Major producers of Charmes-Chambertin?
Perrot-Minot, Armand Rousseau, Dujac, Dugat-Py, Ponsot, Hubert Lignier
A producer with vines in Mazoyeres Chambertin may also label their wine as…?
Charmes Chambertin
Major producers of Griotte-Chambertin?
Domaine des Chézeaux, Fourrier, Joseph Drouhin
Major producers of Latricières-Chambertin?
Faiveley, Rossignol-Trapet, Jean Trapet, Drouhin-Laroze, Leroy
What is typically the coldest grand cru site in Gevrey?
Latricieres
Major producers of Mazi-Chambertin?
Hospices de Beaune (Cuvée Madeleine Collignon), Dugat-Py, Faiveley, Armand Rousseau, Maume, Frédéric Esmonin, d’Auvenay
Major producers of Mazoyères-Chambertin?
de la Vougeraie, Perrot-Minot, Benjamin Leroux
Major producers of Ruchottes-Chambertin?
Armand Rousseau, Georges Mugneret, Frédéric Esmonin, Christophe Roumier
What is Rousseau’s parcel of Ruchottes called?
Clos de Ruchottes
What is the steepest of the Gevrey grand cru sites?
Ruchottes
What is immediately to the north of Clos de Beze?
Mazi - similar aspect and slope
What is the only 1er cru in the entire Cote d’Or to be surrounded by grand cru vineyards?
Aux Combottes
Who produces Gevrey Aux Combottes?
Dujac, Leroy
What is the one wine outside of Gevrey that Rousseau producers?
Grand Cru Clos de la Roche, MSD
Who was an early domaine bottler in Gevrey?
Armand Rousseau
Which Gevrey grand crus are above (west) the Route des Grand Crus?
Latricieres, Chambertin, Clos de Beze, Mazi, Ruchottes