Premiers Crus - Top Tier Flashcards
9 top tier premiers crus and their villages
1) Clos Saint-Jacques - Gevrey-Chambertin
2) Les Amoureuses - Chambolle-Musigny
3) Aux Malconsorts - Vosne-Romanée
4) Les Saint-Georges - Nuits-Saint-Georges
5) Les Rugiens-Bas - Pommard
6) Les Caillerets - Volnay
7) Les Perrières - Meursault
8) Le Cailleret - Puligny-Montrachet
9) Les Pucelles - Puligny-Montrachet
7 attributes of Clos Saint-Jacques and its village location
Gevrey-Chambertin
1) North of Combe Lavaux
2) Southeast facing
3) Similar in elevation to Chambertin and Clos de Bèze
4) Ostrea acuminata and calcaire à entroques soils
5) No Comblanchien as in the grand cru
6) Owner did not apply for AOC status
7) Can be mistaken for Chambertin
5 attributes of Les Amoureuses and its village location
Chambolle-Musigny
1) immediately below Musigny
2) convex rather than normal concave
3) southern exposure - day-long sunlight, early budding and ripening
4) same soil as Musigny - Comblanchien limestone
5) close to Musigny in taste
5 attributes of Aux Malconsorts and its village location
Vosne-Romanée
1) south of La Tâche
2) among Vosne-Romanée’s last premiers crus to be planted - 1610
3) among Vosne-Romanée’s least expressive in youth
4) good producers now but a history of underperformers
5) name refers to thorn bushes
5 attributes of Les Saint-Georges and its village location
Nuits-Saint-Georges
1) mid-slope, 6-8% incline
2) sheltered by hilltop forest
3) various limestone with deep, brown clay and small stones
4) one of Nuits’ oldest vineyards - 1,000 years
5) fullest and richest Nuits-Saint-Georges premiers crus
4 attributes of Les Rugiens-Bas and its village location
Pommard
1) lower portion of Les Rugiens
2) steep slope, rocky, prone to erosion
3) dolomitic limestone - only in Pommard
4) magnesium-laced limestone instead of usual calcium-based
5 attributes of Les Caillerets and its village location
Volnay
1) once owned by the Duke of Burgundy
2) mid-slope
3) very thin topsoil
4) divided into 3 parts
5) name means little stones
5 attributes of Les Perrières and its village location
Meursault
1) position on the slope provides early and advanced ripeness
2) retains excellent acidity
3) divided into 3 parts
4) perrières refers to the former quarry
5) Meursault’s highest percentage of active limestone
3 attributes of Le Cailleret and its village location
Puligny-Montrachet
1) northern extension of Montrachet
2) down slope from the northern end of Chevalier-Montrachet
3) cailleret means small stones
5 attributes of Les Pucelles and its village location
Puligny-Montrachet
1) status is largely due to the quality of Domaine Leflaive
2) below Le Cailleret
3) north of Bâtard and Bienvenues- similar soils
4) Les pucelles means the maidens - story of knight seducing twins, producing welcome bâtards
5) can be mistaken for grand cru Bâtard
