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1
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How many acres is the Cote de Beaune

A

6000 acres

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Which white GC are not located in the Cote de Beaune?

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Musigny Blanc and Chablis Grand Cru

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What is the %red wine in the Cote de Beaune

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60%

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Describe Cote de Beaune-Villages

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Red wine produced in 14 appellations, including Auxey-Duresses, Chassagne-Montrachet, Chorey-les-Beaune, Ladoix, and Saint-Romain

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Give the 3 names a village in the Cote de Beaune can be called. ex: Chorey-les-Beaune

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Chorey-les-Beaune (appellation)
Chorey-Cote de Beaune (appellation + Cote de Beaune)
Cote de Beaune-Villages

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Name the 3 Grand Cru around the Mountain of Corton

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Corton (95% red), Corton-Charlemagne (white) and Charlemagne (white, only used in Aloxe-Corton and Pernand Vergelesses)

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Breakdown of GC area by village in the mountain of Corton, %

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Aloxe-Corton (75%)
Pernand-Vergelesse (11%)
Ladoix-Serrigny (14%)

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Which is the largest Grand Cru vineyard in Bourgogne?

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Mountain of Corton

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Which is Cote de Beaune’s only red Grand Cru

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Corton

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Describe the climat/soil of Pernand-Vergelesses white

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higher-elevation, Chardonnay, whitish,clay-infused Pernand Marl

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Describe the climat/soil of Ladoix-Serrigny:
East-South East
East

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East-South East - Warmer, Pinot, layers of ferruginous oolite (middle Jurassic)
East - Clay and limestone marls from middle-upper Jurassic

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Describe the climat/soil of Aloxe-Corton (Southwest & South)

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Whitish, clay-marl on Oxfordian limestone base (upper Jurassic)

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How much area under vine for Corton GC? Number of owners

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160 ha, 200 owners and 28 separate climats

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14
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Notable producers of the Corton Mountain

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Domaine Rapet, Louis Latour, Chevalier Pere & Fils

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Describe the geology of the hill of Coton

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Caprock is Nantoux limestone (upper Jurassic),
Upper slopes have white oolite marl, on a hard Oxfordian base(Chardonnay),
further down are more iron, pebbles, brown limestone (Pinot Noir)

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Describe the characteristics of Corton-Charlemagne & Charlemagne

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texture and a sensation, heaviness without being heavy, aggressive minerality,
soil - upper Jurassic origin
50% white from En Charlemagne (Pernand)
50% white from Le Charlemagne (Aloxe)

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17
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Top Corton Climate

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Best Situated:Le Clos du Roi, Le Corton, Les Renardes and les Bressandes
Higher Tones: Les Pougets, les Perriers and Les Languettes

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Describe the characteristics of a Alox-Corton red

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Well colored, sturdy, meaty with a rich, robust character & good depth

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What is white wine called when planted on certain Corton parcels

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Corton Blanc or Corton Charlemagne

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What is red wine produced from Corton-Charlemagne called?

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Corton “En Charlemagne”

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What can certain Corton-Charlemagne parcels be called if planted to Pinot Noir?

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Corton

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22
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Name the top Alox-Corton Premier Cru

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Les Meix, Les Fournieres, Les Chaillots, Les Valozieres

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Describe the characteristics of Ladoix-Serrigny

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soft and plump

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24
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How many PC do Ladoix-Serrigny have?

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11 PC but 6 marked as Aloxe-Corton

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25
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What is the % of red wine in Ladoix-Serrigny?

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71%

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26
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What is most of Ladoix-Serrigny village appellation wine sold as?

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Cote-de-Beaune-Villages

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27
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Describe the characteristics of Pernand-Vergelesses red

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A bit austere, earthy, soft fruits

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What is the % of red wine in Pernand-Vergelesses?

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52%

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29
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How many PC are located in Pernand-Vergelesses?

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8 PC

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30
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What white grapes are grown in Pernand-Vergelesses? (4)

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Pinot Blanc, Pinot Beurot, Aligote and Chardonnay

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Top P.C in Pernand-Vergelesses

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ile des vergelesses, les vergelesses, les Fichots (All Red)

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32
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What is the % red wine in Savigny-les-Beaune?

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86%

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33
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which is ranked 2nd in red wine production among the core de Beaune villages behind Beaune?

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Savigny-les-Beaune

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34
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Which river flows through Savigny-les-Beaune?

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River Rhoin

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What did the Comte de la Loyere inctroduce in the 1860s in Savigny-les-beaune?

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Grape destemmer, vineyard plow, straddle tractor, straight row planting

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36
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Name the two slops and the differences in Savigny-les-Beaune

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Mont Battois - Beaune Side, south - Richy fruit, generous, gout de terroir
Bois de Noel - Pernard Side, north - More elegant, finer mineral

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37
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Name the Top PC of Mont Battois (Savigny-les-Beaune)

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Les Hauts Jarrons, La Dominode, Les MArconnets

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Name the Top PC of Bois de Noel (Savigny-les-Beaune)

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Les Vergelesse, Les Lavieres, Aux Serpentieres, Aux Guettes

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39
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Which Abbey was setup by Saint-Augustine monks in the 11th century?

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Abbey of Sainte-Marguerite

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40
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What is the No.1 villages producing the cote de Beaune-villages appellation?

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Chorey-les-Beaune

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41
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What is the % of red wine in Chorey-les-Beaune

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92.5%

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What is over 50% of Chorey-les-Beaune wine sold as?

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Cote de Beaune-Villages

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43
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How would you describe the wines of Chorey-les-Beaune?

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Easy,pleasant, ripe, round and juicy

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Notable producer of Chorey-les-Beaune

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Chateau de Chorey-les-Beaune

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45
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How many PC exist from Chorey-les-Beaune

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0

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46
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What is the % of red wine in Beaune?

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85.5%

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47
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Where was the residence of the dukes of Burgundy until the 14th century

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Beaune

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48
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What is the % of PC status of Beaune’s total wine production?

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71%

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49
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Describe the soil of Beaune from North to South

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North - Thin on a limestone base
Middle- Very stony, clay, less gravel
South - Limestone mixed with sand

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50
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Top PC of North Beaune

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Les Marconnets, Clos du Roi, les Feves

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51
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Top PC of middle Beaune

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Les Greves, Les Teurons, Aux Cras

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Top PC of south Beaune

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Les Avaux Le Clos des Mouches, les Vignes Franches

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53
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Which is the only Bourgogne village that can use Cote de Beaune without adding the village

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Beaune

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54
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Which is the only village that can produce both red and white under Cote de Beaune?

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Beaune

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55
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Which village appellation cannot produce a cote-de-beaune-village

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Beaune

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Notable producers of Beaune

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Louis Jadot, Bouchard Pere & Fils, Joseph Drouhin

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57
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What is the %red in Pommard

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100%

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58
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Which river splits the village of Pommard?

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Dheune

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59
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How many PC exist in Pommard?

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28

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What is different about the soil in Pommard?

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The amount of active limestone which interacts with the clay and iron and improves the soil structure, drainage

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Name the top PC on the North Side of Pommard (Beaune), also discuss style and soil structure

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Elegance and finesse
Soil- Stony, a large concentration of white marl, clay increases as you move towards the village
Les Epenots, Les Pezeroulles, les charmots

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Name the top PC on the South Side of Pommard (Volnay), also discuss style and soil structure

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Power and robust
Soil- steeper, rockier and limestone marl
Les Rugiens, Les Jardieres, Les Chaponnieres, Les Fremieres, Les Poutures

63
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Some notable local producers of Pommard

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Domaine Comte Armand and Domaine de Courcel

64
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Describe top PC Rugiens in Pommard

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14+ owners, 2.5k cases, similar in quality to Clos des Epeneaux,
Soil - Upper Jurassic dolomitic limestone
Style - Powerful, structured and age-worthy
Owners - De Courcel, Louis Jadot, de Montille

65
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What is the % of red wine in Volnay?

66
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How many PC are there in Volnay?

67
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What % of Volnay’s wine production is PC?

68
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How many cases of Volnay are produced

A

84k (242 ha)

69
Q

How many cases of Corton GC are produced every year?

70
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How many cases of Savigny-les-Beaune are produced every year?

A

149k (375ha)

71
Q

How many cases of Chorey-les-Beaune are produced every year?

A

62k (154 ha)

72
Q

How many cases of Beaune are produced each year?

A

166k (475 ha)

73
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How many cases of Pommard are produced each year?

A

132k (337 ha)

74
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Style of Volnay

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Supreme fruit purity, beautiful delicacy, impeccable finesse

75
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Soil structure of Volnay

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Lighter than Pommard, a mix of limestone marl, quite stony vineyards face east-SE, high in altitude

76
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Top PC of Volnay

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Clos des Chenes, Taille Pieds, Caillerets, En Champans, Bousse d’Or, Clos des Ducs, Fremiets

77
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Describe the style of Top PC from Volnay Les Caillerets

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12 owners, 6k cases
Owned by the Duke of Burgundy in the middle ages
mid-slope, protected from cooler air above, thin topsoil, Ladoix limestone.
Three parts: Clos des 60 ouvrees, Cailleret Dessus, En Cailleret
Principal owners - Bourchard pere et files, Marquise d’Amgerville, Lafarge,
Style - Red fruit, silk and lacy, structure & elegance

78
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How many cases does Monthelie produce?

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48k (140 ha)

79
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What is the % of red wine in Monthelie?

80
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What is the style of Monthelie?

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Austere when young, high acid, tannins + ripe fleshy fruit

81
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How many PC does Monthelie have?

82
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Which village had a high % of Gamay in the 19th Century?

83
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Name the 4 PC of Monthelie which produce over 50% of the PC production

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Les Duresses, Les Clous, Les Champs Fulliot, Sur la Velle

84
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What is the soil structure of Monthelie?

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Bathonian origin, lighter limestone marl + Iron

85
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What are the notable local producers of Monthelie?

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Comte Lafon, Remi Jobard

86
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How many cases of Auxey-Duresses are produced each year?

A

57k (169 ha)

87
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What is the % of red wine produced in Auxey-Duresses

88
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How many PC are located in Auxey-Duresses

89
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Where are the village white grapes of Auxey-Duresses planted?

A

Mont Melin

90
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Where are the PC planted in Auxey-Duresses?

A

Montagne du Bourbon/du Tillet

91
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What is the Top PC in Auxey-Duresses?

A

Clos du Val (Prunier family)

92
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Notable producers in Auxey-Duresse

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Michel Prunier, Maison Leroy

93
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How many PC are located in Saint-Romain?

94
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How many cases are produced in each year in Saint-Romain?

A

45k (135 ha)

95
Q

What is the smallest wine-producing village of the Cote de Beaune?

A

Saint-Romain

96
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What is the soil structure of Saint-Romain?

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Very chalky limestone

97
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What is the style of Saint-Romain whites?

A

Similar to Chablis

98
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What is the % of white wine in Saint-Romain?

99
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Notable local producer in Saint-Romain?

A

Alain Gras

100
Q

How many cases are produced in Meursault every year?

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197k (450 ha)

101
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What is the % of white in Meursault

102
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How many PC does Meursault have?

103
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Which is the largest wine-producing village in the Cote de Beaune?

104
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Which. is the largest white wine-producing village in the Cote d’Or?

105
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Soil composition of Meursault

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Beaune Strate with younger Jurassic limestone layers

106
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Top Meursault PC on the border with Puligny-Montrachet

A

Les Perrieres
Les Genevrieres
Les Charmes

107
Q

Top Meursault PC in the centre

A

Le Poruzot
Les Boucheres
Les Gouttes d’Or

108
Q

Top Meursault Village sites

A

Les Narvaux, Les Tillets, Les Clous, Les Casse Tetes, Les Vireuils, Le Tesson

109
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Notable Meursault producers

A

Couche-Dury, Comtes Lafron, Pierre Morey and Albert Grivault

110
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What are the Santenots PC of Les Caillerets and Les Cras labelled as

A

Meursault PC both White and Red

111
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How are Santenots wines labeled?

  • Les Santenots Dessous
  • Les Santenots
A 
- Les Santenots Dessous - 
Volnay PC/Volnay Santenots PC (red)
Meursault (white)
- Les Santenots 
Volnay PC/ Volnay-Santenots PC (red)
Meursault PC (white)
112
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How are Blagny wines called

A

Blagny or Blagny 1er Cru (red)

Meursault-Blagny (PC), Meursault (PC) or Puligny Montrachet (PC) (white)

113
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Describe the Top PC - Les Perrieres

A

6k cases, 25 owners,
Close to Genevries, Perrieres has a better position, better ripening, excellent acid retention
Soil - Ver stony, high proportion of Gravelly scree, active limestone.
Style - Power & intensity, the minerality of Genevrieres and roundness of Charmes
Owners - Albert Grivault, Bouchard Pere & Fils, Comtes Lafron, Pierre Morey

114
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How many cases are produced in Puligny-Montrachet each year?

A

122k cases/ 247 ha

115
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What is the % of white wine in Puligny-Montrachet?

116
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How many GC and PC do Puligny-Montrachet have?

A

4 GC and 17 PC

117
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which year did Montrachet include Puligny in their name?

118
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Why is the soil of Puligny-Montrachet so unique?

A

Best of both Beaune and Nuit soil strata, they join at the boundary of Chevalier and Montrachet

119
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Describe the soil structure of Chevalier-Montrachet

A

Comblanchien limestone, white oolite, Pierre de Chassagne and Marl

120
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Describe the soil structure of Le Montrachet

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Deeper soil, belly of the slope, more sun and 3% incline

121
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Which fault blocks do all of the Batards lie on?

A

Beaune Strata

122
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Describe the characteristics of Montrachet

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SE facing, fuller, richer, more intense, better acidity (shared with Chassagne)

123
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Describe the characteristics of Chevalier-Montrachet

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Consistent, stonier, chalkier, very intense & mineral. Includes Les Demoiselles and Le Cailleret

124
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Describe the characteristics of Batard-Montrachet

A

Fattest, voluptuous, roundest, richest of GC, 51% shared with Chassagne

125
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Describe the characteristics of Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet

A

More delicacy and honeyed fragrency

126
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Describe the characteristics of Criots-Batard-Montrachet (Chassagne-Montrachet)

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lower, south-facing, stonier, less clay, lighter and elegant, mineral-infused

127
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Describe the characteristics of a Puligny Montrachet

A

a tense wine with firm acidity, white flowers, delicate spices, powerful yet restrained, long life

128
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Name some notable PC of Puligny-Montrachet

A 
Le Cailleret
Les Pucelles
Les Folatieres
Clavaillon
Les Perrieres
Les Referts
Les Combettes
Champ Canet 
Clos de la Garenne
La Garenne
Champ Gain
129
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Notable producers of Puligny-Montrachet

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Domaine Leflaive, Paul Pernot , Olivier Leflaive

130
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Describe the characteristics of the top PC: Le Caillert (Puligny-Montrachet)

A

North of Montrachet, stonier topsoil, east exposure, Taut elegant and powerful, concentrated core and minerality Owners include de Montille and Pousse d’Or

131
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Describe the characteristics of the top PC: Les Pucelles (Puligny-Montrachet)

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North of Batard, deeper & Stonier, often mistaken for Batard with white flowers, lonely, rich and nutty
Owners: Domaine Leflaive and Paul Pernot

132
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How many cases of Chassagne-Montrachet are produced each year?

A

159k cases (350 ha)

133
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How many GC and PC exist in Chassagne-Montrachet

A

3GC and 19 PC

134
Q

What is the % of white wine in Chassagne-Montrachet?

135
Q

What is Replis?

A

When you blend premier cru wine into village-level

136
Q

Name the three GC of Chassange-Montrachet

A

Croits-Batard-Montrachet
Batard-Montrachet
Le Montrachet

137
Q

Name the four important red PC climat of Chassagne-Montrachet

A

Morgeot
La Maltroie
Clos-Saint-Jean
Clos de la Boudriotte

138
Q

Describe the soils of Chassagne-Montrachet, including upper and lower slopes

A

A mixture of Beaune/Nuits Strata

  • Upper slopes - more ‘terre blanches’ with Bathonian limestone, similar to Cote de Nuits
  • Lower slopes - heavier ‘terre rouges’, deeper soil more clay e.g Morgeot
139
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Name the top white PC of Chassagne-Montrachet

A

En Cailleret, Les Champs Gains, La Romanee, Les Grandes Ruchottes, Embazees

140
Q

Notable local producers of Chassagne Montrachet

A

Ramonet, Bernard Moreau, Marc Colin

141
Q

How many cases a year does Saint-Aubin produce?

A

82k (234 ha)

142
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What is the % of white wine in Saint-Aubin?

143
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What % of the wine in Saint-Aubin is PC status and how many do they have?

A

> 75%

16 PC

144
Q

Which hill does Saint-Aubin lie on?

A

Montrachet hill

145
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Name the two separate expanses of vineyards in Saint -Aubin along with the PC associated with each one

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  • Montagne du Bon - Les Castets, Les Frionnes, Sur la Sentier du Clou (red)
  • Rouche du May - En Remilly, Les Murgers des Dent (white)
146
Q

Notable local producers in Saint Aubin

A

Hubert Lamy and Marc Colin

147
Q

How many cases does Santenay produce per year?

A

140k cases (400 ha)

148
Q

What is the % of red wine in Santenay

149
Q

How many PC exist in Santenay

150
Q

Describe the soil structure in Santenay

A

A blend of Cote de Nuits geological strata into its Cote de Beaune Strata

151
Q

Name the top PC in Santenay

A

Clos Rousseau, La Maladiere, Clos des Tavannes, Les Graveieres and La Comme

152
Q

Notable local producers in Santenay

A

Jean-Marc-Vincent and Roger Belland

153
Q

What is the % of red in Maranges?

154
Q

What are the 3 villages which make up the Maranges

A

Cheilly-les-Maranges
Dezize-les-Maranges
Sampigny-les-Maranges

Bourgogne Master Level (8 decks)

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