FR_Burgundy_Côte d’Ore

Question 1

6 Characteristics of Pernand Vergelesses
Pinot Noir

Answer 1

• Color: Ruby with crimson highlights
• Aroma: Strawberry, raspberry, violet. (spice and underbrush when older)
• Palate: Can be “green” or underripe (less sun here)
• Tannin: High
• Body: Medium
• Texture: Rich and Robust (meaty)

Question 2

5 Characteristics of a Pernard-Vergelesses Chardonnay
2 Facts

Answer 2

Color: Straw Yellow
Aroma: White flowers, Amber, Honey, Spices
Palate: Minerality, White Apple
Body: Full
Balance: Excellent

More regarded than reds and ages well

Question 3

Vosnee Romanée
* 5 Wine Characteristics
* 2 of the 6 (or 8) Grand Crus

Answer 3

• “The finest expression of PN in the world”
• Best balance of complexity, finesse, power. A complete expression of PN
• Palate: Thick with strawberries, raspberries and black currant
• Body: Full and Voluptuous
• Texture: Velvety and Distinguished
• La Tache and Romanée Conti (most expensive bottle ever sold, 1945 for 558k)

Question 4

Location/Geography of Côte d’Ore

Answer 4

• 60-miles long from Dijon (north) to
Maranges (mah-rogn-gay)
• SE facing limestone escarpment with best
vineyards in the middle of the slope
protected from elements at top and
flooding at the bottom

Question 5

Nine Villages of Côte de Nuits

Answer 5

• Marsannay (mahr-sah-nay)
• Fixin (fee-san)
• Gevrey-Chambertin
  (jehv-ray-sham-ber-tan)
• Morley-saint-Denis (mah-ree-san-d’nee)
• Chambolle-Musigny
  (shom-bowl-moo-sih-nyee)
• Vougeot (voo-joe)
• Flagey-Echézeaux
  (flah-jhay-eh-sheh-zoe)
• Vosne-Romanée (vone-roe-mah-nay)
• Nuits-Saint-George’s (nwee-san-johrges )

Question 6

14 Villages of Côte de Beaume

Answer 6

•Pernard-Vergelesses
(per-nahn-ver-jeh-less)
•Ladoix (lah-dwah)
•Aloxe Corton (ah-luss-cortohn)
•Savigny-lès-Beaune
(sah-vee-nyee lay-bone)
•Chorey-lès-Beaune (shore-aye lay-bone)
•Beaune (bone)
•Pommard (pohm-mahr)
•Volnay (vohl-nay)
•Meursault (muhr-so)
•Auxey-Duresses (awe-see duh-ress)
•Puligny Montrachet
(poo-lee-nyee mon-rah-shay)
•Chassagne-Montrachet (sha-sahn-nyah)
•Santenay (sant-nay)
•Monthélie (mont-tel-lee)

Question 7

Last 5 vintages of Côte de Nuits with Wine Spectator scores of 95 or higher

Answer 7

• 2020: 96
• 2019: 97
• 2016: 98
• 2015: 98
• 2014: 95