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How many GC in Gevrey? Name the Grand Crus of Gevrey Chambertin

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Chambertin
Chambertin- Clos de Beze
Chapelle- Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin

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May Clos de Beze Grand Cru be labeled as just Chambertin?

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Yes. Lavalle 1855 Classification listed Chambertin as the sole tete cuvee, but it included CdB as well.

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Les Gemeaux is a climat within which Grand Cru?

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Chapelle-Chambertin

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Producers of Mazoyeres-Chambertin may label their wines as Charmes-Chambertin True or False?

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True

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Where is the name “Charmes” derived?

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Latin Calmis, Pasture Land. The vineyard was empty (en friche) for a while before replanting

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What is Metayage? Name a Grand Cru in Gevrey where this occurs?

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Sharecropping.
Griotte-Chambertin
Chezeaux owns 1/2 the vineyard
Ponsot, Leclerc also produce from Chezeaux plot

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What does Griotte translate to?

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Chalk

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Which is typically the coolest of the GC sites in Gevrey?

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Latricieres-Chambertin

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What Grand Crus border Latricieres-Chambertin?

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Chambertin
Clos de la Roche

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What does Mazis translate to?

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Mansion or house

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Mazis shares some soil & aspect with which other Grand Cru?

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Clos de Beze

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What is the name origin of Mazoyeres?

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Same as Mazis
Mansion or house

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Most producers of Mazoyeres- Chambertin choose to label the wine as such. True or False

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False. They label Charmes-Chambertin

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What is the steepest of the Gevrey Grand Cru?

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Ruchottes-Chambertin

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Which producer has a climat within Ruchottes & labels their wine as a Monopole?

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Armand Rousseau

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what are name origins for Ruchottes?

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Rocks or Hive

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What is the smallest Grand Cru in Gevrey? (ha)
Largest?

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Griotte 2.69ha
Mazoyeres 18.58 ha

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What is the name origin of Bonnes Mares

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Good Mothers (nuns)
stautue 3 goddess of fertility
Good Harvest

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How many Hectares of Bonnes Mares are in Morey st. denis?

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Only 1.5 ha
Most is in Chambolle

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How many Grand Cru in Morey? Name them

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5
Clos Saint Denis
Clos de la Roche
Clos de Tart
Clos de Lambrays
Bonnes Mares

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Which producer has 75% of the original Clos de La Roche vineyard?

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Ponsot

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When was Clos de la Roche expanded from 4ha to 16.9 ha today

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1936 - 1971

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Origins of the name Clos- de Tart

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Abbey Tart le Haut 1141

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Is Clos de Tart a Monopole? If yes, who owns it?

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Yes
Francois Pinault

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Which vineyard was decreed as the Tete de Cuvee in Morey by Lavalle 1855?
Clos de Tart
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Which direction to the rows run in Clos de Tart
North / South
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Origins of Clos de Lambrays?
Family name
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Is Clos de Lambrays a monopole?
No. Dom. de Lambrays owns only 99%
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What are the 3 climats within Lambrays?
Les Larrets (the core) Meix Rentier (SE corner) Les Bouchots (Northern sector)
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Origin of Clos Saint Denis
Church Saint Denis de Vergy 1203
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What was the original size of Clos st denis?
2ha now 6.62ha
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What is the smallest GC of MSD? largest?
Technically portion of Bonnes Mares is smallest 1.5ha Clos Saint Denis 6.6 Clos de La Roche 16.9 ha
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How many Grand Cru in Chambolle Musigny? What are the vineyards?
2 Bonne Mares (13.54 in Chambolle, small part in Morey) Musigny
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What is the origin of the Musigny name?
Musinus, Gallo-Roman Settlement
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Name the 2 lieux-dits orginally sectored in Musigny Grand Cru. What prodcuer is linked to 1 of these Climats? What do they grow there?
Grand Musigny Les Petits Musigny- George de Vogue Chardonnay
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Which 1er Cru in Echezeaux was added as part of Musigny in the 1960's?
Combe d'Orveaux
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How many Grand Cru in Vougeot? What is it?
1 Clos de Vougeot (50.59ha) wow!
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What is the largest grand cru in the Cote de Nuits?
Clos de Vougeot (also largest walled vineyard in the Cote d'or)
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Where did Clos de Vougeot get its name?
River Vouge
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How many Premier Crus in Vougeot? Can you name them?
4 Clos de la Perriere Le Clos Blanc Les Cras Le Petits Vougeots
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Bertagna has a monopole of which 1er cru in Vougeot? What wine is produced?
Clos de la Pierriere Rouge
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Where does the name of Clos de la Perriere come from?
Old quarry was here. Provided stones for wall of Clos de Vougeot
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Le Clos Blanc is a monopole of which domaine? What wine is produced?
Domaine de La Vougeraie White wine
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Les Cras in Vougeot most likely appear on which producers label? Bertagna, Domaine de La Vougeraie or Joseph Faiveley?
Bertagnna
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How many GC in Vosne Romanee? can you name them?
6 La Grand Rue - last to be promoted to GC Richebourg La Romanee Romanee-Conti Romanee- St. - Vivant La Tache
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Name the 2 GC in Flagey- Echezeaux
Echezeaux Grands-Echezeaux
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What does Echezeauz translate to?
Rural houses
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Echezeaux is the largest grand cru in the Cote de Nuits True or false
False, 2nd largest
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I'm going to list the Climat of Echezeaux but doubt I can remember them
Les Poulailleres Echezeaux du Dessus En Orveaux Les Champs Traversins Les Rouges du Bas Les Loachausses Les Criots en Vignes Blanches Clos St. Denis Les Treaux Les Beaux Monts Bas Les Quartiers des Nuits
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Which Monopole does Francois La Marche own?
La Grande Rue
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Richebourg name origin
Wealthy Bastard child
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When was the name Richebourg 1st in print?
1512- Les Richebourgs Original vineyard & Les Veroilles sous Richebourg joined to define GC in 1924
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How big is La Romanee GC? (ha). At this size, it is considered, what?
0.85ha Smallest AOP in France
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Who owns La Romanee
Comte Liger-Belair, since 1826
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What was the stretch of years where Liger did not produce wine from La Romanee? another where Bouchard also made wine from it?
1900-2001 2002-2005 2006 onward is only Liger
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What is the origin of the name La Romanee?
Roman soldiers given plots of land in Victory
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How large is Romanee- Conti in hectares? Who has a monopole of the vineyard?
1.81 ha - about 1 ha bigger than La Romanee
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La Romanee & Romanee Conti were once 1 single vineyard? True or false?
False, no historical evidence.
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What is the name origin of Romanee Conti?
Dutchman de Croonembourg named La Romanee Property was seized from Prince of Conti and later named for him by the revolutionaries
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What is the origin of the name Romanee Saint Vivant?
Originally owned by Abbeye de Saint Vivant
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What family originally owned Romanee St Vivant until 1898? Who is largest land owner there now?
Marey-Monge DRC
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Origin of La tache name?
The Task
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Who owns a monopole on La Tache?
DRC
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What are the 2 lieux dits of la tache?
La Tache- original small plot once owned by Liger Les Gaudichots- DRC 1932 DRC bought remaining plots from Liger to create monopole
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How many 1er Cru in Vosne Romanee?
14
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Rank the GC of Vosne Romanee from smallest to largest?
1. La Romanee 0.85ha 2. La Grand Rue 1.65 ha 3. Romanee Conti 1.81ha 4. La Tache 6.06 ha 5. Richebourg 8.03ha 6. Grands Echezeaux 9.14ha 7. Romanee St Vivant 9.44 ha 8. Echezeaux 37.69ha
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How many 1er Cru in Fixin?
6
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Producers of Hervelets 1er Cru in Fixin may label their wine as Arvelets 1er Cru, T/ F?
False, but Arvvelets can be labeled as Hervelets
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How many 1er Cru in Gevrey Chambertin
26
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What is the name of the only 1er cru completely surrounded by Grand Cru
Aux Combottes (in Gevrey)
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What is the largest 1er Cru in Gevrey
Lavaux St. Jacques 9.53
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Who owns La Romanee 1er in Gevrey
Domaine des Varoilles
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Who owns La Boissiere 1er in Gevrey
Harmand-Geoffroy
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Name the 1er monopole of Domaine Faiveley in Gevrey Chambertin
Issarts
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Why has Clos St Jacques 1er cru missed out on GC status?
It does not touch Chambertin GC
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Which producer is most likely to release a Clos st. Jacques bottling DRC Drouhin Leflaive Rousseau PYCM
Rousseau
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Name the 5 owners in Clos St Jacques
Rousseau Clair Fourrier Jadot Sylvie Esmonin
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Domaine des Varoilles Monopole in Gevrey that is considered on par with Clos St. Jacques
Clos de Varoilles
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Just west of Chambertin Clos de Beze lies which 1er Cru?
Bel Air
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Name another 1er cru that is on par with Clos St. Jacques other than Clos des Varoilles
Les Cazetiers
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