Burgundy Wine - The Côte de Nuits Flashcards

1
Q

In which Village are Bruno Clair, Olivier Guyot and Sylvain Pataille based?

A

Marsannay

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2
Q

Fixin’s best known single vineyard is?

A

Clos de la Perriere

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3
Q

What 5 communes of production can be used for Cotes de Nuits-Villages AOP?

A
Fixin
Brochon
Premeaux-Prissey
Corgoloin
Comblanchien
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4
Q

Name 3 unique viticultural practices of Lalou Bize of Domaine Leroy.

A

Biodynamic

Horse ploughing

Anti-‘rognage’ - one vines excess foliage is bent over to join its neighbour

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5
Q

What oak forest is closest to the Côte d’Or?

A

Alliers

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6
Q

Which of the following was blamed for pyrazine-like aromas in the wines of the 2004 and 2011 vintages in Burgundy?

A

Harmonia xyridis - Asian lady beetle

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7
Q

What is the only Grand Cru that has vines running North-south rather than east-west?

A

Clos de Tart

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8
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What is the name for the dry, transverse valleys formed by erosion in the Cotes?

A

Combes

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9
Q

What is fermage?

A

Leasing farmers in Burgundy

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10
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What is metayage?

A

Sharecropping farmers in Burgundy

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11
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What is the largest monopole in the Côte d’Or?

A

Clos de la Marechale - 9.55 ha

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12
Q

Owner of La Romanee monopole?

A

Comte Liger-Belair

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13
Q

What is the size and name of a traditional oak barrel in Burgundy?

A

228L and a ‘piece’.

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14
Q

Synonym for Pinot Gris in Burgundy?

A

Beurot

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15
Q

In what Morey St Denis 1er Cru vineyard can Aligote be legally planted?

A

Monts Luisants

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16
Q

What is the name of the famous Monopole found in Fixin?

A

Clos de la Perriere

17
Q

Who owns Clos de la Perriere in Fixin?

A

Domaine Joliet

18
Q

Who owns Clos de la Maréchale?

A

Domaine J.-F. Mugnier

19
Q

What is the difference between metayage and fermage?

A

The metayage system is the cultivation of land for a proprietor by one who receives a proportion of the produce, as a kind of sharecropping.

Another class of land tenancy in France is named fermage whereby the rent is paid annually in banknotes

20
Q

Name the 4 non-monopole Grand Cru vineyards of Vosne-Romanée.

A

Romanée-Saint-Vivant

Richebourg

Echézeaux

Grands Échezeaux