Cote De Beaune

Question 1

What are the villages of the Cote de Beaune from North to South?

Answer 1

Ladoix
Aloxe-Cotton
Pernand-Vergelesses
Savigny-les-Beaune
Chorey-Les-Beaune
Beaune/Cote de Beaune
Pommard
Volnay
Monthelie
Auxey-Duresses
Saint-Roman
Meursault
Blagny
Puligny-Montrachet
Chassagne-Montrachet
Saint-Aubin
Santenay
Maranges

Question 2

Communes of production for Ladoix?

Answer 2

Ladoix-Serigny

Question 3

What is the most important lieu dit of Ladoix?

Answer 3

Le Rognet et Corton

Question 4

What is Faiveley’s monopole in Ladoix?

Answer 4

Clos de Cortons

Located within Le Rognet et Corton

Question 5

What is the minimum vine planting density in the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 5

9,000 vines per hectare

Question 6

Maximum yields in the Cote de Beaune

Answer 6

Blanc: 57 hl/ha
Rouge: 50 hl/ha
Blanc “premier cru”: 55 hl/ha
Rouge “premier cru”: 48 hl/ha

Question 7

What is the primary soil type of Ladoix?

Answer 7

Upper slopes: marl with limestone
Mid slopes: reddish brown calcareous soils
Lower slopes: clay

Question 8

The Grand Cru Corton AOP encompasses these three communes.

Answer 8

Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Servigny
Pernand-Vergelesses

Question 9

True or False

The Hill of Corton is authorized for white wine only.

Answer 9

False

Red and white

Question 10

Maximum yields for Corton Grand Cru.

Answer 10

Blanc: 48 hl/ha
Rouge: 42 hl/ha

Question 11

What is the only Grand Cru for red wine in the Cote de Beaune?

Answer 11

Corton

Question 12

What are the two Grand Crus within Grand Cru Corton?

Answer 12

Corton-Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Question 13

What communes encompass Corton Charlemagne?

Answer 13

Aloxe-Corton
Ladoix-Servigny
Pernand-Vergelesses

Question 14

Maximum yield for Corton-Charlemagne

Answer 14

48 hl/ha

Question 15

What communes encompass Charlemagne?

Answer 15

Pernand-Vergelesses

Aloxe-Corton

Question 16

Maximum yield for Charlemagne Grand Cru?

Answer 16

48 hl/ha

Question 17

When were the Grand Crus of Corton established?

Answer 17

1937

Question 18

What are the two Grand Crus within Corton-Charlemagne?

Answer 18

Le Charlemagne (in Aloxe-Corton)
En Charlemagne (in Pernand-Vergelesses)

Question 19

Name 4 producers of Corton-Charlemagne AOP.

Answer 19

Bonneau du Martray
JF Coche Dury
Simone Bize
Bruno Clair
Genot Boulanger
Domaine Roumier

Question 20

What is Albert Bichot’s (Domaine du Pavillon) monopole in Aloxe-Corton?

Answer 20

Clos des Maréchaudes

Question 21

Where is La Maréchaude located?

Answer 21

Eastern part of Les Maréchaudes. On the border of Aloxe-Corton and Ladoix. Both names can be used interchangeably.

Question 22

What are the communes of production for Aloxe-Corton?

Answer 22

Aloxe-Corton
Pernand Vergelesses
Ladoix-Servigny

Question 23

What percentage of production do Aloxe-Corton have on the hill of Corton?

Answer 23

75%

Question 24

What is the most important climat of Grand Cru Corton in Aloxe-Corton?

Answer 24

Corton Le Clos du Roi

Question 25

What three important climats border Le Clos du Roi?

Answer 25

Les Bressandes | Les Renardes Les Perrieres

Question 26

What is the principal soil type of Aloxe-Corton?

Answer 26

reddish-brown clay limestone with flint chaillots (limestone debris)

Question 27

When was the AOC Aloxe-Corton established?

Answer 27

1938

Question 28

Where does Pernand-Vergelesses sit?

Answer 28

on the lower slopes of the Fretille hill

Question 29

This separates Pernand-Vergelesses from Savigny-les-Beaune.

Answer 29

Bois de Noel

Question 30

Generally, what is the difference between Le Charlemagne in Aloxe-Corton and En Charlemagne in Pernand-Vergelesses?

Answer 30

En Charlemagne is more austere.

Question 31

What two sectors are the premier crus of Pernand-Vergelesses divided into?

Answer 31

``` Fretille Hill (only produces white) Bois de Noel (only produces red) ```

Question 32

What important premier cru lies on the Bois de Noel hillside of Pernand-Vergelesses?

Answer 32

Ile de Vergelesses

Question 33

What important premier crus lie on the Fretille Hill side of Pernand-Vergelesses?

Answer 33

Clos Berthet Village de Pernand Sous Fretille

Question 34

This is the only domaine in Burgundy that produces only grand cru wines, from 11ha on the Corton Hill.

Answer 34

Bonneau de Martray

Question 35

Top premier crus of Savigny-les-Beaune?

Answer 35

Aux Serpentieres | Les Vergelesses Talmettes Grand Liards

Question 36

Important producers of Chorey-Les-Beaune

Answer 36

Tollot-Beaut | Domaine Germain

Question 37

Who owns Chateau de Chorey?

Answer 37

Domaine Germain

Question 38

List 5 premier crus of Beaune.

Answer 38

N to S Les Marconnets Les Bressandes Les Greves Les Teurons Clos de Mouches

Question 39

Vigne l’Enfant Jesus is whose monopole and where is it located?

Answer 39

Bouchard’s monopole | Lieu dit of Les Greves in Beaune

Question 40

What is Joseph Drouhin’s monopole in Beaune?

Answer 40

Clos de la Mouches | Borders Pommard

Question 41

Soil of Pommard

Answer 41

Lower slopes-clay | Higher slopes-marl

Question 42

Where are these premier crus located? N to S (ish) Les Pézerolles Les Petit Epenots Clos des Epeneaux Les Grands Epenots Les Fremiers Les Rugiens Bas (most important) Les Rugiens Hauts

Answer 42

Pommard

Question 43

Comte Armand’s monopole in Pommard

Answer 43

Clos de Epeneaux

Question 44

What other grape is authorized in Corton-Charlemagne, Corton and Charlemagne?

Answer 44

Pinot Blanc

Question 45

When was Pommard AOC established?

Answer 45

1936

Question 46

4 producers of Pommard

Answer 46

Comte Armand Jean-Marc Boillet Domaine Y Clerget Domaine de Courcel

Question 47

Where are these premier crus located? ``` Clos de Ducs Les Mitans Clos de Chateau de Ducs Clos de la Bousse d’Or Clos de Verseuil Taille-Pieds En Champans Clos-des-Chenes Cailleret 60 Ouvrees (located within Cailleret) Santenots ```

Answer 47

Volnay

Question 48

Important monopoles in Volnay

Answer 48

``` Clos de Ducs-D’Angerville Clos de Chateau de Ducs- Lafarge Clos de Verseuil-Yvonne Clerget Clos de la Bousse d’Or-Pousse d’Or 60 ouvrees-Pousse d’Or ```

Question 49

These 4 climats are labeled white if on the Meursault side and red if on the Volnay side.

Answer 49

Santenots de Milieu Les Santenots Blanc Les Plures Les Santenots Dessous (village level)

Question 50

Soil of Volnay

Answer 50

Oolitic limestone

Question 51

Soil of Beaune

Answer 51

Oxfordian-Rauracian (Upper Jurassic) limestone. Bedrock younger than CdN. Higher up = more limestone, debris and flint, eroded Lower Slope = more clay Mid slope = Red tinted soils due to iron oxide in Oxfordian limestone

Question 52

When was the Volnay AOC established?

Answer 52

1937

Question 53

What is an Ouvree?

Answer 53

A measurement used historically in Eastern France. Measures the amount of land a man can work in a day without the help of a horse or plow.

Question 54

What is the village that holds these premier crus? Sur la Velle (borders Clos de Chenes) Les Champs Fulliot Les Duresses

Answer 54

Monthelie

Question 55

Where is Monthelie located? Important geographic features?

Answer 55

In Auxey Valley Ruisseau des Cloux - stream that flows through Combe Danay from the North

Question 56

Where are these 1er crus located? Climat du Val Clos du Val (w/in climate du val)

Answer 56

Auxey-Duresses

Question 57

Where is Auxey-Duresses located? | Important geographical features?

Answer 57

Located in Auxey Valley Ruisseau flows through here

Question 58

Soil of Meursault

Answer 58

Marl-limestone

Question 59

Important Premier Crus of Meursault

Answer 59

``` Les Caillerets Le Cras Les Gouttes d’Or (flinty soil-names means drops of gold like the soil) Porusot (Les Porusot, Le Porusot Dessus, Les Porusot Dessous ) Les Boucheres Les Genevrieres Perrieres Les Charmes ```

Question 60

Albert Grivot’s monopole in Meursault.

Answer 60

Clos de la Perrieres (located within Perrieres)

Question 61

Lafon’s monopole in Meursault

Answer 61

Clos de la Barre

Question 62

Important lieu dits of Meursault

Answer 62

``` Clos de la Barre Les Tessons Les Tillets Les Narvaux Charmes de Narvaux ```

Question 63

Soil of Montrachet

Answer 63

Thin hard limestone with reddish marl | This caused the wines to more concentrated and weighted.

Question 64

Grand crus of Cote de Beaune

Answer 64

``` Corton Corton-Charlemagne Charlemagne Chevalier-Montrachet Montrachet Batard-Montrachet Bienvenues-Batard-Montrachet Criots-Montrachet ```

Question 65

Soil of chevalier Montrachet

Answer 65

Stony, thinner, marl-limestone | This causes the wines to be edgier, more reserved and more elegant

Question 66

Soils of Batard and Bienvenues Batard Montrachet.

Answer 66

Brown limestone, deeper soils | Results in fatter more exotic styles

Question 67

What three premier crus of Puligny Montrachet touch the grand crus?

Answer 67

Les Demoiselles Le Cailleret Les Pucelles Note: Les Cailleret and Les Demoiselles are northward extensions of Montrachet

Question 68

Where are the bottlings Louis Jadot and Louis Lator’s “Les Demoiselles” from? Meaning what grand cru?

Answer 68

Chevalier Montrachet

Question 69

Where are the following 1er crus located? ``` Champ Canet Les Combettes Champ Gain Les Folatieres Clos de Mouchere Le Cailleret Les Demoiselles Les Pucelles

Answer 69

Puligny Montrachet

Question 70

What is Henri Boillot’s monopole in Puligny Montrachet?

Answer 70

Clos de Mouchere

Question 71

Soil of Chassagne-Montrachet

Answer 71

Red clay in village vineyards and lower slopes of premier crus Limestone and thinner soils in premier crus

Question 72

Soil of Criots-Batard Montrachet

Answer 72

Brown limestone

Question 73

Where will you find these premier crus? What village? ``` En Remilly Les Macherelles Chassagne du Clos Saint Jean Clos Saint Jean Maltroie Les Champ Gains Morgeot ```

Answer 73

Chassagne-Montrachet

Question 74

En Remilly Les Murgers de Dents de Chien La Chateniere

Answer 74

Saint-Aubin

Question 75

En Remilly in Saint Auburn has the same elevation and soil as what Grand Cru?

Answer 75

Chevalier Montrachet

Question 76

Largest Premier Cru of Maranges

Answer 76

La Fussiere

Question 77

Owners of Le Croix Moines

Answer 77

Chevrot and someone else who sells grapes

Question 78

What part of Le Rognet et Corton in Ladoix can produce red wine?

Answer 78

The part that extends into the Corton Grand Cru.

Question 79

Who used to own Clos de la Bousse d’Or?

Answer 79

Duvault Blochet | Original owners of Romanee-Conti

Question 80

Who owns the monopole Clos de Meix? Where is it located?

Answer 80

Domaine Comte Senard Aloxe-Corton -climate of Corton Grand Cru

Question 81

Where is Clos des Citeaux located? Whose monopole?

Answer 81

Lieux Dit within Les Grands Epenots -Jean Monnier

Question 82

What lieux dits are include in Les Cailleret in Volnay?

Answer 82

Cailleret Dessus En Cailleret Clos des 60 Ouvrées

Question 82

Le Village in Volnay includes which clos?

Answer 82

Clos de la Cave des Ducs Clos de l'Audignac Clos de la Chapelle Clos du Château des Ducs Clos de la Rougeotte

Question 83

Where will you find Clos de Santenots? Whose monopole?

Answer 83

Volnay Monopole of Jaques Prieur

Question 84

Where will you find Clos du Cailleret? Who makes wine from here?

Answer 84

A portion of the Le Cailleret vineyard was reclassified as Chevalier-Montrachet. The vineyard is adjacent to the northern border of Montrachet, and often appears as "Clos du Cailleret" on labels. This was a red wine vineyard through the 1940s, but today only Chartron produces a red wine from the site.