Côte de Nuits Flashcards
Overall style of Cote de Nuits reds
Firmly structured, dark berry fruits, earth and spice (except Chambolle-Musigny)
Overall style of Cote de Nuits whites
Elegant, finely structured with delicate apple fruit
Describe location of Hautes Cotes de Nuits AOC
Villages above and behind the Cote de Nuits escarpment
Describe typical style of Hautes Cotes de Nuits wines
Robust, firm, significant tannin-acid structure, requires time in bottle to mature and mellow
How many total GC’s in Cote de Nuits? How many of these are white?
24 total. 1 is white: in Musigny.
List principle villages of Cote de Nuits from North to South with associated # 1er Cru and GC.
Marsannay: 0 1er, 0 GC Fixin: 6 1er, 0 GC Gevrey-Chambertin: 26 1er, 9 GC Morey-Saint-Denis: 20 1er, 5 GC Chambolle-Musigny: 24 1er, 2 GC Vougeot: 4 1er, 1 GC Vosne-Romanee: 14 1er, 8 GC Nuits-Saint-Georges: 41 1er, 0 GC
Name GC’s of Gevrey-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin Chapelle-Chambertin Mazoyères-Chambertin Griotte-Chambertin Latricières-Chambertin Mazis-Chambertin Ruchottes-Chambertin
Name GC’s of Morey-Saint-Denis
Clos Saint-Denis Clos de la Roche Clos des Lambrays Clos de Tart Bonnes Mares
Name GC’s of Chambolle-Musigny
Bonnes Mares
Musigny
Name the GC of Vougeot
Clos Vougeot
Name GC’s of Vosne-Romanee
La Romanée Romanée-Conti La Tâche Richebourg Romanée Saint-Vivant Echezaux Grands Echezaux La Grande Rue
List villages that make up the Cote de Nuits-Villages AOC
Fixin Brochon Premeaux Comblanchien Corgoloin
Typical styles of Cote de Nuits-Villages AOC
Site-dependent i.e. northern vs. southern. Can be firmly structured with chalky tannins and bracing acidity (north). Or, soft on palate with rich amalgamation of spice and earth (south).
