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What must the assemblage be for Marsannay Rosè?

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Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris with a max 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay

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What are the 3 communes of Marsannay from North to South?

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Chenôve
Marsannay-la-Côte
Couchey

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What is the only village appellation in Burgundy permitted to produce white, red and rosé wine?

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Marsannay

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Does Marsannay have any premier crus?

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No

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What grape was Marsannay primarily planted to prior to Phylloxera?

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Gamay

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What domaine introduced Pinot Noir rosé as a style to Marsannay?

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Joseph Clair-Daü in 1919

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Which commune were Marsannay’s boundaries extended to include in 2019?

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Chenôve (Clos du Roy)

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Name two producers based in Marsannay

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Bruno Clair
Sylvain Pataille
Charles Audoin

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List 3 Lieux-dits of Marsannay

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Clos du Roy (Chenôve)
Les Grasses Têtes (Marsannay-la-Côte)
Longeroies (Marsannay-la-Côte)

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What village lies between Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Brochon

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Name two producers in Fixin

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Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet
Domaine Pierre Gelin

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List the 1er cru of Fixin

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Les Arvelets
Les Hervelets
Clos du Chapître
Clos de la Perrière
Clos Napoléon

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What styles of wine are permitted to be labeled as Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Rouge from Pinot Noir plus a max 15% Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay

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What is the primary soil type of Gevrey-Chambertin?

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Brown limestone and marl

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List the Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin from North to South that lie upslope from the Route des Grand Crus

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Ruchottes-Chambertin
Mazis- Chambertin
Clos de Bèze
Chambertin
Latricières-Chambertin

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List the Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin from North to South that lie downslope from the Route des Grand Crus

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Chapelle-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyères-Chambertin

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Which grand cru was the sole tête de cuvée within Gevrey-Chambertin as classified by Jules Lavalle in 1855?

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Chambertin - included Clos de Bèze

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What other Grand Cru may Clos de Bèze be labeled as?

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May also be labeled as Chambertin Grand Cru

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What is the steepest of Gevrey’s Grand Crus?

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Ruchottes-Chambertin

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Who controls the monopole of Clos des Ruchottes?

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Armand Rousseau

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Name the 3 largest vineyard holders in Ruchottes-Chambertin in order

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Armand Rousseau
Mugneret-Gibourg
Christophe Roumier

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What special soil is found in the Clos de Ruchottes?

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Oolitic limestone - formed from ooids, spherical grains formed of calcium carbonate

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When Mazis-Chambertin expanded in 1935 which 1er cru did it take a little of?

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Les Corbeaux

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List 3 producers of Mazis-Chambertin

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Olivier Bernstein
Faiveley
Armand Rousseau

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Name 3 producers that label a Clos de Bèze?
Duroché Faiveley Armand Rousseau
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For whom does Faiveley name their old vines bottling of Clos de Bèze?
Auguste Rodin - *Les Ouvrées Rodin*
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What is an ouvrée in Burgundy?
A land measurement, before mechanisation it was the amount of land that could be tended to by one worker manually in one day. ~.0428 ha
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Which producer blends some Chambertin into their Clos de Béze?
Dujac
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What are the main differences between Chambertin and Clos de Béze?
The slope is a touch more pronounced in the Clos de Béze There are smaller stones in the topsoil of Clos de Béze Cooler breezes in Chambertin from the Combe Grisard Clos de Béze shows more immediate brilliance whereas Le Chambertin is less forthcoming, but more powerful
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Name 3 producers of Chambertin
Domaine Trapet Denis Mortet Armand Rousseau Leroy Jacques Prieur
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Which premier cru separates Latricières-Chambertin from the Grand Crus of Morey-st-Denis?
Les Combottes
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What is typically the coolest Grand Cru site in Gevrey?
Latricières-Chambertin, affected by the combe Grisard
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List 3 producers of Latricières-Chambertin
Simon Bize Domaine Duroché Domaine Trapet Domaine Faiveley
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What other name may Mazoyères-Chambertin take?
Charmes-Chambertin
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Which producers offer a Mazoyeres-Chambertin?
Dugat-Py Perrot-Minot Taupenot-Merme Camus
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Name 3 producers of Charmes-Chambertin
Bachelet Duroché Hubert Lignier Georges Roumier Armand Rousseau
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What is the smallest of the Gevrey Grand Crus?
Griotte-Chambertin
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Which domaine owns over half of Griotte-Chambertin?
Domaine Chézeaux- in métayage agreements with Ponsot and René Leclerc
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List 3 producers of Griotte-Chambertin
Domaine Fourrier Hubert Lignier Ponsot Perrot-Minot
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Which premier cru of Gevrey is often considered of Grand Cru status?
Clos Saint Jacques
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List 3 producers of Clos Saint Jacques
Armand Rousseau Domaine Fourrier Sylvie Esmonin Bruno Clair
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List 5 premier cru sites made by Domaine Fourrier in Gevrey-Chambertin
Champeaux Combes Aux Moines Clos Saint Jacques Les Goulots Cherbaudes
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Which Grand Cru of Morey Saint Denis did not apply for Grand Cru status in 1936 and instead receive it after application in 1981?
Clos des Lambrays
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Who owns Clos de Lambrays?
LVMH, mostly. Taupenot-Merme owns a small sector of the vineyard.
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When were Clos de la Roche’s boundaries expanded?
Between 1936 and 1971
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Who are the two largest land holders of Clos de la Roche? Name 2 additional producers
Ponsot Dujac Hubert Lignier Lignier-Michelot
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Which Gevrey premier cru abuts Clos de la Roche?
Aux Combottes
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Which premier cru lie upslope from Clos de la Roche?
Monts Luisants and Les Genavrières
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Name 3 producers of Clos Saint Denis
Dujac Ponsot Bertagna Drouhin
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What varietal is Ponsot’s Monts Luisant Blanc?
Aligoté
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Which premier cru lies upslope from Clos Saint Denis?
Les Chaffots
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What is the ownership history of Clos de Tart?
The nuns of Nôtre Dame de Tart Marey-Monge (1791-1932) Mommessin (1932-2017) Francois Pinault Artémis Group
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What is peculiar about the way the vines are planted in Clos de Tart?
The rows run North to South along the slope rather than up and down the slope which is otherwise the norm in the Cote de Nuits
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Which Grand Crus does Clos de Tart sit between?
Clos de Lambrays Bonnes Mares
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Name 5 premier crus in Morey Saint Denis
Chaffots Riotte Charmes Faconnières Clos de la Bussière
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List the monopole vineyards of Morey-Saint-Denis
Clos de Tart Clos de la Bussière
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Which Morey 1er cru offered land to both Clos de la Roche and Clos Saint Denis at some point?
Les Chaffots
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When did Laurent Ponsot resign from Domaine Ponsot?
2016
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What Combe is Chambolle-Musigny nestled in?
Combe de Chamboeuf
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What is special about the soil in Chambolle-Musigny?
It has a high active limestone component and lower percentages of clay
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What % of Bonnes Mares lies in Chambolle?
90%
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Who owns all of the Les Petits Musigny sector of Musigny?
Comte Georges de Vogüé
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Who owns all of the Combe d’Orveau sector of Musigny?
Jacques Prieur
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What Grand Cru lies just below Les Petits Musigny?
Clos de Vougeot
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What premier cru lies just below Les Musigny?
Les Amoureuses
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List 3 producers of Grand cru Musigny
Comte Georges de Vogüé J-F Mugnier Jacques Prieur Faiveley Leroy Georges Roumier
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What two soil types is Bonnes Mares divided into?
Terre Rouge (near Morey Saint Denis and the bottom of the grand cru) Terre Blanche (on the Chambolle side and at the top of the grand cru)
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List 3 producers of Bonnes-Mares
Georges Roumier Dujac Comte Georges de Vogüé J-F Mugnier Bruno Clair
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List 3 producers that make an Amoureuses
Robert Groffier Amiot-Servelle Faiveley J-F Mugnier Comte Georges de Vogüé
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List 5 premier crus of Chambolle-Musigny
Les Cras Les Fuées Les Combottes Les Charmes Les Chabiots Les Amoureuses
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What is the only Grand Cru in the Côte de Nuits that is permitted to make white wine?
Musigny
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Who built the Château de Clos de Vougeot? What organization acquired it after WWII?
Cistercian monks of course! The Confrérie de Chevaliers du Tastevin
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What is the largest Grand Cru in the Cote de Nuits? How large is it?
Clos de Vougeot. 50 hectares.
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What are the 4 premier crus of Vougeot?
Le Clos Blanc Clos de la Perrière Les Cras Les Petits Vougeots
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What Lieux dits within Clos de Vougeot do Anne & Francois Gros make?
Le Grand Maupertuis
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What lieux-dit of Clos de Vougeot does Gros Frère et Soeur make?
En Musigni
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Name 5 producers of Clos de Vougeot
Méo-Camuzet Mugneret-Gibourg Denis Mortet Domaine d’Eugenie Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Chateau de la Tour
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What is the other chateau within the Clos de Vougeot?
Chateau de la Tour
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Who owns Domaine d’Eugenie? Who owned the estate under a different name prior to the purchase?
Francois Pinault Philippe Engel- Domaine René Engel
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List the 4 monopole Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanee
La Grande Rue- Francois Lamarche La Romanée- Comte Liger-Belair La Tâche- DRC Romanée-Conti- DRC
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Name the 2 Grand Crus of Vosne-Romanée that are not monopoles
Richebourg Romanée Saint Vivant
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What is the smallest AOP in France?
La Romanée - 9.85 hectares
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Who owned part of La Tâche before it was purchased my DRC to make a monopole? When was the purchase made?
Liger-Belair 1933
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Who owned all of Romanée Saint Vivant from the French Revolution until 1898?
The Marey-Monge family
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List 3 producers of Romanée Saint Vivant
DRC Leroy Sylvain Cathiard Jean-Jacques Confuron
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What was the name of the modern Romanée-Conti vineyard in the 16th century?
Les Cloux des Cinq Journaux
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To whom did Liger- Belair lease La Romanée prior to 2002?
The vineyard was farmed and grapes vinified by Domaine Forey after which much of the crop was dispatched to Bouchard for elevage and sale
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Name 3 producers of Richebourg
DRC Anne Gros Leroy Méo-Camuzet Liger-Belair Jean Grivot
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Name 3 producers of Grands-Échezeaux
DRC Domaine d’Eugénie Georges Noëllat
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Name 3 producers of Échezeaux
DRC Emmanuel Rouget Mugneret-Gibourg Domaine d’Eugenie Gérard Mugneret
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List 3 lieux-dits of Echezeaux?
Clos Saint Denis Evhezeaux du Dessus En Orveaux Les Rouges du Bas Les Grands Echézeaux
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What part of Echezeaux abuts Clos de Vougeot?
Grands Echézeaux
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Which Grand Cru does Cros Parantoux sit above? Who made this premier cru famous?
Richebourg Henri Jayer
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Which Grand Cru does Aux Reignots sit above?
La Romanée
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Where is premier cru Malconsort? Name 2 producers
Next to La Tâche Sylvain Cathiard Domaine Dujac De Montille
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What is de Montille’s Malconsort Christiane bottling?
Made from a plot in the South Eastern corner of Malconsort, named for Etienne’s mother
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What is Domaine Romanée-Conti Duvault-Blochet?
A wine made from the second picking off all the vineyards except Romanee-Conti. It will only be made in exceptional vintages. So far it has been made since 1999 excluding the vintages of 2000, ‘03, ‘04, and ‘12-‘18
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What large premier cru sits next to RSV?
Les Suchots
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List the premier cru monopoles of Nuits-St-Georges
**Clos de l’Arlot**- Domaine de l’Arlot **Clos des Forêts St-Georges**- Domaine de l’Arlot **Clos des Grandes Vignes** - Liger-Belair **Clos de la Maréchale**- J-F Mugnier **Clos St-Marc**- Domaine Michèle and Patrice Rion **Clos de Corvées**- Prieuré-Roch **En la Perrière Noblot**- Alain Michelot
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When did Liger-Belair acquire Clos des Grandes Vignes? What is unique about it?
2012 It is the only 1er cru which lies below D974
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In which notable premier crus of Nuits Saint Georges is white wine made?
Clos de Grandes Vignes Clos de la Maréchal Clos de l’Arlot Clos de Porrets Saint Georges
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Name 3 producers of Les St.Georges
Henri-Gouges Robert Chevillon Domaine Faiveley
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What villages make up the Côte de Nuits-Village appellation?
Brochon Comblanchien Corgoloin Premeaux (most lies within Nuits-st-Georges)
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What is unique about the village of Flagey-Echézeaux as an appellation?
No village designation. Labeled under Vosne-Romanee instead

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