Cote de Nuits Flashcards

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Name the appellations of Cote de Nuits from north to south

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Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey Chambertin
Morey-St-Denis
Chambolle Musigny
Vougeot
Vosnee-Romanee & Flagey-Echezeaux
Nuits-St-Georges

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The Côte de Nuits stretches from the suburbs of?

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Dijon in the north to the hamlet of Corgoloin in the south

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Which AOPs produce white wine in Cote de Nuits?

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only Marsannay, Fixin, Morey-Saint-Denis, Vougeot and Nuits-Saint-Georges produce AOP white wine, and very little at that.

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How many are the Grand Crus?

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There are 24 grand cru vineyards in the Côte de Nuits. All 24 produce red wine; one—Musigny—may also produce white wines.

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Which is the largest village appellation in the Côte d’Or and home to the greatest number of grand cru vineyards?

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Gevrey

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Grand Cru classification was in?

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1936

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Name the four premier crus of Vougeot

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Clos de la Perrière, Les Petits Vougeot, Les Cras and Le Clos Blanc.

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Which is the smallest AOP in all of France?

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The smallest is La Romanée, a monopole of Comtes Liger-Belair—at only 0.85 hectares

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Which is the only village appellation in all of Burgundy in which producers may choose to produce all three colors of wine?

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Marsannay
mostly red followed by white and rose

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Name the top producers of Marsannay

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Bruno Clair
Sylvain Pataille
Jean Fournier
Jean Yves Bizot
Rene Bouvier
Chateau de Marsannay
Domaine Bart

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Marsannay has only premier cru?

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True

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Who introduced rose from Pinot in Marsannay?

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Clair-Däu in 1919

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Name the best vineyards of Marsannay of premier cru quality

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Le Boivin
Au Champ Salomon
En Clemongeot
Champs Perdrix
La Charme aux Pretres (whites due to limestone soils)
Le Clos (monopole of Rene Bouvier for Chardonnay)
Longeroies (large vineyard split between Dessus des Longeroies (limestone) and Bas de Longeroies, Reds)
Les Finottes (monopole of Domaine Bart with old vines since 1926, red)
Les Grasses Tetes (high clay content, Bruno Clair’s richest red Marsannay)
Clos du Roy (big, red and white on top with more marl)
Clos de Jeu (powerful and tannic)

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Name the best wines of Domaine Bart

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Favors the use of stems and long vinification and extraction
Clos de Beze
Bonnes Mares
Fixin 1er Cru Les Hervelets (red, outstanding)
Marsannay: Clos du Roy, Champs Salomon, Longeroies, Finottes monopole red)

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Name the best wines of Bruno Clair

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Clos de Beze (vines since 1912, longlived)
Cazetieres (stylish)
Clos St-Jacques (robust and longlived)
Bonnes Mares (morey, from a sunny spot called Paradis)
Savigny 1er cru La Dominode (special cuvee with vines from 1902)
Corton Charlemagne
Marsannay Les Grasses Tetes (his most powerful)
Marsannay Longeroies

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Who is in charge for the premier cru negotiations in Marsannay?

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Jean Fournier

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Name the top wines of Jean Fournier

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wines in all colours, Pinot Blanc, Marsannay Rose, Charonnay and single vineayard Pinot Noir
organic, use of stems and different sizes of old oak and low sulphur

En Chezot (red and white)
Clos du Roy (red and white)
Longeroies (red and white)
Chapitre (red)

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Name the best wines of Sylvain Pataille

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wines in all colours
biodynamic, low or no sulphur, whole bunch pressing, use of sbunches no carbonic, long elevage
old vines from 1930-1945 in En Clemengeot, Ouzeloy and Clos du Roy
A set of single vineyard Aligote (Champ Forey, En Avoine and Clos du Roy)
Best wine is the Charme aux Pretres white and Fleur de Pinot rose from several plots of old vines
Le Chapitre, CLos du Roy and En Clemangeot for the reds

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Name the best wines of Chateau de Marsannay

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Marsannay Le Boivin (tannic wine from very old vines)
Marsannay Clos de Jeu (powerful and tannic)
Marsannay Longeroies
As well as En Chezots, Favieres, Champ Perdrix (white), Chambertin, Ruchottes, Clos Vougeot and Echezeaux

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Name a top producer from Le Chapitre

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reds from Jean Yves Bizot and Fournier from old vines

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Fixin produces?

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Almost exclusively reds from Pinot Noir and a very small amount of Fixin Blanc is made, including half a hectare of Clos de la Perriere.
La Perriere and Le Chapitre stand out

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Name the best premier crus of Fixin

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Les Arvelets (Berthaut-Gerbet top producer)

Clos du Chapitre (red, monopole owned entirely by Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur and part of the crop due to large size is sold to Meo Camouzet)

Clos de la Perriere (mainly red with some white,The hard limestone and marl soils that characterize Fixin are at their stoniest in Clos de la Perriere, The southeast aspect and slope of the vineyard creates an all-day sunshine microclimate of which leads to a good concentration of flavor in the berries, monopole: it is owned and farmed by the Joliet family)

Clos Napoleon (red, monopole of Domaine Pierre Gelin, 60y old vines and very ageworthy)

Les Hervelets (reds, top producer Domaine Bart)

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How many premier crus Fixin has?

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6

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Gevrey Chambertin has a reputation for producing?

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powerful, structured and tannic wines with gamey characters with age

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Name the Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin

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They lie between 260-330m stretching from Bonnes Mares in Chambolle-Musigny through Morey-St-Denis up into Gevrey-Chambertin. 9 vineyards
The two best vineyards are Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Beze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin And Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Griotte-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Ruchottes-Chambertin

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The Route des Grands Crus, a country road running parallel to the ?

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D974

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Name the best premier crus of Gevrey-Chambertin

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There are two groupings of Premier Cru vineyards in Gevrey-Chambertin.
The largest group of Premier Cru vineyards is located at the northern end of the commune just at the end of the valley from the west. Here is the slope better known as Cote de Jacques with several famous vineyards.
The second group of Premier Cru vineyards is around the nine Grand Cru vineyards, which is quite normal.

Clos Saint-Jacques
Les Cazetiers
Aux Combottes

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Name some top producers from Gevrey-Chambertin

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Armand Rousseau
Dugat-Py
Roumier
Domaine Trapet
Bruno Clair
Prieure-Roch
Pierre Damoy
Ponsot
Domaine Camus
Leroy
Domaine Dujac
Domaine Fourrier

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Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style

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12,9 ha at the heart of Gevrey next to Clos de Beze north east awarded Grand Cru status in 1937
white marly soils on the upper part from Bajocian period
Chambertin is referred as the King of Wines
It is less forthcoming yet powerful, structured in comparison with Clos de Beze which is classier and more delicate and recieves some cooling breezes from the Combe Grisard
It lacks a bit of finesse in youth but it rounds out with age, its a male wine.
Chambertin is put at the top along with Romanée-Conti and Musigny.
a gentle slope from 280 - 240 metres in altitude.
Faces West (Northwest)

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Name the top producers in Chambertin Grand Cru

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Armand Rousseau is the largest landowner with 2.56 hectares, followed by Domaine Trapet with 1.9 hectares.

The best producer in the vineyard must be the legendary Domaine Leroy with its 0.5 hectares and a location right in the middle. Rousseau is also at the absolute top with his Chambertin, which is composed of parcels from several different locations on the vineyard.
Dugat-Py and Domaine Dujac
2005 tremendous vintage

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Clos de Beze Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style

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Chambertin - Clos de Beze is located in the immediate extension of Chambertin. The 15.4 hectares of vineyard have greater variations in soil than Chambertin itself. The slightly higher proportion of dark marl at the northern end makes the wine slightly heavier.The whole slope sits on a deep bed of Bajocian limestone, though the soil is lighter in colour as well as depth at the top of the vineyard
Founded by the monks of Bèze in the 7th century, Clos de Bèze is one of the oldest recorded vineyards of Burgundy and signifiicantly the older of the two Chambertins
very warm site often with an extra degree of alcohol compared with Chambertin (Rousseau)
May also called Chambertin
Faces West (Northwest)

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Name the top producers of Clos de Beze Grand Cru

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The largest landowner is Pierre Damoy with 5.36 hectares. He produces a powerful age-worthy Chambertin - Clos de Beze in a style that requires time to open up the full spectrum of fruit. Next comes Drouhin-Laroze with a fine wine from its 1.54 hectares.
Bruno Clair and Prieure-Roch produce two of the most coveted examples of Clos de Beze from each of their approximately one hectare of land
Robert Groffier
Perrot Minot
Dujac
Jacques Prieur
2005 amazing vintage

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Name the lieux-dits of Chapelle-Chambertin

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It is split between Les Gemeaux (the twins, on the right 1.75ha) and En la Chapelle on the left

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Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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It is located on the lower slopes of the grand cru belt, immediately below the commune’s most prestigious climat, Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze. It is one of the area’s lesser-known grand cru vineyards. Faces northeast
5.49ha and is one of the smaller grand crus in Gevrey-Chambertin. Its limestone-rich soils are stony in texture, allowing for free drainage and forcing the vines to grow deep, strong root systems in search of water.
Took its name from the Notre Dame de Beze
It has been described by Pierre Damoy as ‘The Musigny’ of Gevrey
Its wines are lighter in color than those from the Chambertin climats further up the slope, and not as concentrated as those from the small Griotte-Chambertin site immediately to the south. These comparisons are relative, however. These are still full, structured examples of Pinot Noir that can be aged for many years.

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Name some top producers from Chapelle-Chambertin

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Cecile Tremblay in Gemeaux from old vines
Louis Jadot from ancient vines
Drouhin Laroze improving in quality
Domaine Trapet and Rossignol-Trapet make good examples
Pierre Damoy biggest landholder gives quality grapes to negociants

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Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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Tucked between Charmes-Chambertin and Chapelle below the southern end of Clos de Beze, is the smallest of the crus (2.73ha) divided among 6 producers.
Northeast orientation
This aspect means that the vines have less exposure to the morning sunshine, and ripen more slowly than other climats
Very shallow soil and can suffer in dry years, well-drained and stony, with a thin layer of pebble-strewn, chalky topsoil over a deep, rocky base.
The wines are among the lightest, perfumed, floral with peony aromas among cherries

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Name some top producers from Griotte-Chambertin

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Laurent Ponsot
Fourrier
Claude Dugat
Joseph Drouhin

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Charmes & Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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Charmes-Chambertin (12.24ha)
Mazoyeres-Chambertin (18.59ha)
Charmes-Chambertin (including Mazoyeres) has been regarded as the weakest of the crus.
Mazoyeres lies at the southern part below Latricieres and on the right below Chambertin lies Charmes which borders Griotte on the right.
The soils of Charmes are relatively red with high iron content well-drained and stony, with a thin layer of pebble-strewn chalky topsoil over a deep, rocky base and limestone. In Mazoyeres the topsoil appears lighter in colour and texture with fewer pebbles and greater depth.
Charmes offer a seductive concentration of plump red fruit while Mazoyeres can be more complex and refined. In general more approachable wines for earlier drinking.
Face Southeast

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Name some top producers from Charmes & Mazoyeres-Chambertin

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Armand Rousseau
Domaine Camus
Perrot-Minot
Dugat-Py
Roumier and D. de la Vougeraie (exceptions and label their wines Charmes-Chambertin Les Mazoyeres)

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Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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Lies at the southernmost part bordering Aux-Combottes above Mazoyeres and Chambertin on the right.
7.35ha
Deeper soil than most of the crus, dark in colour with an underlying rock of Jurassic limestone with high silica content.
Faces southwest
It is a continuation of Chambertin but with cooler soil, affected by the Combe Grisard which brings cooling breezes and in the past needed a warmer vintage to show its best.

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Name some top producers from Latricieres-Chambertin

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Domaine Hubert Camus (biggest)
Domaine Faiveley
Trapet
Rossignol Trapet
Leroy
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Domaine Simon Bize in Savigny contract with Ponsot

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Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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9.10ha
Lies at the northern end of the crus closest to the village.
Divided between Mazis-Haut close to Clos de Beze and is considered superior than Mazis-Bas.
The higher end of the slope has particularly thin limestone soils.
The wines are noted for firm structure and considerable power and the best examples closely resemble the wines of the neighboring Clos-de-Bèze climat. They often have a wilder character with notes of tannins, leather, menthol and liquorice far from the opulent sweet fruit of Charmes.

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Name some top producers from Mazis-Chambertin

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Olivier Bernstein
Domaine Faiveley (emblematic example and includes also the acquisition of D. Dupont Tisserandot)
Armand Rousseau
Hospices de Beaune (biggest)

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Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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is one of Gevrey-Chambertin’s lesser known grand cru sites, just north of the famous Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos-de-Beze vineyards
is one of Gevrey-Chambertin’s highest grand crus, covering the land above Mazis-Chambertin on the Côte d’Or
Small vineyard (3.30ha) divided between lower and upper part
Upper part known as Clos de Ruchottes (1.10ha) owned entirely by Armand Rousseau and boost oolitic white marlstone soils and gives wines typically light in colour with subtlety over power.
It has 8 owners

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Name the top producers of Ruchotted-Chambertin

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Armand Rousseau (biggest)
Georges Mugneret-Gibourg
Michel Bonnefond (farmed by Roumier)

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Clos-St-Jacques topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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Perfectly exposed to south and east. 6.70ha
Situated at the northern part above Cazetiers
Grand Cru quality
Owned by 5 producers
Upper part Armand Rousseau and below with descending order comes Fourrier, Jadot, Bruno Clair and Sylvie Esmonin
White marl at the top and brown clay at the bottom with plenty small stones throughout.
Shows structure, weight and complexity

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Les Cazetiers topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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9.12ha
Faces east
Steep slope at 300-360m
White marls on ostrea accuminata on top, limestone and more clay and sandy marl at the lower parts
Fine, elegant, complex wines with presicion
Bruno Clair has vines at the top
Armand Rousseau as well top producer

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Aux Combottes topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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4.57ha
Gevrey-Chambertin’s southernmost Premier Cru climat, sitting on the border with Morey-Saint-Denis at the southern end of the Gevrey area
with Latricieres-Chambertin on its northern border and Mazoyeres-Chambertin to the east.
Grand Cru quality
clay-limestone soil
late ripening site
Domaine Dujac biggest landholder

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Name the wines of Armand Rousseau

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Domaine bottling since the 1930s

Chambertin
Clos de Beze
Mazy-Chambertin
Clos de Ruchottes
Charmes-Chambertin
CLos de la Roche
Clos St Jacques
Cazetiers

Destemming, cold maceration, 100% new wood for Chambertin and Clos de Beze and one year old wood for the other grand crus

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Name the grand crus of Morey-St-Denis

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Clos de la Roche
CLos de Lambrays
CLos de Tart
Clos St-Denis
Bonnes Mares

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CLos de Lambrays topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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8.84ha
several lieux-dits
Meix Rentier lower on the slope has heavier more clayey soil and has some of the oldest vines
Les Larret in the heart of the Clos has excellent exposures
Les Bouchots in the northern end is cooler
nearly a monopole of Domaine de Lambrays
noted for their rich, lush palate and elegant structure – less muscular than their northern neighbors in Gevrey-Chambertin.

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Clos de la Roche topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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16.90ha
Northern cru borders Auc Combottes to the north
The terroir in Clos de la Roche is based largely on limestone, with the lower slope underlaid with Bajocian marl from the middle Jurassic while the steeper, western, portions of the site are Bathonian (slightly newer, but still from the mid-Jurassic age, 160 to 170 million years ago)
This, combined with the gentle easterly slope of the site, makes for good drainage and exposure to the morning and midday sun. The result is healthy, strong vines that produce high-quality berries with good concentration.
Structured wines with weight and density and longevity that leans toward Gevrey in style.
On the nose reminiscent of musk, nutmeg, iron and graphite with darker fruit than Clos St-Denis while on the palate the tannis are firmer and grainier with a mineral structure and austere in youth

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Name some top producers from Clos de la Roche

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Domaine Ponsot (biggest)
Leroy
Dujac

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Clos St-Denis topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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6.62ha
To the south of Clos de la Roche
The (mid-Jurassic) limestone-based soil across the site is rocky and clayey, and has a thin layer of well-drained topsoil.
Easterly exposure
More floral, delicate with redder fruit than Clos de la Roche with high aromatic intensity and silkier tannins, approachable earlier.
Wines in youth are plumper, headier more immediatly charming with the fruit showing more at the front of the palate.

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Name some top producers from Clos St-Denis

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Dujac
Georges-Lignier (biggest)
Ponsot

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Clos de Tart topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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7.53ha
East facing
The vineyard dates to at least 1141, when it was purchased by the Cistercian nuns of Notre Dame de Tart.
monopole of Francois Pinault of Artemis Group in 2017
at the southern end of the commune of Morey-Saint-Denis with Bonnes Mares to the south
The combination of limestone (concentrated in the lower sections of the site) and well-drained marlstone soils in Clos de Tart leads to wines with a balance of power and elegance.

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Bonnes Mares (St Denis) topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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1.5ha
Plots at the Morey-Saint-Denis end of the site have richer, deeper soils and produce more austere, weightier wines
Robert Groffier biggest landholder
80-year old vines. The wine is 100% whole-bunch fermented and matured in 30% new oak.

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Name some top producers from Morey St-Denis

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CLos de Tart
Ponsot
Dujac
Domaine Castagnier
Robert Groffier
Domaine de Lambrays
Georges Lignier

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Describe the style of Chambolle-Musigny

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Referred to as the Volnay of the north or vice-versa
Combines elegance with intensity
The wines are graceful and sensuous with laciness of texture
perfumed and floral with silky tannins
Slightly lighter colour wines with emphasis on fragnance rather than power
Closer to Morey St-Denis though especially in Bonnes Mares and Les Fuees the wines are a bit wilder
There is a higher proportion of active limestone in soils

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Name the Grand Crus of Chambolle-Musigny

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Musigny (red and white)
Bonnes Mares

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Musigny topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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10.85ha
One of Burgundy’s outstanding crown jewels ahead of Chambertin, the finest of all Grand Crus together with some of Vosnes Romanee’s monopoles.
Described as an ‘iron fist in a velvet glove’ as in Chateau Margaux
The sumptuous nature of the fruit provides the velvet and the exceptional density of it is the fist
Made up of 3 lieux-dits
Les Musigny referred as Les Grand Musigny, Les Petits Musigny and La Combe d’Orveau
Domaine Comte George de Vogue owns all of Les Petits Musigny and the lions share of Les Grand Musigny while Jacques Prieur owns all of La Combe d’Orveau
Musigny located to the southern part bordering CLos de Vougeot and Les Amoureuses
In all, Musigny is relatively steep and thus very well drained. The high proportion of chalk and limestone in the soils here, coupled with its excellent drainage, means that the vines are forced to develop deep and healthy root systems to search for water.
Musigny Blanc is made only by CGV

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Name some top producers from Musigny

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Comte Georges de Vogue (biggest)
J-F Mugnier
Jacques Prieur
Leroy
Vougeraie
Roumier

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Bonnes Mares (Chambolle) topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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13.54ha
It has a touch o Morey-St Denis a bit wilder wines
Two different soil types: terres rouges below and terres blache on top where Roumier owns vines on both

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Name some top producers from Bonnes Mares (Chambolle)

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Comte Georges de Vogue (biggest)
Roumier
Bruno CLair
Groffier
Dujac
Vougeraie
Ghislaine Barthod

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Name the best premier crus of Chambolle

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Les Amoureuses
Les Cras (white soils, Roumier and Barthod make top wines)
Les Fuees
Les Veroilles (monopole of G. Barthod)

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Les Amoureuses topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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5.40ha
Closer to Musigny in style
When young it is almost ludicrously charming yet ageworthy
Same level as Bonnes Mares
3 diff. soils: Comblanchien Limestone similar to Musigny, Calcaire de Premeaux (hard limestone) and lower south-east corner ostrea accuminata

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Name some top producers from Les Amoureuses

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Groffier (biggest)
CGV
Roumier
J-F Mugnier

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Les Fuees topography, soils, characteristics and style?

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4.38ha
Northern part south of Bonnes Mares
More of a touch of Morey wilderness
Faiveley has holdings mid slope
J-F Mugnier and Bathod top producers as well

69
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Name the top wines of Georges Roumier

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Founded in 1924 and domaine bottling in 1945
Bonnes Mares his best wine for its extraordinary weight and complexity, combining the two diff soil types
(terres rouge and blanche) and very old vines
His rare Musigny (0,5ha)
Premier Crus: Les Amoureuses one of the great wines of Chambolle, explosive in its youth yet ageless
Les Cras Roumier’s favourite wine
His sublimely elegant Ruchottes-Chambertin with Michel Bonnefond
owns a monopole in Morey, 1er cru Clos de Bussiere as well as Echezeaux and Corton Charlemagne

70
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Name the best wines of Comte Georges de Vogue

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Musigny VV
Musigny Blanc
Bonnes Mares
Les Amoureuses

71
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The story of Vougeot begins with the foundation of the?

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Abbey of Citeaux in 1098

72
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Clos de Vougeot size, location, topography and style

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red and white
classified in 1937
The vineyard covers 51 hectares (125 acres) of land. It is second only in size to Corton.
100 different parcels owned by more than 80 producers. Its wines therefore vary considerably in character and quality
Lies in the center of the Côte de Nuits. The grand cru Musigny, Echezeaux and Grands-Echezeaux vineyards are on the slopes above Clos de Vougeot, covering its western border. Further north, are the premier cru and village-level vineyards of Chambolle-Musigny and Flagey-Echezeaux to the east of D974
The highest part of the vineyard has the best terroir, with vineyard soils made up of free-draining, pebbly Bajocian limestone. Middel part more clat while the bottom has deeper alluvial soils on top of marlstone.
Massive beast, dark in colour, firmly structured with noticeable tannins. It can give more powerful wines towards the Vosne Romanee and more gracefull wines towards Chambolle.

73
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Domaine Rene Engel was sold to?

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Francois Pinault

74
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Name the largest producers of Vougeot

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The largest of these is Château de la Tour, with around five hectares (12 acres), but Domaine Méo-Camuzet, Louis Jadot and Gros Frère et Soeur also have significant holdings in the clos.

75
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Name the four premier cru climats of Vougeot

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Les Clos Blanc or La Vigne Blanche
Clos de la Perriere
Les Cras
Les Petits Vougeot

76
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Les Clos Blanc or La Vigne Blanche is a monopole of?

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2.29ha
Domaine de la Vougeraie (use wood from the Citeaux forest)
stand out white of the Cote de Nuits
referred to as a ‘diamond among rubies’
located north, sandwiched between Les Petits Vougeots and Les Cras

77
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Name some top producers from Vougeot

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Domaine de la Vougeraie, Domaine Bertagna, Engel, Anne Gros, Grivot, Liger-Belair, Meo-Camuzet, Leroy, Chateau de la Tour, Henri Boillot, Domaine d’Eugenie, Francois Lamarche, Georges Mugneret Gibourg, Robert Arnoux, Henri Rebourseau, Fourrier, Christian Clerget

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Clos de la Perriere is a monopole of?

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Domaine Bertagna
2.16ha in the northwestern part
Pinot Noir even though was planted with Chardonnay in 1855
The Grand Cru Musigny vineyard lies above it to the northwest and the Premier Cru Les Amoureuses to the northeast
Vougeot Les Petits Vougeots borders it, below to the east
This cliff is important to the climat’s terroir, as it provides some shelter from cold westerly winds.
This, combined with the sunny southeast aspect of the cru, makes for a warm mesoclimate – warmer than the other Premier Cru climats in Vougeot. Clos de la Perrière is subsequently the first to be harvested in the area, and gives a wine with a little more weight and concentration.
stony soils over calcareous clay with a high proportion of limestone
Pre-fermentation cold maceration is followed by alcoholic fermentation at 82°F, with malolactic fermentation in barrels.30% to 50% of full grapes. Only natural yeast from the grapes is used, the wine is manually punched down and left to ferment in tanks for 21 to 28 days. The wine is aged in French oak barrels (50% new oak) for 16 to 18 months.

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Les Cras topography, soils, style and producers?

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3.75ha below La Vigne Blanche and it is lower-lying than the other premier crus and tends to make a firm style of wine.
Limestone soils
wines lack some of the concentration of their Grand Cru brethren
Domaine de la Vougeraie is the largest landholder and produces red while Bertagna produces both colours

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Les Petits Vougeot topography, soils, style and producers?

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3.49ha (0.2ha classified village)
This vineyard lies on the northern edge of the Vougeot appellation, bordering Chambolle-Musigny and the vines of Les Amoureuses. Les Petits Vougeots is dominated by the Pinot Noir grape variety although some white vines can be found here too.
The Premier Cru site is bordered to the west by Clos de la Perrière and to the southeast by Les Cras and Le Clos Blanc
Perhaps stylistically more typical of Chambolle
Limestone soils
Bertagna is the largest landholder and produces both colours while Jean-Marie Fourrier make excellent wines from this site as well as Alain Hudelot-Noellat (red)

81
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Name the cuvees of Chateau de la Tour

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Classique
Vieilles Vignes and Hommage a Jean Morin produced from one hectare plot of ancient vine since 1910 aged in 100% new oak and accounts for eight barrels (2,400 bottles) of wine.

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Name some of the best wines of Ponsot

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Clos de la Roche
Chapelle-Chambertin
Morey 1er Cru Clos Mont Luisants his sole white made from Aligote vines planted in 1911 fermented in old wood, no Malo with substantial core of acidity and remarkable weight of fruit.

83
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Who produces Clos St Denis Cuvee du Merisier?

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Laurent Ponsot
Pinot Noir from ancient vines planted in 1905 one of Burgundy’s succulent yet structured wines

84
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Wines from Flagey-Echezeaux are sold as?

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Vosne Romanee

85
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Name the Grand Crus of Vosne Romanee (6)

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La Tache
La Grande Rue
La Romanee
Romanee Conti
Richebourg
Romanee St-Vivant
(Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux in Flagey)

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La Grande Rue is a monopole of?

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1.65ha
Francois Lamarche since 1933
Became Grand Cru in 1992
sandwiched between Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Romanée-Conti and La Romanée on the other side of the road, and La Tâche to the south.
pebbly limestone soils and easterly aspect make it very well suited for growing Pinot Noir. The soil, which has a moderate proportion of clay, drains well while retaining enough water to keep the vines hydrated throughout the growing season
renowned for their elegance, silky texture and longevity, though it is only recently, under the careful stewardship of Nicole Lamarche that these wines have begun to establish their stellar reputation
Lack of quality in the 1970s

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Name Richebourg’s lieux-dits

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Les Veroilles ou Richebourg (1er cuvee) and Les Richebourg
Les Véroilles lies slightly further to the north with a more northeasterly aspect, with rows running north-south, and so is slightly cooler. Harvests in the latter tend to take place two to three days after the former.
Today the two sections are generally regarded as equals in terms of quality. Les Véroilles wines are sometimes described as having more pronounced acidity and more minerality, with Les Richebourgs denser and more powerful.

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Name the top producers from Richebourg

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti owns just less than half of Richebourg’s land (3.5ha), and is the main owner in both sections.
Leroy
Anne Gros and Gros Frère et Soeur
Meo-Camuzet
Jean Frivot
Liger-Belair
The legendary Henri Jayer made a Richebourg wine until his retirement in 2001 – the remaining bottles are some of the most expensive and sought-after wines in the world.
(In 1996, the French Government told Jayer that he must either retire or forfeit his pension. In response, Jayer transferred his vineyards to his nephew, Emmanuel Rouget)

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Richebourg topography, soils and style?

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8.03ha (The name Richebourg literally means “rich town”)
It is one of the larger sites in the village, and is famous for its full-bodied, muscular style of Pinot Noir.
Richebourg wines are in fact some of the most opulent from Vosne-Romanée, exhibiting earthy characters along with dense fruit, and they are capable of being cellared for many years. In general, deeper in colour and fuller in body than Romanee St-Vivant.
The climat is Vosne-Romanée’s northernmost grand cru, situated on the midslope of the Côte d’Or. It sits immediately adjacent to the La Romanée and Romanée-Conti sites, and the Romanée-Saint-Vivant climat is on the slopes below. The famous Cros Parantoux Premier Cru vineyard, often considered to be worthy of grand cru status, is on the slopes above Richebourg.
The soils here are made up of pebbly clay and sand overlying a hard limestone base.
easterly aspect gives the vines access to the morning sun while protecting them from cold westerly winds except Les Véroilles (northeastern)

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La Romanee is a monopole of?

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0.85ha ( is the smallest appellation in France)
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
land on the hillside immediately above the famed Romanée-Conti vineyard, overlooking the village of Vosne-Romanée.
The wine can be slightly less refined than that of Romanée-Conti, although has enough structure, vibrant acidity and aromatic red fruit character to make it one of the best wines from Burgundy.

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La Romanee-Conti is a monopole of?

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1.81ha
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti jointly owned and managed by the de Villaine and the Leroy/Roch families after the 1930s.
Vines were first planted on this part of the Côte d’Or by the monks of the Saint-Vivant abbey in the Middle Ages (1584).
In the 18th Century, the site passed into the hands of the Prince of Conti, a cousin of King Louis XV. It is claimed that the prince reserved the wines from the Romanée-Conti vineyard exclusively for his own personal consumption
The vines, otherwise untouched since pre-Phylloxera days, were replanted in 1947-48, with the first new vintage being made in 1952. The former Cros des Cloux vineyard was renamed Romanée in the 17th century, with Conti being added after it was purchased by the Prince de Condé (or Conti) in 1760. He wanted the very best and kept it only for his own use and that of his immediate circle. Wine writers and critics across the centuries have singled out La Romanée-Conti as Burgundy’s greatest vineyard.
Today managed by Aubert de Villaine
The terroir on the midslope of the Côte d’Or is perfectly suited to Pinot Noir, with its well-drained limestone soils and easterly aspect.
The vines are more than 50 years old on average, and are extremely low yielding.
Whole clusters are used (no destemming) with a long vatting time avoiding excesses of heat

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Romanee St Vivant topography, soils, location and style and producers?

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9.44ha (largest climate of the village)
It is a beautifully refined, stylish wine, perhaps having more in common with La Romanée-Conti itself than the more rugged Richebourg.
The climat is directly adjacent to the village of Vosne-Romanée itself, at the northern end of the commune. The Richebourg and Romanée-Conti grands crus cover the hillside above.
The “Saint-Vivant” name comes from the order of L’Abbaye de Saint-Vivant whose monks originally tended to the vines.
has a slightly deeper layer of topsoil and a higher percentage of clay in the overall composition.
Wines from Romanée-Saint-Vivant are considered the lightest and most delicate of the grand cru wines from Vosne-Romanée and neighboring Flagey-Echezeaux (the vineyards belonging to the two villages are contiguous and are often grouped together), and do not attract quite as much attention as their Romanée-Conti counterparts.
the largest portion of Romanée-Saint-Vivant is owned by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti followed by Leroy who has a small section

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La Tache is a monopole of?

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6.06ha
DRC purchased in 1933
It is a more flamboyant wine than La Romanée-Conti but needs a minimum of 10 years for all its aspects, including the tannins, to integrate.
The full-bodied and structured wine produced from La Tâche is one of the most expensive and sought-after in the world.
occupies a very particular spot on the mid-slope of the Côte d’Or, at the very southern end of Vosne-Romanée. Its only grand cru neighbor is the La Grande Rue
The Aux Malconsorts Premier Cru vineyard separates La Tâche from the commune border with Nuits-Saint-Georges
Underlying rock is hard Premeaux limestone and white oolitic limestone.