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What does Côte d’Or mean?

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Golden Slope

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What is the Route des Grand Crus

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Road from Dijon to Santenay passing
24 Grand Crus in Côte du Nuit
8 Grand Crus in Côte de Beaune

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What are the towns that bookend Côte de Nuits?

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Dijon
Corgoloin
12 miles

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What does the Champs-Elyees de la Bourgogne refer to?

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Côte de Nuit from Dijon to Corgoloin on the Route des Grand Crus

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Where do Côte de Nuits vineyards sit?

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Escarpment 220-350m
Facing East

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Where is Hautes Côte de Nuits?

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Above and behind the escarpment where most Côte de Nuits vineyards sit

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Côte de Nuits climate

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Continental - significant rainfall May, June, Oct
Hail a risk

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Côte de Nuits soils

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Sedimentary limestones & limestone rich marls
160-170 MYA

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What is the difference in soils from Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune

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Significant - little overlap
Côte de Nuits - older (170MYA) limestone/marls better suited for PN
Côte de Beaune - younger (160MYA) limestone/marls evenly divided PN and C

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Côte de Nuits production

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Almost entirely red

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Côte de Nuits style

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Firmly structured, dark berry fruits, earth, spice

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What AOC is an exception to the dark berry, earth structured wines in Côte de Nuits?

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Chambolle-Musigny
Perfumed and silky

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What AOC had perfume and silky wines different than most Côte de Nuits?

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Chamolly-Musigny

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What Côte de Nuits produce the small amount of white wine?

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Marsannay
Fixin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Vougeot
Nuits-Saint-George

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What is AOC that produces Rosé wines?

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Marsannay

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Which are the AOCs without Grand Cru

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Marsannay
Fixin
Nuit-Saint-Georges

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What is the AOC in Côte de Nuits that has no Premier Crus

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Marsannay

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When was rose introduced in Côte de Nuits

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Soon after phylloxera hit

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What grapes are used in Marsannay rose?

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris

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What was considered the most prestigious AOC until 17th century?

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Fixin

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What protects Fixin from hail?

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Forest windbreak on western ridge line

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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Marsannay?

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Premiers Crus - 0
Grand Crus - 0

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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Fixin?

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Premiers Crus - 6
Grand Crus - 0

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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Gevrey-Chambertain?

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Premiers Crus - 26
Grand Crus - 9

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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Morey-Saint-Denis?
Premiers Crus - 20 Grand Crus - 5 1 Shared with. Chambolle-Musigny
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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Chambolle-Musigny?
Premiers Crus - 24 Grand Crus - 2 1 shared with Morey-Saint-Denis
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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Vougeot?
Premiers Crus - 4 Grand Crus - 1
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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus Vosne-Romanée?
Premiers Crus - 14 Grand Crus - 8
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How many Premiers Crus and Grand Crus for Nuits-Saint-Georges?
Premiers Crus - 41 Grand Crus - 0
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What is the largest village appellation in Côte d'Or?
Gevery-Chambertin
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What AOC has the most Grand Crus? and #2
Gevery-Chambertin - 9 Vosnee-Romanee - 8
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What % of Gevery-Chambertin vineyards are Premier Cru?
20% (total 26)
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When did Gevery become Gevery-Chambertin?
1947
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List the 9 Grand Crus of Gevery-Chambertin
1. Chambertin 2. C-Clos de Bèze 3. Chapelle-C 4. Charmes-C 5. Mazoyères-C 6. Griotte-C 7. Latricières-C 8. Mazis-C 9. Ruchottes-C
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What was Napoleons favorite wine?
Gevrey-Chambertin
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5 Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis
1. Clos de la Roche 2. Clos Saint-Denis 3. Clos des Lambrays 4. Close de Tart 5. Bonnes-Mares
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What Grand Cru is shared by Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny?
Bonnes-Mares
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Where is Aligoté produced in Morey-Saint-Denis?
climat Monts Luisants
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Marsannay is known for its rosés. What is the only other Côte de Nuits allowed to produce rosés?
Morey-Saint-Denis Pinot Gris
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What AOC was relatively unknown prior to the AOC system in 1936
Morey-Saint-Denis
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Who is believed to produce the best Côte de Nuit's most delicate wine "silk and lace"
Chambolle-Musigny
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What are the Grand Crus of Chambolle-Musigny?
1. Bonnes-Mates - shared with Morey-Saint-Denise 2. Musigny
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What is unique about Musigny Grand Cru
Permitted to produce red and white wines Only other is Corton is allowed
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What is the smallest Côte de Nuits village?
Vougeot
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Which AOC has the largest Grand Cru?
Vougeot Clos de Vougeot
45
What Grand Cru is the only Cru to sit at the bottom of the slope and considered a national treasure?
Vougeot Château de Clos du Vougeot
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What is Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin?
It promotes Bourgogne and is located at Château de Clos du Vougeot
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How much wine does Château de Clos du Vougeot produce for the Vougeot AOC?
75%
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What does Vougeot almost exclusively produce?
Red, but allowed white
48
What AOC is referred to as an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove?
Vosne-Romanée AOC
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What are the 8 Grand Crus in Vosne-Romanée AOC?
1. La Romanée 2. Romanée-Conti 3. Romanée-Saint-Vivant 4. Richebourg 5. La Tache 6. Echézeaux 7. Grand-Echézeaux 8. La Grande Rue
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What is the second largest commune?
Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC
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What are the monopoles of Vosne-Romanée AOC Grand Crus?
1. La Romanée 2. Romanée-Conti 3. La Tache 4. La Grande Rue
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How much do Premier Crus account for in Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC?
45%
52
Where is the center for negotiants, cooperages, crement producers?
Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC
52
What is considered to be a Grand Crus in Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC?
Saint-George
53
What do lesser know villages in Côte de Nuits use for a better know name?
Côte de Nuits-Villages
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Top 3 producers in Côte de Nuits
Gevery-Chambertin - 21% Nuits-Saint-Georges - 16% Côte de Nuits Grand Crus - 14%
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What villages share Côte de Nuits-Villages AOC?
1. Fixin 2. Brochon 3. Premeaux 4. Comblanchien 5. Corgoloin
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What does Côte de Nuits-Villages mostly produce?
Red Firmly structure, chalky tannins, bracing acidity, spice and earth
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What are the primary grapes for the Côte de Nuits villages unless otherwise noted?
W: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc Rs: Pinot Gris R: Pinot Noir
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Where and what grape is used outside the primary?
Morey-Saint-Denis Aligotê in Monts Lusants climat only

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