Cote de Nuits

Question 1

How many villages are located in the Cote de Nuits?

Answer 1

8

Question 2

How many Grand Crus are located in the Cote de Nuits?

Answer 2

24

Question 3

What 5 AOPs of the Cote de Nuits produce AOP white wines?

Answer 3

Marsannay
Fixin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Vougeot
Nuits Saint Georges

Question 4

What is the only Grand Gru vineyard of the Cote de Nuits that may also produce white wine?

Answer 4

Musigny

Question 5

What is the largest village appellation of the Cote d’Or

Answer 5

Gevrey-Chambertin

-over 400ha of vines

Question 6

How many Grand Cru vineyards are located in Gevrey-Chambertin?

Answer 6

9

-the greatest amount of Grand Cru vineyards contained in a single village

Question 7

7 Grand Cru vineyards are clustered around what 2 Grand Crus?

Answer 7

Chambertin

Chambertin Clos de Beze

Question 8

What are the 8 villages of the Cote de Nuits from North to South?

Answer 8

Marsannay
Fixin
Gevrey-Chambertin
Morey-Saint-Denis
Chambolle-Musigny
Vougeot
Vosne- Romanee
Nuits-Saint-Georges

Question 9

Name the 9 Grand Cru of Gevrey-Chambertin

Answer 9

Ruchottes-Chambertin
Mazis-Chambertin
Chambertin-Clos de Beze
Chapelle-Chambertin
Griottes-Chambertin
Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin
Mazoyeres-Chambertin
Latricieres-Chambertin

Question 10

What premier cru of Gevrey-Chambertin often out performs “second tier” Grand Crus such as Charmes-Chambertin?

Answer 10

Clos Saint- Jacques

-excluded from grand cru consideration in 1936 as is borders did not touch those of Chambertin itself.

Question 11

Name 3 highly acclaimed producers of Gevrey.

Answer 11

Armand Rousseau
Claude Dugat
Jean Marie-Fourier

Question 12

How would you describe the wines of Gevrey?

Answer 12

Masculine, brooding, structured.

Concentration, weight, black fruits and deeper color than Vosne-Romanee and Chambolle-Musigny.

Question 13

What are the 2 grand crus of Chambolle-Musigny?

Answer 13

Musigny

Bonne Mares

Question 14

What is the exceptional premier cru of Chambolle Musigny?

Answer 14

“Les Amoureuses”

Question 15

Name 4 producers of Chambolle-Musiginy.

Answer 15

Georges de Vogue
Ghislaine Barthod
George Roumier
Perrot-Minot

Question 16

What appellation is often categorized as the meeting point between the 2 more polorized styles of Gerey and Chambolle?

Answer 16

Morey-Saint-Denis

Question 17

What are the 5 Grand Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis?

Answer 17

Clos de Tart*
Clos de Lambrays
Clos de la Roche
Clos St. Denis
Bonne Mares

Question 18

Who owns Clos de Tart?

Answer 18

the pinault family. Mommesin

Question 19

Who owns Clos de Lambrays?

Answer 19

LVMH and Taupenot-Merme

Question 20

What grand cru is shared between Chambolle-Musigny and Morey-Saint-Denis?

Answer 20

Bonne Mares

Question 21

Name 2 producers of Morey-St. Denis.

Answer 21

Domaines Dujac

Ponsot

Question 22

What is the largest grand cru of the Cote de Nuits?

Answer 22

Clos de Vougeot

-50ha

Question 23

What are the 4 Premier Crus of Vougeot?

Answer 23

Clos de la Perriere
Les Petite Vougoet
Les Cras
Le Clos Blanc

Question 24

What is the smallest grand cru/smallest AOP of all of France?

Answer 24

La Romanee

-0.85ha

Question 25

Who owns La Romanee?

Answer 25

Comtes Liger-Belair

Question 26

Who owns the grand cru monopoles of La Tache and Romanee Conti?

Answer 26

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Question 27

Who owns the grand cru monople of La Grand Rue?

Answer 27

Domaine Francois Lamarche

Question 28

What are the 2 villages south of Nuits-Saint-Georges that are only entitled to the Cote de Nuits-Villages AOP?

Answer 28

Comblanchien | Corgoloin

Question 29

Name the 6 grand crus of Vosne-Romanee.

Answer 29

``` Richebourg Romanee St. Vivant Romanee Conti (monople) La Romanee(monople) La Grand Rue(monopole) La Tache(monople) ```

Question 30

Name the 5 top site premier crus of Vosne-Romanee.

Answer 30

``` Les Suchots Les Beaux Monts Les Petits Monts Aux Malconsorts Cros Parentoux ```

Question 31

Cros Parentoux was made famous by what producer?

Answer 31

Henri Jayer

Question 32

Every premier cru in Vosne-Romanee touches or borders a grand cru except for...

Answer 32

Clos des Reas

Question 33

Who owns Clos de Reas?

Answer 33

Michel Gros

Question 34

Name the 2 grand crus located within the town of Flagey-Echezaux (not a regional AOP)

Answer 34

Echezeaux | Grand Echezeaux

Question 35

How large is Echezeaux?

Answer 35

38ha

Question 36

Name 8 producers based in Vosne-Romanee.

Answer 36

``` Romanee Conti Comtes Liger-Belair Domaine Leroy Anne Gros Jean Grivot Meo Camuzet Sylvain Cathiard Emmanuel Rouget ```

Question 37

What top site premier cru in Nuits-Saint-Georges is showing interest in being elevated to Grand Cru status?

Answer 37

Les-Saint-Georges

Question 38

What was the last grand cru to be promoted and in what year?

Answer 38

La Grand Rue-1992.