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Production & Business Flashcards

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Production

+ Key Négociants-éleveurs:

(7)

  1. B, P & F
  2. JD
  3. F
  4. LJ
  5. LL
  6. D L R-C
  7. HdB
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Estimated €1bn industry with France half of the total (2009).

UK & US top 2 export markets though UK lesser value wines vs. US.

4,000 growers, 100AC, 200m btls/year; 0.5% of global production

Key négociants-éleveurs: Merchant-one who ages

  1. Bouchard, Pere & Fils
  2. Joseph Drouhin
  3. Faiveley
  4. Louis Jadot
  5. Louis Latour
  6. Domaine La Romanée-Conti
  7. Hospices de Beaune
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Bouchard, Pere & Fils (5)

  1. Beaune, large Merchant + most imp Owner
  2. Est Michael Bouchard
  3. ‘95 J Henriot
  4. *ha (incl *ha GC/PC) holdings in * Beaune Vineyards
  5. Best wines - NE produces
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Bouchard, Pere & Fils

  1. Beaune large merchant houses & most important vineyard owner in Cote de Beaune
  2. House established by Michel Bouchard
  3. Taken over in ’95 by Joseph Henriot from Champagne
  4. 90ha of vineyards (incl. 70ha GC or PC), holdings in 25 Beaune vineyards
  5. Best wines are from their vineyards. The négociant-élevage has produced deeper, more concentrated reds under Henriot.
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Joseph Drouhin (6)

  1. Neg + Winemaking firm 1880
  2. Js Son, Maurice - Clos des Mouches
  3. Robert took over 50s esp in CdN (M, BM, GE) and Ch = 71ha
  4. 1st Burg invest o/s FR - Oregon
  5. Frédéric D manages + bro & sis
  6. Own nursery high density
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Joseph Drouhin

  1. Négociant & winemaking firm founded in 1880; located above historic cellars of Beaune
  2. Joseph’s son Maurice built a reputation of quality and acquired important vineyard holdings (e.g. Clos des Mouches)
  3. Robert took over the house in ‘57 significant acquisitions esp. in the CDN (Musigny, Bonnes Mares, Grands Échézeaux) and Chablis to total 71ha in mid-00’s.
  4. He was the 1st Burgundian to invest outside of France w Drouhin Oregon in 88 (now run by Véronique D).
  5. Now managed by Frédéric Drouhin and his 2 brothers and sister.
  6. Has its own nursery plants at higher density vs. average.
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Faiveley (2)

  1. Wine Pro w small neg bus est 1825, now 7th Gen
  2. 120ha, Burgundy’s largest w/ GC & PC in CdN, CdB (C de V, CC) and PC in CCh (Mercurey)
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Faiveley

  1. Wine producer w small négociant business established in 1825 & now in seventh generation
  2. Owns 120ha i.e. Burgundy’s largest vineyard owner w GC & PC in CdN & CdB (e.g. Clos de Vougeot, Corton-Charlemagne) and PC in Cote Chalonnaise (Mercurey PC)
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Louis Jadot (4)

  1. Merchant/Grower, owner of 50ha CdO + 35ha in Beaj
  2. 1859 Louis Jadot, owned by Kopf since 80s
  3. André Gagey (GM, 60s-90s) + Jacques Lardiere (w/maker)
  4. Hi Q of domain wines, P-M Les Folatieres, CC for whites and CdB, Clos des Ursules (reds)
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Louis Jadot

  1. Merchant-grower based in Beaune, owner of 50ha in Cote d’Or & 35ha in Beaujolais
  2. Founded in 1859 by Louis Jadot. Owned by Kopf family since ‘85
  3. Success driven by André Gagey (general manager 62-92) + Jacques Lardiere (winemaker)
  4. Hi quality of domaine wines e.g. Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres, Corton-Charlemagne for the whites and the Cote de Beaune e.g. Clos des Ursules for the reds.
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Louis Latour (5)

  1. Burg most comm astute and oldest
  2. Vine-growing family in Aloxe since 16C + wine-broking late 19C
  3. Reputed for WW
  4. Controversy in 90s pasturisation
  5. 350ha vines ➡️ local growers + vini Alba
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Louis Latour

  1. One of Burgundy’s most commercially astute and oldest wine merchants.
  2. Vine-growing family in Aloxe since the 16th, the family starting wine-brokering in late 19th
  3. Reputed for its white wines
  4. Caused controversy in the 90s when endorsed pasteurisation of its wines.
  5. 350ha of vines under contract to local growers with vinification in Latour’s winery in Alba.
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Domaine La Romanée-Conti (5) MONOPOLE

  1. 28ha incl 1.8ha R-C GC plot = * cases/yr, total prod * cases/yr
  2. GC vines in Corton
  3. Famous for
  4. Best wines
  5. Rudy Kurniwan aka Dr Conti, counterfeit, now serving time.
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Domaine La Romanée-Conti - MONOPOLE

  1. 28 ha domaine including the 1.8ha Romanée-Conti GC plot that produces only 500cs/year - Total production: 7,500cs/year
  2. Recently acquired some GC vines in Corton
  3. Famous for selling only Grands Crus until recently
  4. Best wines: La Tache, Romanée-Conti
  5. Rudy Kurniwan
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Hospices de Beaune (6)

  1. 15C N R left hospital
  2. 61ha (nearly all PC/GC 37 wines
  3. Young wines auction 3rd
  4. Christies = £ = finance
  5. H overseas grape + vini, auctioneers
  6. Good - VG Q
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Hospices de Beaune

  1. 1443: Nicolas Rolin left the hospital to the town of Beaune
  2. Now owns 61ha of vineyards (nearly exclusively PC & GC) to create 37 wines
  3. Young wines of the Hospice de Beaune auctioned every year on 3rd Sunday in November
  4. Auctions run by Christie’s (since 05); raises £3-3.5m/year to finance hospital
  5. Hospice oversees the grapegrowing and vinification but auctioneers blend & bottle -> quality depends on bottler
  6. Good to very good quality
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