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Vosne-Romanée Wine
Vosne-Romanée wine is produced in the commune of Vosne-Romanée in Côte de Nuits of Burgundy as well as in the neighbouring commune of Flagey-Échezeaux. The ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) Vosne-Romanée may only be used for red wine with Pinot noir as the main grape. There are a total of 15 Premier Cru vineyards in the two communes, as well as six Grand Cru vineyards in Vosne-Romanée and two in Flagey-Échezeaux. These Grand Cru vineyards include Burgundy's most iconic, sought-after and expensive red wines, with Romanée-Conti of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti at the pinnacle: "There can be little doubt that in the firmament of the Cote de nuits, Vosne-Romanée is the brightest star."The Great Domaines of Burgundy by Remington Norman & Charles Taylor, Kyle Cathie, 2010, p.68 There is no Flagey-Échezeaux appellation; the village and Premier Cru vineyards of this commune are part of the Vosne-Romanée AOC. Production In 2008, of vineyard surface was in production f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potential Alcohol
Must weight is a measure of the amount of sugar in grape juice (must) and, hence, indicates the amount of alcohol that could be produced if it is all fermented to alcohol, rather than left as residual sugar. , accessed on March 26, 2009 Measurement is in degrees In France and many other countries, the grape must density is often recalculated to show potential alcohol, the percent alcohol content that would be the result if the must were fermented to a completely dry wine, which also applies to .Refractometer scales * |
Domaine Lamarche
Domaine Lamarche (''Domaine François Lamarche'') is a winery in the Burgundian village of Vosne-Romanée. The domaine was founded in 1797. Its vineyard holdings include Clos Vougeot, Echezeaux, Grands Echezeaux, and the monopole La Grande Rue La Grande Rue is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. Wine style In general its character is feminine rathe .... accessed on December 17, 2009 References External links Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monopole (wine)
A ''monopole'' (French language, French for 'monopoly') is an area controlled by a single winery (wine company) and can be as small as a named vineyard (''lieu-dit'') or as large as an entire'' appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC). Frequently this is mentioned on the label as it is rare for only one winery to produce all the wine from an area entitled to a certain name. Each wine is sold by only one company. The Napoleonic inheritance laws typically caused vineyards to be so finely divided among inheritors -down to even a single row of vines- that ''Winemaker#Négociant, négociants'' are needed to bottle commercial quantities of a wine. Whether a ''monopole'' indicates a wine of unusual quality or not is a matter of debate. List of ''monopoles'' (in need of expansion) In Burgundy (region), Burgundy: Others *Château-Grillet AOC, of Château Grillet. *Savennieres wine, Savennières-Coulée-de-Serrant, owned by Nicolas Joly. See also *Vineyard designated wine References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grands Échezeaux
Grands Échezeaux is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. Grands Échezeaux is located within the commune of Flagey-Echézeaux,K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 on a strip of land between the territory of the communes Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny. Grands Échezeaux borders on Clos de Vougeot and its wall in the east and north, and on Échezeaux in the west and south. The AOC was created in 1936. Wine style In general, Grands Échezeaux is considered a better appellation than its larger and more variable neighbour Échezeaux. In the early 2000s, there were 21 vineyard owners in Grands Échezeaux, but 80 in Échezeaux. The most well-known owner in Grands Échezeaux is Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Production In 2008, of vineyard surface was in production within the AOC, and 240 Hectolitres of wine was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richebourg AOC
Richebourg is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée, and borders La Romanée and Romanée-Conti in the south, Romanée-Saint-Vivant in the east and Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru vineyards in the north and west. The AOC was created in 1936. Production In 2008, of vineyard surface was in production within the AOC, and 198 hectoliter of wine was produced, corresponding to a little over 26,000 bottles. This wine is mentioned in the film Sideways. Characteristics "Richebourg has more opulence than finesse ... Richebourg is the more massive and Le Romanée-Conti finer" AOC regulations The main grape variety for Richebourg is Pinot noir. The AOC regulations also allow up to 15 per cent total of Chardonnay, Pinot blanc and Pinot gris as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanée-Saint-Vivant
Romanée-Saint-Vivant is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée. La Romanée borders on La Grande Rue in the south, Romanée-Conti and Richebourg in the west, Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru vineyards in the north (Les Suchots) and in the east (La Croix-Rameau and Les Gaudichots) and also the village Vosne-Romanée itself in the east. The AOC was created in 1936. It takes its name from the Abbey of Saint Vivant, which in Medieval times owned several vineyards among the Vosne-Romanée Grands Crus. History There are several different vineyard owners in Romanée-Saint-Vivant today, although Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is the largest. The entire vineyard of Romanée Saint-Vivant was bought in 1791 by Nicolas-Joseph Marey, son-in-law of the geometer Gaspard Monge, when it was up for sale after the French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Romanée
La Romanée is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety.K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of the winery Comte Liger-Belair. La Romanée borders on Romanée-Conti downslope in the east, AuxReignots upslope in the west, La Grande Rue in the south, and Richebourg in the north. The AOC was created in 1936. Geology Comprising an area of just , La Romanée is the smallest Grand Cru in Burgundy and the smallest AOC in France. Bazin reported: "The slope is more marked (12%), the soil less clayey than La Romanée-Conti. A rendzina resting on Premeaux limestone and oolite, with brown calcareous soil in the upper part. Little soil, pebbly." The soil structure is similar to Romanée-Conti, a fine sand-clay mixture "feeble in the sand fraction, mixed with pebbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Grande Rue
La Grande Rue is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot Noir as the main grape variety. Wine style In general its character is feminine rather than powerful. It has some of the character of the neighboring La Tâche, but is more delicate. "The overall style is fruity with fresh, red fruit aromas and gentle tannins ...Young it shows a promising note of ''petits fruits rouges'' and hints of blackcurrant. These positive, complex aromas overlay a wine of dimension and substance, with length and finesse; a complete wine without being in any way heavy." It can contain "nuances of raspberry and violet",with a bouquet of "a profusion of flowers" "It gains from being decanted and often delivers wild game aromas ... Age embellishes it" Geography, cultivation, winemaking, and production It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of Domaine Lamarche. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tâche AOC
La Tâche is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. It is situated within the commune of Vosne-Romanée and is a monopole of the winery Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. La Tâche borders on La Grande Rue in the north, and mostly on Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru vineyards in the east, south and west.BIVB fiche , accessed on December 2, 2009 The AOC was created in 1936. History 
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Lieu-dit
''Lieu-dit'' (; plural: ''lieux-dits'') (literally ''said-location'') is a French toponymic term for a small geographical area bearing a traditional name. The name usually refers to some characteristic of the place, its former use, a past event, etc. A lieu-dit may be uninhabited, which distinguishes it from an ''hameau'' (hamlet), which is inhabited. In Burgundy, the term ''climat'' is used interchangeably with ''lieu-dit''. Etymology English speakers seem to have discovered the concept through oenology and have considered it as a wine term which in its typical usage translates as "vineyard name" or "named vineyard". Typically, a ''lieu-dit'' is the smallest piece of land which has a traditional vineyard name assigned to it. In most cases, this means that a ''lieu-dit'' is smaller than an ''appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC). Use in France In some cases, ''lieux-dits'' appear on wine labels, in addition to the AOC name. This is most commonly seen for Alsace wine and Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
