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Côte de Nuits
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The Côte de Nuits is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to just south of Nu
When Louis XIV's personal physician, Guy-Crescent Fagon (pictured) recommended that the king only drink the wines from the Nuits St-Georges, merchants from the Cote de Nuits used the royal association as a marketing tool for the area's wine.
When Louis XIV's personal physician, Guy-Crescent Fagon (pictured) recommended that the king only drink the wines from the Nuits St-Georges, merchants
Village and vineyards around Vosne-Romanee.
Village and vineyards around Vosne-Romanee.
As you travel further up the hillside of the Cote de Nuit, the mixture of soils contain a higher proportion of the light color and well draining limes
As you travel further up the hillside of the Cote de Nuit, the mixture of soils contain a higher proportion of the light color and well draining limestone that are very favorable for growing wine grapes.
Vineyards in the Côte de Nuits have very high vine density, usually more than twice the vines planted in the same area as what would be found in New W
Vineyards in the Côte de Nuits have very high vine density, usually more than twice the vines planted in the same area as what would be found in New World wine regions.
Romanée-Conti
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Romanée-Conti is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, France, with Pinot Noir as the primary grape variety. It is situated
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…and Echézeaux; its Premier Crus are sold under the label of Vosne-Romanée. Vosne contains some of the most famous names in the wine world, notably Romanée-Conti and La Tâche AOC, two monopoles of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. The other Grand Crus are Richebourg, La Romanée (the smallest AOC in France, at 2…
The Romanée-Conti vineyard
The Romanée-Conti vineyard
Vineyard marker on the wall of the Romanée-Conti vineyard
Vineyard marker on the wall of the Romanée-Conti vineyard
A bottle of Romanée-Conti 1975. Note the text "Monopole" on the bottle.
A bottle of Romanée-Conti 1975. Note the text "Monopole" on the bottle.