Gevrey-Chambertin AOC

Village appellation in the Côte de Nuits area of the Burgundy commune of the same name. This borders the municipality of Morey-Saint-Denis to the south. The total vineyard area covers around 500 hectares, including some vineyards in the neighbouring commune of Brochon. In 1847, Gevrey added the name Chambertin to the name of the village, which is the name of the most famous and best location on the Côte d'Or. A Chambertin red wine was also one of Napoleon 's (1769-1821) favourite wines. This is why it is also known as the wine of kings - the king of wines.

Wines

A large part of the vineyards already belonged to the Benedictine monks of Cluny Abbey southeast of Mâcon in the 13th century. The best red wines of Burgundy are produced here, mainly from Pinot Noir with some Pinot Gris and Pinot Liébault (Pinot Noir clone). These wines can be aged for many decades and are usually even darker than many other Burgundy communes.

Grands Crus

The best wines come from the nine Grand Cru vineyards. Chambertin is so famous that all of the other eight Grand Crus also (legally) have this name attached to theirs. The Grands Crus are Chambertin (13 ha), Chambertin-Clos de Bèze (15 ha), Chapelle-Chambertin (5.4 ha), Charmes-Chambertin (32 ha, part of the vineyard is called Mazoyères, therefore Mazoyères-Chambertin may also appear on the label), Griotte-Chambertin (5.5 ha), Latricières-Chambertin (7 ha), Mazis-Chambertin (13 ha, also Mazy-Chambertin) and Ruchottes-Chambertin (3.5 ha). The wine from the Clos de Bèze vineyard may also be labelled as Chambertin (this vineyard is next to it), but the reverse is not true. These two sites are also considered the best in the area, if not in Burgundy.

Premiers Crus

The Premiers Crus vineyards cover a total of 85 hectares of vines. These are Au Closeau, Aux Combottes, Bel Air, Cazetiers (9 ha), Champeaux (6.7 ha), Champonnet (3.2 ha), Cherbaudes, Clos des Varoilles, Clos du Chapitre, Clos Prieur, Clos Prieur-Haut, Clos Saint-Jacques 6.7 ha), Combe au Moine (4.7 ha), Craipillot, En Ergot, Estournelles-Saint-Jacques, Fonteny, Issarts, La Bossière, La Perrière, La Romanée, Lavaut Saint-Jacques (10 ha), Les Cazetiers, Les Corbeaux (3 ha), Les Goulots, Petite Chapelle, Petits Cazetiers and Poissenot.

Producers

Well-known producers with Grands Crus and/or Premiers Crus are Albert Bichot (Domaine du Clos Frantin), Bachelet, Boisset, Bouchard Père et Fils, Burguet, Joseph Drouhin, Dugat Claude, Dugat-Py, Domaine Dujac, Fréderic Esmonin, Michel Esmonin, Faiveley, Jadot, Herezstyn, Domaine Leroy, Maume, Mortet, Roty, Rousseau, Serafin and Varoilles.

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