Chambolle-Musigny

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The relief of the Côte de Nuits, of tectonic origin, extends for approximately 25 kilometres in a general north–south direction and separates the calcareous plateaux of the Hautes Côtes from the Bresse plain.
• The escarpment face of the Côte, with a height difference of approximately 150 metres, is made up of a series of Bajocian and Bathonian limestones of the Middle Jurassic, of which the Comblanchien limestone forms the structural backbone of the relief.
• The village is clustered at the mouth of a combe — a narrow, dry valley — whose lower end forms an alluvial fan of stony, well-drained soil.
• The soils, which are weakly developed and generally calcareous, are organised into topo-sequences ranging from thin, highly calcareous soils on the upper slopes to deeper, surface-decarbonated soils on the piedmont outwash.
• The cool oceanic climate is characterised by moderate rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres per year and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C, with no pronounced summer drought.
• The plots delimited for the harvest are situated at altitudes of between 250 and 350 metres, on the main slope and, at the lower end, on the alluvial fan.

• The existence and quality of the vineyard are documented from at least the third century, as attested by Eumenes describing the celebrated vineyards of the Pagus arebrignus near Beaune.
• A court ruling of 1929, confirmed on appeal in 1930, defined the Chambolle-Musigny appellation and reserved its use exclusively for the fine wines of the commune harvested from a delimited area, putting forward a parcel-by-parcel delimitation.
• The commune of Chambolle was authorised by decree of 15 April 1878 to add the name of its cru Musigny, thus becoming Chambolle-Musigny. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• Pinot noir is the principal variety, with the vines trained according to the practices of the Côte de Nuits at planting densities exceeding 9,000 vines per hectare.

• The wines display a luminous ruby colour, combining roundness and moderate acidity with a very fine tannic structure.
• Intense aromas of red fruits, evoking raspberry or candied strawberry, are often intertwined with notes of undergrowth or violet.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Aux Beaux Bruns AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Aux Combottes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Aux Echanges AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Derrière la Grange AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru La Combe d'Orveau AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Amoureuses AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Baudes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Borniques AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Carrières AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Chabiots AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Charmes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Chatelots AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Combottes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Cras AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Feusselottes ou Les Feusselotes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Fuées AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Groseilles AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Gruenchers AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Hauts Doix AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Lavrottes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Noirots AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Plantes AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Sentiers AOC (PDO)
• Chambolle-Musigny premier cru Les Véroilles AOC (PDO)

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB