Gevrey-Chambertin

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Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Gevrey-Chambertin zone lies within the Côte de Nuits, a rectilinear tectonic escarpment of approximately 25 kilometres oriented north–south, separating the calcareous Hautes-Côtes (400 to 500 metres) from the Bresse plain (approximately 250 metres).
• The cool oceanic climate receives approximately 750 millimetres of rainfall per year with no marked summer drought, and an average annual temperature of 10.5 °C; the Côte benefits from climatic shelter by virtue of its position to the east of the Morvan massif and the plateaux of Burgundy.
• The escarpment face, with a difference in elevation of approximately 150 metres, is formed of Bajocian and Bathonian limestones, including the Comblanchien limestone, which is particularly compact and forms the structural backbone of the relief.
• The escarpment is interrupted by the Combe Lavaux, a deep dry valley whose mouth forms an alluvial fan extending 2 to 3 kilometres into the plain, composed of gravelly, calcareous and well-drained alluvial deposits.
• On the hillside, the weakly developed calcareous soils are arranged in topo-sequences ranging from thin, highly calcareous soils at the top of the slope to deeper soils (0.50 metre) that are decarbonated on the piedmont spreads.

• Traces of a first-century AD vineyard were discovered in 2008 at Gevrey-Chambertin, on a parcel with gravelly piedmont soils.
• The négociant Claude Jobert, proprietor at Chambertin in the eighteenth century, appended the name of this cru to his own, becoming Jobert de Chambertin, thereby contributing to the renown of Gevrey's wines across Europe.
• The ordinance of 17 October 1847, signed by Louis-Philippe, authorised the commune to add the name of its principal cru, becoming Gevrey-Chambertin. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The vines are trained at planting densities above 9,000 vines per hectare, in accordance with the practices prevalent throughout the Côte de Nuits.

• The red wines display a ruby colour with an intense bouquet evoking small fruits, and are powerful and structured by dense yet velvety tannins.
• Depending on the climats from which the grapes originate, nuances are perceptible notably in the colour and tannic structure, and a few years of cellaring allow their full aromatic potential to express itself.

• Parcels on the main hillside with shallow soils rich in clays and iron oxides yield powerful, deeply coloured wines with excellent ageing potential.
• Parcels with the gravelly, free-draining soils of the Combe Lavaux alluvial fan produce fruitier wines with a lighter structure that reveal themselves more quickly.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Au Closeau AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Aux Combottes AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Bel Air AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Champeaux AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Champonnet AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Cherbaudes AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Clos des Varoilles AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Clos du Chapitre AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Clos Prieur AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Clos Saint-Jacques AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Combe au Moine AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Craipillot AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru En Ergot AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Estournelles-Saint-Jacques AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Fonteny AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Issarts AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru La Bossière AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru La Perrière AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru La Romanée AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Lavaut Saint-Jacques AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Les Cazetiers AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Les Corbeaux AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Les Goulots AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Petite Chapelle AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Petits Cazetiers AOC (PDO)
• Gevrey-Chambertin premier cru Poissenot 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