Latricières-Chambertin

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Terroir

• The appellation is located in the Côte de Nuits vineyard area, a rectilinear tectonic escarpment extending approximately 25 kilometres in a general north–south direction.
• The geological substrate consists of hard limestones overlain by a layer of clayey calcareous marl, the whole dating from the Bajocian stage of the Middle Jurassic period.
• The soils are weakly developed, generally calcareous and shallow, well-draining despite a high clay content, particularly over the limestone substrate.
• The climate is cool oceanic, with moderate and regular rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres per year and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C.
• The plots are located on the piedmont, occupying a gentle shelf at the mouth of a small, steep-sided, wooded dry valley known as the Combe Grisard.

• The lieu-dit 'Latricières', first cited in the sixteenth century, built its reputation during the eighteenth century, and its wines were often sold under the name of the neighbouring Chambertin.
• A ruling by the Dijon tribunal in 1931 recognised the wines from 'Latricières' as an appellation d'origine and fixed the geographical boundaries, before the AOC was formally recognised by decree in 1937.
• The vines are planted at a density exceeding 9,000 vines per hectare, with the encépagement based on the Pinot noir variety, in accordance with the traditions of the Côte de Nuits.
• In 1855, Jules Lavalle already classified the wines from the lieu-dit 'Latricières' as a second cuvée.

• The wines display a deep ruby colour with a dense tannic structure, balanced by an acidity that lends finesse and elegance.
• The complex aromas, generally dominated by a fruity and floral bouquet, evolve with age towards a minerality sometimes accompanied by notes of undergrowth.

• The position at the mouth of the Combe Grisard results in lean, stony soils and a cool mesoclimate linked to the circulation of cold forest air, producing wines with less richness and sometimes greater austerity than neighbouring crus.

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

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Sources

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