Musigny
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Appellation restricted to the single commune of Chambolle-Musigny, in the Côte-d'Or, with vineyard parcels situated between 270 m and 300 m in altitude.
- Raised Bajocian (Middle Jurassic) substratum: an outcrop of calcareous-clayey marls unusually high on the slope.
- Shallow, carbonated, free-draining soils despite a high clay content; the gradient ensures lateral run-off away from the poorly drained marly layer.
- Temperate oceanic climate with continental influences, ~750 mm/year, mean annual temperature 10.5 °C, sheltered from the east by the Morvan massif.
Human factors
- Planting density exceeding 9,000 vines/ha; encépagement dominated by pinot noir N and chardonnay B; aged for several months.
Product characteristics
- Cellaring potential of 15 to 30 years; wines retaining "their fine elegance" over time.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.