Gevrey-Chambertin: climats, terroir and history

Fact sheet

Identity card

Côte: Côte de Nuits
The appellation is created: 11 September 1936
Colours and grapes: Red only (Pinot Noir)
Area under vine (2022): 409 ha, including 79 ha of Premier Cru
Premiers Crus: 26 climats
Grands Crus: Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Chapelle-Chambertin, Charmes-Chambertin, Griotte-Chambertin, Latricières-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin, Mazoyères-Chambertin, Ruchottes-Chambertin
Communes: Gevrey-Chambertin, Brochon
Altitude: 280 – 380 m (Premiers Crus)
Exposure: East to south-east

The plots to know

Our climats and those to know

Climats marked with a star are those we make a cuvée from. The others are the names to know in the appellation.

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Climat guide

Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it. The gold ★ markers are our cuvées.

★Our cuvée
Grand Cru
Premier Cru
Village

Schematic map, seen from the plain: the slope rises towards the woods, north is on the right. Indicative positions, after the official BIVB maps.

1
Charmes-ChambertinGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
The largest of the nine Grands Crus, below the Route des Grands Crus: supple and fruity, approachable earlier.
- Red · 2018Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru398 €
2
Mazis-ChambertinGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
The first Grand Cru south of the village, north of Clos de Bèze: dense, deep and spicy.
- Red · 2019Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru HVE689 €

3
Les CazetiersPremier Cru
On the Côte Saint-Jacques, north of the Combe de Lavaux: a straight, mineral wine.
4
Clos Saint-JacquesPremier Cru
Set against the north of the village, facing south-east: many consider it worthy of Grand Cru status, and it often fetches the price of one.
5
Chambertin-Clos de BèzeGrand Cru
The oldest clos of the Côte de Nuits, planted by the monks of Bèze. It may also simply be called Chambertin.
6
ChambertinGrand Cru
“Bertin’s field”, next to Clos de Bèze: Napoleon’s favourite wine, of rare power and longevity.

The 26 Premiers Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin

Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.

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

Soil and slope

The terroir

The Premiers Crus occupy the top of the slope, between 280 and 380 m, on shallow brown limestone soils. Lower down, the Village vines grow on limestone and marl covered with scree and red silt washed down from the plateau. The stones bring finesse; the clay marls, rich in fossils, bring body.

Altitude280 – 380 m (Premiers Crus)
ExposureEast to south-east
CommunesGevrey-Chambertin, Brochon

Memory of the place

A little history

The monks of the Abbey of Bèze planted their clos as early as the 7th century; the canons of Langres, then the monks of Cluny, whose fortified château still overlooks the village, later watched over these vines. Chambertin, Napoleon’s favourite wine, became so famous that in 1847 the village added its name to its own: Gevrey became Gevrey-Chambertin.

7th c.The monks of Bèze plant their clos
1847Gevrey becomes Gevrey-Chambertin
1936The appellation is created

The style

In the glass

Bright ruby when young, with strawberry, blackberry and violet; with age, liquorice, leather and undergrowth. A firm palate with velvety tannins, powerful and fleshy: a great wine for ageing.

At the table

Game, rib of beef, braised lamb; Époisses or Ami du Chambertin.

Our pairing guide

Our selection