Côte de Nuits · Appellation guide
Morey-Saint-Denis
Between Gevrey and Chambolle, a discreet village with a row of five Grands Crus.
- 20Premiers Crus
- 5Grands Crus
- 1936Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte de Nuits
- The appellation is created
- 8 December 1936
- Colours and grapes
- Red (Pinot Noir), a little white (Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc)
- Area under vine (2022)
- 91 ha, including 40 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 20 climats
- Grands Crus
- Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos des Lambrays, Clos de Tart, Bonnes-Mares (in part)
- Communes
- Morey-Saint-Denis
- Altitude
- 220 – 270 m
- Exposure
- East
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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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
- 1Clos de la RocheGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
Morey’s largest Grand Cru, to the north, on outcropping rock that gave it its name: broad and deep.
- 2Clos Saint-DenisGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
It gave its name to the village in 1927: the most delicate of Morey’s Grands Crus.
- 3Bonnes-MaresGrand Cru★ At the Domaine
Shared with Chambolle: only a small northern part lies in Morey.
- 4Monts LuisantsPremier Cru
High up below the woods: one of the few Premiers Crus of the Côte de Nuits also known for its white.
- 5Clos des LambraysGrand Cru
Promoted to Grand Cru in 1981, almost entirely owned by a single estate.
- 6Clos de TartGrand Cru
A monopole founded in 1141 by the nuns of the Abbey of Tart: it has had only four owners.
The 20 Premiers Crus of Morey-Saint-Denis
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Aux Charmes
- Aux Cheseaux
- Clos Baulet
- Clos des Ormes
- Clos Sorbè
- Côte Rotie
- La Bussière
- La Riotte
- Le Village
- Les Blanchards
- Les Chaffots
- Les Charrières
- Les Chenevery
- Les Faconnières
- Les Genavrières
- Les Gruenchers
- Les Millandes
- Les Ruchots
- Les Sorbès
- Monts Luisants
The terroir
Limestone and clay-limestone from the Middle Jurassic: white oolite at the top of the slope, fossil-rich limestone at the foot. The slope faces east; below the village the orientation shifts and the soil becomes marlier.
- Altitude220 – 270 m
- ExposureEast
- CommunesMorey-Saint-Denis
A little history
The house of Vergy, the abbeys of Cîteaux and Tart and great Burgundian families shaped this vineyard. In 1855, Dr Lavalle wrote that its wine “lacks nothing”. In 1927, Morey added the name of its Grand Cru, Clos Saint-Denis, to its own.
- 1141The nuns of Tart found the Clos de Tart
- 1927Morey becomes Morey-Saint-Denis
- 1981Clos des Lambrays becomes a Grand Cru
In the glass
Ruby to garnet, black fruit and cherry, violet, liquorice; with age, game, leather, truffle. Round, generous tannins, between the build of Gevrey and the finesse of Chambolle.
Our wines from Morey-Saint-Denis
4 wines from this appellation on our list, from 115 € to 450 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.
Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.