Named vineyard
Musigny
Identity card
Grand cruAOPRedWhite
Burgundy › Côte de Nuits › Chambolle-Musigny · Recognised on 11 September 1936
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Red, plus a little white: under 25 hl a year, an exception in the Côte de Nuits.
- About 10.5 ha (2008), in Chambolle-Musigny only.
- White: at most 44 hl/ha and at least 12% natural alcohol.
Grape varieties
Red
Allowed as a small share of the red wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris (15% at most of the vines in each plot)
Only interplanted among the vines
Production rules
11.5
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 15 June after the harvest
- Minimum natural alcohol
- The alcohol the grapes' own sugar must be able to give, without enrichment: a ripeness threshold at harvest. For reference: 9 % ABV to 14 % ABV across 79 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each. For reference: 4,000 vines/ha to 9,000 vines/ha across 137 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- Minimum ageing
- A minimum ageing period the specification requires before the wine may be sold to consumers.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Mid-slope, 270 to 300 m, overlooking the Clos de Vougeot
- Soils: Uplifted Bajocian marl over hard limestone
- Soils: A thin layer of red clay; beige marl at the top
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
28 November 2013
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1438 du 3 novembre 2011 (JORF du 5 novembre 2011), modifié par le décret n° 2013-1084 du 28 novembre 2013 (JORF du 1er décembre 2013 ; BO n° 49 du 6 décembre 2013). Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 11 septembre 1936.
Labelling terms
- The name may be followed by the words "grand cru"
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'AOC « Musigny » homologué par le décret n° 2011-1438 du 3 novembre 2011, modifié par le décret n° 2013-1084 du 28 novembre 2013 (BO n° 49 du 6 décembre 2013)— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
- Official sourceCahiers des charges d'AOC publiés au BO-AGRI (décrets du 3 novembre 2011) — dont « Musigny », « Charmes-Chambertin » et « Griotte-Chambertin »— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Trade bodyFiches d'appellation des vins de Bourgogne (surfaces et récoltes)— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
The only Côte de Nuits grand cru to make white as well as red. Between 270 and 300 metres it sits like a balcony above the Clos de Vougeot and its château, at the top edge of the vineyard: a small uplifted fault block brings the Bajocian marls to the surface higher up the slope than they usually appear. About 10.5 hectares in 2008, of which fewer than 25 hectolitres a year are white.
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