Named vineyard
Chapelle-Chambertin
Identity card
Grand cruAOPRed
Burgundy › Côte de Nuits › Gevrey-Chambertin · Recognised on 31 July 1937
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- A red grand cru of just over 5.5 ha (2009), in Gevrey-Chambertin only.
- Stricter than the village: at most 45 hl/ha, at least 11.5% natural alcohol.
Grape varieties
Red wine onlyPinot Noir
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
45
hl/ha
Maximum yield
11.5
% ABV
Minimum natural alcohol
9,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
Minimum ageing: At least until 15 June after the harvest
- Maximum yield
- How much wine a hectare may produce under the appellation (a higher, exceptional ceiling often exists). The lower it is, the less can be made: one of the levers on how concentrated the grapes are. For reference: 35 hl/ha to 80 hl/ha across 68 Oenopia appellations of the same colour.
- 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 12.5 % ABV across 64 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 76 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: Foot of the slope, on the edge of a slight shelf
- Soils: Hard Bajocian crinoidal limestone beneath
- Soils: Thin red clays and silts, well drained
Wine style
- Raspberry
- Redcurrant
- Blackcurrant
- Violet
- elegant, velvety tannins
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
26 October 2011
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1392 du 26 octobre 2011, JORF du 29 octobre 2011. Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 31 juillet 1937.
Labelling terms
- The name may be followed by the words "grand cru"
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahiers des charges d'AOC publiés au BO-AGRI (décrets du 26 octobre 2011) — dont « Chambertin », « Chambertin-Clos de Bèze », « Chapelle-Chambertin », « Mazis-Chambertin » et « Corton »— Ministère de l'agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire — Bulletin officiel (BO-AGRI)
- Reference bookThe Oxford Companion to Wine— Oxford University Press
- Trade bodyFiches d'appellation des vins de Bourgogne (surfaces et récoltes)— Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB)
A red grand cru of Gevrey-Chambertin on the lieux-dits "En la chapelle" and "Les Gemeaux". The chapel it is named for was built in 1155 by the monks of Bèze, who owned the walled vineyard next door. Only the Route des Grands Crus separates it from Clos de Bèze, from which it differs by a hard Bajocian limestone bedrock under very shallow clay soils. Just over 5.5 hectares in 2009.
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