Named vineyard
Griotte-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 2.5 ha (2009), on the En Griotte lieu-dit alone.
- 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, in a small amphitheatre
- Soils: Crinoidal limestone under abundant scree
- Soils: Very stony soil, hence its name, from "criot"
Wine style
- Violet
- Forest floor
- red fruit
- spice
- dense, velvety tannins
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
3 November 2011
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1443 du 3 novembre 2011, JORF du 5 novembre 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 3 novembre 2011) — dont « Musigny », « Charmes-Chambertin » et « Griotte-Chambertin »— 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 tucked into a small amphitheatre cut into the edge of the crinoidal-limestone shelf. Despite what the French word for sour cherry suggests, the name comes from the Burgundian "cras" or "criot", used for very stony ground: the slope here is relatively steep and the stone content high. Just over 2.5 hectares in 2009, separated from Clos de Bèze only by the Route des Grands Crus.
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