Named vineyard
Mazoyères-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 nearly 2 ha (2009), in Gevrey-Chambertin only.
- Same area as Charmes: the Mazoyères and Aux Charmes lieux-dits.
- 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 a slight shelf, 260 to 280 m
- Soils: Hard limestone to the west, Bresse deposits to the east
- Soils: A clay-and-gravel fan from the Combe Grisard
Wine style
- Forest floor
- dense tannic frame
- great finesse
- red fruit, spice
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Specification
12 October 2011
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1297 du 12 octobre 2011, JORF du 14 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 12 octobre 2011) — dont « Mazoyères-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 on the same shelf as Charmes-Chambertin, between 260 and 280 metres, at the mouth of the Combe Grisard. Its plots face slightly more south than those of Charmes, on stonier and often deeper soils. The name recalls a cluster of houses long since gone. Close to 2 hectares in 2009, making it the smallest of the commune's nine grands crus; its wines may be sold as Charmes-Chambertin.
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