Named vineyard
Clos de Tart
Identity card
Grand cruAOPRed
Burgundy › Côte de Nuits › Morey-Saint-Denis · Recognised on 4 January 1939
- Grand cru
- Premier cru
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- A clos of about 7.5 ha (2008), almost rectangular, walled in stone.
- At most 35 hl/ha and 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 (5% at most of the vines in each plot)
Only interplanted among the vines
Production rules
35
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
- Aspect: An east-facing rectangle, 270 to 300 m up
- Soils: Crinoidal limestone and marl; frost-split limestone above
- Soils: Thin red clays and silts, well drained
Wine style
- Truffle
- powerful tannins
- velvety texture
- floral, fruity, spicy
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
24 November 2011
Cahier des charges homologué par le décret n° 2011-1646 du 24 novembre 2011, JORF du 26 novembre 2011. Appellation initialement reconnue par le décret du 4 janvier 1939.
Labelling terms
- The name may be followed by the words "grand cru"
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'AOC « Clos de Tart » publié au BO-AGRI (décret du 24 novembre 2011)— 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 Morey-Saint-Denis, about 7.5 hectares forming an almost perfect rectangle facing east and wholly ringed by walls. It takes its name from the Bernardine abbey of Tart, its first known owner, attested in 1141; the specification stresses that it has never been divided and has changed hands only twice in close to a thousand years. Its base yield, 35 hectolitres per hectare, is the lowest of the Burgundy grands crus.
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