The premier cru vineyards are located just west of the village, on the higher slopes of the Côte d'Or, at elevations of 820–1150ft (250–350m). The grand cru climats produce the commune's most expensive wines. These nine distinct climats, each with its own appellation, collectively occupy a 1640ft-wide (500m) belt between the village and its boundary with Morey-Saint-Denis. The grand cru vineyards lie just to the south of the village, on the mid-slopes of the Côte d'Or escarpment. These qualities, combined with the village's solid reputation and relatively large production volumes, have earned Gevrey-Chambertin a reputation as the "king" of Burgundy wines. ![]() A Gevry Pinot Noir has a rustic nature and is not overly sophisticated. With a firm backbone, well-made examples can develop in the bottle for several decades. Widely regarded as being Burgundy's most full-bodied and structured, the village's wines have a particular intensity of color, aroma and flavor about them, not to mention impressive longevity. Just like their big grand cru brothers, all Gevrey-Chambertin wines are made almost exclusively from Pinot Noir. Wine style of Gevrey-ChambertinĪlthough the grand cru wines attract the most attention, those made under the village's standard Gevrey-Chambertin appellation are held in very high regard. ![]() For an explanation of the Burgundy appellation system, and the terms "village", "premier cru", and "grand cru", see Burgundy Wine Labels. This figure includes all premier cru wines, but not the grand cru wines, which have their own separate appellations. The Gevrey-Chambertin appellation covers more than 2 million bottles of wine per vintage. There are now 11 Côte d'Or villages whose names refer to their most prestigious vineyard site. This started a trend that ran the length of the Côte d'Or, right down to the "Montrachets" ( Puligny and Chassagne) in the south. The village was originally called just Gevrey, but in 1847 the parish council added the name of the most prestigious local vineyard, Le Chambertin.
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