Getting Your Head Around Burgundy Part 9 – The Village of Chambolle, Morey, Gevrey

Today we turn to three of the greatest in our exploration of the sub-regions and villages of Burgundy, Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-Saint-Denis, and, Gevrey Chambertin. It’s about as close as you can come to visiting them.

In this series, we’re covering as many of the main villages of Burgundy. Home to some of the world’s greatest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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There’s a quick refresher on the regions of Burgundy at the end of this post to help you place yourself within Burgundy and France as a whole.

The Villages of Gevrey, Morey & Chambolle.

In this video we explore the villages of Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny

Exploring the Characteristics of the villages of Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny

In the video below we explored the 3 villages tasting through wines from each available at the time

UPDATE December 2017: The Charmes-Chambertin tasted in the video has started to settle and my initial concerns around ripeness are well and truly a distant memory! Unfortunately, it’s all sold out!

Detailed Maps of Chambolle-Musigny, Morey-Saint-Denis & Gevrey-Chambertin

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Chambolle-Musigny

Morey-Saint-Denis

The Regions of Burgundy

The best bit of Burgundy is a thin strip running from North to South around 50km in length, to the South East of Paris

It’s split into three main regions, within each of these regions there are villages which have specific single vineyards planted in them to the varieties red varieties: Pinot Noir and Gamay, and the white varieties: Chardonnay and Aligoté, a lesser variety that produces some fun wines at more affordable prices.

The three main regions in the strip South of Dijon are:

1. Côte D’Or – meaning the Golden Slope, derived from it’s original name, Côte d’Orient, East Slope, within which rest:
   1. Côte-de-Nuits – South of the city of Dijon and North of the town of Beaune famous for it’s Pinot Noir. The best known villages are: Gevrey-Chambertin, Morey-St-Denis, Chambolle-Musigny, Nuits-St-Georges and Vosne-Romanée. 5% of Burgundy production including Chablis.
   2. Côte-du-Beaune – The area around and South of Beaune famous for Chardonnay including the 5 Grand Cru vineyards and many very good Pinot producing vineyards. The best known villages are: Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Mersault, Volnay, Pommard and Saint Aubin. 10% of production including Chablis.
2. Côte-Chalonaise – Mixing more affordable Chardonnay and Pinot that can be of excellent quality. The villages of Rully, Mercurey and Givry producing their best wines.
3. Mâconnaise – The least regarded of the main regions, still capable of producing some very good wines. Becoming a shining light for value with the ever increasing prices of Burgundy.

In addition to these, the two regions of Beaujolais, mostly producing Gamay, (at the South end of the Dijon Strip) and Chablis, mostly producing Chardonnay (between the southern part of Champagne and Dijon) are part of the Bourgogne wine region.