Gevrey-Chambertin
Cool continental
The Côte de Nuits' most powerful village, with nine Grand Crus led by Chambertin — long said to be Napoleon's favourite wine.
Overview
About Gevrey-Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin is the largest village of the Côte de Nuits and has nine Grand Cru vineyards, more than any other in Burgundy. Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze are the most famous. In 1847 the village attached the name of its best vineyard to its own.
The reds are among the most muscular in Burgundy: dark cherry and plum, with firm tannins and a savoury, earthy depth that repays cellaring. The village-level wines can be very good value for the area.
Gevrey-Chambertin is marked on the map.
France
Shaded: Côte-d'Or. Map units are states, provinces or départements, so a smaller place appears as the larger area that contains it.
The land
Climate & terroir
Climate
Cool continental
Cool and continental, like the rest of the Côte de Nuits. Cold winters and warm summers, with hail and frost risks.
Terroir & soils
What the vines grow in
Clay-limestone soils, with more clay than further south, which gives the wines their sturdy structure. The Grand Crus lie mid-slope, with village vineyards on the flatter land below.
Go deeper
Rules, years & producers
Gevrey-Chambertin follows Burgundy's pyramid, from Grand Cru at the top to village wine at the base.
Grand Cru
Nine, including Chambertin, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze, Charmes-Chambertin and Mazis-Chambertin. Red only.
Premier Cru
Around two dozen named vineyards, including Clos Saint-Jacques and Les Cazetiers, often close in quality to Grand Cru.
Village
AOC Gevrey-Chambertin, red only, from Pinot Noir.
What's grown here
Grapes
Each grape's page links back here.