Gevrey-Chambertin is a village Côte de Nuits area, just North of Chambolle-Musigny in Burgundy, France, famous for producing praised Pinot Noir red wines.
Gevrey-Chambertin gives birth to some of the world’s most prestigious and expensive red wines in fact.
What You Should Know about Gevrey-Chambertin – Key Wine Facts Video
About Gevrey-Chambertin: The Village and Wines
The village was originally called simply Gevrey, but in 1847, its name was changed to Gevrey-Chambertin to include the name of the village’s most prestigious vineyard site: Chambertin, like it was done for 11 Côte d’Or villages such as Puligny and Chassagne Montrachet, Chambolle-Musigny, or Vosne-Romanée.
Within the famous ‘Chambertin’ Grand Cru site lies 9 distinct grand cru vineyards sites, the most prestigious of which being ‘Le Chambertin’.
The other 8 Grand Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin are:
- Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze
- Chapelle-Chambertin
- Charmes-Chambertin
- Griotte-Chambertin
- Latricières-Chambertin
- Mazis-Chambertin
- Mazoyères-Chambertin
- Ruchottes-Chambertin.
The 9 Grands Crus of Gevrey-Chambertin in Video
Gevrey-Chambertin also counts with 26 different Premier Cru climats, the most famous of which are Clos Saint-Jacques and Les Cazetiers.
The 1er crus vineyard sites of Gevrey-Chambertin are:
Au Closeau
Aux Combottes
Bel Air
Champeaux
Champonnet
Cherbaudes
Clos Prieur
Clos Saint-Jacques
Clos des Varoilles
Clos du Chapitre
Combe au Moine
Craipillot
En Ergot
Estournelles-Saint-Jacques
Fonteny
Issarts
La Bossiere
La Perriere
La Romanee
Lavaut Saint-Jacques
Les Cazetiers
Les Corbeaux
Les Goulots
Petite Chapelle
Petits Cazetiers
Poissenot
Gevrey-Chambertin makes about 2 million bottles of wine per vintage from 435 hectares of vineyard surface area on the appellation (or a little over 1000 acres).
Best Gevrey-Chambertin Wines & Producers
Some of the most respected names of producers in Gevrey-Chambertin wines include Domaine Armand Rousseau, Leroy, Domaine Fourrier, Faiveley, Louis Jadot, Prieuré Roch, or Domaine Trapet Père et Fils.
Top Gevrey-Chambertin wines, mostly Grand Cru, Premier Cru or Village appellation wines include:
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Chambertin Grand Cru,
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Chambertin Clos-de-Beze Grand Cru
Domaine Leroy Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Trapet Pere et Fils Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes Grand Cru Monopole
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Fourrier Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru, France
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Prieure Roch Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru
Domaine Denis Mortet Lavaux Saint-Jacques Premier Cru
Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru
Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Denis Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Dujac Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Louis Jadot Clos Saint-Jacques Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
Domaine Dugat-Py Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru
Domaine Dujac Aux Combottes, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
Domaine Drouhin-Laroze Chambertin Clos-de-Beze Grand Cru
Joseph & Philippe Roty Charmes-Chambertin Tres Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru
Domaine Ponsot Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
How to Pronounce Gevrey-Chambertin – French Wine Pronunciation Tutorial
Listen and watch the following video to hear how to pronounce Gevrey-Chambertin correctly both with an English-sounding pronunciation and a typical French accent:
Some of the most praised and famous Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Crus
Some of the most praised and famous Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru wines include
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
Domaine Fourrier Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru
Domaine Denis Mortet Lavaux Saint-Jacques
Louis Jadot Clos Saint-Jacques
Domaine Dujac Aux Combottes Premier Cru
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Lavaux Saint-Jacques
Domaine Sylvie Esmonin Clos Saint-Jacques
Domaine Fourrier La Combe Aux Moines Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes Premier Cru
Domaine Bruno Clair Clos-Saint-Jacques
Domaine Armand Rousseau Pere et Fils Les Cazetiers
Domaine Faiveley Les Cazetiers Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
Domaine Denis Mortet Les Champeaux
Domaine Fourrier Les Cherbaudes 1er Cru Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Denis Bachelet Les Corbeaux Gevrey Vieilles Vignes Premier Cru
Domaine Leroy Les Combottes
Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
Domaine Duroche Lavaut Saint-Jacques
Claude Dugat Lavaux Saint-Jacques
Domaine Dugat-Py Petite Chapelle
Joseph & Philippe Roty Les Fontenys
Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
Domaine Fourrier Les Goulots Vieilles Vignes
Geantet-Pansiot Le Poissenot Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
Domaine Bruno Clair Cazetiers
Domaine Marc Roy Clos Prieur Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
These were the top facts you should know about Gevrey-Chambertin wine.
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