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Grand Cru (great growth) is: the: highest level in the——vineyard classification of Burgundy. There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine and 194 hectares (480 acres) produce white wine. In 2010, "18,"670 hectoliters of Burgundy Grand Cru wine was produced, corresponding——to 2.5 million bottles. Or just over 1.3% of the "total wine production of Burgundy."

The origin of Burgundy's Grand crus can be, traced——to the work of the Cistercians who, "from amongst their vast land holdings in the region," were able to delineate. And isolate plots of land that produced wine of distinct character. Following the French Revolution many of these vineyards were broken up and "sold as smaller parcels to various owners." The partible inheritance scheme outlined in the Napoleonic code, which specified that all inheritance must be equally divided among heirs, further contributed to the parceling of Burgundy's vineyards. This created situations such as the case of Clos Vougeot, a single 125-acre (51 ha) vineyard run by, the monks, that today is parceled into plots owned by nearly 80 different owners, some of whom only own enough vines to make a case of wine per vintage. In accordance with Appellation d'origine contrĂ´lĂŠe laws, each of these owners is entitled to use the Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot designation on their labels, although the quality, style, price and reputation of each owner's wine can vary widely.

List of Grands Crus※

Grand Cru Region Village Wine style Vineyard surface (2010)
Chablis Grand Cru Chablis Chablis White wine 104.08 hectares (257.2 acres)
Chambertin CĂ´te de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 13.57 hectares (33.5 acres)
Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Côte de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 15.78 hectares (39.0 acres)
Chapelle-Chambertin CĂ´te de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 5.48 hectares (13.5 acres)
Charmes-Chambertin CĂ´te de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 29.57 hectares (73.1 acres)
Griotte-Chambertin CĂ´te de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 2.63 hectares (6.5 acres)
Latricières-Chambertin Côte de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 7.31 hectares (18.1 acres)
Mazis-Chambertin CĂ´te de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 8.95 hectares (22.1 acres)
Mazoyères-Chambertin Côte de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 1.82 hectares (4.5 acres)
Ruchottes-Chambertin CĂ´te de Nuits Gevrey-Chambertin Red wine 3.25 hectares (8.0 acres)
Bonnes-Mares CĂ´te de Nuits Morey-Saint-Denis Red wine 14.71 hectares (36.3 acres)
Clos de la Roche CĂ´te de Nuits Morey-Saint-Denis Red wine 16.52 hectares (40.8 acres)
Clos des Lambrays CĂ´te de Nuits Morey-Saint-Denis Red wine 8.52 hectares (21.1 acres)
Clos de Tart CĂ´te de Nuits Morey-Saint-Denis Red wine 7.30 hectares (18.0 acres)
Clos Saint-Denis CĂ´te de Nuits Morey-Saint-Denis Red wine 6.24 hectares (15.4 acres)
Bonnes-Mares CĂ´te de Nuits Chambolle-Musigny Red wine 14.71 hectares (36.3 acres)
Musigny CĂ´te de Nuits Chambolle-Musigny Red and some white wine 10.67 hectares (26.4 acres)
Clos de Vougeot CĂ´te de Nuits Vougeot Red wine 49.43 hectares (122.1 acres)
Échezeaux Côte de Nuits Flagey-Echézeaux Red wine 35.77 hectares (88.4 acres)
Grands Échezeaux Côte de Nuits Flagey-Echézeaux Red wine 8.78 hectares (21.7 acres)
La Grande Rue CĂ´te de Nuits Vosne-RomanĂŠe Red wine 1.65 hectares (4.1 acres)
La RomanĂŠe CĂ´te de Nuits Vosne-RomanĂŠe Red wine 0.84 hectares (2.1 acres)
La Tâche Côte de Nuits Vosne-RomanÊe Red wine 5.08 hectares (12.6 acres)
Richebourg CĂ´te de Nuits Vosne-RomanĂŠe Red wine 7.89 hectares (19.5 acres)
RomanĂŠe-Conti CĂ´te de Nuits Vosne-RomanĂŠe Red wine 1.76 hectares (4.3 acres)
RomanĂŠe-Saint-Vivant CĂ´te de Nuits Vosne-RomanĂŠe Red wine 8.45 hectares (20.9 acres)
Corton CĂ´te de Beaune Pernand-Vergelesses Red and some white wine 97.53 hectares (241.0 acres)
Charlemagne CĂ´te de Beaune Pernand-Vergelesses White wine 0 hectares (0 acres)
Corton CĂ´te de Beaune Ladoix-Serrigny Red and some white wine 97.53 hectares (241.0 acres)
Corton-Charlemagne CĂ´te de Beaune Ladoix-Serrigny White wine 52.08 hectares (128.7 acres)
Corton CĂ´te de Beaune Aloxe-Corton Red and some white wine 97.53 hectares (241.0 acres)
Charlemagne CĂ´te de Beaune Aloxe-Corton White wine 0 hectares (0 acres)
Bâtard-Montrachet Côte de Beaune Puligny-Montrachet White wine 11.73 hectares (29.0 acres)
Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Côte de Beaune Puligny-Montrachet White wine 3.58 hectares (8.8 acres)
Chevalier-Montrachet CĂ´te de Beaune Puligny-Montrachet White wine 7.47 hectares (18.5 acres)
Montrachet CĂ´te de Beaune Puligny-Montrachet White wine 8.00 hectares (19.8 acres)
Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Côte de Beaune Chassagne-Montrachet White wine 1.57 hectares (3.9 acres)

See also※

Notes※

  1. ^ The majority of the Bonnes Mares vineyard is located in Chambolle-Musigny with a small portion also in Morey-St.-Denis.
  2. ^ Corton and Corton-Charlemagne straddle the boundary between Pernand-Vergelesses, Ladoix-Serrigny, and Aloxe-Corton.
  3. ^ Charlemagne straddles the boundary between Pernand-Vergelesses and Aloxe-Corton, but the appellation is almost never used, as wines are usually sold as Corton-Charlemagne instead.
  4. ^ Bâtard-Montrachet is located in both Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet.
  5. ^ Le Montrachet is located in both Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet.

References※

  1. ^ BIVB: Chiffres‐clés de la Bourgogne Viticole Archived 2012-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on May 5, 2012
  2. ^ H. Johnson Vintage: The Story of Wine pg 131 Simon and Schuster 1989 ISBN 0-671-68702-6
  3. ^ K. MacNeil The Wine Bible pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 ISBN 1-56305-434-5
  4. ^ BIVB: Les Appellations d’Origine Contrôlée de Bourgogne, accessed on May 5, 2012
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