AOC Gevrey-Chambertin wines awarded at the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge

A.O.C./A.O.P.

the vineyards in this Côte de Nuits wine area embrace two villages: Gevrey-Chambertin and Brochon, about 10 km from Dijon. The cover almost 360 ha and are divided into two parts by ‘Lavaux Coomb’. The soil is formed of Bajocian encrinal limestone and upper Lias clay marl. The area is home to 26 first growths : La Bossière, La Romanée, Poissenot, Estournelles-Saint-Jacques, Clos des Varoilles, Lavaut Saint-Jacques, Champeaux, Petits Cazetiers, Combe au Moine, Les Goulots, Aux Combottes, Bel Air, Cherbaudes, Petite Chapelle, En Ergot, Clos Prieur, La Perrière, Au Closeau, Issarts, Les Corbeaux, Craipillot, Fonteny, Champonet.

Grape varieties: Vins rouges : Pinot noir

The wines of this appellation

their deep hue covers a broad spectrum ranging from cherry-red to garnet. They display distinctive fragrances of red or black fruit (blackcurrant), animal notes, musk, fur, liquorice, bilberry, prune, nutmeg, pepper, leather. Wines from the steeper slopes are solid, powerful and generous, whilst those from the flatter soils tend to be more elegant. In the early years, they are often tannic, and the first growths remain firm throughout. Try with poultry, beef tenderloin, small or large game.