Gevrey-Chambertin

Gevrey-Chambertin is a common French wine, located at 15 km to the south of Dijon of the department of the Coast-with Or of the area Burgundy.

This tourist and wine village located on the Route of the Great wines in the Côtes of Nights enjoys a world reputation of prestige thanks to its wines of Burgundy of great wine of which most famous is the Chambertin.

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Vineyard and gastronomy

The vineyard of Gevrey-Chambertin on the Route of the Great wines in the Côte of Nights is one of most prestigious Vignoble of Burgundy and even of the vineyard French and world with 310 hectares of Cépage black Pinot vinified out of red wine. The vineyard of Gevrey-Chambertin produced with him only 8 of the 33 great wines Burgundian AOC:

Chambertin 12,9 ha, Chambertin-Close-with-Bèze 15,4 ha, Vault-Chambertin 5,5 ha, Charms-Chambertin and Mazoyères-Chambertin 30,8 ha, Mazis-Chambertin 9,1 ha, Morello cherries-Chambertin 2,7 ha, Latricières-Chambertin 7,3 ha, Ruchottes-Chambertin 3,3 ha.

The Vignoble of Chambertin also profits from many climates profiting from name Gevrey-Chambertin First vintage and from the communal Appellation Gevrey Chambertin

The wines of Gevrey-Chambertin are wines of long guard (10 to 20 years and more for the exceptions) very coloured, powerful, with the intense flavors and savors evoking amongst other things the blackcurrant, Cerise, Musc, Réglisse…

The power of the wines of Gervrey-Chambertin joins a vigorous and elaborate kitchen: roasted red meat, leg of mutton, Boeuf bourguignon, Stew of rabbit, Coq au vin, Cock in Chambertin, Cheese S powerful, époisses, ect. (Burgundian Kitchen)

Places and monuments

Road of the Great wines
Castle of Gevrey-Chambertin
the combe of Lavaux (classified natural reserve)
the station of Sorting for the rail junction of Dijon
Vineyard of Chambertin.

Personalities related to the commune

Maurice Boitel: French painter of the XXIe century
Gaston Roupnel: regionalistic writer of the XXe century

Photographs of the vineyard of Gevrey Chambertin

Twinnings

The commune is twinned with Nierstein in the Hesse-Rhenish area of in Germany.

See too

Common of Coast-in Or

External bonds

Official site of Gevrey Chambertin
Tourist bureau of Gevrey Chambertin
Gevrey-Chambertin on the site of the national geographical Institute
Gevrey-Chambertin on the site of INSEE
Gevrey-Chambertin on the site of Quid
Localization of Gevrey-Chambertin on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Gevrey-Chambertin on Mapquest

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