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Chambolle-Musigny
Chambolle-MusignyLocation within Burgundy region
Chambolle-MusignyAdministration Country France Region Burgundy Department Côte-d'Or Arrondissement Dijon Canton Gevrey-Chambertin Mayor Régis Baudrion
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 238–445 m (781–1,460 ft)
(avg. 264 m/866 ft)Land area1 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) Population2 320 (2008) - Density 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 21133/ 21220 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 47°11′11″N 4°57′12″E / 47.1863888889°N 4.95333333333°E
Chambolle-Musigny is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
It is one of the wine villages situated on the Côte-d'Or escarpment, and is one of the twelve Cote d'Or communes of France which added/adopted the name of their most well-known vineyard as a suffix to the original name of the village.
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Population
Historical population of Chambolle-Musigny 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 444 455 403 364 355 313 320 Wine
Main article: Chambolle-Musigny wineWine and viticulture is the main business of Chambolle-Musigny. The village name is also an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for red wine with Pinot Noir as the main grape. There are also 25 vineyards classified as Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, the most famous of these Les Amoureuses, and two Grand Cru vineyards: Musigny and Bonnes Mares.[1] It is Musigny which has lent its name to the village as a suffix. The trend of adding a vineyard name as a suffix started in 1847 by Gevrey successfully applying to the king to add Chambertin as a suffix to its name. This trend started off as a result of a clever marketing strategy to be able to use the name of the most famous vineyard also as part of the name of simpler wines from the same village. Thus, Chambolle became Chambolle-Musigny in 1882.
Towering high above the other vineyards stands Le Musigny, a 10.86 ha piece of land owned and exploited by no less than ten different wine producers. Producers include Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue, Domaine Georges Roumier, Domaine Leroy, Domaine J.-F. Mugnier, Maison Louis Jadot and Maison Joseph Drouhin. It is most famously described as "the queen of all Burgundy" and "an iron fist in a velvet glove". Classed as a Grand Cru vineyard, it is one of two such classed vineyards on the commune.
The other is the majority of Les Bonnes Mares. 13.54 ha lie in Chambolle with a further 1.52 ha technically within neighbouring Morey-Saint-Denis (which like Chambolle adopted the name of one of its four Grands Crus, Saint-Denis). Bonnes Mares is generally considered to be firmer and more tannic. Most producers of Musigny also happen to own or exploit land in Bonnes Mares.
There are two dozen Premier Cru vineyards, most at least of good quality. One bears special mention, however. Les Amoureuses, a small 5.4 ha climat is considered better than the other 23 Premiers Crus. It is generally considered to be a very close sibling to Musigny itself, with perhaps less longevity and less all-out power; but one which is closer in style to Musigny than Bonnes Mares. The wines tend to be very expensive like a Grand Cru as well and most producers blessed enough to own a parcel of this tiny vineyard enjoy high incomes.
Photo gallery
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War memorial, with a message from Charles De Gaulle.
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The post office
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In Chambolle-Musigny
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The school and mairie right beside the post office.
Twinning
Chambolle-Musigny is twinned with:
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References
Categories:- Communes of Côte-d'Or
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