Chambolle-Musigny

Question 1

What natural factor contributes to Chambolle-Musigny wines (except Bonnes Mares) being light, lacy, elegant, and perfumed?

Answer 1

Alluvial fan scree from torrential floods in the Combe d’Ambin

Question 2

Number of grand crus and premiers crus in Chambolle-Musigny

Answer 2

2 grands crus
24 premiers crus

Question 3

The combe of Chambolle

Answer 3

Combe d’Ambin

Question 4

Topographically and geologically, what makes Chambolle-Musigny different from Morey-Saint-Denis and Vosne-Romanée, its neighbors to the south?

Answer 4

Combe d’Ambin, which is responsible for a widespread, shallow deposit of fine, gravelly scree

Question 5

Chambolle’s largest premier cru, most familiar in the market and often described as “classic Chambolle”?

Answer 5

Les Charmes

Question 6

Top premier cru of Chambolle-Musigny

Answer 6

Les Amoureuses

Question 7

How and why are Bonnes Mares wines different from the rest of Chambolle-Musigny?

Answer 7

The wines are bigger and more powerful due to greater amounts of clay

Question 8

4 points of distinction for Chambolle-Musigny

Answer 8

1) Includes one of Bourgogne’s most cherished climats, Musigny
2) produces the Côte de Nuits’ most delicate and finesse-oriented wines
3) Includes one of only two Bourgogne grands crus permitted to produce both red and white wines - Musigny
4) 10% of its grand cru Bonnes Mares resides in neighboring Morey-Saint-Denis