[zhuh-VRUH (zhuh-VRAY) shahm-behr-TAN] Located in France's burgundy region, this famous village is in the northern part (the côte de nuits) of the côte d'or district. It's one of the larger villages in this acclaimed area and contains approximately 1,460 vineyard acres, all focused on producing red wines from pinot noir grapes. At the top-quality level are the village's eight grand cru vineyards-chambertin, chambertin-clos de bèze, chappelle-chambertin, charmes-chambertin, griotte-chambertin, latricières-chambertin, mazis-chambertin and ruchottes-chambertin. mazoyères-chambertin was sometimes used, but it has the same vineyard area as Charmes-Chambertin, and the latter appellation is generally used. The Chambertin grand cru is so famous that the village, formerly called simply Gevrey, added Chambertin to its name in 1847. Following the grands crus in descending order of quality are the premier cru vineyards, which are followed by the Gevrey-Chambertin AC and then the Côte de Nuits AC. Several premiers crus are thought to deserve grand cru status (if there's ever a reevaluation) including Clos Saint-Jacques, Combe aux Moines, Les Cazetiers, and Les Verroilles. As with much of Burgundy, top producers from premier cru vineyards often turn out better wines than the less-accomplished winemakers from grand cru vineyards. In sharp contrast to the highly rated red wines from the large grouping of grands crus and premiers crus, some critics think that, of all the Côte d'Or villages, Gevrey-Chambertin AC produces wines that are the most widely varying in quality. Many of their lower-quality wines are pale and flavorless.
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Coordinates: 47°13′38″N 4°58′05″E / 47.2272222222°N 4.96805555556°E
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Dijon |
| Canton | Gevrey-Chambertin |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Robert (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 212–510 m (700–1,670 ft) (avg. 287 m/940 ft) |
| Land area1 | 24.77 km2 (9.56 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 3,258 (1999) |
| - Density | 132 /km2 (340 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 21295/ 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Gevrey-Chambertin is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.
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Geography
Gevrey-Chambertin is one of the wine villages of the Côte de Nuits which lies along the foot of the Cote-d'Or escarpment, to the south of Dijon and with the broad Saône valley plain to its east. It produces red Burgundy wine from vineyards at the village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru level.
This satellite photograph shows Gevrey Chambertin in its context. The village is just to the north of centre. The strip of vineyards on the slope of the Côte d'Or lies north and south in the centre while to its west is the woodland on the Jurassic limestone hills. In the plain of the Saône to the east, the large fields are visible. The curving line is the autoroute, A31. To the west of this, the straight line through the village is the railway from Dijon to the South with a large marshalling yard (Gevrey-Triage). The north-south line of property boundaries to the east of the A31 appears to be the line of a Roman road from Dijon to the southern end of the Forest of Cîteaux, to the south of the abbey.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 2517 | 2613 | 3001 | 2582 | 2825 | 3258 |
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Administration
| Period | Name | Party | Background |
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| March 2001 | M. Jean-Claude Robert | ||
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Sites and monuments
- Castle of Montculot-Lamartine (XVIIIth century), formerly property of french romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine. Il belonged also to famous commodore de Roquefeuil's family, who fought during the Seven Years War on his vessel "la Belle Poule";
- small 13th century inhabited castle at the higher end of the village. There is a photograph of the château in the 'Details of the wines' link below.
- beautiful twelfth century church
Notable people
- Maurice Boitel, 20th century painter. See also French page.
- Gaston Roudès, a French film director and screenwriter best known for his silent films of the 1920s and early 1930s.
- Alphonse de Lamartine, a French writer, poet and politician.
Wine
Grand Crus
There are eight grand cru vineyards within or near the boundaries of Gevrey-Chambertin. These include
- Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
- Charmes-Chambertin (a.k.a. Mazoyères-Chambertin)
- Chapelle-Chambertin
- Griotte-Chambertin
- Latricières-Chambertin
- Le Chambertin
- Mazis-Chambertin
- Ruchottes-Chambertin
Photos of the vinyards of Gevrey Chambertin
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See also
- Communes of the Côte-d'Or département
- Chambertin
- French wine
- Route des Grands Crus
- Château de Gevrey-Chambertin
External links
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Wine links
Others
- Locating Gevrey-Chambertin on the map of France
- Plan of Gevrey-Chambertin on Mapquest. In English.
- Tourist information. In English.
- Cartographical details. In French.
- Demographic figures. In French.
- map of the communes of the Gevrey-Chambertin canton
- Official site. In English.
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
 | Charmes-Chambertin AC (wine-related term) |
| Chapelle-Chambertin AC (wine-related term) |
| Latricières-Chambertin (wine-related term) |
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Mentioned in
- Charmes-Chambertin AC (wine-related term)
- Chapelle-Chambertin AC (wine-related term)
- Latricières-Chambertin (wine-related term)
- Griotte-Chambertin AC (wine-related term)
- Mazis-Chambertin AC (wine-related term)
- Ruchottes-Chambertin AC (wine-related term)
- Burgundy (culinary)
- Morey-Saint-Denis (wine-related term)
- Chambertin (wine-related term)
- Côte de Nuits; Côte de Nuits AC (wine-related term)
- Côte d'Or (wine-related term)
- Emperor of France Napoleon I
- Château de Gevrey-Chambertin
- List of Burgundy Grand Crus
