AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Côte d’Or

Communes of Production

  • Chambolle-Musigny

Size

  • 10.77 ha 
    • Rouge: 10.11 ha
    • Blanc: 0.66 ha

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
  • Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 12%
  • Rouge: 11.5%

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 195 g/l (187 g/l prior to 2011)
  • Rouge: 198 g/l (189 g/l prior to 2011)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc: 3 g/l
  • Rouge: 2 g/l

Élevage

  • Wines may not be released until June 30 of the year following the harvest.

Minimum Planting Density

  • 9,000 vines per hectare

Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)

  • Blanc: 44 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
  • Rouge: 42 hl/ha (35 hl/ha prior to 2011)

Primary Soil Type

  •  Limestone and red clay

AOC Established

  • 1936 (last updated 2011)

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