Morey-Saint-Denis

Morey-Saint-Denis is an appellation in France, covering 150.5 ha in Morey-Saint-Denis. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Aligoté. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments. It lies 6.9 km north of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 13 km south-west of Dijon.

The map shows the official outline with relief, 3D terrain, slope and exposure, climate and soil.

Key facts

Type

AOC

Category

Vin tranquille

Protected since

1973-09-18

Area

150.5 ha

Extent N–S × E–W

1.69 × 1.35 km

Centre

47.1984° N, 4.9640° E

Grapes

Aligoté, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

Max yield

64 hl/ha

Min planting density

9,000 vines/ha

INAO office

Dijon

Where it is

Nearest town

6.9 km north of Nuits-Saint-Georges

Nearest city

13 km south-west of Dijon 159,941 people

To the sea

403 km

Same latitude

Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley (United States), Vin du Québec (Canada)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation

245–368 m

Mean elevation

281 m

Mean slope

5.7° (10 %)

Steepest tenth

above 13°

Faces

east

Measured over the whole outline on 145,890 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Vintages: Burgundy (red)

Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)

Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.

Bedrock

• Unconsolidated sediments60%
• Carbonate sedimentary rocks (limestone, marl, dolomite)40%

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 1

• Morey-Saint-Denis

Inside Morey-Saint-Denis · 26

• Bonnes-MaresGrand cru
• Clos Saint-DenisGrand cru
• Clos de TartGrand cru
• Clos de la RocheGrand cru
• Clos des LambraysGrand cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cruPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Aux CharmesPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Aux CheseauxPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Clos BauletPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Clos SorbèPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Clos des OrmesPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Côte RotiePremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru La BussièrePremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru La RiottePremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Le VillagePremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les BlanchardsPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les ChaffotsPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les CharrièresPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les CheneveryPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les FaconnièresPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les GenavrièresPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les GruenchersPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les MillandesPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les RuchotsPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Les SorbèsPremier cru
• Morey-Saint-Denis premier cru Monts LuisantsPremier cru

Wineries · 2

• Clos Des Lambrays
• Stéphane Magnien

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Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)