Morey-Saint-Denis () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Côte-d'Or department in eastern
France
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.
Population
Wine
Morey-Saint-Denis is situated in the Northern section of the
Côte d'Or called
Côte de Nuits
The Côte de Nuits () is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region. It extends from Dijon to just south of Nuits-Saint-Georges, which gives its name to ...
. It is one of the principal wine producing villages of the region.
Within Morey-Saint-Denis there are five
Grand Cru
Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The ...
appellation
An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication primarily used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown, although other types of food often have appellations as well. Restrictions other than geographical boun ...
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Premier Cru
Cru is a wine term used to indicate a high-quality vineyard or group of vineyards. It is a French word which is traditionally translated as "growth", as is the past participle of the verb "croître" (to grow); it literally means 'grown'. The t ...
vineyards. The
Bonnes Mares
Bonnes Mares is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. The AOC was created in 1936. It is shared between the two ...
appellation straddles the border between Morey-Saint-Denis and
Chambolle-Musigny and therefore can be produced in either commun
Grand Cru appellations
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Clos de Tart
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Bonnes Mares
Bonnes Mares is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. The AOC was created in 1936. It is shared between the two ...
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Clos de la Roche
Clos de la Roche is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 It is situated in t ...
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Clos Saint-Denis
Clos Saint-Denis is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety.K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishi ...
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Clos des Lambrays
Premier Cru vineyards
*Les Genevrières
*Monts Luisants
*Les Chaffots
*Clos Baulet
*Les Blanchards
*Les Gruenchers
*La Riotte
*Les Millandes
*Les Faconnières
*Les Charrières
*Clos des Ormes
*Aux Charmes
*Aux Cheseaux
*Les Chenevery
*Le Village
*Les Sorbés
*Clos Sorbé
*La Bussière
*Les Ruchots
See also
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Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
The following is a list of the 698 communes of the Côte-d'Or department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):[Route des Grands Crus
The Route des Grands Crus (roughly, "road of the great wines") is the name of a tourist route situated in Burgundy, France.
The approximately 60-kilometre route runs along the foot of the Côte d'Or escarpment, from Dijon in the north to Santen ...]
References
Communes of Côte-d'Or
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