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Chambolle-Musigny

A small village known for silky, perfumed reds, the grand cru Musigny and the prized Les Amoureuses.

  • Wine village
  • 30 min from Beaune
  • Red wine
  • 2 grands crus

€290for a half-day wine tour from Beaune, up to 4 guests

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Photo: Jean de l'Auxois, CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Location 20 km north-east of Beaune · Côte de Nuits
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Appellations
Chambolle-Musigny
Grapes
Pinot Noir
Premiers crus
24
Name since
1878

Getting there

Private driver from Beaune: 30 min by road (26 km), €105 one way for the whole car.

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About Chambolle-Musigny

Chambolle-Musigny is a small village at the foot of a combe, surrounded by some of the most precious vineyard land in Burgundy. Its reds are often called the most feminine of the Côte de Nuits: fragrant, fine and silky. Two grands crus, Musigny and Bonnes-Mares, frame the village.

The wines

Chambolle-Musigny village wine is red only, from Pinot Noir. The slope faces east at 250 to 300 metres, with thin soils over hard limestone; fissures in the rock let the roots go deep. The wines are bright ruby, with violet, strawberry and raspberry, turning to spice, truffle and forest floor with age. Silky tannins are the village signature. The appellation has 24 premiers crus, led by Les Amoureuses.

History

The village appears in records in the early 12th century and was long a dependency of the Abbey of Cîteaux. The Musigny vineyard takes its name from a family of Musigny who held important posts at the court of the Dukes of Burgundy in the 14th century. A court ruling defined its limits on 16 April 1929, before the AOC system, and it has always been regarded as a grand cru.

In 1878 Chambolle added the name of its most famous vineyard, Musigny, to its own. The appellation came in September 1936, among the very first in France. In 1938 Chambolle hosted the first Saint-Vincent Tournante, the winegrowers' festival that moves to a different village each January. It returned in 2024, shared with Morey-Saint-Denis, and drew around 80,000 visitors over two days.

All the grands crusMusigny · Bonnes-Mares

Well-known premiers crusLes Amoureuses · Les Charmes · Les Cras · Les Fuées · Les Sentiers · La Combe d'Orveau

What to see

  • Église Sainte-Barbe

    Built in the early 16th century, the church has a choir painted with murals of the same period, protected as a historic monument. Look for the sundial of 1855 on the outside.

  • The Sully lime tree

    Near the church stands a lime tree said to date from the reign of Henri IV, more than 400 years ago. A sign at its foot gives its girth as 8.70 metres.

  • Les Amoureuses and Musigny

    Between the village and the Château du Clos de Vougeot lie the premier cru Les Amoureuses and the grand cru Musigny, just above the Clos. A short walk takes you through both.

Tips for your visit

Allow about an hour. See the church and the old lime tree, then walk down through the vines towards the Château du Clos de Vougeot. Chambolle combines well with Morey-Saint-Denis and Vougeot.

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Questions

Chambolle-Musigny is about 30 min from Beaune by road (26 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €105 for the whole car, up to 4 guests.

Did you know? Musigny is the only grand cru of the Côte de Nuits allowed to make white wine as well as red. The white comes from just 0.66 hectares of Chardonnay.

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Chambolle-Musigny with a private driver

Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests

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