Burgundy's Elite Grand Cru Wines

When the system of Appellations d’origine contrôlée (AOC) was introduced in the 1930s, most French wineries promoted an image based on the reputation of their ownership, vineyard, label, varietals or general notion of terroir. With more than a thousand years of rich winegrowing history, Burgundy already knew from experience which of the region's vineyards produce wines considered among the world's finest. Burgundy's defined sections of land known as climats do not depend on official classification or the name of an estate, label, or varietal for their reputation: history has provided ample proof of the consistently excellent quality of the wines grown here. Every Burgundian climat has owned its name for centuries. Some climats are subdivided into smaller units known as lieux-dits. AOC Grand Cru classification is the exclusive property of thirty-three of the region's very best terroirs. Thirty-two of these are in Côte-d'Or, while the other is located in Chablis.

The 33 Burgundian Grand Crus Classés

Gevrey-Chambertin (Communal)

Chambertin

Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze

Chapelle-Chambertin

Charmes-Chambertin

Griotte-Chambertin

Latricières-Chambertin

Mazis-Chambertin

Mazoyères-Chambertin

Ruchottes-Chambertin

Morey-Saint-Denis (Communal)

Clos de la Roche

Clos de Tart

Clos des Lambrays

Clos Saint-Denis

Bonnes-Mares (Straddling Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny)

Chambolle-Musigny (Communal)

Musigny

Bonnes-Mares (Straddling Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny)

Vougeot (Communal)

Clos-de-Vougeot

Vosne-Romanée (Communal)

Romanée-Conti

Richebourg

La Romanée

La Tâche

Romanée St-Vivant

La Grande Rue

Echézeaux

Grands-Echézeaux

Aloxe-Corton (Communal)

Corton

Corton-Charlemagne

Charlemagne

Puligny-Montrachet (Communal)

Montrachet (Straddling Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet)

Bâtard-Montrachet (Straddling Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet)

Chevalier-Montrachet

Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

Chassagne-Montrachet (Communal)

Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

Montrachet (Straddling Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet)

Bâtard-Montrachet (Straddling Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet)

Chablis Grand Cru (7 lieux-dits)

Bougros

Preuses

Vaudésir

Grenouilles

Valmur

Les Clos

Blanchots

The Vintages