Morey-Saint-Denis
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Beaune | |
| Canton | Longvic | |
| Community association | Gevrey-Chambertin et de Nuits-Saint-Georges | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 12 ' N , 4 ° 58' E | |
| height | 222-472 m | |
| surface | 7.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 666 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 21220 | |
| INSEE code | 21442 | |
Morey-Saint-Denis is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Morey-Saint-Denis has 666 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), is located at an altitude of 260 m and has an area of 783 hectares . The municipality is located about 14 kilometers south of Dijon and borders Chambolle-Musigny in the south and Gevrey-Chambertin in the north . Like many municipalities on the Côte de Nuits , the municipality of Morey added the name of its prime location Clos-Saint-Denis to the municipality name in 1927.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 864 | 740 | 718 | 653 | 639 | 673 | 696 | 674 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Viticulture
The Morey-Saint-Denis wine-growing region ( Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée since December 8, 1936 ) has 20 Premier Cru (total area 44 hectares ) and 5 Grand Cru locations. Mainly red wines made from the Pinot Noir grape variety are grown . The yield of red wine for the normal local appellation is limited to 40 hectoliters / hectare. Exceptions allow the yield to be increased by max. 20% higher. The average harvest is around 4000 hl / year of red wine (the area of the Grand Cru is excluded from this amount).
In addition, around 205 hl of white wine are produced annually from the approved grape varieties Pinot Blanc ( Pinot Blanc ) and Chardonnay . The minimum alcohol content is 10.5 ° for the red wine and 11 ° for the white wine. In the case of artificial enrichment with dry sugar ( chaptalization ), a maximum alcohol content is set, which is 13.5 ° for red wine and 14 ° for white wine.
Grand Crus
List of Grand Crus in Morey-Saint-Denis:
- Clos de Tart (7.53 hectares, laid out by Cistercian monks as early as 1141 , today monopoly of the House of Mommessin),
- Clos Saint-Denis (6,626 hectares),
- Clos de la Roche (16.9027 hectares),
- Clos des Lambrays (8.6975 hectares, this Grand Cru is a quasi-monopoly owned by the Freund family from Koblenz ) and partially
- Bonnes Mares (only 1.5 hectares of this Grand Cru are in the Morey-Saint-Denis district, the majority is in the municipality of Chambolle-Musigny )
Premier Crus
List of Premier Crus :
- Aux Carmes (white wine / red wine),
- Aux Cheseaux (white wine / red wine),
- Clos Baulet (white wine / red wine),
- Clos des Ormes (white wine / red wine),
- Clos Sorbés (white wine / red wine),
- Cote-Rôtie (white wine / red wine),
- La Bussière (white wine / red wine),
- La Riotte (white wine / red wine),
- Le Village (white wine / red wine),
- Les Blanchards (white wine / red wine),
- Les Chaffots (white wine / red wine),
- Les Charrières (white wine / red wine),
- Les Chenevery (white wine / red wine),
- Les Façonnières (white wine / red wine),
- Les Genavrières (white wine / red wine),
- Les Gruenchers (white wine / red wine),
- Les Milandes (white wine / red wine),
- Les Ruchots (white wine / red wine),
- Les Sorbes (white wine / red wine) and
- Monts Luisants (white wine / red wine).
