Les Gruenchers (1er Cru, Chambolle-Musigny)
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One of Chambolle-Musigny's 24 Premier Cru climats, on the north side of the village.
Les Gruenchers is one of the 24 Premier Cru climats of the Chambolle-Musigny appellation in the Côte de Nuits, an appellation for red wine from Pinot Noir. It lies on the north side of the village. Domaine Dujac lists a very stony soil 40 to 50 cm thick over a substratum of Premeaux limestone for its parcel here.
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Les Gruenchers lies on the north side of the village of Chambolle-Musigny. Domaine Dujac places the lieu-dit at the foot of the hill, where the slope is only slight (less than 5%), and gives its parcel a southeast aspect at altitudes from 266 to 273 meters. Across the commune, the slope faces east at altitudes of 250 to 300 metres.
- North side of the village of Chambolle-Musigny
- Foot of the hill, slope under 5%, in Domaine Dujac's account
- Commune of two Grands Crus, Musigny and Bonnes-Mares
- Classification: Premier Cru, one of 24 Premier Cru climats in the Chambolle-Musigny appellation
- Appellation created: 11 September 1936
- Grape variety: Pinot Noir; the appellation covers red wine only
- Location: north side of the village of Chambolle-Musigny
- Domaine Dujac gives its parcel a southeast aspect at 266 to 273 meters, with a slope of less than 5%
- Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru area under production: 56.33 ha in 2022
- Grands Crus in the same commune: Musigny and Bonnes-Mares
Soils and Geology
Domaine Dujac lists the soil in Les Gruenchers as 40 to 50 cm thick and very stony, with jagged fragments of Premeaux limestone and flint-like chert nodules (chailles), over a substratum of Premeaux limestone. Across Chambolle-Musigny, only a shallow covering of soil overlies the parent rock, and fissures in the hard Jurassic limestone let roots reach deep into the subsoil.
- Premeaux limestone substratum, per Domaine Dujac
- Chailles: flint-like chert nodules in the stony topsoil
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Les Gruenchers is bottled as Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, and the appellation name may be followed by the name of the climat of origin. Chambolle-Musigny is a red wine from Pinot Noir with a bright ruby hue. Its bouquet is built on violet and small red fruits (raspberry, strawberry); with age it moves toward spiced ripe fruit and prune, or toward truffle, underbrush and animal notes. Its tannins remain silky-smooth.
- Violet, raspberry and strawberry in youth
- Truffle, underbrush and animal notes with age
- Silky-smooth tannins
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The Oxford Companion to Wine, by Jancis Robinson and Julia Harding, is where I look before I say anything with confidence, from malolactic conversion to what a cru means.$65.
See the CompanionNotable Producers
Domaine Dujac lists a parcel of 32 ares 59 ca (0.8 acre) of Pinot Noir in Les Gruenchers. Digioia-Royer's 2014 Les Gruenchers came from younger vines on only 0.06 hectares. Thibault Liger-Belair has purchased the grapes for its Les Gruenchers since 2005 and does all the vineyard work between May and harvest. Domaine Fourrier and Domaine Michèle et Patrice Rion also bottle a Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers.
- Domaine Dujac: 32 ares 59 ca
- Digioia-Royer: 0.06 hectares of younger vines (2014)
- Thibault Liger-Belair: purchased grapes since 2005
- Domaine Fourrier and Domaine Michèle et Patrice Rion: Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers bottlings
Sources and last verified
Sources: https://www.bourgogne-wines.com/our-wines-our-terroir/the-bourgogne-winegrowing-region-and-its-appellations/chambolle-musigny,2458,9253.html?&args=Y29tcF9pZD0yMjc4JmFjdGlvbj12aWV3RmljaGUmaWQ9MjY4Jnw%3D, https://www.dujac.com/en/our-wines/chambolle-musigny-premier-cru-les-gruenchers, https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/11-2016/fourrier-2015/, https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/05-2016/thibault-liger-belair/, https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/07-2016/digioia-royer-2014/, https://www.burgundy-report.com/burgundy-report-extra/11-2016/patrice-rion-2015/. Last verified 2026-10-14
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See the bookViolet with small red fruits such as raspberry and strawberry, moving toward spice, truffle and underbrush with age, over silky tannins.
- Domaine Dujac Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les GruenchersDomaine Dujac lists a 32 ares 59 ca parcel of Pinot Noir in Les Gruenchers.
- Digioia-Royer Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les GruenchersThe domaine's 2014 Les Gruenchers came from younger vines on only 0.06 hectares.
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- Les Gruenchers is one of 24 Premier Cru climats in Chambolle-Musigny, an appellation created on 11 September 1936
- Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru may be followed by the name of the climat of origin, here Les Gruenchers
- Domaine Dujac lists chailles, flint-like chert nodules, in the stony 40 to 50 cm soil, over Premeaux limestone
- Domaine Dujac gives its parcel a southeast aspect at 266 to 273 meters on a slope of less than 5%
- Producers to know: Domaine Dujac (32 ares 59 ca), Digioia-Royer (0.06 hectares), Domaine Fourrier, and Thibault Liger-Belair (purchased grapes since 2005)
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