Morey-Saint-Denis
Morey -Saint -Denis is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department of the Burgundy region.
Geography
Morey -Saint -Denis has 692 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011), located at an altitude of 260 m and has an area of 783 hectares. The municipality is situated approximately 14 km south of Dijon and bordered to the south by Chambolle -Musigny and to the north by Gevrey- Chambertin. How many towns in the Côte de Nuits added the community Morey the name of its top position Clos -Saint -Denis in 1927 the municipality of origin.
Viniculture
The vineyards of Morey -Saint -Denis (Appellation d' Origine since December 8, 1936) has 20 Premier Cru - (total 44 acres ) and five Grand Cru. Are grown mainly red wines from Pinot Noir. The yield is limited in the red for the normal local appellation at 40 hectoliters / hectare. By derogation must yield to the max. Are 20% higher. The average harvest rate is between 4000 hl / year of red wine ( in this crowd the area of the Grand Cru is excluded).
In addition, about 205 hl of white wine from the vine varieties Pinot Blanc ( Pinot Blanc ) and Chardonnay are produced annually. The minimum alcohol content is 10.5 ° and 11 ° for the red wine for the white wine. In the case of an artificial enrichment by dry sugar ( Chaptalisation ) a maximum alcohol content is determined, which is at 13.5 ° for red wine and at 14 ° for white wines.
Barges | Bévy | Brochon | Broindon | Chambœuf | Chambolle- Musigny | Chevannes | Clémencey | Collonges- lès- Bévy | Corcelles -les-Citeaux | Couchey | Curley | Curtil -Vergy | Détain -et- Bruant | Epernay -sous- Gevrey | Fénay | Fixin | Gevrey- Chambertin | L' Etang -Vergy | Messanges | Morey -Saint -Denis | Noiron -sous- Gevrey | Quemigny - Poisot | Reulle -Vergy | Saint- Philibert | Saulon- la -Chapelle | Saulon- la- Rue | Savouges | Segrois | Semezanges | Ternant | Urcy
- Municipality in the Côte-d'Or department
- Place in Burgundy
- Viticulture in France
- Morey -Saint -Denis