TERROIR PROFILE
Bourgogne · Côte de Nuits
Pinot Noir kingdom on Jurassic limestone
Côte de Nuits — home of Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Musigny — the world's most expensive Pinot Noir.
TERROIR PROFILE · Burgundy
Bourgogne · Côte de Nuits Pinot Noir kingdom on Jurassic limestone
Côte de Nuits — home of Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Musigny — the world's most expensive Pinot Noir.
SOILS
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Continental climate with strong diurnal variation and ~1,900 sunshine hours — ideal for Pinot Noir.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Narrow east-facing slope strip with perfect sun orientation.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Bourgogne · Côte de Beaune
Burgundy
96% similar
- Body (slightly): Bourgogne · Côte de Nuits gives less body → finer, lighter wines (6 vs. 7).
Bourgogne · Côte Chalonnaise
Burgundy
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Bourgogne · Côte de Nuits is more mineral → salty-stony notes, more tension (9 vs. 8).
Wineries on this terroir
See all 61 →Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Vosne-Romanée
Renown 88/100
Clos de Tart
Morey-Saint-Denis
Renown 84/100
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair
Vosne-Romanée
Renown 84/100
Domaine Denis Mortet
Gevrey-Chambertin
Renown 80/100
Domaine Mugneret-Gibourg
Vosne-Romanée
Renown 80/100
Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
Chambolle-Musigny
Renown 80/100
Domaine Robert Groffier Père et Fils
Morey-Saint-Denis
Renown 78/100
Domaine Pierre Damoy
Gevrey-Chambertin
Renown 74/100
This terroir's soils in the glossary