A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Charmes-Chambertin
Elegant, structured Pinot Noir with red fruit, earth, and silky tannins.
About Charmes-Chambertin
Charmes-Chambertin is a wine region in France, in the Burgundy area (classified Grand Cru). It makes red wine. Our database holds 532 wines from here.
The grapes of Charmes-Chambertin
The main grapes are Pinot Noir. The appellation table lists them as: Pinot Noir.
Style in the glass
Elegant, structured Pinot Noir with red fruit, earth, and silky tannins. It is a cool, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Cool Continental. Clay-limestone slopes in Gevrey-Chambertin with east-facing exposure and excellent drainage.
The rules
- Blending: 100% Pinot Noir.
- Ageing: Legally can be released after aging, but fine examples benefit from 5–15+ years.
What to eat with Charmes-Chambertin
Coq au vin, beef burgundy, duck, wild mushroom risotto, aged hard cheese.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Charmes is often overshadowed by Chambertin; it is more open and approachable younger but equally age-worthy—do not underrate it as the 'lesser' Grand Cru.
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