{"title":"Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince 1927 the Clos Saint-Denis has given its name to the village of Morey, which became Morey-Saint-Denis. It lies in the lower half of the slope, with the \u003cstrong\u003eClos de la Roche\u003c\/strong\u003e to the north and the Clos des Lambrays to the south. The appellation, recognized by the decree of December 8, 1936, covers about 6.5 hectares of Pinot Noir: the historic clos, just over 2 hectares that, despite the name, were perhaps never walled, and parcels of the neighboring Calouère, Les Chaffots, and Maison Brûlée, long recognized as of equivalent quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts origins go back to the eleventh century, when the vineyard belonged to the collegiate church of Saint-Denis de Vergy, the chapel of the castle of Vergy in the Hautes Côtes; the first written mention dates from 1367. The canons held it until the Revolution; once their property was dispersed, by the early nineteenth century the name already denoted the wines of a district larger than the clos. Today it is divided among some fifteen producers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe soils are brown and calcareous, over Bajocian limestones covered by a few dozen centimeters of clayey colluvium. The appellation rules describe a fleshy, elegant ruby wine, with aromas of red fruits, dog rose, spices, and toasted almonds, soft, velvety, and remarkably persistent; the BIVB calls it the \u003cstrong\u003eMozart of the Côte de Nuits\u003c\/strong\u003e: it impresses more by its nuances than by its breadth. When available, the bottles appear further down.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/7376\/7237\/collections\/3840px-Morey-Saint-Denis_-_01.jpg?v=1794671157","url":"https:\/\/steltwines.com\/en\/collections\/clos-saint-denis-grand-cru.oembed","provider":"STELT - Vini Pregiati \u0026 Champagne","version":"1.0","type":"link"}