Musigny is a grand cru appellation in France, covering 10.9 ha in Chambolle-Musigny. The rules allow red and white wine, based on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks. It lies 4.4 km north of Nuits-Saint-Georges and 16 km south-west of Dijon.
Grand cru of Chambolle-Musigny and a benchmark for silky, perfumed Pinot Noir. One of very few grands crus of the Côte de Nuits that also produces white wine, in tiny quantities from Chardonnay.
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
Elevation
261–304 m
Mean elevation
278 m
Mean slope
7.2° (13 %)
Steepest tenth
above 10°
Faces
south-east
Measured over the whole outline on 10,584 elevation cells of about 3 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Wines and grape rules
MusignyRed
Pinot Noir
max 49 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Musigny Grand CruRed
Pinot Noir
max 49 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
MusignyWhite
Chardonnay
max 54 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Musigny Grand CruWhite
Chardonnay
max 54 hl/ha · min 9,000 vines/ha
Vintages: Burgundy (red)
505
306
307
308
409
510
311
412
313
314
515
416
417
418
519
520
321
422
423
324
Vintages: Burgundy and Chablis (white)
405
406
407
408
309
510
311
412
313
514
415
316
517
418
419
520
321
422
423
324
Atlas editorial scores: a consensus of widely published vintage reports, not one critic's view. Scores for 2023 and 2024 are early and can change as the wines develop. Scale 1 to 5.