📜 Mazis-Chambertin

Mazis-Chambertin is a French protected designation of origin (AOC) for dry still red wines from the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin in the Côte-d'Or department, Burgundy. It has been in the EU register since 18 September 1973, and the name may be followed by the term Grand Cru.

Grapes are harvested, and wines are made and aged, in Gevrey-Chambertin. The specification says the plots lie in the places called Les Mazis-Hauts and Les Mazis-Bas, and that the AOC was recognised by decree in 1937, after a 1931 judgment of the Dijon court that fixed the geographical limits. Winemaking and ageing are also allowed by derogation in a wider list of communes in the Côte-d'Or, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire and Yonne departments.

The main variety is Pinot Noir N. Chardonnay B, Pinot Blanc B and Pinot Gris G are accessory varieties, allowed only in mixed plantings and up to 15% of each plot. The grape variety may not be shown on the label.

The minimum natural alcoholic strength is 11.5% vol, and after enrichment total strength may not exceed 14.5%. At bottling, malic acid is at most 0.4 g/l, and finished wines contain at most 2 g/l of fermentable sugars. Subtractive enrichment techniques are allowed up to a concentration rate of 10%, and the use of wood pieces is forbidden.

The yield is 45 hl/ha, with an upper limit (rendement butoir) of 53 hl/ha. Vines are planted at a minimum of 9,000 per hectare and pruned with a maximum of 8 buds per vine.