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Chambertin-Clos de Bèze is an ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety. Chambertin-Clos de Bèze is located within the commune of Gevrey-Chambertin, together with a group of nine Grand Cru vineyards all having "Chambertin" as part of their name.〔K. MacNeil ''The Wine Bible'' pg 191-195 Workman Publishing 2001 ISBN 1-56305-434-5〕 It is located uphill from (to the west of) the Route des Grands Crus, borders on Chambertin in the north, Griotte-Chambertin and Chapelle-Chambertin in the east (across the road) and Mazis-Chambertin in the north.〔(BIVB fiche ), accessed on December 1, 2009〕 The AOC was created in 1937. Under AOC regulations some wine from Chambertin-Clos de Bèze may be labeled as just ''Chambertin''. Since Chambertin-Clos de Bèze has a good reputation on its own, this is not widely practiced. ==Wine style== As with most of Burgundy's vineyards, both Chambertin and Clos de Bèze have had numerous owners, twenty-three and eighteen respectively. Unfortunately, quality varies from producer to producer and, although Chambertin has been called "King of Wines", less accomplished winemakers do not always produce wines that fully live up to that reputation. The quality of wines from Clos de Bèze is considered higher and more consistent than those from Chambertin. The best wines from these two vineyards are quite powerful. They have concentrated fruit flavors, intense, rich, perfumed aromas, and long aging capabilities. The slight difference between the two derives from the deeper sub-soil of Chambertin which makes those wines a little more brawny with slightly higher alcohol and tannin content than wines from the Clos de Bèze.〔J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 313 Oxford University Press 2006 ISBN 0-19-860990-6〕 From this grand cru the wines are expected to have some finesse to compensate for it relatively low body and be able to reach its peak between 12–30 years.〔T. Stevenson ''"The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia"'' pg 146 Dorling Kindersley 2005 ISBN 0-7566-1324-8〕 In general, Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze are seen as one notch in quality above the other seven Grands Crus with "Chambertin" as part of their name.〔(Wine Doctor: Côte de Nuits Part 1 ), accessed on December 1, 2009〕 This is also reflected in a small difference in the allowed yield, where Chambertin and Chambertin-Clos de Bèze are restricted to a base yield of 35 hl/ha, while the other seven are allowed 37 hl/ha.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chambertin-Clos de Bèze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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