VillageCÔTE DE NUITS
Croix Violette

Geographic description

Running from Dijon to Corgoloin, the Côte de Nuits extends over around twenty kilometers. The area is a long narrow strip of vineyards, no wider than a kilometer, extending over 1,500 hectares.

Geological description

The "Croix-Violette" plot is located in the north of Gevrey Chambertin appellation, in Brochon, nearby a monastery of the same name. The soil contains limestone-clay, dry and light, the subsoil is stony and drains well.

Food & Wine Agreement

A wine to taste with a lamb with herbs

• Degré d'alcool

  13

Press review

Guide Hachette des Vins 2017 - CÔTE DE NUITS Croix Violette 2014 - 2 étoiles