Clos Marey-Monge Explained

Winery Name:	Clos Marey-Monge
Location City:	Pommard
Location Country:	France
Signature Wine:	Pinot Noir

Clos Marey-Monge is the official vineyard of Château de Pommard, both located in the village of Pommard.

The historic vineyard is walled-up, as referenced by "Clos" (French for 'enclosure'^[1]) in its name. The name also references the wines coming from the vineyard.

Clos Marey-Monge has a terroir of a total size of 20ha (0.2km^2),^[2] split into seven separately planted zones of varied soil types:

• Simone
• Chantrerie
• Les Paules
• Grand Champs
• 75 Rangs
• Micault
• Émilie

UNESCO World Heritage

Since July 2015, the area containing Clos Marey-Monge has been part of UNESCO world heritage as a protected Climat of Burgundy.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: [[Jancis Robinson|Robinson]], Jancis . The Oxford Companion to Wine . The Oxford Companion to Wine . . 2006 . 978-0-19-860990-2. Wine Pros
2. https://berlinerweinpilot.de/chateau-pommard/ Berliner Weinpilot
3. Web site: Burgundy's "Climats" – inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage. 17 April 2015. beaune-tourism.com. 8 May 2017.