Arnaud Mortet Gevrey Chambertin Ma Cuvee 2019

The grand cru vineyards lie just to the south of the village, on the mid-slopes of the Côte d'Or escarpment. These nine distinct climats, each with its own appellation, collectively occupy a 1640ft-wide (500m) belt between the village and its boundary with Morey-Saint-Denis.

The grand cru climats produce the commune's most expensive wines. The premier cru vineyards are located just west of the village, on the higher slopes of the Côte d'Or, at elevations of 820–1150ft (250–350m). The most respected of these are Clos Saint-Jacques and Les Cazetiers, both of which are regularly cited as being of grand cru quality.

To the east and north lie the swathes of village-level vineyards, which produce more wine each year than almost any other Côte d'Or commune.

As a thin-skinned grape variety, Pinot Noir generally has a moderate to high acidity, a low level of phenolic compounds, low to moderate levels of soft tannins and is generally paler in color than most other red wines.

Red wines range from a pale pinkish red through to the darker tones which an interior designer might recognize as Burgundy. Color and body do not necessarily intensify as price and/or quality rises, and even the deepest examples tend to have an appealing translucence and minimal opacity in the wine's core. See below for rosé.

Wine novices can often find it hard to reconcile these aspects of "lightness" with the prices at which Pinot Noir wines are usually sold. Lovers of the grape focus on its aromatic, flavor and textural qualities.

The essence of Pinot Noir wine is its aroma of red berries and cherry (fresh red cherries in lighter wines and stewed black cherries in weightier examples). Many of the more complex examples show hints of forest floor. Well-built Pinot Noirs, particularly from warmer harvests, suggest leather and violets, sometimes recalling Syrah.