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Clos Saint Jacques 6.70 ha.

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Clos Saint Jacques is a premier cru on the "finage" of Gevrey Chambertin in Burgundy. We talking about a vineyard with almost 7 hectares of surface of one of the most famous village of the Cote de Nuits "Gevrey Chambertin". This vineyard is ranking as a premier cru which is: a the term appears on a label, the wine is likely to be superior in quality to a village-level wine, and it is undoubtedly higher in price and scarcer in quantity. Premier Cru wines often include the name of a single premier cru vineyard. Clos Saint Jacques for many drinkers and producer have the quality and structure of a Grand Cru, in-fact the old Benedictines Monk in the 6th Century create the terroir quality of this amazing region with detail and perfection; they build lots of Clos (vineyards surrounded by stone wall). Clos saint Jacques refer to a statue, Saint James (Jacques) which stand in the vineyard and was a guide of the pilgrim in the past. Also according to the oldest c