It used to be plain Gevrey, but the people of Gevrey wanted everyone to know that the famous vineyard of Chambertin belongs to the village and so they lobbied the King to add the name of their most famous vineyard to their commune and it was granted in 1847. This also helped them to sell their lesser wines, so other communes followed suit. Aloxe appended Corton in 1862, Chassagne-le-Haut became Chassagne-Montrachet in 1879 and Chambolle became Chambolle- Musigny in 1882. Others which appended vineyard names include Flagey (Echezeaux), Puligny (Montrachet) and Vosne (Romanee).
Although the Wikipedia article on Chambolle-Musigny stated that it was one of twelve to do so, the only other I can recognize, going through their list of Cote d'Or communes is Morey-St-Denis, making my count of only eight. As for Morey, there are some who wonder if the appended vineyard name (Clos St Denis) was the best one available, out of its four Grands Crus, the others being Clos du Tart, Clos de la Roche and Clos des Lambrays. (Bonnes-Mares is mainly in Chambolle Musigny, but then both Puligny and Chassagne lay claim to Montrachet!)
Although the Wikipedia article on Chambolle-Musigny stated that it was one of twelve to do so, the only other I can recognize, going through their list of Cote d'Or communes is Morey-St-Denis, making my count of only eight. As for Morey, there are some who wonder if the appended vineyard name (Clos St Denis) was the best one available, out of its four Grands Crus, the others being Clos du Tart, Clos de la Roche and Clos des Lambrays. (Bonnes-Mares is mainly in Chambolle Musigny, but then both Puligny and Chassagne lay claim to Montrachet!)
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