The appellation was recognised as a grand cru on 11 September 1936. It joins two climats, Les Richebourgs and Les Vérroilles ou Richebourgs, on the upper part of the Vosne-Romanée slope, between 250 and 310 metres, facing east. The soil is brown limestone, shallow at the top and deeper lower down, over hard Premeaux limestone from the Jurassic. Benedictine monks of Saint-Vivant de Vergy and the Cistercians of Cîteaux were already working these plots in the Middle Ages.

The Bourgogne wine board describes the wine as dark ruby, with small red and black fruits, violet and spices when young, then truffle, underbrush, leather and fur with age. The body is powerful and the texture fine. It is usually kept for about ten years before opening and can age for twenty to thirty years.

Unlike La Romanée-Conti or La Tâche, Richebourg is shared between several owners. The largest is Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, with 3.51 hectares. The other bottles come from family estates of the Côte de Nuits, each with a small parcel.

The wines above gather the Richebourg available here. See also the other grands crus of Burgundy, the neighbouring Échezeaux, or the wider range of Burgundy wines.