"Chablis today resonates, resonates very loudly. His wines have an image of great white wines from France all over the world!" according to Gérard Margeon, head sommelier

Chablis is a controlled designation of origin created in 1938. It belongs to the vineyards of Chablis in the Yonne which is located near Paris and Champagne. It covers 3,220 hectares planted in different municipalities (located about twenty kilometers from north to south and about fifteen kilometers from east to west):

• Beines

• Beru

• Chablis

• Fyé

• Milly

• Poinchy

• La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne

• Chemilly

• Chichée

• Collan

• Courgis

• Fleys

• Fontenay

• Lignorelles

• Ligny

• Maligny

• Poilly

• Prehy

• Villy

• Fish ponds

Its landscapes alternate between coasts, hills, U-shaped valley (this allows you to better capture light) or V-shaped (it promotes freshness) and plateaus!

Chablis is appreciated internationally for its great minerality, its white wine and its grape variety : Chardonnay (also called Beaunois, Bon Blanc or Pineau Blanc).

In terms of volume, the Chablis appellation is distributed as follows:

• 1% AOC Chablis grand cru

• 14% AOC Chablis premier cru

• 66% AOC Chablis

• 19% AOC Petit Chablis

The soil of Chablis reflects the work of men, they put all their love, their times so that the land offers wonderful wines. A know-how known since the Middle Ages.

Soil

The typical Chablisian vineyards are composed of limestone from the Kimmeridgian with fossil oysters Exogyra virgula and the Portlandian (now called Tithonien* since 1990) with nuances brought by the presence of clay or marl (they are sedimentary rocks composed of clays and limestones). Depending on the terroir, the soil may have pebbles (this makes the soil more draining).

*which means a presence of clays of various types and colluvium. Pierrosity present but variable according to the terroirs.  

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— Chablis wines (@vinsdechablis) November 16, 2020

Wineries are usually sloping, which allows to capture a maximum of light, this is essential for the ripening of the grapes. The most sought-after exposures are the sunniest, the south and west are strongly favored.

Its climate is semi-continental, hot, dry and sunny summers; harsher winters and annual rainfall between 650 and 700 millimeters.

Natural disasters

A tragedy occurred in the years 1886 and 1887: the arrival of phylloxera. In Chablis, it decimated all the vineyards but fortunately the reconstruction was fast thanks in particular to the grafting on American varieties!

=> The vines are sensitive to spring frost, it is one of the characteristics of the vineyard and a threat to the buds (some means of control exist : heater, candle, sprinkler).

The climatic conditions of Chablis make it possible to produce wines of great diversity, this is explained by its terroirs, its viticulture, its vinification, its aging and to finish its vintage.

Tasting

"Chablis wines are among the greatest white wines in France, they are remarkable wines." written by Jules Guyot in 1868!

In appearance, the coat is pale gold or white gold with greenish reflections. After several years, the color tends to light yellow. On the nose, the wine is fragrant, we perceive aromas of citrus, white fruits, white and mineral flowers* (gun stone, flint, wet chalk, pebble). Sometimes we feel notes of undergrowth (mousseron, sweet spices, oriental spices).On the palate, the wine is structured, well balanced, a mixture of finesse and intensity, dry, lively and a beautiful freshness in the end.

*the minerality comes from its calcareous soils, it is the particularity of Chablis Over time, the wine reveals aromas of honey, dried fruit, flower (peony, faded rose) and truffle.  

=> Each vintage brings characteristics specific to the wine! 

The wines of the solar years offer notes of yellow fruits such as peach or plum.

Chablis wine goes perfectly with seafood such as oysters, it's a treat!

The ideal serving temperature is between 10-11 ° C, it is advisable to open the wine a few hours before tasting it. This will allow the aromas to reveal themselves more quickly.

They can be enjoyed young, it is advisable to wait at least 2 to 3 years, pleasant to taste with fish, poultry, sushi and even cheeses (beaufort, brie, camembert, goat, comté, coulommiers, emmental, morbier).

Land & Sea agreements to experiment with

the sea -> cod, norway lobster, tuna, eel, sea bream, place, ray land -> veal, quail, mushrooms (porcini mushrooms, chanterelles, morels, oyster mushrooms, trumpets)

The kitchen from elsewhere

Prepare yourself for incredible associations with Chablis wine that will awaken your taste buds, dare Asian dishes, curry sauce accompanied by poultry or fish.

Whatever your tastes, a good wine is served with everything, especially in moderation. Discover the wine pairing recommendations of the men and women of the vineyard and wine 👉 https://t.co/btds9RnfOP #FoodEtVin #AccordsMetsVins #vin pic.twitter.com/z4gYl6EP2W

— Wine & Company (@vinetsociete) January 11, 2021

Now it's up to you!

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It was in 1861 that it all began …

Good news it was at this time that the Agriculture Committee of the district of Beaune drew up a plan of the vineyards producing the great wines, classified separately by commune. But unfortunately it was not until 1930 that the courts complied with these indications. This classification highlights the different crus of Burgundy:

• the first growths for their bouquet, their finesse and their conservation time
• the second vintages include vines less favored by soil, exposure, slope and altitude
• the third cuvées refer to the vines that are placed at the extreme limit of good climates, which makes it possible to appreciate delicate wines with a beautiful ability to age

=> Vines producing the Gamay grape variety and other ordinary grape varieties were not classified.  

Today this classification is updated and we note that some current Grands Crus were considered as second or third cuvée in 1861…

This hierarchy is based on the notion of origin, the importance of the terroir and the quality of the wine.

The great diversity of the natural conditions of Burgundy allows a wide variety of appellations, each with its own character and unique personality. This is the true richness of this wine region.

Burgundy appellations

The term "appellation" appeared in the 1930s … from this follows the establishment of the "pyramid of appellations", still in force today. At the time, it allowed:

• firstly to fight against counterfeits * (with the aim of recognising and protecting Burgundy wine products)
• secondly, to organise the wine trade

* The law of 1 August 1905 came to punish "deceptions or attempted deceptions on the nature, quality, species, origin and denomination of goods".

It was on July 30, 1935 that the National Institute of Appellations of Origin (INAO) was created.

Here is what the INAO claims:

-> at national level " an appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or locality used to designate a product originating therein and whose quality or characteristics are due to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors".

-> once the AOC in France has been assigned, there is an application for registration at European level as a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin), which allows them protection throughout the European Union.

Its role is to delimit the different production areas that have the right to the appellation and determine their production conditions (developed just below).

For each appellation are described:

• the category (regional appellation, communal appellation or grand cru appellation)
• production villages
• the list of climates classified as Premier Cru
• the colour and grape variety(ies)
• the area in production
• the minimum alcoholic strength ( this corresponds to the sugar density of the natural grapes expressed as a percentage)
• the maximum alcoholic strength (this corresponds to the density of volumes after chaptalization of the must* expressed as a percentage)
• the cultivation process
• the maximum yield per hectare
• the average annual harvest
• the character of the wines ( wines with a controlled designation of origin have visual, olfactory and taste qualities specific to each, they are established by the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne with the assistance of the wine associations of the appellations concerned)

*the chaptalization of the must corresponds to the addition of sugar, the objective being to increase the degree of alcohol of the wine

Let's talk about the Great Burgundian Pyramid

In Burgundy there are 100 protected designations of origin divided into 4 levels:

I invite you to discover this video that will allow you to understand more simply the classification of these appellations:

Do you like vins de #Bourgogne, but have trouble finding yourself in this constellation of appellations? However, it is not complicated, we assure you! The proof, this video explains in 2min how the #VinsBourgogne are classified! 👉 https://t.co/ZWLxb1r7HT pic.twitter.com/F18tBSHFLG

— Burgundy wines (@VinsdeBourgogne) March 15, 2019

The quality level and consistency of the characteristics of these wines make it possible to distinguish them from other appellations. Some have enjoyed a high reputation for an eternity!

These Grands Crus of Controlled Designation of Origin are designated by the sole name of the climate such as:

• Bâtard-Montrachet (white)

• Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet (white)

• Bonnes-Mares (red)

• Chablis Grand Cru (white)

• Chambertin (red)

• Chambertin-Clos de Bèze (red)

• Chambertin Chapel (red)

• Charlemagne (white)

• Charmes-Chambertin (red)

• Chevalier-Montrachet (white)

• Clos des Lambrays (red)

• Clos de la Roche (red)

• Clos Saint-Denis (red)

• Clos de Tart (red)

• Clos de Vougeot (red)

• Corton (white and red)

• Corton-Charlemagne (white)

• Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet (white)

• Ladders (red)

• Large Ladders (red)

• Griotte-Chambertin (red)

• The Grande Rue (red)

• The Task (red)

• Latricières-Chambertin (red)

• Montrachet (white)

• Musigny (white and red)

• Richebourg (red)

• (The) Romanée (red)

• Romanée-Conti (red)

• Romanée-Saint-Vincent (red)

• Ruchottes-Chambertin (red)

Many Burgundy vineyards offer premier crus but very few claim one or more of the 33 Grands Cru appellations. It's a great privilege to be a part of it! 

✖ Be careful not to confuse the name of the grand cru with the name of the village, here are some examples:

CHAMBERTIN (grand cru) => Gevrey-Chambertin (wine village) MUSIGNY (grand cru) => Chambolle-Musigny (wine village) CORTON (grand cru) => Aloxe-Corton (wine village) MONTRACHET (grand cru) => Puligny-Montrachet or Chassagne-Montrachet (wine villages)    

On the label, the mention Grand Cru must be written immediately below the name of the appellation whose dimensions of the characters are at most equal to two-thirds of those of the characters used for the name of the appellation.

=> An exception for Chablis Grand Cru, it has only one and the same appellation but it has 7 climates that are classified as grand cru. Therefore, the name of the climate must be preceded by the name of the appellation. 

Here is the list of these 7 climates:

• Blanchot

• Bougros

• The Clos

• Frogs

• The Preuses

• Valmur

• Vaudésir

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The majority of municipalities have several very varied premiers crus .

  On the label, the names of the premiers crus can be written in several ways:

• or placed after the communal designation and in characters whose dimensions (both in height and width) must not exceed those of the appellation
• either printed as before with, in addition, the mention : Premier Cru
• or replaced by the only mention : Premier Cru. In this case, this usually means that the wine comes from the blending of several premiers crus of the same appellation.

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Here are some examples classified by vineyard:

• Chablis, Petit Chablis, Irancy, Saint Bris in the vineyards of Chablis and Grand Auxerrois
• Marsannay, Morey-Saint-Denis, Nuits-Saint-Georges in the vineyards of the Côte de Nuits and Hautes-Côtes de Nuits
• Pernand-Vergelesses, Beaune, Meursault in the vineyards of the Côte de Beaune and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
• Bouzeron, Rully, Mercurey, Givry, Montagny in the vineyards of Côte Chalonnaise and Couchois
• Saint-Véran, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché in the vineyards of the Mâconnais

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  There are several regional appellations with different characteristics, such as:

• the grape variety (Bourgogne Aligoté : aligoté grape variety, Bourgogne Passe-Tout-Grains : Pinot Noir and Gamay grape varieties)
• the method of elaboration (Crémant de Bourgogne : traditional method)
• the production region (Mâcon : Mâconnais, Burgundy Hautes-Côtes de Beaune : Arrière-Côte de Beaune, Burgundy Côtes d'Auxerre : Auxerrois)
• the commune of production (in auxerrois: Bourgogne Chitry, Bourgogne Epineuil)
• the locality or the climate of production (in the department of Côte d'Or, Bourgogne Le Chapitre : commune of Chenôve and in the department of Yonne, Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques : commune of Joigny)

  Note: Grands Crus, Premiers Crus and Communale appellations are produced in a village while regional appellations are produced in all or part of the region.   

This pyramidal organization is the same within the six wine regions in Burgundy :

• Chablis and the great Auxerrois

• The Côte de Nuits

• The Côte de Beaune

• The Chalonnaise Coast

• The Mâconnais

• The Châtillonnais

Each appellation is defined by strict specifications validated by decree, the higher one rises in the classification the more demanding the specifications . The controls are meticulous and constant.

What are these criteria?

A few examples:

• geographical delimitation (the more prestigious the appellation, the more restricted its lands)
• soil composition
• size
• altitude
• the exhibition
• alcoholic strength by volume (the higher the quality of the wine, the higher its alcoholic strength)
• the yield (it is expressed in hectolitre per hectare, the higher the wine in the classification the lower this figure)
• grape varieties (only those listed on the specifications are allowed)
• production conditions
• spacing between vines

✖ Not to mention the work of man which is essential to the development of the vine, winemakers only produce great wines if they are up to the task!

  Several factors favor the quality of these bottles, such as:

• livestock
• soil balance
• the terroir (all the vineyards of Burgundy are located on hillsides with varied orientations, limestone nature)
• yield management
• the quality of the plant material

Let's talk about localities and "climates" in Burgundy

Each appellation is delimited according to its locality and its "climate" in Burgundy.

=> The locality is the official administrative subdivision identifiable on the cadastre, it indicates a piece of land in Burgundy, its name recalls a peculiarity of topographical or historical order.

=> "Climate" refers to the parcels of land in Burgundy (they are precisely delimited). This word takes into account the know-how of the winegrowers, the geological characteristics and the particular exposures.A climate may not appear on a cadastre, it can also group several localities.

The mention climate on the label of the wine is a guarantee of quality particular to its terroir (it is characterized by its soils, its specific grape varieties and the work of passionate winegrowers).In addition, it brings value whether for a regional, communal, premier cru or grand cru appellation.

I let you browse the interactive map created by the Interprofessional Bureau of Burgundy Wines …

The Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de #Bourgogne has made available an interactive map presenting in detail the geographical areas of production of the 84 appellations (AOC) of Burgundy 🗺️ https://t.co/yVg0PpccbV @VinsdeBourgogne pic.twitter.com/Wwemj26KrR

— Wine & Company (@vinetsociete) May 19, 2020

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Chablis Wine Competition! A crucial moment for the region's wine sector.

A special year…

• taste pleasure
• the potential of wine
• the quality of the product

Want to know the winemakers of the 27 medalists, it's right here:

Petit Chablis 2019

Gold Medal: William FEVRE; Domaine JOLLY et Fils Silver Medal: Domaine DE LA TOUR ; Domaine Vincent WENGIER Bronze Medal: Domaine Alain GEOFFROY  

Chablis 2019

Gold Medal: J. MOREAU et Fils, Domaine DE LA TOUR and Domaine Guillaume VRIGNAUD Les Champréaux Silver Medal: Domaine de la MOTTE, Vieilles Vignes, Cuvée L'Authentique; Domain VENTOURA  

Chablis Premier Cru Rive Gauche 2019

Gold Medal: Domaine de la MOTTE, Beauroy; Domaine Guy ROBIN, Vieilles Vignes, Vaillons; Domaine Jean-Paul and Benoît DROIN, Vosgros Silver Medal: Domaine Mosnier, Beauroy;  Domaine Pinson, Montmains; Simonnet-Febvre House, Montmains Bronze Medal: Domaine des Hâtes, Butteaux; Henry House, Vaillons

Chablis Premier Cru Rive Droite 2019

Gold Medal: Domaine du COLOMBIER, Vaucoupin; Domaine GAUTHERON Alain and Cyril, Vaucoupin Silver Medal: La Chablisienne, Vaulorent; Domaine des MALANDES, Fourchaume Bronze Medal: Domaine Jean JACQUIN et Fils, Montée de Tonnerre

Chablis Grand Cru 2018

Gold Medal: Domaine Jean-Paul and Benoît DROIN, Vaudésir Silver Medal: Domaine VOCORET et Fils, Blanchot; Domaine VOCORET et Fils, Les Clos Bronze Medal : Domaine SERVIN, Blanchot

The 35th #Chablis Wine Competition has just ended. Find the 27 medalists here 👉 https://t.co/OPXGfk2Ckb pic.twitter.com/k1odH9EEpO

— Chablis wines (@vinsdechablis) January 23, 2021

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This vineyard is located in the north of the Côte d'Or in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, it has 250 hectares of vines, produced in 22 communes northwest of Dijon :

• Molesme
• Villedieu
• Griselles
• Marcenay
• Larrey
• Poinçon-lès-Larrey
• Gumville
• Noiron
• Bouix
• Pothières
• Charrey
• Villers-Patras
• Vix
• Montliot
• Chaumont
• Obtrated
• Basket weaver
• Belan
• Mosson
• Thoires
• Brion
• Bissey

More than 2,000 years of history…

According to the books of the old days, everything began between the Carolingian era and the nineteenth century. Gradually the wines of Châtillonnais become famous. Then came several disasters : war, the phylloxera crisis, economic upheavals, … thus the vine disappeared little by little.

From the 1980s, the vineyard experienced a new image thanks to winemakers passionate about their terroir and their traditional know-how.

Its landscapes are drawn through its wild nature, its rivers, its forests and its many valleys,… an authentic territory is revealed!

The Châtillonnais has been awarded the label "Vignobles et Découvertes", which obliges the inhabitants of the vineyard to respect some requirements such as:

• authenticity
• openness to cultural, natural and human heritage
• the happiness of transmitting their knowledge, passions and customs
• the discovery of the world of wine and the vine
• the need to preserve nature (fauna and flora)
• to welcome tourists with kindness

Recall that the burgundy region is divided into several vineyards:

• Chablis and Auxerrois
• The Côte de Nuits
• The Côte de Beaune
• The Chalonnaise Coast
• The Mâconnais
• The Châtillonnais

The Burgundy vineyard seen from the sky: take-off scheduled for November 17 on https://t.co/mjmOuTaHJz. #PrenezdelaHauteur pic.twitter.com/SU00aCFWxc

— Wines of Burgundy (@VinsdeBourgogne) November 14, 2016

The vineyards of the Châtillonnais flourish on steep hillsides, south- and south-east orientations and clay-limestone soils of the Jurassic. Limestone pebbles collapsed from the top of the coast are added to the marls of the slope, beneficial to the cultivation of the vine.

In summer as in autumn the grapes enjoy a beautiful sunshine, this is favorable for their ripening.

Grape varieties

White wines are made from:

• Chardonnay

It offers a well-balanced white wine, an aromatic bouquet, with floral aromas (acacia,…), dried fruits (almond,…), undergrowth (mushroom,…) and chemical (fresh butter,…).

• Aligoté

The aligoté awakens the palate, in the mouth it is lively, nervous, presenting aromas of citrus (lemon,…), dried fruits (hazelnut,…), yellow and white fruits (white peach, green apple,…).

Red wines are made from:

• Pinot Noir

This grape variety makes it possible to offer a wine of a purple color, with aromas of flowers (hawthorn,…), black fruits (blackcurrant, cherry,…), with the time of empyreumatic notes (coffee, cocoa,…) and undergrowth (cep,…) Develop.

• Gamay

A bright red color with shine, aromas of ripe red fruits (strawberry, cherry,…), spices (licorice,…) and fermentative (English candy,…).

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In Burgundy, the different plots determine a regional, communal, premier cru and grand cru appellation according to their geographical location.

Hierarchy of appellations in Burgundy

In order to better navigate, its 83 appellations have been divided into 4 levels:

• Grands Cru appellations
• Premiers cru appellations
• Communal appellations (villages)
• Regional names (sometimes called "generic" or "sub-regional")

In the Châtillonnais, we find these regional appellations:

• Burgundy
• Burgundy Aligoté
• Burgundy Passe-Tout-Grains
• Sparkling Burgundy
• Burgundy Hillsides
• Crémant de Bourgogne

Regional Burgundies can be associated with a village name.  

The Kingdom of the Crémants of Burgundy

The Châtillonnais is specialized in Crémants de Bourgogne (85% of local production), they are known for their good value for money thanks to the know-how of the winegrowers. During winemaking, two grape varieties are used: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but some winemakers also use Gamay and Aligoté.

Classified as a controlled designation of origin (AOC), it is a sparkling sparkling wine of white or rosé color, visually the bubbles are fine, on the nose we feel delicate notes of fruit, in the mouth the crémant is lively, fresh and of good structure. Ideal to accompany an aperitif, a dessert or to honor a party like that of the Châtillonnais called the festival of crémant and tape-chaudrons or the truffles and crémant festival.

The Crémant du Châtillonnais is essential for fun!

The festival of crémant and tape-cauldrons

Every third Saturday of March in Châtillon, a carnival parade takes place in order to celebrate spring while honoring the Crémant de Bourgogne produced in the Châtillonnais.

During this festive event, a parade of floats is presented as well as a multitude of animations without forgetting the tasting of crémant ! It is an old tradition dating from the fifth century, at the time of the Burgundians. It is said that the inhabitants of Châtillonnais energetically tapped on cauldrons in order to hunt winter and accelerate the arrival of spring!

Presentation of La #fete du crémant et tape chaudrons in Châtillon-sur-Seine with Hélène Collin ▶️ in 9:50 am in the morning https://t.co/OnBCfCFPst pic.twitter.com/MfVxucN6Ik

— France 3 Burgundy (@F3Bourgogne) March 14, 2017

The truffle and crémant festival, treasures of terroirs

Organized by the Côte-d'Orienne Truffle Association in partnership with the Maison de la Forêt, the Association Accueil en Châtillonnais and the Châtillonnais Tourist Office. It takes place every first Sunday in December, since 2016.

During this animation two treasures of the Châtillonnais terroir are highlighted: the truffle and the crémant, both prized by gourmets. And for the most greedy, a market, tastings and conferences are prepared.

To be enjoyed in good company! 🍾

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The landscapes are magnificent between valleys, plateaus and hills… it is an archipelago of small vineyards (Joigny, Saint-Bris, Vézelay, Irancy, Epineuil) crowning a king, Chablis, whose vines marry all the exhibitions.

At the beginning of the Middle Ages, the Yonne department was the main supplier of wine to the Parisian market. It is in the seventh century, that the production of Auxerre but also Chablis supply the capital, Normandy and the north of the country. Mainly in white wine but also in red wine (from the fourteenth century).

Chablis and the great Auxerrois are based on geological terroirs of the Jurassic (some 150 million years old) and kimmeridgian where limestone clays, marls and marl limestones alternate (50 to 100 meters thick). Also Portlandian or Barrois limestone, hard and compact, often cracked.

Natural disasters

From the eighteenth century, Chablis was recognized as a qualitative wine. It became the essential wine of the elegant tables of Paris. He was advised by the team of the restaurant "Au Rocher de Candale", a true myth of Parisian catering. In the nineteenth century, most of the restaurants in the capital sold Chablis. It occupies an important place in the history of France. 

Unfortunately in 1902 French winegrowers lost 15% of their production due to phylloxera. It was even worse in the Yonne, following severe spring frosts that destroyed more than 45% of the crops (they destroyed almost all the plantations between 1957 and 1961). Never again will the vineyard be the same as before… That's why farmers have replaced the vine with cherry trees and cereals.

However, in 1961, winemakers such as André Durand in Epineuil, Henri Nallet in Tonnerre, William Fèvre and Jean Durup in Chablis were motivated to replant vines. Together they decided to plant seedlings on the hillsides most suitable for cultivation. 

In order to fight against spring frosts, winemakers have set up heaters, which warm the atmosphere. It is a type of brazier, they are arranged every seven meters, or 200 burners per hectare in order to keep the ambient air at a temperature above 0 ° C. Its negative points are:

• the cost (they burn 600 liters of fuel per hour per hectare)
• pollution
• the implementation

Other winegrowers sprinkle water on the vines, they are nozzles that send a fog in order to form a "cocoon" of insulating ice around the bud, they are then protected. They also use paraffin candles, electric heating cables.

Climate change is disrupting vineyards, excessive heat is causing yields to fall, weakening vines and precipitating harvests. 

After several nights of fighting frost that have exhausted the winegrowers, the weather looks milder. The damage seems limited, the vine is only at the beginning of its development. But the road is still long until May… #LaVigneContinue #VinsBourgogne #Chablis pic.twitter.com/61ehwxoXC2

— Chablis wines (@vinsdechablis) April 2, 2020

Today, the Yonne department totals 7,000 hectares of vines.

Grape varieties

Chardonnay is king

It is the most cultivated white grape variety of Burgundy and historic Chablis, locally called Beaunois. Its wines particularly express minerality (flint, pebbles, gun stone,…) which comes from its Kimmeridgian limestone terroir.

Sauvignon

It is found only on Saint-Bris-le-Vineux. It was popularized in the nineteenth century by Parisian bistros lovers of charming and very aromatic wines. It is recognized by its compact clusters of a beautiful golden yellow.

Aligoté

This lively grape variety gives lemon wines and does well in Chitry.

Yonne is one of the only wine departments to have preserved some old grape varieties:

Sacy

This grape variety is disappearing, some winegrowers continue to plant it to produce crémants de bourgogne.

Melon (from Burgundy)

It is the traditional grape variety of Vézelay, it is allowed only in regional Burgundy appellation (and not in Burgundy Vézelay), it can also be called Muscadet (mainly in the Nantes region).

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is known for its great red wines of Burgundy, however in Chablis, it is very little planted since it struggles to give pleasant wines. On the other hand, this grape variety is very appreciated on the terroir of the AOC irancy, predominantly very limestone, it produces cuvées of beautiful hold. Global warming favors the blossoming of Pinot Noir.

Caesar

The Caesar was very appreciated in the nineteenth century (it would have been brought by the Roman legions) less now because vinified alone, it remains austere and very colorful. However it is authorized up to 10% for the Irancy appellation where it brings a beautiful structure. This is a local peculiarity. 

Gamay

This grape variety , which appreciates siliceous and granitic soils, is not very widespread in the Yonne because this type of soil is rare.

***

In Burgundy, the different plots determine a regional, communal, premier cru and grand cru appellation according to their geographical location.

Hierarchy of appellations in Burgundy

In order to better navigate, its 83 appellations have been divided into 4 levels:

• Grands Cru appellations
• Premiers cru appellations
• Communal appellations (villages)
• Regional names (sometimes called "generic" or "sub-regional")

Chablis and the great Auxerrois

The seven "climates" of the Chablis Grands Crus (the Chablis Grand Cru AOC was created on January 13, 1938):

• Blanchot
• Bougros
• Frogs
• The Clos
• The Preuses
• Valmur
• Vaudésir

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The 41 "climates" in Premier Cru of the Chablis appellation:

• Berdiot
• Talvat thatch
• Jouan Coast
• Jouan Coast
• Coast of Léchet
• Vaubarousse Coast
• Furnace
• Fontenay Coast
• The Dead Man
• Vaulorent
• Vaupulent
• The Beauregards
• Cuisy Coast
• The Stoves
• Côte des Prés-Girots
• Morein
• Mont de Milieu
• Ascent of Thunder
• Rosary
• Bréchain Coast
• Pied d'Aloup
• Montmains
• Mounds
• Forests
• Vaillons
• Beugnons
• Kittens
• the Epinottes
• The Lilies
• Melinos
• Roncières
• Dry
• Vau de Vey
• Vaux Ragons
• Vau Ligneau
• Vaucoupin
• Vosgos
• Vaugiraut

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Chablis and the greater Auxerrois offer four communal appellations :

• Chablis
• Petit-chablis
• Irancy
• Saint-Bris

These communal appellations can be followed by the name of its "climate" (explained above) that characterizes the controlled designation of origin. 

=> The Vézelay appellation has applied to the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO), the file is currently being examined. 🔍

The difference between windfall and small windfall:

The Chablis appellation (the largest of the vineyard) is produced in the communes of:

• Beines
• Beru
• Chablis
• Fyé
• Milly
• Poinchy
• La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne
• Chemilly
• Chichée
• Collan
• Courgis
• Fleys
• Fontenay
• Lignorelles
• Ligny
• Maligny
• Poilly
• Prehy
• Villy
• Fish ponds

Its wines come from a blend of several plots and its soils are of great diversity: mainly Kimmeridgian limestone, with clay, Colluvium of Portlandian limestone or marl.

The appellation petit chablis is spread over all the communes of the Chablisien and covers mainly the plateaus made of Portlandian limestone.

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These Burgundy regional appellations are produced in Chablisien and Yonne:

• Burgundy
• Burgundy Aligoté
• Burgundy Passe-Tout-Grains
• Sparkling Burgundy
• Burgundy Hillsides
• Crémant de Bourgogne

Regional Burgundies can be associated with a village name (Bourgogne Epineuil, Bourgogne Côte d'Auxerre, Bourgogne Chitry, Bourgogne Coulanges,…), they are pleasant wines and typical of their terroirs.

The vineyards of Chablis and the great Auxerrois offer remarkable wines!

Chablis

Chablis is the golden gateway to Burgundy (which is located between Paris and Beaune), it covers the most beautiful coasts such as Fourchaume, Montée de Tonnerre or Mont de Milieu. This famous vineyard occupies 5,641 hectares of vines (surface in 2018) known since the Cistercian era.

This appellation is dedicated to Chardonnay (a single color: white), with predominantly calcareous, stony soils and Jurassic marls (Portlandian and Kimmeridgian), more conducive to the grape variety generating fine and solid wines. Well exposed to the sun on both sides of the small valley of the Serein.

Windfalls and small windfalls are oriented to the north, south, west and east. As for the chablis premier cru they are oriented to the south-east, facing the grands crus which are exposed to the south-west.

[Vines and wines] He ploughs plots of great #Chablis wines to the rhythm of horses #Yonne #vin >>https://t.co/UqYgBI5erZ pic.twitter.com/JVdSdDPvpZ

— L'Yonne Républicaine (@lyonne_fr) October 4, 2020

Chablis are synonymous with great dry white wine renowned all over the world!

The small chablis have a light and bright gold color, with aromas of white flowers (acacia,…), mixed with citrus notes (lemon, grapefruit,…), the mouth is tasty and light. 

Chablis express lively, fresh, light, fruity white wines (lemon,…) and of great clarity. He has a unique personality.

The premiers crus have a wide aromatic palette of white flowers (hawthorn,…), fresh fruit (pear, green apple,…) and dried fruits (hazelnut, almond,…) after three to four years of bottles the mineral aromas (pebbles ,…) develop and a touch of freshness surprises the taste buds. It's a joy! These wines have a good ability to age.

The chablis grands crus reveal a charming fragrance, a remarkable elegance, embodying minerality (gun stone, flint,…) par excellence. Very good ageing capacity (up to 20 years and more for some climates), during aging the wine will be more corpulent, longer flavors and intense aromas. It's a haute couture wine !

These appellations combine wonderfully with seafood, fish in sauce, white meats (poultry,…) and for the most prestigious with foie gras! You will not be disappointed.

Chablis is a connoisseur's wine!

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— Chablis wines (@vinsdechablis) September 28, 2020

The great Auxerrois

To the north-west of Chablis, the great Auxerrois is given to the vineyards of the Yonne (excluding Chablis) which run along the rivers of Serein, Armançon and Yonne. A production of white wine (55%), red wine (24%), Crémant de Bourgogne (19%) and rosé (2%). Consisting of four terroirs (with an area of 1,963 hectares):

• L'Auxerrois (south and south-east of the city of Auxerre)
• Le Tonnerrois (near the town of Auxerre)
• The Vézelien (covers the communes of Vézelay, Asquins, Saint-Père and Tharoiseau)
• The Jovinien (dominates the city of Joigny)

The great Auxerrois supplies by river, the capitals of Europe via Paris, its wines of regional appellations of a great diversity (white, red, rosé or sparkling). They reserve surprises for lovers of pleasant wines.

Its main appellations are located on the predominantly limestone hillsides, its climate is semi-continental (long and cold winters, humid springs and hot summers). The optimal altitude is between 130 and 250 meters and the best vines are exposed to the southwest.

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— Germain Bour (@BourGermain) December 6, 2015

The outlying vineyards of the Yonne offer niche wines such as Irancy for its red wine and Saint-Bris-les-Vineux for its Sauvignon.

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Irancy

This communal appellation created on February 28, 1999, is cultivated in three communes about fifteen kilometers from Auxerre :

• Irancy
• Cravant
• Vincelotte

Irancy produces exclusively red wine, during its elaboration, two grape varieties are used: Pinot Noir and Caesar (maximum 10%). Its soil benefits from limestone marls, favorable to grape varieties.

The wines of the appellation #Irancy have a unique feature in #Bourgogne : they can contain up to 10% César (traditional grape variety of the village) in addition to the #PinotNoir. An AOC that is worth a visit: https://t.co/hfT6BRPsnx@YonneTourisme @OTAuxerrois pic.twitter.com/CQRJ4YDp28

— Burgundy wines (@VinsdeBourgogne) October 4, 2020

Irancy is characterized by its colorful color, fruity aromas, fine tannins and firmness. Caesar gives it a good ability to preserve. It can be offered with white meat, soft cheeses or as an aperitif with friends.

Saint-Bris

This appellation is created by decree on January 10, 2003, it produces only white wine (grape varieties : Sauvignon and Sauvignon Gris) within the delimited area of the Saint-Bris appellation.

In Saint-Bris-le-Vineux, these are marl slopes of the middle and upper Kimmeridgian . When we look at it more closely we see deposits of tiny oysters in the shape of commas, called exogyra virgula. It's unbelievable.

This wine has a very pale color, a yellow tinged with green. Its very expressive nose, is characterized by a smell of crumpled blackcurrant leaf, aromas of exotic fruits (pineapple,…), fresh grass, vegetables (pepper,…). In the mouth, the attack is frank and of a beautiful balance.

At mealtime, this wine can be enjoyed with oysters, seafood, cold cuts or snails.    

The blossoming of Chablis wines and the great Auxerrois perfectly illustrate the work of men in rigor for centuries.

Cet article Chablis and the great Auxerrois est apparu en premier sur Bourgogne Wines.

The southern gateway to Burgundy

The Mâconnais vineyard is located in the south of the department, between Sennecey le Grand and Saint-Vérand, at the gates of Beaujolais (it extends over 35 kilometers long, 10 kilometers wide and represents a quarter of the Burgundy vineyard). This region is bounded by two valleys: that of the Grosne to the west and that of the Saône, to the east.

Hills, valleys, varied landscapes, magnificent villages, thousands of hectares of vineyards planted in Gallo-Roman times,… the Mâconnais is an incredible region, to visit as soon as possible!

This diversity makes it possible to find varied soils (calcareous, calcium, siliceous, clayey or sandy brown soils; often mixed with chailles or sandstone pebbles).

A #panoramique #vue of #mâconnais thanks to a #pied #balade at Mont #Pouilly! 📷😀

➡️https://t.co/kN0huJY5lI pic.twitter.com/TGif4Kpx8E — CVM Bourgogne (@VivezMaconnais) January 16, 2017

In Burgundy, the different plots determine a regional, communal, premier cru and grand cru appellation according to their geographical location.

Hierarchy of appellations in Burgundy

In order to better navigate, its 83 appellations have been divided into 4 levels:

• Grands Cru appellations
• Premiers cru appellations
• Communal appellations (villages)
• Regional names (sometimes called "generic" or "sub-regional")

The Mâconnais

Unfortunately no grand cru in the Mâconnais.

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Big news: 22 climates in the premier cru appellation for Pouilly-Fuissé

Previously the Mâconnais was the only region of Burgundy not to have premier crus, which made it its weakness.

The 22 Climats en Premier Cru of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation, by commune:

  Commune of Fuissé:

• The Brulés
• The Perrières
• The White Vines
• The Clos
• The Menieres
• The Reisses

  Commune of Solutré-Pouilly:

• The Frérie
• The Clos de Solutré
• In Servy
• In Chailloux
• At the Bouthières
• In Vignerais
• Pouilly
• Towards Cras (part of the climate is on Fuissé)

  Commune of Vergisson:

• In France
• About La Roche
• The Crays
• The Maréchaude

  Commune of Chaintré:

• The Chevrières
• Le Clos de Monsieur Noly
• At the Quarters
• The Clos Reyssier

=> Other appellations of the Mâconnais have applied to the National Institute of Origin and Quality (INAO): Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Saint-Véran (the file is under examination). 🔍

To claim a premier cru, it is necessary to start by vinifying the cuvées separately and notifying the climate on the label, in order to prove to the INAO (decision-maker in the matter), that the terroir deserves to be classified.

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The Mâconnais offers five communal appellations :

• Pouilly-fuissé
• Pouilly-vinzelles
• Pouilly-loché
• Saint-Veran
• Fired-clessé

These communal appellations can be followed by the name of its "climate" (explained above) that characterizes the controlled designation of origin. 

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The Mâconnais vineyard has 80% of regional appellations.

These Burgundy regional appellations are produced in the Mâconnais:

• Burgundy
• Burgundy Aligoté
• Burgundy Passe-Tout-Grains
• Sparkling Burgundy
• Burgundy Hillsides

Of which 3 regional appellations are specific to the Mâconnais (it produces white, red and very few rosé wines):

• Mâcon
• Mâcon-Villages
• Mâcon followed by the name of the village

=> For the anecdote, around 1660 Claude Brosse (a winemaker from Chasselas) loaded some barrels of wine on an ox cart and went to the Court of Versailles to make his wines known to the Sun King. This is how Louis XIV bought wines from the Mâconnais and sold themselves in the capital.

Chardonnay is omnipresent in the Mâconnais (80% of the region's plantations)

Mâcon and Mâcon-villages

Mâcon is the capital of the Mâconnais.

It hosts the National Wine Fair of France, which takes place every year in May. In addition to the national competition of France where thousands of samples are tasted.

AOC Mâcon

The AOC Mâcon extends over 3,500 hectares, its soil is composed of clay in the north, silica or granite in the south.

The Mâcon appellation mainly produces red wine based on Pinot Noir or Gamay (this grape variety still exists , indeed in the Middle Ages the Duchy of Burgundy asked to remove all vines producing Gamay except in the Mâconnais, since this land did not belong to it). Often sold as a regional appellation of Burgundy, these are lighter wines with a aging potential of 2 to 3 years. They can be served with cold cuts, grills, poultry or a pot-au-feu.

=> Gamay cannot exceed 30% in a red burgundy or it will be called burgundy gamay.

It also offers white wine from Chardonnay (3 to 5 years for wines for ageing). Also rosé wine from Gamay or Pinot Noir.

=> Alphonse de Lamartine was a native of Mâcon, he worked in many sectors such as politics, poetry, literature and also in the vineyards of the Mâconnais. He was a great winemaker! 

AOC Mâcon-villages

The Mâcon-villages appellation is produced only in white from the Chardonnay grape variety, with an area equal to 3,800 hectares, its soils are well suited to the vines because they are poor with limestone dominance.

Small exception for the village Serrières, which is the only one dedicated to red wine.

Did you know that? Mâcon-Serrières is the only Mâcon Plus that comes in red only! A real curiosity in the Mâconnais landscape where Chardonnay is generally omnipresent. Participants of this #BIVBRDV, what did you think? @kleryann pic.twitter.com/AyLIiiAPma

— Burgundy wines (@VinsdeBourgogne) November 18, 2020

It offers round wines, fond of and a potential for aging from 5 to 6 years.

Name of the 27 municipalities that can be added to that of Mâcon (representing 1,500 hectares):

• Azé
• Bray
• Burgy
• Bussières
• Chained
• Chardonnay
• Charnay
• Cruzille
• Davayé
• Leaked
• Igé
• Loché
• Lugny
• Mancey
• Milly-Lamartine
• Montbellet
• Péronne
• Pierreclos
• Prized
• La Roche-Vineuse
• Saint-Gengoux-Le-National
• Solutré-Pouilly
• Uchizy
• Vergisson
• Verzé
• Vinzelles

The three appellations are:

• Mâcon (regional appellation)
• Mâcon followed by the name of the commune
• Mâcon-villages (regional appellation)

Pouilly-fuissé

Under the impetus of the monks of Cluny, between the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the vineyard of pouilly-fuissé took off. The slopes are steep and covered with scree, the exposures vary greatly. The nature of the soil is varied, it can be clay-limestone of the Jurassic, composed of schists, sandstone limestones, green, black, purple or acidic rocks.

This town is known throughout the world although it is not very extensive, the appellation has 773 hectares of vines, planted in 4 different villages (entirely dedicated to Chardonnay):

• Leaked
• Solutré-Pouilly
• Vergisson
• Chained

Commune of Fuissé:

• The Clos
• The Menieres
• The Perrières
• The White Vines
• To Chânes

Commune of Solutré-Pouilly:

• In Montgarcin
• In Servy
• The Frérie
• The Bourthières
• The Clos
• The Chailloux
• The Morlays

Commune of Vergisson:

• In France
• The Maréchaude
• The Courtelongs
• The Crays
• On the Rock

Commune of Chaintré:

• Le Clos de Monsieur Noly
• The Clos Reyssié
• The Chevrières
• The Plessys

Pouilly-fuissé wine is produced at the foot of the two rocks of Solutré and Vergisson. We can speak of a high place of prehistory, many objects have been found during archaeological excavations (bones, cut flints, skeletons of Cro-Magnon men), they are exhibited at the Museum of Prehistory in "Eyzies-de-Taillac". 

A site of exceptional beauty giving wines with a strong identity, with green reflections that reveals aromas of citrus (lemon,…), yellow and white fruits (peach, apricot,…), rocks (flint,…). On the palate these wines are opulent, rich and after several years of aging develop aromas of dried fruits (hazelnut, roasted almond,…). Its vineyard is the most prestigious in the Mâconnais.

The most fruity wines will go perfectly with exotic cuisine (couscous, fish tagine,…) as for the most mineral, they will be appreciated rather with lobster, oysters, sweetbreads with cream. It's divine, an explosion of flavors in the mouth!

Pouilly-vinzelles and pouilly-loché share the same terroir and the same history.

Pouilly-vinzelles

Pouilly-vinzelles is a very small appellation of 52 hectares, which is located in the communes of Vinzelles and Loché. The hillside is gently sloping and exposed to the east, composed of a clay-limestone soil .

The pouilly-vinzelles appellation offers a wine with aromas of candied fruit (lemon,…) and it is very good kept (from 5 to 10 years old), it can be enjoyed with a duck with porcini mushrooms, a chicken with cream or crustaceans.

Pouilly-loché

Exclusively in the town of Loché, with an area of 32 hectares and it is a clay-limestone terroir .

A flattering wine, corpulent in its youth and citrus notes (lemon,…) after 5 to 10 years. It goes perfectly with a poached turbot with hollandaise sauce, a duck breast or Mediterranean cuisine.

Saint-Veran

The Saint-Véran communal appellation was created in 1971, with an area of 680 hectares and a predominantly limestone terroir . The vines are planted at the bottom of the slope.

The wine reveals an aromatic bouquet, in the mouth a supple, fruity wine and a beautiful roundness. It can be enjoyed in its youth or wait 5 to 7 years, pleasant to enjoy as an aperitif or with grills.

=> Note that the name of the town is written Saint-Vérand, with the letter "d" at the end, but when it comes to wine it does not take it and is written " Saint-Véran ".

Fired-clessé

The viré-clessé appellation was born in 1999 (it replaced the AOC mâcon-viré and mâcon-clessé) exclusively from white wine from the Chardonnay grape variety. Its vineyard is oriented to the east, at 260 meters above sea level; its subsoil is composed of white oolithic limestone at the top of the hillside and pearly slab below.

The municipal appellation viré-clessé now covers 390 hectares spread over four communes:

• Fired
• Clessé
• Montbellet (north of Viré)
• Laizé (south of Clessé)

The main climates are:

• The Creusseromme
• The Chapter
• Chazelle
• Roally
• The Epinet

=> Viré-clessé is the only appellation producing atypical sweet wines in the Mâconnais region. Wines with a sugar content higher than conventional vire-clessé (whose sugar content corresponds to less than 3 grams) may write the words "Levrouté" or "Demi-sec". This has been official since May 3, 2018.

In order to benefit from these mentions, strict specifications must be respected:

• for the term "Levrouté" : the harvest must be done by hand and the sugar content must be between 8 and 18 grams per liter.
• for the term "semi-dry" : the harvest must also be done by hand but with a sugar content of between 4 and 8 grams per litre.

The municipality of Clessé cumulates favorable conditions for noble rot and late harvests.

The wines of this appellation reveal notes of white flowers (peony,…), exotic fruits (mango,…), herbal teas (verbena,…) and empyreumatic (blond tobacco,…). A pleasant, balanced wine (between sweetness and freshness at the end of the mouth).

Chardonnay loses acidity and gains residual sugars. Served as a dessert wine, accompanied for example by a fruit pie or a chocolate fluffy.

Wishing you beautiful tastings!

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The Côte Chalonnaise is exceptional

Its landscapes are varied, between hills and plots of vines hide some treasures :

• the splendid feudal castle of Rully, is an old medieval fortress that dominates the vineyard and has a pretty park where visitors can stroll quietly, built between the eleventh and twelfth century

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• the medieval village of Givry, made up of beautiful churches such as the church of Saint-Pierre or that of Saint-Paul, which were built during the eighteenth century by Emiland Gauthey.

The Côte Chalonnaise is a small vineyard of 4,000 hectares, it extends from Chagny to Gengoux-le-National and is composed of five appellations (distributed from north to south, it extends over 25 kilometers in length and 5 to 6 kilometers in width):

• Bouzeron
• Rully
• Mercurey
• Givry
• Montagny

Mercurey, Givry and Rully offer white and red wines while Bouzeron (north) and Montagny (south) produce only white wines. The Côte Chalonnaise produces  55% white and 45% red. 

For Rully, Mercurey and Givry, the soils are derived from Jurassic limestones whilein Montagny, the terroirs appear more marly.

Topped by the limestone cornice of the Bajocien, these appellations enjoy a climate conducive to the ripening of grapes, the vineyards of the Côte Chalonnaise are sunnier than those of northern Burgundy and benefit from hot summers, dry autumns and cold winters. 

In Burgundy, the different plots determine a regional, communal, premier cru and grand cru appellation according to their geographical location.

Hierarchy of appellations in Burgundy

In order to better navigate, its 83 appellations have been divided into 4 levels:

• Grands Cru appellations
• Premiers cru appellations
• Communal appellations (villages)
• Regional names (sometimes called "generic" or "sub-regional")

The Chalonnaise Coast

Since 1985, Paul de Launay and Aubert de Villaine (associate manager of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and winegrower in Bouzeron) have led a long fight for the Burgundy Côte Chalonnaise appellation to be recognized by the National Institute of Quality and Health (INAO) and it was in 1990 that the decree was created.

Unfortunately no grand cru in Côte Chalonnaise but it claims 140 climates classified as premier cru!

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Côte Chalonnaise: the route of the premiers crus https://t.co/VRoOcoDbcF via @LeTelegramme pic.twitter.com/nLqeE5O5hr

— CHVV (@HISTOIRE_DU_VIN) October 17, 2020

Below is the list of villages of the Côte Chalonnaise offering premier cru appellations:

The climates classified as premier cru for the municipality of Rully :

• Agneux
• Chapter
• Grésigny
• The Bressande
• The Pit
• The Maid
• The Fox
• The Meix Cadot
• The Meix Caillet
• The Cloux Fields
• The Cloux
• The Margotés
• The Montpalais
• The Stones
• The Préaux
• Marissou
• Molesme
• Pat
• Rabourcé
• Raclot
• Vauvry

The climates classified as premier cru for the commune of Chagny :

• Clos du Chaigne (to Jean de France)
• Clos Saint-Jacques

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The climates classified as premier cru for the commune of Mercurey :

• Clos des Barraults
• Clos des Grands Voyens
• Clos des Myglands
• Clos Marcilly
• Clos Tonnerre
• Clos Voyens
• In Sazenay
• Grand Clos Fortoul
• Griffères
• The Bondue
• The Cailloute
• La Levrière
• The Mission
• The Clos du Roy
• Le Clos l'Evêque
• The Byots
• The Martin Fields
• The Combins
• The Crêts
• The Croichots
• The Naugues
• The Puillets
• The Salmonts
• The Vasées
• The Velley

The climates classified as premier cru for the town of Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu :

• Clos de Paradis
• The Chassière
• The Stoves
• The Montaigus
• The Alleys

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The climates classified as premier cru for the commune of Givry :

• A Vigne Rouge
• Cellar at the Monks
• Clos Charlé
• Clos de la Baraude
• Clos du Cras Long
• Clos du Vernoy
• Clos Jus
• Clos Marceaux
• Clos Marole
• Clos Saint-Paul
• Clos Saint-Pierre
• Clos Salomon
• Crauzot
• In Choue
• In Cras Long
• La Baraude
• The Grande Berge
• The Plant
• Paradise
• The Petit Prétan
• The Vigron
• The Bois Chevaux
• The Bois Gautiers
• The Great Vineyards
• The Great Pretans
• Little Marole
• Servoisin

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The climates classified as premier cru for the commune of Montagny :

• Toizeau Field
• Creux de Beaux
• Fields
• The Shoulder
• The Cloux
• The Beautiful Fields
• The Bordes
• The Bouchots
• The Burnins
• The Charmelottes
• The Combes
• Les Garchères
• The Gouresses
• The Gardens
• The Las
• The Macles
• The Maroques
• The Paquiers
• The Perrières
• The Platières
• The Resses
• The Treuffères
• The Vineyards Behind
• Montcuchot
• Montorge
• Saint-Morille
• Saint-Ytages
• Under the Feilles
• Vine of the Sun
• Couland Vineyards
• Saint-Pierre Vineyards
• Vineyards on the Cloux

The climates classified as premier cru for the town of Buxy :

• Cornevent
• The Condemine of the Old Castle
• The Big Room4
• The Clos Chaudron
• The Clouzot
• The Old Castle
• The Bassets
• The Bonneveaux
• The Coudrettes
• The Pidances
• The Vineyards of the Près
• The Long Vineyards
• Mont Laurent

The climates classified as premier cru for the municipality of Saint-Vallerin :

• La Moulière
• The Coères
• The Crabouletttes

The climates classified as premier cru for the municipality of Jully-lès-Buxy:

• Chazelle
• The Chaniots
• The Coères

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The Côte Chalonnaise vineyard covers 4,475 hectares in communal and regional appellations.

The AOC Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise concerns the following 44 municipalities (its air extends over 3,665 hectares): Commune of Chagny :

• Aluze
• Bouzeron
• Chagny
• Chamilly
• Chassey
• Dennevy
• Fountains
• Remigny (southern part)
• Rully
• Gilles
• Saint-Léger

  Commune of Givry :

• Barizey
• Dracy
• Givry
• Jambles
• Mellecey
• Mercurey (including Bourgneuf-Val-d'Or)
• Rosey
• Saint-Denis
• Saint-Désert
• Saint-Jean
• Saint-Mard
• Saint-Martin

  Commune of Buxy :

• Bissey
• Bissy
• Buxy
• Cersot
• Chenôves
• Culles
• Fley
• Jully
• Montagny
• Moroges
• Saint-Boil
• Saint-Martin
• Saint-Maurice
• Saint-Vallerin
• Santilly
• Sassangy
• Willows
• Sercy

  Commune of Mont-Saint-Vincent :

• Genouilly
• Saint-Clément
• Vaux-en-Pré

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  Regional appellations All of the following regional appellations are produced in Côte Chalonnaise :

• Burgundy Côte Chalonnaise (in red, the wine offers notes of red fruits, finesse and in white floral notes, dried fruits and in the mouth a beautiful tenderness)
• Burgundy Aligoté
• Burgundy Passe-Tout-Grains
• Sparkling Burgundy
• Burgundy Hillsides
• Crémants de Bourgogne (Rully is the main production commune)
• Bourgogne Clairet Côte Chalonnaise or Burgundy rosé Côte Chalonnaise (for rosés)

The Côte Chalonnaise offers unique wines: aligoté in Bouzeron, white in Montagny, crémant in Rully, red in Mercurey …

Bouzeron

Since 1997, Bouzeron is the only village appellation in Burgundy dedicated to the aligoté grape variety. https://t.co/akNW6Lz6Oy This year it celebrates 20 YEARS of vintages! @CRT_bourgogne pic.twitter.com/ArtnmVAgui

— CHVV (@HISTOIRE_DU_VIN) November 1, 2018

Bouzeron is located at the gates of Chagny, next to Rully. Its soils are composed of Barthonian limestone, Oxfordian brown marls and a little clay. It is a continental climate, with beautiful east-southeast exposures and about 270 meters above sea level.

Since the 1970s Aubert de Villaine (co-manager of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti) has been trying to give a beautiful image of the aligoté.

It is in 1979, that the village obtains the right to attach the mention "aligoté de Bouzeron" and in 1997 the aligoté becomes a communal appellation "bouzeron" as the only grape variety the aligoté (a very old grape variety), the appellation represents an area of about 51 hectares.

The Bouzeron is pale yellow in color, on the nose it reveals an aromatic bouquet of white flowers (acacia,…), white fruits (apple,…), green fruits (lemon,…), dried fruits (hazelnut,…), rocks (iodine, flint,…). On the palate the wine is tender, silky and structured. It is appreciated with gougères, Burgundy snails, marbled ham, seafood or goat cheese.

=> Bouzeron is recognized as an AOC village only for its production of aligoté. Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs located at the bottom of the slope, in the town, are sold as Burgundy or Burgundy-Côte-Chalonnaise.

In general, the reds of the Côte Chalonnaise (Rully, Mercurey, Givry) come from Pinot Noir planted on limestone or calcium soils that are less clayey.

Rully

It was in 1939 that the AOC Rully was created, it is located south of Chagny, in the extension of the Côte de Beaune.

Renowned for its white wines (light, fruity) and crémant !

White wines represent an area of 223 hectares and red wines 133 hectares. The grape varieties grown are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Its white wines are produced on soils covered with scree, white marl and limestone-dominated clays. The vines are exposed to the east and southeast; all these characteristics are conducive to Chardonnay.

The white Rully is straight, elegant, with a beautiful minerality and a potential for aging up to 3 years. This wine is accompanied by a pan-fried fish or in sauce.

The red Rully is light, elegant, fruity and has a potential to keep up to 5 years. It can be combined with roasted poultry, and for lovers of offal it is a delight (liver, sweetbreads and kidneys cooked in sauce or pan).

=> At the end of the nineteenth century, the Crémant de Rully began to be very appreciated by the villagers. At the time, there was talk of the capital of sparkling wine in Burgundy.

We owe this reputation to François Basile Hubert, a Champagne cooper, who imported with him the method of making crémants. In those years, foaming was a complicated manipulation and many bottles exploded… The Champagne cooper took four years to perfect his manufacturing method and it was in 1837 that he opened his own wine house, called Hubert Père et Fils.

It was in 1850, that sparkling wine experienced a real boom under the name of "Ay grand mousseux de Rully", little by little sales developed for export. In 1975, the AOC Crémant de Bourgogne was created.

Currently, 10% of crémant de Bourgogne still occurs in Rully and it is also one of the traditional production centers of Crémant de Bourgogne.

Mercurey

It is the most important wine village of the Côte Chalonnaise, it is also the largest AOC in Burgundy after Chablis. The village produces mainly red wine (an area equal to 539 hectares) but also a little white wine (an area equal to 111 hectares).

The Mercurey AOC is one of the oldest in France (created in 1936). The appellation is planted on clay-silicieux soils on limestone and some ferruginous marls. The Pinot Noir grape variety prefers sun exposures while Chardonnay resists better at altitude, they make them exceptional wines.

The Mercureys rouges are robust, tannic, winey, spicy, peppery or fruity wines, everyone will find what they are looking for! Wines for ageing soften over time, develop other aromas, they can be forgotten for up to 10 years.

They can be enjoyed with a roast pork, a steak, a piece of lamb or a Cîteaux cheese.

The white Mercureys reveal citrus notes (lemon,…), in the mouth, they are warm, opulent. These expressive wines allow many pairings with crustaceans, oysters, sweetbreads and pressed cheeses.

Givry

From the fourteenth century the monks of Cluny then Cîteaux have managed over the years to highlight the wine of Givry, today it is an exceptional wine of great reputation.

Its vines are located in the center of a field of faults, its soils are composed of calcareous browns or calcium (Jurassic) and its first growths rest on a limestone substrate of the upper Oxfordian.

The first growths are real red wines for ageing, over time the wine reveals aromas of red fruits (strawberry,…), black fruits (blackberry,…), flowers (violet,…), sweet spices (licorice,…), salty spices (cloves,…). They are eaten on tender meats, poultry, soft-legged cheeses (Camembert, Brie de Meaux,…).

The white Givry represents only a fifth of the vineyard, a well-balanced white wine, a beautiful roundness, aromas of white and yellow fruits (the apple,…), very pleasant on the palate. It perfectly accompanies white meats, fish cooked in white butter, even uncooked pressed cheeses (saint nectaire, cantal,…).

=> Givry's wines were highly appreciated by King Henry IV, red was his favorite a marvel!

Montagny

Montagny is the southernmost appellation of the Côte Chalonnaise, its vineyard of 300 hectares is located in 4 communes:

• Buxy
• Saint-Vallerin
• Jully
• Montagny

The AOC Montagny offers only white wine, the grape variety used is Chardonnay. The terroirs are varied, some rest on marls of the lias and the clay triassic, surmounted by hard limestone with entroques of the Bajocien, others on sandstone limestone. The best vines are exposed east/south-east.

The Montagny appellation offers a delicate white wine, a bouquet with floral aromas, yellow and white fruits (peach,…), dried fruits (hazelnut,…), undergrowth (fern,…). On the palate the wine is straight, racy, an incredible finesse and for the oldest we feel minerality (we can forget it up to six years in the cellar).

These wines will be appreciated with oysters, crayfish, snails in Burgundy, on a veal in sauce, a fish with white butter, a Bresse poultry, cheeses (goat, saint-nectaire,…).

Wishing you a beautiful tasting! 😀

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The history of the Côte de Beaune

The Côte de Beaune consists of vineyards that extend from the commune of Ladoix-Serrigny and ends at Cheilly les Maranges (geographically dominated by the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune) in the Department of Côte d'Or.

The landscapes of the Côte de Beaune are magnificent, there are white grape vines, red grape vines, gentle slopes, where upscale villages and modest villages alternate.

🇫🇷 The vineyards of the Côte de Beaune, one of the five great vineyards of Burgundy, are under the sun! ☀️📷Richard Semik / 123RF #MondayMotivation #MondayMorning #Monday #sun #soleil #cotedebeaune #soleil #vignoble #bourgogne #France #terroir #tourisme #decouverte #voyage #travel pic.twitter.com/p4Bmt0Orxx

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It is one of the five great vineyards of Burgundy :

• Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois
• the Côte de Nuits, the Hautes Côtes de Nuits and the Châtillonnais
• the Côte de Beaune and the Hautes Côtes de Beaune
• the Côte Chalonnaise and the Couchois
• the Mâconnais

From the fourteenth century, the Benedictines, the Carthusians, the monks of Cîteaux and Cluny, not to mention the Dukes of Burgundy put forward the wines and "climates" of the Côte de Beaune and since then they still have an excellent reputation.

Incredible the Côte de Beaune shines internationally for its great white wines such as Corton-Charlemagne, Meursault … and the famous Montrachet, one of the greatest white wines in the world! 

Since the crisis of the 1980s (the oil shock of 1973), the number of traders has greatly decreased, which is why currently there are only 60 trading houses located in Burgundy.Nowadays, winemakers prefer to breed and market their wines themselves.

This town offers supple and delicate wines, the soil is predominantly limestone-marl, a little clay in the sectors that produce white wines.

Corton-Charlemagne, the highest, covers the mountain of Corton. Soft wines, with notes of sweet spices (cinnamon,…) and salty spices (cloves,…) which bloom on a soil of white marls.

A lot of finesse, tender wines. A geology of great diversity but predominantly clay-ferruginous and limestone.

The red wines of the Côte de Beaune are exceptional wines like Pommard, Volnay, Corton and many others…

Panorama of the beautiful vineyards of Pommard where the bunches 🍇 bask under the 🌞 #Vineyards #cetetejevisitelafrance https://t.co/mOixV6vNtg

— Beaune Tourisme (@BeauneTourisme) July 27, 2020

Well known for its white wines, this appellation offers sweet, lively and mineral wines. Its terroir is favorable, consisting of limestone marls with clay banks.

After Meursault and up to Chassagne-Montrachet, the Barthonian floor and the Comblanchien limestone take their place. The marls are interspersed in the limestone to offer Chardonnay the clay soils that suit it better than a rocky soil.

Puligny and Chassagne spread the hill of Montrachet, dedicated to Chardonnay through four great vintages, the most famous of which is Montrachet.

Puligny-Montrachet

The Puligny-Montrachet appellation offers largely white wines (95.92 hectares of production) and very few red wines (0.36 hectares of production).

Fruity and distinguished white wines, it is the temple of the great white wines:

• Montrachet (considered one of the best white wines in the world)
• Bastard-Montrachet
• Chevalier-Montrachet
• Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet

The red wines of Puligny-Montrachet have body and finesse.

Soils rich in pebbles and clay-limestone.

Chassagne-Montrachet

This appellation offers opulent white wines and tannic reds.

Three grands crus in whites of great class:

• Montrachet
• Bastard-Montrachet
• Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet

Wines of very good reputation, possibility to keep them several years in the cellar, very good hold. White wines are produced on clayey brown limestone and red wines on marl limestone.

AOC wines produced on Puligny and Chassagne are sought after all over the world.

Saint-Aubin

Tense, mineral and elegant whites while the red wines are light but of great delicacy.

For white wines, a soil consisting of white earth with clay. For red wines of limestone with pebbles.

Wines of very good quality even if many do not know since it suffers from the fame of its close neighbors.

Santenay

Mostly red wine for this appellation, red Santenay is appreciated for its fleshy side, its delicate tannins, very pleasant to drink in youth. The white Santenay reveals an expressive and pleasant bouquet, aromas of dried fruits (hazelnut,…) and vegetable (fern,…).The vines are planted on hard limestone with marls.

Maranges

Since 1989, this controlled designation of origin has replaced the following AOCs:

• Cheilly
• Dezize
• Sampigny

The communal appellation of the Côte de Beaune there more southern on a clay-limestone liasic soil.

🍇🐌🏘️ The Maranges are the southernmost communal appellation of the Côte de Beaune. Beyond the Mont de Sène, a unique hilly landscape with a multiple orientation emerges. It is this unique terroir, politically in Saône-et-Loire, wine-growing in Côte-d'Or 😍🙈 pic.twitter.com/4bIqXGHGN0

— Bourgogne-du-Sud Stan Account 🐰🐌 (@HT_Glt) October 30, 2020

Côte de Beaune-Villages

Produced only red wine, each winegrower can choose either the communal AOC or the Côte de Beaune-Villages AOC. The nature of the soil is varied due to the large extent of the appellation, mainly clay-limestone.

Côte de Beaune

It is a small AOC , it does not apply to the entire Côte de Beaune.  

Burgundy Hautes-Côtes de Beaune

The vineyards of the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune produce excellent Burgundy from regional appellations that can also benefit from the Burgundy Hautes-Côtes de Beaune appellation. 

The Grands Crus are concentrated on two hills : that of Corton dedicated to the reds and that of Montrachet dedicated to the whites.

Finally few grands crus in Côte de Beaune since at the time the merchants-breeders preferred to value only the name of the village and especially their own brand.

At the time of service, it is advisable to serve white wines between 12 to 14 ° C and red wines between 15 to 16 ° C for the older ones, and for young red wines serve them fresher.

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Our own lighthouse that has saved so many people to this day. The place has become a museum where the soulmates of Nicolas and Guigone still walk around and continue to watch over the health of the Beaunois. @hospicescivils https://t.co/p04TYdogKj https://t.co/5yM6eI88Nf

— Beaune Tourism (@BeauneTourisme) August 5, 2020

Who has never heard of the famous wine sale of the Hospices de Beaune?

The creation of the Hospices, also called the Hôtel-Dieu was created in 1443 by Nicolas Rollin (Chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy) and his wife Guigogne de Salins. For five centuries it was a hospital that allowed to treat many patients (surgery, maternity, medicine, pediatrics, intensive care, emergencies,…).

Nowadays due to the influx of visitors, patients are hospitalized in another building. It has become a historical monument as well as a prestigious winery composed of a set of vineyards of the best appellations of Burgundy (an area of 61 hectares), constituted over the centuries thanks to legacies and donations.

=> Their production is marketed every year at the big auction.

This sale can be considered the largest charity sale in the world, in 2000 the amount of the sale amounted to 3,771,193 euros. In addition, it plays an important role for tourism in Beaune and its region. 

The big day has arrived, the halls of Beaune are full of people, many Burgundy merchants have come to buy even if three-quarters of the orders were placed as soon as the harvest was made.

Every year, the sale of the wines of its famous hospices attracts buyers from all over the world, it is the important moment for the Burgundy wine economy. 

Cet article The Côte de Beaune est apparu en premier sur Bourgogne Wines.

It's great, the 22 climates in the premier cru appellation for Pouilly-Fuissé have been confirmed! 

Before talking about the first growths , let's start by talking about the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation …

The Pouilly-Fuissé appellation is located in the Saône et Loire in the extreme south of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. This AOC known throughout the world, represents 760 hectares planted on four villages (Fuissé, Solutré-Pouilly, Vergisson and Chaintré) entirely dedicated to Chardonnay and produces a great white wine of very good quality.

This prestigious appellation created in 1936, can be followed by the name of the climate from which the wine comes on the label.  

  Commune of Fuissé:

• Vineyards of the Fields
• The Prâles
• The Brulés
• In Chatenet
• The Perrières
• The White Vines
• To Cras
• The Clos
• The Menieres
• In Le Bourg
• The Crosses
• The Murgers
• Chestnut trees
• Seguin Wood
• Map of Bourdon
• At the Prats
• Clos Gaillard
• On the Mills

=> The village of Fuissé is the king of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation, with 245 hectares, it has the largest area of the AOC.

  Commune of Solutré-Pouilly:

• Lamure
• The Quarters
• The Frérie
• In Champ Roux
• The Clos de Solutré
• In Servy
• To the Gerbaux
• Vine of the Riat
• In Chailloux
• At the Bouthières
• At Les Peloux
• In Courtesse
• In Bertillonne
• To Cras

  Commune of Vergisson:

• At Les Vignes Dessus
• Charms
• Ronchevrat
• Martelet
• In France
• About La Roche
• The Coast
• The Croux
• The Crays
• En Caramentrant
• The Maréchaude

  Commune of Chaintré:

• House of Villard
• On the Walls
• The Chevrières
• In the Valley
• Le Clos de Monsieur Noly
• In Cenan
• The Bergerie
• At the Quarters
• The Plessys
• The Chestnut Groves
• The Grande Chattière
• The Hauts de Savy
• Old Plants
• The Clos Reyssier
• The Stoves
• The Verchères

The geology of Pouilly-Fuissé

The terroirs of the appellation benefit from a continental climate and clay-limestone soils of the Jurassic for the most part. In some places, the soil is crystalline, schist and stony. 

Most of the vines are exposed to the east and southeast, the altitude varies between 250 and 350 meters.

To the north of the Pouilly-Fuissé, Solutré and Vergisson appellations: two emblematic rocks of Burgundy stand side by side. Their soil is composed of limestone ridges (these are the remains of coral reefs dating from the time when the sea covered Burgundy in a tropical climate).

Work of the #sol in #vigne in the Mâconnais on the heights of Solutré-Pouilly sometimes in incredible losses. Slow and meticulous work. pic.twitter.com/ikSGCSVG1d

— Stéphane CORDEAU (@scordeau_inra) April 21, 2019

The pruning of the vines in the Mâconnais

The work of the vine is very important and throughout the year, pruning is one of the most important wine-growing tasks for winegrowers.

In the Mâconnais, this is called "tailed pruning of the Mâconnais", it is a derivation of the size in Guyot specific to this region (on the vine, we keep only a baguette or a long wood, the most fruitful and one or two coursons). This "arcure" size has two advantages:

• first, it makes it possible to fight against the phenomenon of acrotony (it is the buds of the end of the arcure that bud first. By folding the wand we create a pinch that limits the influx of sap towards the end and concentrates the sap and hormones at the buds near the willow head)
• secondly it helps to preserve the vine against the spring frost

Great new 22 climates in premier cru appellation for Pouilly-Fuissé

That's it! It is online and it has made itself beautiful to celebrate the event of the advent of the "1er cru" of Pouilly-Fuissé. Tasting, mapping, explanation of the specificities of each of the wines, you will know everything! Good tasting! @VinsMacon @BourgogneLive @VinsdeBourgogne pic.twitter.com/nxfELKMtN2

— Burgundy Today (@BourgogneAujou1) October 8, 2020

On September 3, 2020, the National Committee of Designations of Origin for Wines and Alcoholic Beverages, and Spirit Drinks confirmed the recognition of 22 climates followed by the mention "premier cru" for the AOC "Pouilly-Fuissé" (this represents 24% of the AOC area or 194 hectares). The winegrowers hope to highlight the variety of terroirs and the recognition of their work.

This premier cru classification is a first since 1943! 

Previously, none of the Appellations of the Mâconnais could claim the premier cru appellation. This is why since 2010 the Defense and Management Organization (ODG) of the AOC Pouilly-Fuissé has filed an application for recognition for some of its localities, called climates (explained above).

The ODG has worked hard to highlight the notoriety, uses and natural characteristics of the plots (such as the altitude, the slope and the nature of the soil), it is a guarantee of the future for the economic / tourist development of the Mâconnais and the region. Several selection criteria have been requested by the National Institute of Quality and Health (INAO) such as the historical presence of the vine on these plots, their recognition by tasting guides and others.

The 22 future Premier Cru Climats of the Pouilly-Fuissé appellation, by commune:

Commune of Fuissé:

• The Brulés
• The Perrières
• The White Vines
• The Clos
• The Menieres
• The Reisses

The mention "premier cru" recognized for the pouilly-fuissé https://t.co/qwmkMjnhGf pic.twitter.com/FdsZCaVELQ

— CHVV (@HISTOIRE_DU_VIN) September 4, 2020

  Commune of Solutré-Pouilly:

• The Frérie
• The Clos de Solutré
• In Servy
• In Chailloux
• At the Bouthières
• In Vignerais
• Pouilly
• Towards Cras (part of the climate is on Fuissé)

  Commune of Vergisson:

• In France
• About La Roche
• The Crays
• The Maréchaude

  Commune of Chaintré:

• The Chevrières
• Le Clos de Monsieur Noly
• At the Quarters
• The Clos Reyssier

This recognition will surely be written on the bottles of the 2020 vintage, it is up to the ministry to choose…

=> Other Burgundy appellations have applied to the INAO: Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Saint-Véran in the Mâconnais and Marsannay in côte de Nuits. To be followed closely! 🔍

Cet article Mention premier cru for Pouilly Fuissé est apparu en premier sur Bourgogne Wines.

Marsannay extends over three communes (Chenôve, Marsannay-la-Côte and Couchey) in Côte de Nuits in the Côte d'Or department in Burgundy.

On May 19, 1987, the Marsannay appellation was created, one of the most recent AOCs in Burgundy and the only one offering the three colors : red, rosé and white. In total this represents an area of 222 hectares, 153 hectares for red wines, 35 hectares for rosé wines and 34 hectares for white wines.

=> Particularity for this communal appellation since it is the only appellation to produce rosé wines in the Côte de Nuits.  

The Climates to follow …

Currently the Marsannay appellation does not include climates classified as premier cru, which is why in 2012 the organization of defense and management of the AOC marsannay was filed an application on thirteen climates of the appellation with the INAO (National Institute of Quality and Health), this would make it possible to highlight certain crus of the appellation and save the terroirs! 

The thirteen climates of the Marsannay appellation wishing to be in premier cru:

• Clos du Roy (one of the oldest terroirs in the area)
• In the Mountains
• The Sparrows
• The Echezots
• Charm to priests
• The Boivins
• Les Grasses Têtes
• Clos de Jeu
• The Favières
• Fields- Solomon
• In Les Genelières
• The Clos
• Champ-Perdrix (the best terroir, facing south)

Will the #marsannay have its first growth? #vin #wine http://t.co/tg9EstAnph #viticulture pic.twitter.com/xK42Glzz4q

— The Public 🗞️ Good (@Lebienpublic) October 1, 2014

Soil

In general, the marsannay vines are located on gentle slopes that allow good natural drainage, between 225 and 390 meters above sea level. The climate is temperate with a continental tendency, the cooler air causes a later maturation of the wine, with exposures ranging from full sunrise to noon. 

Its soils are of great diversity, composed of old limestone rocks, frost resistant, marl dating from the Jurassic, brown and dry, with pebbles and gravel. 

The higher you go up on the hillsides, the thinner the layer of earth, the soil is brown and draining, ideal for more structured wines .

📸 The images of this morning in the vineyards of Marsannay-la-cote. Straw fires were lit to combat the frost. #gel #vin #wine #burgundy credit Laurence Ollivier pic.twitter.com/k895ldV9v7

— Nicolas Durdilly (@NicolasDurdilly) April 14, 2019

Tasting

The grape variety used in the production of red wine and rosé wine is Pinot Noir. 

The red wines of the Marsannay appellation (65% of the production) have an intense red color, over time the color evolves towards a bluish garnet hue, an expressive bouquet of red fruits (cherry, strawberry,…), black fruits (wild blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry,…), dried fruits (prune,…), in the mouth a beautiful powerful attack, generous and a good length. 

It will go perfectly with red meats (shallot tab, beef rib with marrow,…), river fish (pike, pike perch,…), cheeses made from cow's milk as well.

The excellent red wines of Marsannay can age between ten to fifteen years (for the best years) in the cellar, this will bring animal notes (musk, leather,…), plants (moss, undergrowth,…) and spices.

The recommended operating temperature is 15 to 17°C.

The rosé wines of the Marsannay appellation (25% of the production) have a very beautiful color that pulls on the slightly orange gooseberry with carmine reflections, a tender nose, greedy, evoking notes of white peaches, flowers; in the mouth a beautiful vivacity all in power and freshness in the finish. Very appreciated by tasters.

This wine will go very well with a salad, a grill, a white meat, cold cuts, a fish like a mullet and many others. For lovers of Mediterranean or spicy cuisine, the combination is perfect! 

The recommended serving temperature is 12 ° C, the aging potential of a rosé is two years in general.

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The grape variety used in the production of white wine is Chardonnay and sometimes Pinot Blanc

The white marsannay (10% of the production) are of a pale white gold, with reflections of lime color, an open and frank nose, aromas of exotic fruits (pineapple,…), citrus (lemon,…), white flowers (hawthorn, acacia,…), in the mouth a great flexibility, ample, round and of remarkable persistence.  

Very pleasant to drink in the first years, patience will reveal all the typicity of its terroir up to 8 to 10 years for the best vintages. The recommended operating temperature is between 12 and 13 °C.

This wine will be accompanied wonderfully with white meats such as a cream poultry, a filet mignon with mustard sauce, a veal blanquette, sea fish, goat cheeses,… and for surprising pairings, oriental cuisine or sushi, it will bring an incredible balance with wine.

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