AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Auxey-Duresses
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
- Blanc/Rouge „Premier Cru“
- Auxey-Duresses „Côte de Beaune“ Rouge
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 11%
- Rouge: 10.5%
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 11.5%
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 11%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 187 g/l (178 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 189 g/l (180 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 3 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Élevage
- Wines may not be released before June 30 of the year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 9,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 57 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 50 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 55 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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Premier Cru Vineyards of Auxey-Duresses (9)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Bas des Duresses | 2.39 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Duresse“ = „fence“; „Bas“ indicates the lower section of the vineyard. | |||
| Climat du Val | 8.37 ha | Alain Creusefond, Jean-Pierre Prunier | |
| Origin of Name: „Val“ derives from the Latin vallis, or „valley“. This is the only Premieru Cru in Burgundy to include „Climat“ as part of the vineyard name. | |||
| Clos du Val | 0.93 ha | Michel Prunier, Philippe Prunier-Damy | „Clos du Val“ is located within the larger „Climat du Val“. |
| Origin of Name: See above. | |||
| Les Bréterins | 1.69 ha | Jean-Marc Vincent | |
| Origin of Name: „Bréterins“ is derived from the Old French brechton, or „falcon“. Falcons were once raised and trained here for sport. | |||
| La Chapelle | 1.28 ha | Henri Latour, Jean et Gilles Lafouge | |
| Origin of Name: A small chapel once stood on this site. | |||
| Les Duresses | 7.92 ha | Jean-Pierre Diconne, Pascal Prunier | Although Auxey appended the name of this vineyard to its own, most consider „Clos du Val“ to be the top site in the village. |
| Origin of Name: „Duresse“ = „fence“ | |||
| Les Ecussaux | 3.18 ha | Robert Ampeau | |
| Origin of Name: „Ecussaux“ is derived from the Latin exclusis, or „exclusive“. In this case, the word is referring to a small fish pond that used to be located here. | |||
| Les Grands Champs | 4.03 ha | Henri Latour | |
| Origin of Name: „The great field“ | |||
| Reugne | 1.98 ha | Pierre Boisson | |
| Origin of Name: „Reugne“ is derived from the Old French roigne, indicating a king’s fief. | |||
| **Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. | |||