AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or, Yonne, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Aligoté
- Blanc Nouveau/Primeur
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 10% (9.5% prior to 2011)
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 161 g/l (144 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- Hautes Côtes: 4,000 vines per hectare
- Other Areas: 5,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 72 hl/ha (60 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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