AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Monthélie
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“
- Rouge wines may be additionally labeled „Côte de Beaune“
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 until 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)
Principal Soil Type
- Bathonian limestone with red clay and marl topsoils
AOC Established
- 1937 (Premier Crus added in 1983, and further expanded in 2006) (last updated 2011)
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Premier Cru Vineyards of Monthélie (15)
Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
Clos des Toisières | 0.23 ha | Louis Latour, monopole | While Latour produces the only wine from this vineyard, Martine and Bernard Meusnier are the actual owners. The vineyard was promoted to Premier Cru status in 2006. |
Origin of Name: „Toisières“ derives from the Latin tectum, or „roof.“ The site is an old stone quarry, from which flat stones used in roofing were found. | |||
La Taupine | 1.5 ha | ||
Origin of Name: „Taupe“ = „mole“; This site was historically an uncultivated piece of land; perhaps home to many moles. | |||
Le Cas Rougeot | 0.57 ha | ||
Origin of Name: „Rougeot“ indicates red soil, rich in iron. | |||
Le Château Gaillard | 0.49 ha | ||
Origin of Name: „Gaillard“ is slang for a strapping, strong man. „The house of the strong men“; i.e. a brothel. | |||
Le Clos Gauthey | 1.8 ha | Paul Garaudet | This was originally two vineyards: Clos Gauthey and Meix Molnot. They were merged in the 1930s. |
Origin of Name: Gauthey is a former owner of the property. | |||
Le Clou des Chênes | 1.5 ha | The vineyard was promoted to Premier Cru status in 2006. | |
Origin of Name: „The vineyard of oak trees“ | |||
Le Meix Bataille | 2.28 ha | Bouchard, Monthelie-Douhairet, Changarnier | |
Origin of Name: „Bataille“ is the name of a former owner, and „Meix“ derives from the Latin mansus, or „farm.“ | |||
Le Village | |||
Origin of Name: The vineyard is planted close to the actual village. | |||
Les Barbières | 1.0 ha | The vineyard was promoted to Premier Cru status in 2006. | |
Origin of Name: „Barbières“ derives from barbe, a word used to describe the sound of rushing through a stream. | |||
Les Champs Fulliots | 8.11 ha | Denis Boussey, Maurice Dechamps | In his 1855 Burgundy classification, Dr. Jules Lavalle claimed „Champ-Feuillot“ was the best vineyard in Monthélie. |
Origin of Name: „Fulliots“ derives from the Latin folium, or „forest,“ and „champs“ indicates a field. | |||
Les Clous | 3.0 ha | Changarnier | The vineyard was promoted to Premier Cru status in 2006. |
Origin of Name: „Clous“ and „Clos“ are synonymous. | |||
Les Duresses | 6.72 ha | Paul Garaudet, Comtes Lafon, Bouchard | |
Origin of Name: „Duresse“ = „fence“ | |||
Les Riottes | 4.5 ha | Vincent Girardin | |
Origin of Name: „Riotte“ = „stream“ | |||
Les Vignes Rondes | 2.72 ha | ||
Origin of Name: „The round vines,“ an informal term for vines planted on a hill. | |||
Sur la Velle | 6.03 ha | Château de Monthélie, Éric de Suremain | |
Origin of Name: „Sur la Velle“ = „above the country house“ | |||
**Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. |