AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Saint-Aubin
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 as „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 March 31 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
- limestone and brown clay
AOC Established
- 1937 (Premiers Crus were added in 1977) (last updated 2011)
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Premier Cru Vineyards of Saint-Aubin (30)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Bas de Vermarain à l’Est | 3.44 ha | An additional 0.36 ha of this vineyard is classified as village AOP. | |
| Origin of Name: „Vermarain“ is formed from vers and marain, which imply a steep, rocky site. „Bas“ = „low“; „Est“ = „East“ | |||
| Derrière Chez Edouard | 3.96 ha | Hubert Lamy | |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard parcel was once located behind the house of the Edouard family. | |||
| Derrière la Tour | 1.94 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Derrière la Tour“ = „Behind the tower“ | |||
| Echaille | 1.30 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Echaille“ is derived from chaille, describing a stony site. | |||
| En Créot | 2.18 ha | René Lamy-Pillot | |
| Origin of Name: „En Créot“ describes a chalky, stony site. | |||
| En la Ranché | 4.01 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „la Ranché“ derives from ranc, a large, steep rock. | |||
| En Montceau | 3.43 ha | En Montceau is within Les Champlots. | |
| Origin of Name: „Montceau“ derives from the Latin monticellus, a little hill or mountain. | |||
| En Remilly | 29.72 ha | Henri Prudhon, Hubert Lamy, Pierre Yves Colin-Morey | En Remilly includes the lieu-dit Les Cortons, and a small portion of the vineyard extends over the Chassange-Montrachet commune border, where it abuts Chevalier-Montrachet. |
| Origin of Name: Like „Remilly“ in Chassagne, the name is likely derived from the Roman „Romilius,“ an old estate owner in the area. | |||
| En Vollon à l’Est | 15.09 ha | En Vollon à l’Est is within Le Charmois. | |
| Origin of Name: „Est“ = „East“; „Vollon“ indicates a flat site. | |||
| En Champs | 4.34 ha | En Champs is within Les Frionnes. | |
| Origin of Name: „Champ“ = „field“ | |||
| La Chatenière | 8.45 ha | Jean-Claude Bachelet, Pierre Yves Colin-Morey, Prudhon | La Chatenière includes the lieu-dit Le Bas de Gamay à l’Est. |
| Origin of Name: „Chatenière“ is derived from châtaignier, or „chestnut tree.“ | |||
| Le Bas de Gamay à l’Est | 1.29 ha | Le Bas de Gamay à l’Est is within La Chatenière. | |
| Origin of Name: This vineyard lies on a lower slope within the Gamay hamlet and has an eastern exposure. | |||
| Le Charmois | 15.09 ha | ||
| Le Puits | 0.60 ha | An additional 2.86 ha of Le Puits is classified as village AOP. | |
| Origin of Name: A puits is a well; the village’s main water source is located here. | |||
| Les Castets | 5.48 ha | An additional 3.69 ha of Les Castets is classified as village AOP. | |
| Origin of Name: „Castets“ refers to a castle; an old, small fortress used to protect a Roman road running through the area. | |||
| Les Champlots | 10.92 ha | Les Champlots includes the lieu-dit En Montceau. | |
| Origin of Name: In an old local dialect, champolo indicated a hillside parcel of land. | |||
| Les Combes | 25.30 ha | Marc Colin, Domaine Larue | Les Combes includes the lieux-dits Pitangeret and Le Charmois, and part of Les Combes au Sud. |
| Origin of Name: a „combe“ is a gentle valley between two hillsides. | |||
| Les Combes au Sud | 7.81 ha | Les Combes au Sud is partially within „Les Combes“. 0.04 ha is classified as village AOP. | |
| Origin of Name: „Sud“ = „south“ | |||
| Les Cortons | 7.78 ha | Domaine Larue | Les Cortons is within En Remilly. |
| Origin of Name: Selections from the hill of Corton were originally planted here. | |||
| Les Frionnes | 12.58 ha | Jean-Claude Bachelet, Hubert Lamy, Henri Prudhon | Les Frionnes includes the lieux-dits Les Perrières and En Champs. |
| Origin of Name: „Frionnes“ is derived from the Latin frigidus, meaning „cold.“ The vineyard is cool due to its northern exposure. | |||
| Les Murgers des Dents de Chien | 16.08 ha | Jean-Claude Bachelet, Larue, Henri Prudhon, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Hubert Lamy | This vineyard is adjacent to Puligny’s Champ Gain, but it has a more southerly aspect. |
| Origin of Name: „Murger“ refers to a pile of stones, unearthed from the vineyard to make it suitable for planting. „Dents de Chien“ literally translates to „dog’s teeth,“ likely referring to the long, fang-like shape of the stones. | |||
| Les Perrières | 5.24 ha | Les Perrières is within Les Frionnes. | |
| Origin of Name: „Perrières“ refers to an old stone quarry. | |||
| Les Travers de Marinot | 3.98 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: In this context, „Travers“ indicates a steep hill. „Marinot“ is a former owner: „the hill of Marinot.“ | |||
| Marinot | 1.80 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: See above. | |||
| Pitangeret | 2.39 ha | Sous Roche Dumay is within Sur Gamay. | |
| Origin of Name: The property once belonged to the Dumay family. „Sous Roche“ indicates that the site is very rocky. | |||
| Sur Gamay | 14.94 ha | de Montille | Sur Gamay includes the lieu-dit Sous Roche Dumay. |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard name refers to the nearby hamlet of Gamay, not the grape. | |||
| Sur le Sentier du Clou | 18.02 ha | The vineyard includes the following lieux-dits: Les Travers de Marinot, Marinot, En la Ranché, Vignes Moingeon, and Echaille. | |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard name essentially translates to „on the path toward the clos (walled vineyard).“ | |||
| Vignes Moingeon | 4.81 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Moingeon“ is an old owner’s name. | |||
| Village | 2.85 ha | ||
| **Pitiot, Sylvain and Poupon, Pierre. Atlas des Grands Vignobles de Bourgogne: les Villages de la Côte Buorguignonne. J. Legrand, 1985 | |||