AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or, Saône-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Santenay, Remigny
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 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
- Oolitic limestone
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
Links
Premier Cru Vineyards of Santenay (12)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Beauregard | 17.91 ha | Roger Belland, Vincent Girardin, Lucien Muzard | Beauregard includes the lieu-dit Comme Dessus and 0.55 ha of Premier Cru Clos des Mouches. |
| Origin of Name: „Beau“ = „pretty“; „Regard“ = „to look“; the vineyard is on a high slope, and the view is lovely. | |||
| Beaurepaire | 15.48 ha | Jean-Marc Vincent, Château de la Crée | |
| Origin of Name: „Beau“ = „pretty“; „Repaire“ = „den“ or „residence“ | |||
| Clos des Mouches | 2.78 ha (1.57 ha plus 1.21 ha) | Lucien Muzard | 1.21 ha of Clos Faubard is located within Clos des Mouches, and 0.55 ha of Clos des Mouches also qualifies as Beauregard. |
| Origin of Name: „Clos des Mouches“ means „honey fly“ in an archaic local dialect; the sweetness of grapes attracted bees to the vineyard. | |||
| Clos de Tavannes | 5.32 ha | Pousse-d’Or, Lucien Muzard, Jean-Noël Gagnard | Producers in this vineyard may also use Les Gravières-Clos de Tavannes on labels. The vineyard is located entirely within Les Gravières. It was singled out for quality in 1855, when Dr. Jules Lavalle listed it as one of the tête de cuvées of the Côte d’Or. |
| Origin of Name: The De Saulx Tavannes family was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Clos Faubard | 5.14 ha (3.93 ha plus 1.21 ha) | Mestre | 1.21 ha of Clos Faubard is located within Clos des Mouches. |
| Clos Rousseau | 9.84 ha | Camille Giroud, Thomas Morey | Clos Rousseau includes the lieux-dits of Petit Clos Rousseau and Les Fourneaux. |
| Origin of Name: Roussot was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Grand Clos Rousseau | 7.67 ha | Bernard Morey, Claude Nouveau | This vineyard includes the lieu-dit Le Chainey. |
| Origin of Name: See above. | |||
| La Comme | 21.61 ha | Roger Belland, Gino Capuano, Mestre | A portion of this site is classified as village AOP. |
| Origin of Name: „Comme“ is derived from combe, a „valley.“ | |||
| Les Gravières | 29.17 ha (23.85 ha plus 5.32 ha) | Roger Belland | „Les Gravières“ includes a portion of La Comme and the 5.32 ha Clos de Tavannes. One lieu-dit within Les Gravières, Noyer-Bart, was selected (along with Clos de Tavannes) as a tête de cuvée in 1855 by Dr. Jules Lavalle. |
| Origin of Name: „Gravières“ is derived from the Latin word for „gravel“ and describes a sandy field favorable to vine production. | |||
| Les Gravières-Clos de Tavannes | 5.32 ha | This vineyard site is identical to Clos de Tavannes. | |
| La Maladière | 13.56 ha | Lucien Muzard, Vincent Girardin, Prieur-Brunet | |
| Origin of Name: „Maladière“ means „illness“; this site may have once housed a hospital, but there is no trace of one today. | |||
| Passetemps | 11.47 ha | Roger Belland, Mestre | |
| Origin of Name: „Passetemps“ = „pastime“ | |||
| **Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. | |||