AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Rhône
Commune of Production
- Chiroubles
Size
- 350 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Gamay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Melon de Bourgogne
- May be labeled „Cru du Beaujolais“
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rouge: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 6,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 56 hl/ha (58 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Principal Soil Type
- gore (sand produced from eroded granite)
Elevation
- 250-450 meters
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2013)
Links
Lieux-dits of Chiroubles
- La Grosse Pierre
- Les Côtes