AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Beaune
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, plus a max. 10% Pinot Gris
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
- Blanc/Rouge „Premier Cru“
Assemblage
- For Blanc wines, Pinot Gris may not exceed 30% of the blend.
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)
AOC Established
- 1936 (last updated 2011)
Links
- AOP Cahier des Charges
- AOC Map
- Map of Beaune AOC (Official Wines of Burgundy Website)
- Hospices de Beaune Parcels and Cuvées
Soil Structure
| Bedrock | Surface Soil |
| Oxfordian-Rauracian (Upper Jurassic) limestone. The bedrock is younger here than in the Côte de Nuits or further south in the Côte de Beaune. | Vineyards at the top of the slope have thin, eroded soils with higher proportions of limestone debris and flint. Vineyards at lower elevation have higher proportions of clay. Red-tinted soils on the mid-level and lower slopes are common, due to the presence of iron in the underlying Oxfordian limestone. |
Premier Cru Vineyards of Beaune (42)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| A l’Ecu | 2.65 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Ecu“ was a type of currency used in the Middle Ages–this was likely a very expensive plot of land. | |||
| Aux Coucherias | 7.70 ha | Louis Jadot, Jean-Claude Rateau | Aux Coucherias includes the Premier Cru Clos de la Feguine. |
| Origin of Name: „Aux Coucherias“ is derived from the Old French coiches („bushes“) and reaul („steep“). | |||
| Aux Cras | 2.65 ha | Château de Chorey, Joseph Drouhin, Camille Giroud | |
| Origin of Name: „Cras“ derives from craie, or „chalk.“ | |||
| Belissand | 4.88 ha | Bouchard | |
| Origin of Name: in reference to humid or damp soils | |||
| Blanches Fleurs | 0.36 ha | Most of this climat is classed as village, rather than premier cru. | |
| Origin of Name: „Blanches Fleurs“ means „white flowers“; many orchard trees once grew in this vineyard. | |||
| Champs Pimont | 16.25 ha | Chanson, Joseph Drouhin, Bouchard | |
| Origin of Name: „the field of Pimont“ (a historic owner) | |||
| Clos de l’Ecu | 2.37 ha | Faiveley, monopole | |
| Clos de la Feguine | 1.86 ha | Jacques Prieur, monopole | The domaine produces both red and white wines from this vineyard. Clos de la Feguine is located within Aux Coucherias. |
| Origin of Name: „Feguine“ is derived from the Latin fagina, or „acorn.“ | |||
| Clos de la Mousse | 3.37 ha | Bouchard, monopole | |
| Origin of Name: „Mousse“, or „moss,“ is a reference to the site’s humid soils. | |||
| Clos des Avaux | 3.70 ha | Clos des Avaux is composed of parcels within Champs Pimont and Les Avaux. | |
| Origin of Name: „vaux“ = „valley“ | |||
| Clos des Ursules | 2.75 ha | Louis Jadot, monopole | Clos de Ursules is a walled vineyard located entirely within Les Vignes Franches. It was purchased by Jadot in 1826. |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard once belonged to the convent of Sainte-Ursule. | |||
| Clos de Roi | 8.41 ha | Camus-Bruchon, Robert Ampeau | |
| Origin of Name: „the vineyard of the king“ | |||
| Clos Saint-Landry | 1.98 ha | Bouchard, monopole | |
| Origin of Name: Originally known as „Tiélandry“ – indicating ownership by a certain „Landry“ – the vineyard passed into the hands of a local abbey before being purchased by Bouchard in 1791. | |||
| En Genêt | 4.34 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „En Genêt“ is named after a small stream bordering the vineyard. | |||
| En l’Orme | 2.02 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „orme“ = „elm tree“ | |||
| La Mignotte | 2.40 ha | Hospices de Beaune | |
| Origin of Name: Mignot was a historic owner of the site. | |||
| Le Bas des Teurons | 6.31 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Teurons“ is derived from turno or „small hill“; the vineyard is at the bottom of a small hill. | |||
| Le Clos des Mouches | 25.18 ha | Drouhin | |
| Origin of Name: „Clos des Mouches“ means „honey fly“ in an archaic local dialect; the sweetness of grapes attracted bees to the vineyard. | |||
| Les Aigrots | 18.64 ha | de Montille | |
| Origin of Name: „Les Aigrots“ is derived from aigre, or „sour.“ | |||
| Les Avaux | 11.52 ha | Louis Jadot, Champy | |
| Origin of Name: „vaux“ = „valley“ | |||
| Les Boucherottes | 8.54 ha | Château de Chorey, Louis Jadot | |
| Origin of Name: „Les Boucherottes“ is derived from bouchot, or „bush.“ | |||
| Les Bressandes | 16.97 ha | Louis Jadot, Albert Morot, Remoissenet, Henri Germain, Hospices de Beaune | |
| Origin of Name: Jean Bressand, the 13th-century Canon of Beaune, lends his name to the vineyard. | |||
| Les Cents Vignes | 23.50 ha | Vincent Bitouzet, Château de Chorey, Louis Jadot | |
| Origin of Name: named after a hamlet | |||
| Les Chouacheux | 5.04 ha | Louis Jadot | |
| Origin of Name: „Chouacheux“ is derived from sasseux, meaning „willow tree.“ | |||
| Les Epenotes | 7.69 ha | Anne Parent, Domaine du Pavillon | Les Epenotes is adjacent to Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots. |
| Origin of Name: „Epenotes“ is derived from espinel, a word used to describe an area filled with thorny bushes. In Latin, spina translates to „thorn.“ | |||
| Les Fèves | 4.42 ha | Chanson | Chanson owns a monopole within this site, the 3.80-ha Clos des Fèves. |
| Origin of Name: „Les Fèves“ is derived from the Old French faie, or „beech tree.“ | |||
| Les Grèves | 31.33 ha | Château de Chorey, Louis Jadot, Joseph Drouhin, Bouchard | Lieux-dits include Vigne de l’Enfant Jésus, a monopole of Bouchard |
| Origin of Name: „Grèves,“ like graves, refers to the presence of gravel in the soil. | |||
| Les Marconnets | 9.39 ha | Albert Morot, Remoissenet | |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard is named after a fountain. | |||
| Les Montrevenots | 8.42 ha | Jean-Marc Boillot | |
| Origin of Name: „Les Montrevenots“ is named after a tiny neighboring hamlet of the same name. | |||
| Les Perrières | 3.20 ha | François Gay | |
| Origin of Name: A historic quarry was once located here. | |||
| Les Reversés | 4.78 ha | Jean-Marc Bouley | |
| Origin of Name: „Les Rversés“ is derived from renverse, or „downward slope.“ | |||
| Les Sceaux | Louis Max | ||
| Origin of Name: „Sceaux“ is derived from the Old French saus, or „willow tree.“ This is a humid site and a good habitat for the tree. | |||
| Les Seurey | 1.23 ha | None | Bouchard and the Hospices de Beaune own parcels of this site, but they do not market the wine under the vineyard’s name. |
| Origin of Name: „Seurey,“ in a local dialect, is synonymous with talut, an embankment. | |||
| Les Sizies | 8.58 ha | Bouchard, de Montille | |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard’s name is derived from the name of a historic owner, Renaud de Sesie. | |||
| Les Teurons | 21.04 ha | Château de Chorey, Bouchard, Louis Jadot | |
| Origin of Name: „Teurons“ is derived from turno, indicating a slight elevation or small hill. | |||
| Les Toussaints | 6.42 ha | Louis Jadot, Remoissenet | |
| Origin of Name: The vineyard’s name translates to „all saints,“ in reference to a chapel on the property. | |||
| Les Tuvilains | 8.94 ha | Bouchard | |
| Origin of Name: „tue“ = „kill“; the vineyard was hard to work. | |||
| Les Vignes Franches | 9.77 ha | Château de Chorey | Lieux-dits include Clos de Vignes Franches and Clos de Ursules. |
| Origin of Name: „Les Vignes Franches,“ or „free vines,“ indicates that the vineyard was once exempt from any taxes. | |||
| Montée Rouge | 3.75 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Rouge“ is an indication of the color of the vineyard’s soil. | |||
| Pertuisots | 5.27 ha | Domaine des Croix | |
| Origin of Name: „Pertuisots“ is derived from the Old French word, pertuis, or „hole.“ | |||
| Sur les Grèves | 2.90 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Grèves,“ like graves, refers to the presence of gravel in the soil. | |||
| Sur les Grèves-Clos Sainte-Anne | 0.73 ha | Jaffelin (Boisset), monopole | |
| **Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. | |||