AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or
Communes of Production
- Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
- Rouge „Premier Cru“
- Red wines may be additionally labeled as „Côte de Beaune“
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 10.5%
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 11%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 189 g/l (180 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- 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)
- Rouge: 50 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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Premier Cru Vineyards of Blagny (7)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Hameau de Blagny (Puligny-Montrachet) |
4.28 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: The „hamlet“ (hameau) of Blagny | |||
| La Garenne (Puligny-Montrachet) |
9.87 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: In the Middle Ages, a „garenne“, or warren, was a hunting park reserved for a lord. | |||
| La Jeunellotte (Meursault) |
5.05 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Jeunellotte“ may be derived from the Latin juvenis, perhaps indicating the cultivation of a young vine, or from the French geline, a type of bird similar to a partridge. | |||
| La Pièce sous le Bois (Meursault) |
11.15 ha | Robert Ampeau, Matrot, Paul Pernot | |
| Origin of Name: A „bois“ is a small forest; thus, „La Piece Sous le Bois“ refers to a parcel below a small forest. | |||
| Sous le Dos d’Ane (Meursault) |
5.03 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Dos d’Ane“ translates to the „back of the donkey“ – there is a small raised area of the vineyard that looks like a donkey’s back. | |||
| Sous Blagny (Meursault) |
2.21 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Sous Blagny“ translates to „under the hamlet of Blagny“. | |||
| Sous le Puits (Puligny-Montrachet) |
6.80 ha | Gilles Bouton | |
| Origin of Name: „Sous le Puits“ translates to „under the well“ – there once was a well and water source in this vineyard. | |||
| **Coates, Clive. The Wines of Burgundy. Rev. ed. Berkeley: The University of California Press, 2008. | |||