AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or, Yonne, Rhône, Saône-et-Loire
Styles and Encépagement
- Rosé: Min. 30% Pinot Noir; min. 15% Gamay; plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris
- Rouge: As for Rosé
Assemblage
- per encépagement (varieties must be vinified together)
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- 10% (9.5% prior to 2011)
Minimum Must Weights
- Rosé: 161 g/l (153 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 171 g/l (153 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rosé: 3 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
5,000 vines per hectare
- Hautes Côtes: 4,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- 64 hl/ha (55 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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