AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Côte d’Or, Saône-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Auxey-Duresses, Chassagne-Montrachet, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Ladoix-Serrigny, Meursault, Monthélie, Pernand-Vergelesses, Puligny-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Romain, Santenay, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Remigny, Sampigny-lès-Maranges
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Élevage
- Wines must be aged until at least March 15 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)
AOC Established
- 1937 (last updated 2011)
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