AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Côte d’Or

Communes of Production

  • Fixin, Brochon, Premeaux-Prissey, Corgoloin, Comblanchien

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc
  • Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
  • „Côte de Nuits-Villages“ may be replaced by „Vins fins de la Côte de Nuits“ on the label

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 11%
  • Rouge: 10.5%

Minimum Must Weights

  • Blanc: 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)
  • Rouge: 180 g/l (171 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)

AOC Established

  • 1937 (last updated 2011)

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