AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Rhône and Saône-et-Loire
Commune of Production
- Juliénas, Jullié, Emeringes, Pruzilly
Size
- 586 ha
Styles and Encépagement
- Rouge: Gamay, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Melon de Bourgogne
- May be labeled „Cru du Beaujolais“
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Rouge: 10.5%
Minimum Must Weights
- Rouge: 180 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Rouge: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 6,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Rouge: 56 hl/ha (58 hl/ha prior to 2011)
Principal Soil Type
- granite-based in the western part, alluvial soils in the eastern part
Elevation
- 230-430 meters
AOC Established
- 1938 (last updated 2013)
Links
Lieux-dits of Juliénas
- Les Capitans
- La Bottière
- Les Paquelets
- Les Chers
- Les Mouilles
- Vayolette
- Fouillouses
- Beauvernay