Court of Master Sommeliers – Appellations, Classifications and Regions France – Burgundy – Côte d’Or – Grand Cru Appellations of the Côte de Nuits La Romanée AOP

AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Côte d’Or

Communes of Production

  • Vosne-Romanée

Size

  • 0.85 ha

Monopole Owner

  • Domaine Liger-Belair 

Styles and Encépagement

  • Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 5% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay (15% prior to the 2011 Vintage)

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Rouge: 11.5%

Minimum Must Weights

  • 198 g/l (189 g/l prior to 2011)

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • Rouge: 2 g/l

Harvest Method

  • Manual harvesting is required from the 2012 harvest forward.

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: 38 hl/ha (35 hl/ha prior to 2011)

AOC Established

  • 1936 (last updated 2011)

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