AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Saône-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Dezize-lès-Maranges, Sampigny-lès-Maranges
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chardonnay
- Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay
- Blanc/Rouge „Premier Cru“
- Rouge wines may be additionally labeled „Côte de Beaune“
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 11%
- Rouge: 10.5%
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 11.5%
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 11%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 178 g/l (170 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge: 180 g/l (171 g/l prior to 2011)
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 187 g/l (178 g/l prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 189 g/l (180 g/l prior to 2011)
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 3 g/l
- Rouge: 2 g/l
Élevage
- Blanc: Wines may not be released until March 30 of the year following the harvest
- Rouge: 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)
- Blanc „Premier Cru“: 55 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Rouge „Premier Cru“: 48 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)
AOC Established
- 1989 (last updated 2011)
Links
Premier Cru Vineyards of Maranges (7)
| Vineyard | Size** | Major Producers | Notes |
| Clos de la Boutière (Cheilly) |
2.84 ha | Edmond Monnot, monopole | |
| Clos de la Fussière (Dezize) |
0.86 ha | Xavier Monnot, monopole | Clos de la Fussière is a climat within La Fussière. |
| Origin of Name: „Fussière“ is derived from the Old French faisse and/or Latin fascia, indicating vines planted on a terraced hill. | |||
| La Fussière (Cheilly/Dezize)
|
35 ha | Roger Belland, Bachelet-Monnot, Thomas Morey | This is a large climat that spans from 300-400 meters in elevation. |
| Origin of Name: see above | |||
| Le Clos des Loyères (Sampigny)
|
11.48 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: „Loyères“ may be derived from the Old French louheres or Latin luparia, meaning „wolves“ – in the past, this was a watering hole for wolves from the forest. However, it may also be derived from the Old French loier, indicating land for rent. | |||
| Le Clos des Rois (Sampigny) |
7.17 ha | ||
| Origin of Name: The vineyard may have belonged to the king (roi), or it belonged to the „Roy“ family. | |||
| Le Croix Moines (Dezize)
|
1.03 ha | Chevrot | Le Croix Moines is a high-elevation climat within La Fussière. There are only two owners: Chevrot and another, who sells grapes. |
| Origin of Name: „Le Croix Moines“ is „the cross of the monks“; a cross once stood in the vineyard. | |||
| Les Clos Roussots (Cheilly and Sampigny) |
25.42 ha | Chevrot | Les Clos Roussots includes the climats of Les Plantes de Maranges and Aux Rouères. |
| Origin of Name: Named after historic owner(s), Roussots. | |||
| **Burgundy Report | |||