AOC/AOP Regulations

Département

  • Côte d’Or

Communes of Production

  • Marsannay-la-Côte, Chenôve, Couchey

Styles and Encépagement

  • Blanc: Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, plus a max. 10% Pinot Gris
  • Rosé: Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay
  • Rouge: Pinot Noir, plus a max. 15% mixed plantings of Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay

Assemblage

  • Blanc: Pinot Gris may not exceed 30% of the blend.
  • Rosé: Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay may not exceed a combined 15% of the blend.
  • Rouge: Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, and Chardonnay may not exceed a combined 15% of the blend.

Minimum Potential Alcohol

  • Blanc: 11%
  • Rouge/Rosé: 10.5%

Minimum Must Weights

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

Maximum Residual Sugar

  • Blanc/Rosé: 3 g/l
  • Rouge: 2 g/l

Élevage

  • Blanc and 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)
  • Rosé: 60 hl/ha (45 hl/ha prior to 2011)
  • Rouge: 50 hl/ha (40 hl/ha prior to 2011)

AOC Established

  • 1987 (last updated 2011)

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