AOC/AOP Regulations
Département
- Saône-et-Loire
Communes of Production
- Clessé, Viré, Laizé, Montbellet
Styles and Encépagement
- Blanc: 100% Chardonnay (sec or demi-sec)
- Blanc with indication of climat (vineyard designate)
- Blanc Levrouté
Minimum Potential Alcohol
- Blanc: 11.5%
- Blanc with indication of climat: 12%
- Blanc Levrouté: 15%
Minimum Must Weights
- Blanc: 187 g/l
- Blanc with indication of climat: 195 g/l
- Blanc Levrouté: 246 g/l
Maximum Residual Sugar
- Blanc: 3 g/l
Minimum Planting Density
- 7,000 vines per hectare
Maximum Yield (Rendement de Base)
- Blanc: 64 hl/ha (55 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Blanc with indication of climat: 62 hl/ha (55 hl/ha prior to 2011)
- Blanc Levrouté : 48 hl/ha
AOC Established
- 1999 (last updated 2011)
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