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Côte de Beaune

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The southern half of the Côte d'Or escarpment, covering 20 km from Ladoix-Serrigny to the hillsides of the Maranges according to BIVB, where Pinot Noir leads around Beaune, Chardonnay dominates from Meursault onwards, and the Grands Crus of the hill of Corton and the five Montrachet Grands Crus are grown.

The Côte de Beaune is the southern sub-region of Burgundy's Côte d'Or escarpment. JancisRobinson.com describes it as the southern half of the escarpment of the Côte d'Or, named after the town and wine centre of Beaune, and Decanter notes that the Côte d'Or is divided into the Côte de Nuits in the north and the Côte de Beaune in the south. According to the Bourgogne wine board (BIVB), the vineyard covers 20 km from north to south between Ladoix-Serrigny and the hillsides of the Maranges, facing the morning sun and never more than a few hundred metres wide. BIVB says the vineyards around Beaune are mainly planted with Pinot Noir (Volnay, Pommard, Ladoix), that Chardonnay "produces a few marvels on the Corton hill", and that from Meursault onwards Chardonnay dominates. BIVB lists seven Grand Cru appellations here: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet; its Corton-Charlemagne sheet adds that the Charlemagne appellation lies within the Corton-Charlemagne production area but is not currently in use. BIVB also lists 20 Village appellations for the Côte de Beaune, some of which have Climats classified as Premiers Crus, from Aloxe-Corton to Volnay. Beaune itself is, in BIVB's words, the capital of Bourgogne's wine trade, and it hosts the annual Hospices de Beaune wine auction.

Geography and the Villages

BIVB says that if you are coming from Dijon, it is at Ladoix that the Côte de Beaune begins, and it describes the vineyard as covering 20 km from north to south between Ladoix-Serrigny and the hillsides of the Maranges, facing the morning sun and never more than a few hundred metres wide. BIVB's Côte de Beaune-Villages sheet adds that the Côte de Beaune, dating from the Upper Jurassic, is a little younger than the Côte de Nuits, with gentler slopes and more varied hillsides. Exposures vary from site to site: BIVB gives south-east to south-west for Corton, largely south-west for Corton-Charlemagne, east and south for the Montrachet Grands Crus, and mostly south to south-west for Maranges. In the north, the hill of Corton lies in the midst of Ladoix-Serrigny, Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Savigny-lès-Beaune. In the centre, BIVB counts 42 Premier Cru Climats in Beaune, 28 Premiers Crus in Pommard (naming Les Rugiens and Les Epenots as the best known) and 29 Premier Cru Climats in Volnay. To the south, BIVB counts 19 Premier Cru Climats in Meursault, 17 in Puligny-Montrachet, 55 in Chassagne-Montrachet and 30 in Saint-Aubin. Maranges, per BIVB, lies in the Saône-et-Loire département yet forms an integral part of the Côte de Beaune. BIVB notes that the Côte de Beaune appellation, not to be confused with Côte de Beaune-Villages, refers to one commune only, Beaune, on the upper slopes of the Montagne de Beaune at 300 to 370 metres, while Côte de Beaune-Villages applies to red wines and excludes Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay. West of the Côte, BIVB describes the Hautes Côtes de Beaune as a gently concave plateau at 400 m, where around 20 communes produce the Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune appellation.

BIVB: 20 km north to south from Ladoix-Serrigny to the Maranges hillsides, never more than a few hundred metres wide
North, around the hill of Corton: Ladoix-Serrigny, Aloxe-Corton, Pernand-Vergelesses and Savigny-lès-Beaune (BIVB)
Centre, Premier Cru counts per BIVB: Beaune 42, Pommard 28 (best known Les Rugiens and Les Epenots), Volnay 29 (including Les Caillerets, Champans, Clos des Chênes)
South, Premier Cru counts per BIVB: Meursault 19 (including Perrières, Charmes, Genevrières, Les Bouchères, La Pièce sous le Bois), Puligny-Montrachet 17, Chassagne-Montrachet 55 (including Morgeot, Les Embazées), Saint-Aubin 30; Maranges lies in Saône-et-Loire

Key Facts

Southern half of the Côte d'Or escarpment (JancisRobinson.com); BIVB puts the vineyard at 20 km from Ladoix-Serrigny to the Maranges hillsides, never more than a few hundred metres wide
Grapes per BIVB: Pinot Noir mainly around Beaune (Volnay, Pommard, Ladoix); Chardonnay on the Corton hill and dominant from Meursault onwards
20 Village appellations per BIVB: Aloxe-Corton, Auxey-Duresses, Beaune, Blagny, Chassagne-Montrachet, Chorey-lès-Beaune, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Beaune-Villages, Ladoix, Maranges, Meursault, Monthélie, Pernand-Vergelesses, Pommard, Puligny-Montrachet, Saint-Aubin, Saint-Romain, Santenay, Savigny-lès-Beaune, Volnay
Grand Cru appellations per BIVB: Corton, Corton-Charlemagne, Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet; Charlemagne lies within the Corton-Charlemagne area but is not currently in use. BIVB counts 33 Grands Crus across Bourgogne
Montrachet family, BIVB 2022 production areas: Montrachet 7.79 ha and Bâtard-Montrachet 11.22 ha (Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet), Chevalier-Montrachet 6.95 ha and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 3.69 ha (Puligny-Montrachet), Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 1.57 ha (Chassagne-Montrachet)
Hill of Corton, BIVB 2022 production areas: Corton 87.04 ha red and 3.95 ha white, Corton-Charlemagne 59.77 ha, grown in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses
Beaune: 42 Premier Cru Climats and the capital of Bourgogne's wine trade (BIVB); the Hospices de Beaune was built in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, and its wine auction, created in 1859, is held on the third Sunday of November (BIVB)

Grand Crus: The Montrachet Hill and Corton

BIVB calls Montrachet the cradle of five white Grands Crus: Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet share Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet; Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet belong to Puligny-Montrachet, and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet to Chassagne-Montrachet. BIVB's 2022 production areas are 7.79 ha for Montrachet, 11.22 ha for Bâtard-Montrachet, 6.95 ha for Chevalier-Montrachet, 3.69 ha for Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and 1.57 ha for Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, all white wines from Chardonnay. BIVB traces their origins to the Middle Ages, the work of the Cistercian abbey of Maizières and the Lords of Chagny, and its appellation sheets date the creation of Montrachet, Bâtard-Montrachet and Chevalier-Montrachet to 31 July 1937 and of Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet to 13 June 1939. BIVB gives altitudes of 265-290 metres for Chevalier, 250-270 metres for Montrachet and 240-250 metres for Bâtard, Bienvenues and Criots; in the Climat of Montrachet the soils are thinnish and lie on hard limestone traversed by a band of reddish marl. The hill of Corton produces white Corton-Charlemagne and mainly red Corton, grown in Aloxe-Corton, Ladoix-Serrigny and Pernand-Vergelesses. BIVB's 2022 production areas give Corton 87.04 ha of red and 3.95 ha of white, and Corton-Charlemagne 59.77 ha. Only red Corton may add the name of its Climat to the appellation, from a list that includes Les Bressandes, Les Renardes, Le Clos du Roi, Les Pougets, Les Perrières and Les Languettes; unlike Corton, the Corton-Charlemagne label does not mention the Climat. Corton-Charlemagne occupies the highest portion of the hill, where gradients reach 20-23%, at altitudes between 280 and 330 metres, and much of it faces south-west. BIVB records that these vineyards were a gift of the Emperor Charlemagne to the religious community of Saint-Andoche de Saulieu in the year 775. The production area of Corton-Charlemagne includes that of the Charlemagne appellation, which is not currently in use.

Montrachet: 7.79 ha in 2022 (BIVB), shared by Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet
Bâtard-Montrachet 11.22 ha (both villages); Chevalier-Montrachet 6.95 ha and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 3.69 ha (Puligny-Montrachet); Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 1.57 ha (Chassagne-Montrachet); BIVB 2022 production areas
Corton: 87.04 ha red and 3.95 ha white in 2022 (BIVB); only reds may add a Climat name such as Les Bressandes, Les Renardes or Le Clos du Roi
Corton-Charlemagne: 59.77 ha in 2022 (BIVB), on the highest portion of the hill of Corton; its area includes the Charlemagne appellation, not currently in use

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Stylistic Identity and Producers

The Côte de Beaune's stylistic identity is defined by two grapes, and JancisRobinson.com says the greatest white wines of Burgundy and some very fine reds are grown on this stretch. JancisRobinson.com names Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet, along with the grand cru Corton-Charlemagne, as the better sites for white wine, and gives fullness of body, balance of acidity and persistence of flavour as hallmarks of quality in fine white burgundy. BIVB's tasting notes separate the villages: it describes white Meursault as rich and fat on the palate with a taste of hazelnut, Puligny-Montrachet as combining grace with a remarkable concentration, and white Chassagne-Montrachet as rounded and often opulent. Among the reds, BIVB describes Volnay as admired for its delicacy, its sap and its bouquet, and says the 19th-century fame of Pommard earned it the image of a forceful wine, while time, terroir and methods of vinification have created a more subtle reality. BIVB says that in the past all the wines of the Côte de Beaune were called "Vin de Beaune", and that it was not until 1936 that the wines were classified under the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée system; its sheets date the Beaune and Pommard appellations to 11 September 1936. BIVB points to the huge cellars of Beaune's négociant houses. Bouchard Père & Fils states on its own site that it has owned the Château de Beaune for over two centuries, and Maison Joseph Drouhin, which has a shop in Beaune, describes itself on its own site as a family since 1880. The Hôtel-Dieu in Beaune, or Hospices de Beaune, was built in 1443 by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor to Philip the Good, and had its own vineyards; BIVB says the Hospices de Beaune wine auction was created in 1859 and is held on the third Sunday of November.

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Sources and last verified

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Classification

Classification ladders

Geographic tiers

Burgundy AOC Hierarchy

Burgundy Full article 4 tiers, lowest to highest

4 Grand Cru

Grand Cru wines carry only the vineyard name on the label, without any village name, as each Grand Cru is its own independent appellation.

base yields 35 to 37 hl/ha reds, 40 to 64 hl/ha whites

Examples Les Clos Flagey-Échezeaux

Grand Cru wines carry only the vineyard name on the label, without any village name, as each Grand Cru is its own independent appellation

From Burgundy Wine Classification
3 Premier Cru

Premier Cru is the second tier, comprising around 640 named climat sites recognised for superior quality within their village appellation, whose wines must display the village name followed by the vineyard name on the label.

base yields 40 to 45 hl/ha reds, 45 to 68 hl/ha whites

Examples Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Beaune Premier Cru Champs Pimont Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru "Aux Perdrix" Volnay Premier Cru Lassolle

Premier Cru wines must display the village name followed by the vineyard name on the label; when blended from multiple Premier Cru sites within a village, only 'Premier Cru' appears without a specific climat name

From Burgundy Wine Classification, read from two or more sentences
2 Village

Village-level wines carry a specific commune name such as Gevrey-Chambertin or Meursault, with no individual vineyard designation required.

Examples Mâcon-Villages Beaujolais-Villages AOC Côte de Beaune-Villages Côte de Nuits-Villages

Village-level wines carry a specific commune name such as Gevrey-Chambertin or Meursault, with no individual vineyard designation required

From Burgundy Wine Classification
1 Regional Bourgogne

Regional Bourgogne wines are sourced from the broadest geographic areas and represent the entry level, accounting for roughly half of all Burgundy wine production.

Examples Crémant de Bourgogne AOC Bourgogne Aligoté AOC Bourgogne Passe-tout-Grains AOC Bourgogne AOC

Regional Bourgogne wines, sourced from the broadest geographic areas, represent the entry level and account for roughly half of all Burgundy wine production

From Burgundy Wine Classification

Burgundy's classification is based exclusively on the terroir of the vineyard site, not on the reputation or performance of any individual producer or estate.
The system was formally codified by France's AOC legislation passed on 30 July 1936 under INAO oversight.
Chablis operates its own four-tier classification: Grand Cru, Premier Cru, Chablis, and Petit Chablis.

Tiers, criteria and figures come only from Burgundy Wine Classification own text. Tap a rung for its criteria and the sentence behind it.

Geographic tiers

Chablis Hierarchy

Burgundy Full article 4 tiers, lowest to highest

4 Chablis Grand Cru Chablis Grand Cru AOC

Chablis Grand Cru AOC operates as a single appellation subdivided into 7 named climats arranged in a continuous arc along the southwest-facing slopes of the single Grand Cru hill northeast of the town of Chablis, all on the Kimmeridgian outcrop.

7 climats at 110-250 m elevation, Kimmeridgian outcrop 150-220 m

Examples Les Clos

Chablis Grand Cru AOC operates as a single appellation subdivided into 7 named climats arranged in a continuous arc along the southwest-facing slopes of the single Grand Cru hill northeast of the town of Chablis: Bougros at the western end, then Preuses, Valmur, Vaudésir, Grenouilles, Les Clos, and Blanchot at the eastern end.

From Chablis
3 Chablis Premier Cru Chablis 1er Cru

Chablis Premier Cru includes 40 named climats arranged on the right bank and left bank of the Serein River on Kimmeridgian-anchored soils.

40 named climats

Examples Chablis Premier Cru AOC Chablis Premier Cru Vaucoupin

Chablis Premier Cru includes 40 named climats arranged on the right bank and left bank of the Serein River; the right-bank Premier Crus (Mont de Milieu, Montée de Tonnerre, Vaillons, Fourchaume, Côte de Léchet, Beauroy) cluster near the Grand Cru hill and share much of the Grand Cru hill's substrate exposure, while the left-bank Premier Crus (Montmains, Vaillons, Vau de Vey, Vau-Ligneau, Vaucoupin) operate on similar Kimmeridgian-anchored soils with slightly different aspect orientation.

From Chablis, read from two or more sentences
2 Chablis AOC

Chablis AOC at the next tier covers approximately 60% of total commercial volume on Kimmeridgian and Portlandian-mixed substrate.

approximately 60% of total commercial volume

Examples Petit Chablis AOC

Chablis AOC at the next tier covers approximately 60% of total commercial volume on Kimmeridgian and Portlandian-mixed substrate, with the AOC's expansion through the 1960s-1970s INAO classifications progressively extending the appellation's geographic boundaries; the largest contemporary Chablis AOC vineyard area is on the Kimmeridgian-Portlandian substrate boundary across the broader Chablis hillsides.

From Chablis
1 Petit Chablis Petit Chablis AOC

Petit Chablis AOC at the lowest tier covers vineyards primarily on Portlandian limestone at upper-slope elevations above 220 metres.

upper-slope elevations above 220 metres

Examples Petit Chablis AOC

Petit Chablis AOC at the lowest tier (introduced 1944) covers vineyards primarily on Portlandian limestone at upper-slope elevations above 220 metres; the formation produces softer, less mineral-driven wines that contrast stylistically with the Kimmeridgian-anchored higher tiers.

From Chablis

Petit Chablis AOC was introduced in 1944.
The Premier Cru count of 40 reflects progressive INAO classifications through the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s with subsequent refinements.
1960s-1970s INAO appellation expansions permitted Portlandian-soiled vineyards to qualify as Chablis AOC; William Fèvre's 1970s campaign for Kimmeridgian-only enforcement did not result in regulatory rollback.

Tiers, criteria and figures come only from Chablis own text. Tap a rung for its criteria and the sentence behind it.

How to Say It

Côte de Beaunekoht duh BOHN

Meursaultmehr-SOH

Puligny-Montrachetpyoo-lee-NYEE mohn-rah-SHAY

Chassagne-Montrachetshah-SAH-nyuh mohn-rah-SHAY

Pommardpoh-MAR

Volnayvohl-NAY

Corton-Charlemagnekor-TOHN shar-luh-MAH-nyuh

Bâtard-Montrachetbah-TAR mohn-rah-SHAY

Exam Study NotesWSET / CMS

Côte de Beaune = southern half of the Côte d'Or escarpment (JancisRobinson.com); 20 km from Ladoix-Serrigny to the Maranges hillsides per BIVB; Pinot Noir mainly around Beaune, Chardonnay dominant from Meursault onwards
Montrachet family (BIVB): Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet shared by Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet; Chevalier-Montrachet and Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet in Puligny-Montrachet; Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet in Chassagne-Montrachet
Hill of Corton (BIVB): mainly red Corton, with Climat names allowed on red labels only; white Corton-Charlemagne on the highest portion of the hill; Charlemagne appellation not currently in use
Côte de Beaune AOC (BIVB) covers the commune of Beaune only, on upper slopes at 300 to 370 metres; Côte de Beaune-Villages is red only and excludes Aloxe-Corton, Beaune, Pommard and Volnay
Beaune: 42 Premier Cru Climats, capital of Bourgogne's wine trade; Hospices de Beaune built 1443, auction created 1859, held on the third Sunday of November (BIVB)

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