Blagny

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The relief of the Côte de Beaune, of tectonic origin, extends over about 25 kilometres along a general northeast/southwest axis and separates the limestone plateaus of the Hautes Côtes from the Bresse plain.
• The delimited parcels occupy an amphitheatre-shaped shelf with gentle slopes, crowned by woods, located at mid-height between 300 and 380 metres in altitude around the hamlet of Blagny, facing the rising sun.
• The substrate consists mainly of clayey calcareous marls from the Oxfordian stage of the Upper Jurassic, and in the lower part of limestones of the Dalle nacrée from the Callovian, Middle Jurassic.
• The soils, little evolved, highly carbonate and shallow, are heavy and clayey over marl with drainage ensured by the slope, while on the Dalle nacrée they are very stony but easily penetrated by roots.
• The cool oceanic climate, disturbed by continental or southern influences carried along the Rhône-Saône axis, benefits from a climatic shelter providing a thermal advantage and a notable rainfall deficit for the region.
• The amphitheatre-shaped site stores significant heat during the warm season, explaining the presence of spontaneous flora with Mediterranean affinities, despite a certain coolness linked to relative altitude.

• The hamlet of Blagny, located on the boundary of Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet, originated as a dependency of the Cistercian abbey of Maizières, a memory preserved in the place name 'chemin des moines' (monks' path).
• The Blagny appellation, reserved solely for red wines, relies essentially on the Pinot noir grape variety, with planting densities above 9000 vines per hectare and ageing of at least 8 months.

• Blagny wines display a deep colour verging on garnet, with a fairly firm yet velvety tannic structure, supported by a relative liveliness.
• The aromatic profile is dominated by small black fruits and spices, evolving with age towards notes of undergrowth or game, and a few years of ageing soften the liveliness of their youth.

• The altitude and the heavy marly substrate contribute to a certain austerity in the structure of Blagny wines, while the heat stored by the amphitheatre formed by the combe and its crown of woods facilitates the attainment of strong ripeness.
• The relief and geological diversity, together with the variety of soils that have developed, favour in Blagny wines a wide range of nuances, which has prompted producers to differentiate the climats of the winegrowing territory.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Blagny premier cru AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru Hameau de Blagny AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru La Garenne ou sur la Garenne AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru La Jeunellotte AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru La Pièce sous le Bois AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru Sous Blagny AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru Sous le Dos d'Ane AOC (PDO)
• Blagny premier cru Sous le Puits AOC (PDO)

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB