Blagny
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Accessory grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Appellation spanning 2 communes (Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet), with the hamlet of Blagny straddling both, in the Côte-d'Or.
- Vineyard plots arranged in a natural amphitheatre at mid-slope, 300–380 m elevation, east-facing (morning sun), crowned by woodland.
- Bedrock: Oxfordian marls (Upper Jurassic) and, on the lower sections, limestone of the 'Dalle nacrée' from the Callovian (Middle Jurassic).
- Shallow, calcareous soils; over marl: heavy and clay-rich, drained by slope gradient; over the Dalle nacrée: very stony, with efficient natural drainage.
- Cool oceanic climate with continental influences; sheltered from westerly and northerly winds, the amphitheatre setting encourages a flora with Mediterranean affinities.
Human factors
- Red AOC only, planted exclusively to Pinot Noir N, vine density >9,000 plants/ha, minimum ageing of 8 months.
- Blagny, a Cistercian dependency of the abbey of Maizières, was granted AOC status in 1937 for its red wines; Premier Cru classification followed in 1943. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- Garnet robe, well-structured yet velvety tannins, a fruit profile of dark berries and spice evolving toward forest floor and game notes.
- A few years of cellaring soften the youthful vibrancy.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.