Bonnes-Mares

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The appellation covers the communes of Morey-Saint-Denis and Chambolle-Musigny, straddling a climat known as les Bonnes Mares of approximately 15 hectares shared between these two communes. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The bedrock consists of hard limestones overlain by a marl horizon, the whole sequence dating from the Bajocian (Middle Jurassic).
• The soils are shallow, generally calcareous and free-draining despite a high clay content, covered by spreads of mixed scree, clays, and red silts.
• The plots occupy a gentle terrace on the footslope of the Côte de Nuits, a rectilinear tectonic ridge extending over approximately 25 kilometres in a north–south direction.
• The climate is temperate oceanic with continental or southerly influences, an annual rainfall of approximately 750 millimetres, and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C, with the heights of the Morvan providing shelter from the prevailing winds.

• The vines are trained at planting densities exceeding 9,000 vines per hectare, with the encépagement based on Pinot noir.
• Ranked in the 'première classe' by Jullien in 1816 and then as 'première cuvée' by Lavalle in 1855, the cru has featured at the top of qualitative classifications since the nineteenth century.

• The colour is deep and brilliant, the nose is marked by aromas of cherry, blackberry, and violet, and the palate is powerful and opulent. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The fine tannic structure ensures a considerable ageing potential, estimated at between 30 and 50 years.

• The shallow, clay-rich soils, high in iron oxides, maintain a balanced water regime, shedding excess water while preserving a measured supply during dry periods.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

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