Bourgogne

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The Bourgogne appellation extends across more than 300 communes spread throughout a viticultural Burgundy stretching approximately 250 kilometres from north to south.
• The vineyards of the Yonne and the Châtillonnais are planted on the cuestas of the Paris Basin, on Upper Jurassic sediments, at altitudes of between 150 and 300 metres.
• From Dijon to the outskirts of Lyon, the vineyards occupy the western edge of the Bresse graben, a tectonic structure that collapsed during the Alpine uplift, on calcareous or marly Jurassic substrates.
• In Saône-et-Loire principally, outcroppings of metamorphic and granitic basement rock from the Primary era give rise to acidic soils on which vines are planted.
• The cool oceanic climate of viticultural Burgundy, with an annual mean of 11°C, is tempered to the south-east by a foehn effect generated by the screening relief of the Morvan and Charolais hills.

• Vine cultivation is attested from the Gallo-Roman period, with depictions of vines at Escolives-Sainte-Camille near Auxerre and a first-century vine excavated at Gevrey-Chambertin.
• The appellation d'origine «Bourgogne» was formally established by a ruling of the Tribunal de Dijon in 1930, then recognised by decree in 1937, incorporating the wine-producing communes of the Yonne, the Côte d'Or, the Saône-et-Loire and the Beaujolais in the Rhône.
• Each small district has preserved local vine-training practices, such as arching (arcures) in the Mâconnais or the Chablis pruning method in the Yonne, giving the wine landscapes their distinctive character.

• The red wines display a cherry-red colour with deep ruby reflections, a nose of small fruits with spiced notes of pepper and liquorice, and a palate structured by fine tannins.
• The white wines are clear and bright, pale gold to green in colour, with a nose of citrus fruit and white flowers (hawthorn, honeysuckle, acacia) and a persistent finish with brioche nuances.
• The rosé wines reveal a palette of fairly deep pinks with orange tints, and aromas of small red fruits dominating the nose.

• In the northern part of Burgundy, the cool oceanic climate is reflected in the wines by a pronounced acidity, while in the south, in the Mâconnais, southern influences produce a more supple expression.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Bourgogne Chitry AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Coulanges-la-Vineuse AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Côte d'Or AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Côtes du Couchois AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Epineuil AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne La Chapelle Notre-Dame AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Le Chapitre AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Montrecul ou Montre-Cul ou En Montre-Cul AOC (PDO)
• Bourgogne Tonnerre AOC (PDO)

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 11 décembre 2023 publié au JORF du 22 décembre 2023, JORF 22 décembre 2023
• Official trade body site — BIVB