Chorey-lès-Beaune

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The soils of the delimited plots are clayey in the northern part and more gravelly and calcareous on the southern cone, with a deep subsoil ensuring effective drainage.
• The appellation is restricted solely to the territory of the commune of Chorey-lès-Beaune, a few kilometres north of the town of Beaune, in the Côte-d'Or département.
• The climate is cool oceanic, moderated by continental and southerly influences channelled along the Rhône-Saône corridor, with annual rainfall of around 750 millimetres and a mean annual temperature of 10.5 °C.

• The earliest evidence of vines at Chorey-lès-Beaune dates to 706, in the will of Ansebert, Bishop of Autun.

• The red wines often show aromas of small red fruits and considerable suppleness, and in certain vintages develop a firmer tannic structure that lends them a character suited to ageing.
• The white wines, predominantly floral in character, display a fine acidity and prove highly expressive from a young age.

• The clay-limestone soil over a subsoil of ancient gravelly alluvium ensures optimal drainage, which promotes balanced yields of Pinot noir and Chardonnay.

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

Dénominations géographiques complémentaires

• Chorey-lès-Beaune ou Chorey-lès-Beaune Côte de Beaune AOC (PDO)

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 7 décembre 2011, JORF 8 décembre 2011
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB